The past week was filled with numerous festivals and events in various countries, including a Miss Universe pageant in the US, protests across France over government's plans to overhaul the pension system, a magnificent eruption of the volcano on New Zealand's White Island, the World Latin Dance Cup in Medellin, Colombia and more.
Check out this gallery to catch up on some of the most important events that you might have missed!
Zozibini Tunzi, of South Africa, who eventually won the competition, is seen during the swimwear portion of Miss Universe pageant at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. December 8, 2019. Picture taken December 8, 2019.
Demonstrators pose for a picture near a bonfire at a blocked street during a protest against the government of Chilean President Sebastian Pinera, in Santiago, on December 06, 2019. - Thousands protested in Santiago Friday after 50 days of social crisis, the worst in 30 years, which has downturned local economy.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and French counterpart Emmanuel Macron during the official ceremony at the Elysee Palace.
A train of the Moscow Central Diameters (MCD) on the Testovskaya station in Moscow
Beachgoers are seen on Milk Beach as smoke haze from bushfires in New South Wales blankets the CBD in Sydney, Australia December 7, 2019.
A person gestures amid smoke during a demonstration on December 10, 2019 in Lyon as part of the sixth day of massive strike action over government's plans to overhaul the pension system. French unions have vowed to keep up the fight over the reforms, which are set to be finalised and published on December 11, with mass demonstrations in Paris and other cities, with teachers and other workers who once again have walked out alongside transport workers.
A boy feeds a cow in the Harasta district, northeast of Damascus, Syria. Syria has been in a state of civil war since 2011, with the government forces fighting against numerous opposition groups and terrorist organizations. Harasta has been one of the earliest rebel-held cities in Syria. Almost all of its buildings are destroyed, but some of the refugees return to their homes after the city was liberated by the Syrian army on 23 March 2018.
This photo courtesy of Michael Schade shows the volcano on New Zealand's White Island spewing steam and ash moments after it erupted on December 9, 2019. - New Zealand police said at least one person was killed and more fatalities were likely after an island volcano popular with tourists erupted on December 9 leaving dozens stranded.
Russia's Alina Zagitova performs her ladies short programme at the Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, in Turin, Italy.
From left, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, Russia's Ambassador to the USA Anatoly Antonov and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrive for a news conference at the Russian Embassy in Washington, D.C., United States.
Keyan traditional dancers perform on the sidelines of the Africa, Caribbean, Pacific Group of States (ACP), summit on December 9, 2019, at which Kenya's President, Uhuru Kenyatta was handed the leadership of the ACP by outgoing ACP president, the Deputy Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, H.E. Steven Davis at the inauguration ceremony of the ACP summit in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi.
Participants ride during the 2019 Siberian Snowkiting and Winter Windsurfing Cup on the frozen Novosibirsk Reservoir on the Ob River, in Novosibirsk, Russia.
Dancers from Argentina perform at the World Latin Dance Cup in Medellin, Colombia, on December 11, 2019. - The World Latin Dance Cup takes place until the 13th of December.
This photo taken on December 7, 2019 shows a firefighter conducting backburning measures to secure residential areas from encroaching bushfires at the Mangrove area, some 90-110 kilometres north of Sydney. - Bushfires are common in the country but scientists say this year's season has come earlier and with more intensity due to a prolonged drought and climatic conditions fuelled by global warming.
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Kashmiri Muslim devotees pray as a priest displays a relic of Sufi saint Sheikh Syed Abdul Qadir Jeelani outside his shrine in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Monday, Dec. 9, 2019. Hundreds of devotees have gathered at the shrine for the 11-day festival that marks the death anniversary of the Sufi saint.
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Reveller depicting a grim reaper chases a young girl during a traditional St Nicholas procession in the village of Valasska Polanka, Czech Republic, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. This pre-Christmas tradition has survived for centuries in a few villages in the eastern part of the country. The whole group parades through the village for the weekend, going from door to door. St.Nicholas presents the kids with sweets. The devils wearing home made masks of sheep skin and the white creatures representing death with scythes frighten them.
Women rights activists wear blindfolds and sing the song "the rapist is you", a song that became famous in Chile, in front of the Palace of Justice in Rome, Italy, December 7, 2019.
A female snow leopard named Aksu in the flora and fauna park "Royev Rouchei" in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. Aksu can't be let out in the wild as had fallen in a trap and got her leg injured.
Mikhail Morin, a member of the search and rescue squad "Rescuer", dressed as Santa Claus, left, and Dmitry Ivanov participate in the final rock training of the year on the syenite rock Fourth Pillar in Stolby Nature Sanctuary outside the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia.
Zenit's Artem Dzyuba heads the ball during the Champions League Group G soccer match between Benfica and Zenit St. Petersburg, in Lisbon, Portugal.
Lebanese men use a paddle board and canoe as means of transportation on a flooded road due to heavy rain, at the southern entrance of the capital Beirut on December 9, 2019.
A woman carries her free sawed Christmas tree at The Dutch Hoge Veluwe National Park in Otterlo Netherlands December 7, 2019. The initiative aims at reducing the pine population in the park, which is growing in vast proportions due to the amount of nitrogen in the soil. Picture taken December 7, 2019.
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Protesters march around a burning effigy of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte as they mark International Human Rights Day during a rally near the presidential palace in Manila, Philippines, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019. The protesters were calling on the government for an end to alleged extra-judicial killings in the country.
Australian actress Nicole Kidman (L) and South African actress Charlize Theron arrive for Lionsgate's special screening of "Bombshell" at the Regency Village Theatre in Westwood, California on December 10, 2019.
A policeman prepares to beat a lawyer (C) following a clash between lawyers and doctors in Lahore on December 11, 2019. At least three heart patients died on December 11 after a group of lawyers attacked doctors at a cardiac hospital in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore, officials and ministers said.
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson attends a warm up before the Hazel Grove United JFC vs Poynton Juniors girls soccer match, as he campaigns in Cheadle Hulme, Britain December 7, 2019.
Women look at a factory site where a fire broke out a day before, in Anaj Mandi area of New Delhi on December 9, 2019. Two firemen who rescued 27 people were hailed as heroes December 9 after Delhi's deadliest fire in decades killed 43, prompting outrage that safety regulations were yet again ignored.
A woman exercises in a park amid fog in Srinagar on December 10, 2019.
A council worker cleans the perspex covering an artwork by British artist Banksy that appeared overnight in Birmingham on December 10, 2019.
