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Photos of the week: Australian bushfires and Kazakhstan plane crash

From bushfires in Australia's New South Wales to the plane crash at Kazakhstan that claimed at least 12 lives, a roundup of top photos from across the world.

Updated on: Dec 28, 2019 7:58 PM IST

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NSW Rural Fire Service crew fight the Gospers Mountain Fire as it impacts a property at Bilpin, New South Wales, Australia. Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Sunday apologised for taking a family vacation in Hawaii as deadly bushfires raged across several states, destroying homes and claiming the lives of two volunteer firefighters. (Dan Himbrechts / AP)

Updated on Dec 28, 2019 7:58 PM

NSW Rural Fire Service crew fight the Gospers Mountain Fire as it impacts a property at Bilpin, New South Wales, Australia. Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Sunday apologised for taking a family vacation in Hawaii as deadly bushfires raged across several states, destroying homes and claiming the lives of two volunteer firefighters. (Dan Himbrechts / AP)

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A “Ring of Fire” annular solar eclipse is seen during the early hours on Jabal Arba (Four Mountains) in Hofuf, Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. (Hamad I Mohammed / REUTERS)

Updated on Dec 28, 2019 7:58 PM

A “Ring of Fire” annular solar eclipse is seen during the early hours on Jabal Arba (Four Mountains) in Hofuf, Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. (Hamad I Mohammed / REUTERS)

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Comanche yacht (C), surrounded by spectator craft on arrival at Hobart, Australia, to claim victory in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race. (Carlo Borlenghi / Rolex / AP)

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Comanche yacht (C), surrounded by spectator craft on arrival at Hobart, Australia, to claim victory in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race. (Carlo Borlenghi / Rolex / AP)

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Nurses carry a person who was wounded during a car bombing attack, at the Madina Hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia. A massive car bomb exploded in a busy area of Mogadishu on December 28 leaving at least 76 people dead, many of them university students. (Abdirazak Hussein Farah / AFP)

Updated on Dec 28, 2019 7:58 PM

Nurses carry a person who was wounded during a car bombing attack, at the Madina Hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia. A massive car bomb exploded in a busy area of Mogadishu on December 28 leaving at least 76 people dead, many of them university students. (Abdirazak Hussein Farah / AFP)

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Rescuers work at the site of a passenger plane crash outside Almaty. At least 12 people died when a passenger plane carrying 100 people crashed into a house shortly after takeoff from Kazakhstan’s largest city. (AFP)

Updated on Dec 28, 2019 7:58 PM

Rescuers work at the site of a passenger plane crash outside Almaty. At least 12 people died when a passenger plane carrying 100 people crashed into a house shortly after takeoff from Kazakhstan’s largest city. (AFP)

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A Palestinian protester uses a sling to hurl stones at Israeli troops at the Israel-Gaza border fence, east of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. Hundreds of Palestinians took part in protests along the Gaza-Israel border on December 27, the last of the Hamas-backed demonstrations until March. (Said Khatib / AFP)

Updated on Dec 28, 2019 7:58 PM

A Palestinian protester uses a sling to hurl stones at Israeli troops at the Israel-Gaza border fence, east of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. Hundreds of Palestinians took part in protests along the Gaza-Israel border on December 27, the last of the Hamas-backed demonstrations until March. (Said Khatib / AFP)

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A woman casts her ballot at a polling station during the presidential election in Zagreb, Croatia. (Marko Djurica / REUTERS)

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A woman casts her ballot at a polling station during the presidential election in Zagreb, Croatia. (Marko Djurica / REUTERS)

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A wolf bites a wolfhound as it is attacked by dogs during a hunting contest outside Almaty, Kazakhstan. (Pavel Mikheyev / REUTERS)

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A wolf bites a wolfhound as it is attacked by dogs during a hunting contest outside Almaty, Kazakhstan. (Pavel Mikheyev / REUTERS)

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Yemenis attend a wedding ceremony in the old city of Sanaa. (Mohammed Huwais / AFP)

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Yemenis attend a wedding ceremony in the old city of Sanaa. (Mohammed Huwais / AFP)

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Iraqi Christians gather around a fire as they attend a mass on Christmas Eve at the Grand Immaculate Church in al-Hamdaniya, near Mosul, Iraq. (Abdullah Rashid / REUTERS)

Updated on Dec 28, 2019 7:58 PM

Iraqi Christians gather around a fire as they attend a mass on Christmas Eve at the Grand Immaculate Church in al-Hamdaniya, near Mosul, Iraq. (Abdullah Rashid / REUTERS)

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Firefighters walk into the scene of a fire in Valparaiso, Chile. More than 245 homes were destroyed and 700 people left destitute after a forest fire tore through the Chilean seaside city of Valparaiso on Christmas Eve. (Rodrigo Garrido / REUTERS)

