A look at the best news photos from around the world.
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![A visitor takes a picture of the Christmas illumination at the Seoul Christmas Festival in Seoul, South Korea.](https://gdb.voanews.com/1ee15aa8-2f43-440a-8006-bdb2dfa89375_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A visitor takes a picture of the Christmas illumination at the Seoul Christmas Festival in Seoul, South Korea.
![JK Rowling poses for pictures after she was made a Companion of Honour by Britain's Prince William during an Investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace, in London.](https://gdb.voanews.com/64a442bb-0cb3-458d-a40c-35a9d72cd54b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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JK Rowling poses for pictures after she was made a Companion of Honour by Britain's Prince William during an Investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace, in London.
![African penguins, wearing red and green holiday garments, take a walk at the Hakkeijima Sea Paradise aquarium-amusement park complex in Yokohama, southwest of Tokyo, Japan.](https://gdb.voanews.com/218dc6a2-8331-472c-a4ad-5e6a1f2aaf9f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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African penguins, wearing red and green holiday garments, take a walk at the Hakkeijima Sea Paradise aquarium-amusement park complex in Yokohama, southwest of Tokyo, Japan.
![An explosion rips Austria's main gas pipeline hub and sends a fireball into the sky, at Baumgarten, Vienna.](https://gdb.voanews.com/da6c65b6-c732-43d3-a830-730fc30a62d4_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An explosion rips Austria's main gas pipeline hub and sends a fireball into the sky, at Baumgarten, Vienna.