Today in Pictures, Dec 23, 2015

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Dec 23, 2015, 12:59 PM

Workers polish a snow sculpture ahead of the annual Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival, in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China, in this Dec 22, 2015 photograph. PHOTO: REUTERS

Excavators are seen during rescue operations at an industrial estate hit by a landslide in Shenzhen, Guangdong province on Dec 23, 2015. PHOTO: REUTERS

A Kashmiri Muslim man boils wicker sticks to soften its skin, prior to using them for making Kangris on the outskirts of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir on 22 Dec, 2015. PHOTO: EPA

Chicago Blackhawks centre Andrew Desjardins (11) checks Dallas Stars left wing Jamie Benn (14) during the first period at the American Airlines Centre. PHOTO: JEROME MIRON/USA TODAY SPORTS

Students run away as a riot police vehicle releases a jet of water during a protest against the government to demand universal free education and changes to the education system in Santiago, Chile on Dec 22, 2015. PHOTO: REUTERS

A man takes a picture of the sea of a fog that covers the Geneva Lake with the Swiss-French Alps in the background and the sun setting at Jongny above Vevey, Switzerland on Dec 22, 2015. PHOTO: EPA

A person watches the scene during the dawn of the first day of summer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Dec 22, 2015. PHOTO: EPA

A Christian Orthodox Russian prays at the 14 pointed silver star marking the believed location of the birth of Christ, during a candlelight procession of prayer, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Dec 22, 2015. PHOTO: EPA

Men take a selfie with Christmas decorations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Dec 22, 2015. PHOTO: EPA

People take part in a four minute flash mob pillow fight at the Old Town Square in Prague. PHOTO: REUTERS

A boy carries a torch during a procession to celebrate the birth of Prophet Mohammad in Benghazi, Libya on Dec 22, 2015. PHOTO: REUTERS

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