Today in Pictures, Dec 22, 2022

An elderly woman receives a Covid-19 vaccine in Danzhai, in China’s southwestern Guizhou province, the Admont abbey library, the largest monastic library in the world, nestled amid the mountains of central Austria, and other pictures from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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An elderly woman receives a Covid-19 vaccine in Danzhai, in China's southwestern Guizhou province province on December 21, 2022. — An elderly woman receives a Covid-19 vaccine in Danzhai, in China's southwestern Guizhou province province on December 21, 2022.
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Father Maximilian Schiefermueller is seen in the library of the Benedictine Abbey in Admont, Austria on December 6, 2022.
The Admont abbey library nestled amid the mountains of central Austria - which claims to be the largest monastic library in the world; has built a strong presence on social networks, with Baroque interiors attracting crowds of influencers and selfie hunters. The 70 metre-long hall is packed with 70,000 books. While it was opened in 1776, the oldest manuscripts date from the eighth century and were miraculously spared from a 1865 fire that engulfed much of the town and the monastery. — Father Maximilian Schiefermueller is seen in the library of the Benedictine Abbey in Admont, Austria on December 6, 2022. The Admont abbey library nestled amid the mountains of central Austria - which claims to be the largest monastic library in the world; has built a strong presence on social networks, with Baroque interiors attracting crowds of influencers and selfie hunters. The 70 metre-long hall is packed with 70,000 books. While it was opened in 1776, the oldest manuscripts date from the eighth century and were miraculously spared from a 1865 fire that engulfed much of the town and the monastery.
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Asylum-seeking migrants stand by the border fence at the Rio Bravo river, the border between Mexico and the U.S., in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico December 21, 2022. — Asylum-seeking migrants stand by the border fence at the Rio Bravo river, the border between Mexico and the U.S., in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico December 21, 2022.
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Attendees watch lighted biodegradable bubbles in the air, in Aix-en-Provence on December 21, 2022.
Sparks but without explosion for a sustainable entertainment, the city of Aix-en-Provence welcomed on December 21, 2022, at the closing of its first Biennial event of art and culture, a firework of a new kind, resolutely ecological. — Attendees watch lighted biodegradable bubbles in the air, in Aix-en-Provence on December 21, 2022. Sparks but without explosion for a sustainable entertainment, the city of Aix-en-Provence welcomed on December 21, 2022, at the closing of its first Biennial event of art and culture, a firework of a new kind, resolutely ecological.
AFP

This aerial photo taken on December 21, 2022 shows a winter swimming enthusiast swimming in a partly frozen lake after snowfall in Shenyang, in northeastern China's Liaoning province. — This aerial photo taken on December 21, 2022 shows a winter swimming enthusiast swimming in a partly frozen lake after snowfall in Shenyang, in northeastern China's Liaoning province.
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This aerial photograph shows a woman dressed as Santa Claus steering a paddleboard close to the Mare e Sol beach in Pietrosella on December 20, 2022 on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica. — This aerial photograph shows a woman dressed as Santa Claus steering a paddleboard close to the Mare e Sol beach in Pietrosella on December 20, 2022 on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica.
AFP

Denver Nuggets dancers perform in the third quarter against the Memphis Grizzlies at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, USA on 20 Dec, 2022. — Denver Nuggets dancers perform in the third quarter against the Memphis Grizzlies at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, USA on 20 Dec, 2022.
USA TODAY Sports

Divers dressed in Santa Claus and mermaid costumes pose for pictures at the Sea Life Bangkok Ocean World aquarium in Bangkok on December 21, 2022. — Divers dressed in Santa Claus and mermaid costumes pose for pictures at the Sea Life Bangkok Ocean World aquarium in Bangkok on December 21, 2022.
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A local resident Oleksandra Koshkina, 85, sits in a car as she comebacks in her village of Torske near a frontline, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, Donetsk region, Ukraine December 20, 2022. — A local resident Oleksandra Koshkina, 85, sits in a car as she comebacks in her village of Torske near a frontline, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, Donetsk region, Ukraine December 20, 2022.
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Thousands of penguins (Manchots Royaux) are pictured on December 21, 2022 on the Desolation Island, part of the Crozet Islands which are a sub-Antarctic archipelago of small islands in the southern Indian Ocean.
They form one of the five administrative districts of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands. The Crozet Islands are home to four species of penguins. Most abundant are the macaroni penguin, of which some 2 million pairs breed on the islands, and the king penguin, home to 700,000 breeding pairs; half the world's population. Mammals living on the Crozet Islands include fur seals and southern elephant seals. Killer whales have been observed preying upon the seals. — Thousands of penguins (Manchots Royaux) are pictured on December 21, 2022 on the Desolation Island, part of the Crozet Islands which are a sub-Antarctic archipelago of small islands in the southern Indian Ocean. They form one of the five administrative districts of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands. The Crozet Islands are home to four species of penguins. Most abundant are the macaroni penguin, of which some 2 million pairs breed on the islands, and the king penguin, home to 700,000 breeding pairs; half the world's population. Mammals living on the Crozet Islands include fur seals and southern elephant seals. Killer whales have been observed preying upon the seals.
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