A look at the best news photos from around the world.
January 7, 2015
![Conservator Pam Hatchfield removes a newspaper from a time capsule, which was placed under a cornerstone of the State House in 1795, at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts. The capsule was placed by a group of the U.S. founding fathers including Samuel Adams, then the state's governor, and patriot Paul Revere.](https://gdb.voanews.com/31f7b7b2-f6f8-4ecc-92cf-64c46a6f6730_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Conservator Pam Hatchfield removes a newspaper from a time capsule, which was placed under a cornerstone of the State House in 1795, at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts. The capsule was placed by a group of the U.S. founding fathers including Samuel Adams, then the state's governor, and patriot Paul Revere.
![Princess Charlene and Prince Albert of Monaco appear on a palace balcony, each holding a newborn baby swaddled in white. The twins, Prince Jacques and his older sister - by 2 minutes - Gabriella were greeted by people waving red-and-white flags and banners.](https://gdb.voanews.com/e6b9635d-6154-4fe8-a2e4-5955b9c68af5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Princess Charlene and Prince Albert of Monaco appear on a palace balcony, each holding a newborn baby swaddled in white. The twins, Prince Jacques and his older sister - by 2 minutes - Gabriella were greeted by people waving red-and-white flags and banners.
![Russian Cossacks, dressed in traditional uniforms, guard the area outside the Kazan Cathedral, where an Orthodox Christmas service is being held, under a heavy snowfall in Stavropol, southern Russia.](https://gdb.voanews.com/0620f376-6253-4ab9-a319-23b14fe7bb38_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Russian Cossacks, dressed in traditional uniforms, guard the area outside the Kazan Cathedral, where an Orthodox Christmas service is being held, under a heavy snowfall in Stavropol, southern Russia.
![Pro-democracy lawmakers in Hong Kong carrying yellow umbrellas, symbols for the Occupy Central movement, leave in the middle of a Legislative Council meeting as part of a government boycott.](https://gdb.voanews.com/a6bb236a-7ff0-479d-a35e-f74a899550b0_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Pro-democracy lawmakers in Hong Kong carrying yellow umbrellas, symbols for the Occupy Central movement, leave in the middle of a Legislative Council meeting as part of a government boycott.