Today in Pictures, Dec 16, 2015

China's People's Liberation Army soldiers winter training in Heilongjiang province, Russia's Soyuz spacecraft launches, and other pictures from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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Dec 16, 2015, 04:43 PM

In this photo made available on December 16, 2015, soldiers of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) jump as part of their winter training in temperature of negative 26 degrees Celsius at China's border with Russia in Heihe, Heilongjiang province, December 14, 2015. PHOTO: REUTERS/CHINA STRINGER NETWORK

Photographers take pictures as Russia's Soyuz TMA-19M spacecraft carrying the International Space Station (ISS) Expedition 46/47 crew, blast off from the launch pad at Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome on December 15, 2015. PHOTO: AFP

A few people gathered at Punggol Waterway Park today to say goodbye to the popular tree, dubbed the "Punggol Lone Tree" or #instagramtree, in Singapore, 16 December, 2015. The tree was felled because of public safety concerns. PHOTO: THE STRAITS TIMES

A worker wades past inundated cars on a flooded street after a storm hit the eastern suburbs of Sydney on December 16, 2015. PHOTO: AFP

A man covers his head with a basin during snowfall in Yantai, Shandong province, December 16, 2015. PHOTO: REUTERS/CHINA STRINGER NETWORK

Syrians leave with their belongings, away from the town of al-Nashabiyah in the eastern Ghouta region, a rebel stronghold east of the capital Damascus, following the government forces' advance around Eastern Ghouta on December 15, 2015. PHOTO: AFP

A refugee walks behind banners placed on a fence in the grounds of the former Olympic TAE-KWON-DO Stadium in Athens, Greece, 15 December 2015. PHOTO: EPA

India's Central Armed Police Forces, Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) personnel take part in a passing out parade at their training headquarters near Bhopal, India, 15 December 2015. PHOTO: EPA

People interact with the "joyful" room at the Museum of Feelings, a pop-up installation in New York in New York, December 15, 2015. PHOTO: REUTERS

The Singapore Zoo's polar bear Inuka, was given a birthday "cake" made of ice blocks, whipped cream and fruits such as watermelon, kiwis, strawberries and apples on 16 December, 2015. PHOTO: THE STRAITS TIMES

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