Today in Pictures, Dec 13, 2017

National Chanukah Menorah lighting in in Washington, DC.,nationwide railway strike in Colombo, and other pictures from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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December 13, 2017 at 2:55 PM

National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn (C) waits to help light the first candle during the National Chanukah Menorah lighting on the Ellipse December 12, 2017 in Washington, DC PHOTO: AFP

Sri Lankan passengers hold on to door handles as they travel on overfilled train carriages during a nationwide railway strike in Colombo on December 13, 2017. Hundreds of thousands of pupils were left stranded on December 12 after railway workers in Sri Lanka refused to abandon a strike during national exams. PHOTO: AFP

Paramilitary policemen carry wreaths as they march during a memorial ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of the 1937 Nanjing Massacre, on the national memorial day in Nanjing, Jiangsu province December 13, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

Lifts at Crystal Mountain in Thompsonville, which sells discounted lift tickets to ski resorts globally, named Crystal Mountain second nationally in last year's Best in Snow awards, a measurement that considers skier visits, size, cost and the passion of its 10,000 respondents. PHOTO: NYT

Inside the Westfield World Trade Center mall in New York, December. 12, 2017. Unibail-Rodamco, a European property company, said on Tuesday that it had agreed to acquire the Westfield Corporation for $15.7 billion. PHOTO: NYT

A shark-spotting drone with a safety flotation device attached underneath flying over Bilgola beach north of Sydney. High-tech shark-spotting drones are patrolling dozens of Australian beaches this summer to quickly identify underwater predators and deliver safety devices to swimmers and surfers faster than traditional lifesavers. PHOTO: AFP

Prototype U.S.-Mexico border walls taken over San Diego, California, U.S. President Donald Trump has directed the Department of Homeland Security to carry out one of his more prominent campaign promises: to build a wall on the U.S. border with Mexico. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG

People attend a memorial ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of the 1937 Nanjing Massacre, on the national memorial day in Nanjing, Jiangsu province December 13, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

Cars and people move up and down State Street in smog filled downtown Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. December 12, 2017. Sometimes during the winter, temperature inversions form in Salt Lake Valley, when the upper air temperature is warmer than the air on the valley floor, forming a lid and trapping polluted air. PHOTO: REUTERS

A surfer drops in on a large wave at Praia do Norte in Nazare, Portugal, December 12, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

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