Today in Pictures, Dec 11, 2019

Singapore President Halimah Yacob in Berlin, Germany, monsoon season in Singapore, and other photos from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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December 11, 2019 at 4:07 PM

President Halimah Yacob meeting students from Berlin’s Walther-Rathenau Gymnasium on Dec 10, 2019, following a welcome ceremony at Schloss Bellevue, the official residence of German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (far left). PHOTO: EPA-EFE

A man shielding a baby from the rain on his way to shelter at Raffles Place MRT station on Dec 10, 2019. According to Meteorological Service Singapore, the country and its surrounding region are in the north-east monsoon season that set in around the middle of last month. PHOTO: THE STRAITS TIMES/CHONG JUN LIANG

People stand amid tear-gas smoke during a demonstration on December 10, 2019 in Lyon as part of the sixth day of massive strike action over government's plans to overhaul the pension system. PHOTO: AFP

A child views sculptures of Jesus and Mary, depicted as refugees in cages, which form part of a Nativity scene at Claremont United Methodist Church in Claremont, California, U.S. December 9, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

Demonstrators hold placards during a protest against Chile's government, in Santiago, Chile December 10, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

A Rohingya ballon seller walks along a street at Balukhali refugee camp in Ukhia on December 10, 2019. PHOTO: AFP

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg arrives to participate in the event "Unite behind the science" within the UN Climate Change Conference COP25 at the 'IFEMA - Feria de Madrid' exhibition centre, in Madrid, on December 10, 2019. PHOTO: AFP

Two visitors take pictures of autumn leaves at Rikugien Garden Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019, in the Bunkyo district of Tokyo. PHOTO: AP

St Mary's Cathedral is illuminated with projections as part of Lights of Christmas in Sydney,Australia 09 December 2019. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

A woman takes selfie in front of a new mural by the street artist Banksy in Birmingham, Britain, December 10, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

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