A look at the best news photos from around the world.
December 22, 2014

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An orangutan named Sandra sits in her enclosure at Buenos Aires Zoo in Argentina.

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Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel (L) reacts as activists throw fries and mayonnaise on him during an anti-government protest by feminist activist group LilithS (formerly the Belgian branch of Femen) at a press conference at the Cercle de Wallonie in Namur.

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An Afghan employee works at a traditional sweets factory in Ghazni.

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Farmers confront riot police at Letpadaung copper-mine, Monywa in northwestern Myanmar. A woman was fatally shot during a crackdown on protesters at the controversial Chinese-backed copper mine, activists and an opposition lawmaker said.