Dec 19: day in pics
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Benny the Bull, the mascot for the Chicago Bulls, holds a play chart with a Christmas tree drawn on it during a game against the Boston Celtics at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. AFP photo
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Egyptian protesters opposing president Mohammed Morsi chant slogans while one carries a placard that reads in Arabic "no for the unjust constitution," during a rally in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt. AP photo
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South Korean residents wait in line to cast their votes in the presidential election at a polling station in Seoul. AFP photo
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South Korean resident casts her vote in the presidential election at a polling station in Seoul. South Koreans went to the polls on December 19 to choose a new president in a close and potentially historic election that could result in Asia's fourth-largest economy getting its first female leader. AFP photo
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Mayan shamans perform a ceremony for the celebration for the upcoming end - December 21 - of the Maya cycle known as Bak'tun 13 and the start of the new Maya Era, at the Cihuatan Archeological Site in the town of Aguilares near El Salvador. AFP photo
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Surrounded by clowns, a patient touches a "pinata," a decorated figure containing toys and candy, at the oncology area of the La Mascota Children Hospital in Managua, Nicaragua. AP photo
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Honduras Maya Chorti and Guatemala´s Quirigua vie for the ball in Copan Ruinas. The ancient Mayan ball game is part of celebrations that will finish next December 21, when the current 5200-year cycle comes to an end and a new era begins in the Mayan calender. According to historians, the Mayan ball game was a form of ritual, where the loser was sacrificed. AFP photo
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Teenager pedals a stationary bicycles generating electricty to maintain illumination for a Christmas Tree at the Abraham Lincoln Park in Mexico City. AFP photo
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Jeff McCarthy hails a cab dressed as The Grinch outside Madison Square Garden, where "Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical" is playing this Christmas season. AP photo
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