A look at the best news photos from around the world.
December 29, 2014

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Indian sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik finishes his sand sculpture of two missing aircraft, Air Asia QZ8501 and Malaysia Airlines MH370, on Golden Sea Beach at Puri, some 65 kilometers east of Bhubaneswar.

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Simon Ammann from Switzerland crashes after landing during the first round of the 63rd four-hills ski jumping tournament in Oberstdorf, southern Germany.

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Filipino residents raise cards with a photo of former President and now Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada, as they wait during a Christmas gift-giving by the local government in the slum district of Tondo in Manila, Philippines.

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Thousands of people visit Ipanema Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Dec. 28, 2014.