A look at some of the best news photos of 2021 from around the world.
Photos of the Year 2021
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A man works at the Rhone Glacier partially covered with insulating foam to prevent it from melting due to global warming near Gletsch, Switzerland, Oct. 27, 2021.
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MyanmarFires burn in the town of Thantlang in Myanmar's northwestern state of Chin, Oct. 29, 2021. More than 160 buildings in the town in the northwestern Myanmar, including three churches, have been destroyed by fire caused by shelling by government troops, local media and activists reported.
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Runners and riders compete in the Melbourne 10 Sorry We Can't Be There This Year Handicap at Laytown racecourse, County Meath, Ireland, Nov. 1, 2021.
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Demonstrators take cover from rubber bullets during a clash with the police while protesting against the amendment of the lese majeste law, in Bangkok, Thailand, Nov. 14, 2021.