Updated on Dec 28, 2019 7:58 PM

Firefighters walk into the scene of a fire in Valparaiso, Chile. More than 245 homes were destroyed and 700 people left destitute after a forest fire tore through the Chilean seaside city of Valparaiso on Christmas Eve. (Rodrigo Garrido / REUTERS)

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A runner dressed as Santa Claus walks through the forest while joining the annual ‘Roast Goose Digestion Run’ aiming to burn the calories after holiday celebrations in Berlin, Germany. (Michele Tantussi / REUTERS)

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A runner dressed as Santa Claus walks through the forest while joining the annual ‘Roast Goose Digestion Run’ aiming to burn the calories after holiday celebrations in Berlin, Germany. (Michele Tantussi / REUTERS)

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Reggie the dog is rescued with a boat from flooding following heavy rain at the Little Venice Country Park and Marina in Maidstone, southeast of London, England. (Ben Stansall / AFP)

Updated on Dec 28, 2019 7:58 PM

Reggie the dog is rescued with a boat from flooding following heavy rain at the Little Venice Country Park and Marina in Maidstone, southeast of London, England. (Ben Stansall / AFP)

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Riot police officers detain a striking train worker outside the the Gare de Lyon train station in Paris, France, on December 23. A wildcat protest comes on Day 19 of nationwide strike over the government's plans to raise the retirement age to 64. (Francois Mori / AFP)

Updated on Dec 28, 2019 7:58 PM

Riot police officers detain a striking train worker outside the the Gare de Lyon train station in Paris, France, on December 23. A wildcat protest comes on Day 19 of nationwide strike over the government's plans to raise the retirement age to 64. (Francois Mori / AFP)

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Visitors stand in front of a cave in Lhoong, Aceh province, Indonesia. The cave is believed to be about 7,400 years old and holds deposits of previous tsunamis. (Chaideer Mahyuddin / AFP)

Updated on Dec 28, 2019 7:58 PM

Visitors stand in front of a cave in Lhoong, Aceh province, Indonesia. The cave is believed to be about 7,400 years old and holds deposits of previous tsunamis. (Chaideer Mahyuddin / AFP)

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A participant kisses the image of Lieutenant General Ahmed Gaed Salah on a banner as people gather outside the Palace of the People during the funeral of the late Algeria’s military chief in Algiers, Algeria. (Ramzi Boudina / REUTERS)

Updated on Dec 28, 2019 7:58 PM

A participant kisses the image of Lieutenant General Ahmed Gaed Salah on a banner as people gather outside the Palace of the People during the funeral of the late Algeria’s military chief in Algiers, Algeria. (Ramzi Boudina / REUTERS)

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Pope Francis and Suor Antonietta Collacchi, director of the Santa Marta dispensary, look at a performer on stilts during an audience for children and families of the Santa Marta dispensary, at Paul-VI hall, in the Vatican. (Vincenzo Pinto / AFP)

Updated on Dec 28, 2019 7:58 PM

Pope Francis and Suor Antonietta Collacchi, director of the Santa Marta dispensary, look at a performer on stilts during an audience for children and families of the Santa Marta dispensary, at Paul-VI hall, in the Vatican. (Vincenzo Pinto / AFP)

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Swans swim on a lake in Weihai in China’s eastern Shandong province. (STR / AFP)

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Swans swim on a lake in Weihai in China’s eastern Shandong province. (STR / AFP)

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Austria’s Stefan Kraft competes during the men’s FIS Ski Jumping World Cup competition in Engelberg, central Switzerland. (Fabrice Coffrini / AFP)

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Austria’s Stefan Kraft competes during the men’s FIS Ski Jumping World Cup competition in Engelberg, central Switzerland. (Fabrice Coffrini / AFP)

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Mehrban Akhtar, 20, blindfolded and buried up to his neck in sand during a solar eclipse, is pictured along Clifton beach in Karachi, Pakistan. Many Pakistanis believe that burying people with disabilities in sand during solar eclipse would bring healing to their bodies. (Akhtar Soomro / REUTERS)

Updated on Dec 28, 2019 7:58 PM

Mehrban Akhtar, 20, blindfolded and buried up to his neck in sand during a solar eclipse, is pictured along Clifton beach in Karachi, Pakistan. Many Pakistanis believe that burying people with disabilities in sand during solar eclipse would bring healing to their bodies. (Akhtar Soomro / REUTERS)

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Japan’s Ryota Murata (C) celebrates his win over Canada’s Steven Butler after their WBA middleweight title match at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture. (Kazuhiro Nogi / AFP)

Updated on Dec 28, 2019 7:58 PM

Japan’s Ryota Murata (C) celebrates his win over Canada’s Steven Butler after their WBA middleweight title match at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture. (Kazuhiro Nogi / AFP)

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An aerial view of people rafting on Nestos river near the northern Greek city of Drama. (Aris Messinis / AFP)

Updated on Dec 28, 2019 7:58 PM

An aerial view of people rafting on Nestos river near the northern Greek city of Drama. (Aris Messinis / AFP)

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