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This Week in Pictures: 8 - 14 December

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Sputnik's weekly photo gallery gives you a glimpse of what's been going on in different corners of the world during the past seven days.

From the Miss World and Miss Universe beauty pageants to the Grand Prix Final in figure skating and the Women's Handball Championship. From the yellow vests protests to half-naked people participating in the Santa Speedo Run. Check out participants in a chilli pepper eating competition in China and students dancing at the 3rd International Kremlin Cadet Ball. Sputnik has collected the best pictures of the past week.

© REUTERS / Jason LeeMiss Mexico Vanessa Ponce de Leon, 26, holds her crown after winning the Miss World 2018 title in Sanya, Hainan Island, China.
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Miss Mexico Vanessa Ponce de Leon, 26, holds her crown after winning the Miss World 2018 title in Sanya, Hainan Island, China.
© Photo : ESA/Alexander Gerst Cosmonauts of Roscosmos Oleg Kononenko and Sergey Prokopyev go for a spacewalk.
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Cosmonauts of Roscosmos Oleg Kononenko and Sergey Prokopyev go for a spacewalk.
© AFP 2023 / Ted AljibeActivists burn portraits of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte at a rally to commemorate the 70th International Human Rights Day near the Presidential Palace in Manila.
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Activists burn portraits of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte at a rally to commemorate the 70th International Human Rights Day near the Presidential Palace in Manila.
© AFP 2023 / Ozan KoseA cat jumps to catch a fish while a man fishes in the Bosphorus in the Karakoy district in Istanbul.
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A cat jumps to catch a fish while a man fishes in the Bosphorus in the Karakoy district in Istanbul.
© REUTERS / StringerCompetitors taking part in a chilli pepper eating contest in a hot spring filled with chilli peppers in the Mingyue Qiangu Scenic Area in Wentang Town, Yichun City, in China's central Jiangxi Province. The winner needed 1 minute to eat 20 peppers.
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Competitors taking part in a chilli pepper eating contest in a hot spring filled with chilli peppers in the Mingyue Qiangu Scenic Area in Wentang Town, Yichun City, in China's central Jiangxi Province. The winner needed 1 minute to eat 20 peppers.
© REUTERS / Agustin MarcarianPolice clashing with River Plate fans in Buenos Aires, Argentina. River Plate fans are celebrating the Copa Libertadores title.
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Police clashing with River Plate fans in Buenos Aires, Argentina. River Plate fans are celebrating the Copa Libertadores title.
© Sputnik / Evgeny Biyatov / Go to the mediabankParticipants dancing during the 3rd International Kremlin Cadet Ball, dedicated to Heroes of the Fatherland Day, the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Suvorov military and Nakhimov naval schools, as well as the 300th anniversary of ballroom culture in Russia, held in the Gostiny Dvor.
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Participants dancing during the 3rd International Kremlin Cadet Ball, dedicated to Heroes of the Fatherland Day, the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Suvorov military and Nakhimov naval schools, as well as the 300th anniversary of ballroom culture in Russia, held in the Gostiny Dvor.
© REUTERS / Mohammed SalemMigrants from Honduras, part of a caravan of thousands from Central America trying to reach the United States, walk next to a border fence as they prepare to cross it illegally, in Tijuana, Mexico, December 12, 2018.
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Migrants from Honduras, part of a caravan of thousands from Central America trying to reach the United States, walk next to a border fence as they prepare to cross it illegally, in Tijuana, Mexico, December 12, 2018.
© REUTERS / Kevin LamarqueUS President Donald Trump speaks with Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C.
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US President Donald Trump speaks with Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C.
© REUTERS / Phil NobleActor Margot Robbie attends the European premiere of "Mary Queen of Scots" in London, UK.
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Actor Margot Robbie attends the European premiere of "Mary Queen of Scots" in London, UK.
© Sputnik / Irina Kalashnikova / Go to the mediabankLaw enforcement officers during a protest rally of motorists "yellow vests" in the area of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.
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Law enforcement officers during a protest rally of motorists "yellow vests" in the area of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.
© AFP 2023 / StringerA man swimming in a partly frozen lake at minus 20 degrees Celsius in Shenyang in China's north-eastern Liaoning province.
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A man swimming in a partly frozen lake at minus 20 degrees Celsius in Shenyang in China's north-eastern Liaoning province.
© AFP 2023 / Mladlen Antonov People enjoy Christmas and New Year decorations in front of the GUM department store on the Red Square in Moscow.
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People enjoy Christmas and New Year decorations in front of the GUM department store on the Red Square in Moscow.
© Sputnik / Alexander Vilf / Go to the mediabankRussian figure skater Elizaveta Tuktamysheva participating in demonstration performances at the Grand Prix Final in figure skating in Vancouver.
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Russian figure skater Elizaveta Tuktamysheva participating in demonstration performances at the Grand Prix Final in figure skating in Vancouver.
© Sputnik / Altan Gocher / Go to the mediabankHigh-speed train cars derailed in a train collision in the western part of Ankara.
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High-speed train cars derailed in a train collision in the western part of Ankara.
© AFP 2023 / Lillian SuwanrumphaNatalia Carvajal, Miss Costa Rica 2018, walks on stage during the 2018 Miss Universe national costume presentation in Chonburi province.
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Natalia Carvajal, Miss Costa Rica 2018, walks on stage during the 2018 Miss Universe national costume presentation in Chonburi province.
© AFP 2023 / DPA/Thomas Warnack Two horses stand on a snowy meadow in Langenenslingen-Ittenhausen, southwestern Germany.
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Two horses stand on a snowy meadow in Langenenslingen-Ittenhausen, southwestern Germany.
© AFP 2023 / Jean-Christophe VerhaegenGerman left-wing Franziska Muller (L) and left-back Emily Bolk (R) defend against Hungarian left-back Noemi Hafra during the 2018 European Women's Handball Championships Group 2 main round match between Hungary and Germany on December 9, 2018 at the Jean Weille sport hall in Nancy.
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German left-wing Franziska Muller (L) and left-back Emily Bolk (R) defend against Hungarian left-back Noemi Hafra during the 2018 European Women's Handball Championships Group 2 main round match between Hungary and Germany on December 9, 2018 at the Jean Weille sport hall in Nancy.
© REUTERS / Zohra BensemraA woman street vendor prepares her stall outside her house in the Medina neighbourhood of Dakar, Senegal.
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A woman street vendor prepares her stall outside her house in the Medina neighbourhood of Dakar, Senegal.
© REUTERS / Brian Snyder Participants leave the starting line of the annual Santa Speedo Run through the Back Bay neighbourhood in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Participants leave the starting line of the annual Santa Speedo Run through the Back Bay neighbourhood in Boston, Massachusetts.
© REUTERS / Mark MakelaWomen share a laugh while walking through the King of Prussia Mall, the United States' largest retail shopping space in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania.
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Women share a laugh while walking through the King of Prussia Mall, the United States' largest retail shopping space in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania.
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