Week in pictures: 1 - 7 December 2018 - BBC News

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Protesters take to the streets near the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. The 'yellow vest' protests began against a rise in fuel taxes but have since spread to take in other issues, including education reform.




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Former US President George W Bush pays an emotional tribute to his father, President George HW Bush, at a state funeral in Washington. Mr Bush senior, who served as the 41st US president between 1989 and 1993, died at the age of 94.




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Competitors warm up ahead of the London Santa Run, in Victoria Park. Now in its tenth year, runners raise money for charity as they compete on 5km and 10km routes.




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Demonstrators clash with riot police in La Paz during a protest against Bolivia's President Evo Morales' bid for re-election in 2019.




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Members of Dance Centre Kenya gather before the start of a production of The Nutcracker at the National Theatre in Nairobi. Founded in early 2015, the centre teaches more than 500 students from a variety of different backgrounds, with training based on the Royal Academy of Dance syllabus.




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Czech artist Radovan Zivny sculpts a nativity scene from sand at Piazza San Pietro in The Vatican.




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Participants gather during a traditional hunting contest, involving tamed golden eagles and hawks, in Almaty, Kazakhstan.




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A young vendor sifts charcoal at his stall in Herat, Afghanistan.




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Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas at their wedding reception in New Delhi, India. Ms Chopra's Ralph Lauren-designed dress included a 75ft veil and more than two million mother-of-pearl sequins.




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The Duchess of Cornwall meets reindeers Dancer (left) and Blitzen (right) in the gardens of Clarence House, London.