Week in pictures: 9-15 December 2023 - BBC News

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A fox walks towards the Christmas tree in front of No 10 Downing Street, in London.

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Workers build ice structures for the 25th Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, in China's northern Heilongjiang province.

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A meteor streaks in the night sky near the US-Mexico border town of Lukeville, Arizona, during the annual Geminids meteor shower.

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US singer Alicia Keys surprised commuters in London with a performance of some of her biggest hits in St Pancras International, on a piano donated to the station by Sir Elton John.

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Indigenous Congresswoman Celia Xakriaba and Brazil's Minister of Indigenous Peoples Sonia Guajajara take part in a protest outside the National Congress, in Brasilia.

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A monument to Mykola Shchors lies on the ground in Kyiv, after authorities had dismantled the massive equestrian memorial to the Bolshevik military commander. It took seven hours to remove the seven-ton monument, which was erected in the Ukrainian capital nearly 70 years ago. It will be stored in a museum.

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People swim underwater at Clovelly Beach in Sydney. Australia has experienced both flooding and extreme heat warnings in different parts of the country. In Sydney, the temperature recorded at the city's airport was 43.5C (110F) - the highest temperature there in December since records began in 1929.

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Supporters of the President Felix Tshisekedi attend his election rally in Goma, capital of North Kivu province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. With the vote less than two weeks away, Mr Tshisekedi is trying to win backing for a second term.

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A delivery worker rides an electric vehicle amid snowfall in Beijing. Road, rail and air transport have all been disrupted in the city. Temperatures are expected to plummet across northern China in the coming days.

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Viviane Oliveira wears a white costume as she represents an angel, before a Christmas celebration organised by the NGO Favela Mundo, in the Caju favela in Rio de Janeiro, with the participation of black actors, highlighting the importance of diversity and inclusion.