A look at the best news photos from around the world.
December 22, 2014
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St. Paul’s Choristers rehearse in the cathedral in London preparing for their busiest days of the year.
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Lottery seller Raquel Carrasco (C) holds a sign with the winning number of Spain's Christmas Lottery "El Gordo" as employees spray champagne in La Eliana near Valencia. The total prize money of 2.4 billion euros is split into thousands of cash prizes among hundreds of winning numbers.
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A fighting rooster waits in the sun for his next fight in Havana, Cuba.
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Female members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) hold service pistols covered with tape at the National Capital Region Police Office in Taguig, Metro Manila. A police officer said all policemen in the country are ordered to seal their firearms muzzles to prevent the firing of their weapons during Christmas and New Year holidays celebrations.