Today in Pictures, Dec 23, 2019

Christmas decorations in Woodlands estate, Singapore, rally in Hong Kong, and other pictures from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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December 23, 2019 at 9:54 AM

Mr Tan Koon Tat assembling the dwarfs for this year’s Christmas set-up in a photo taken on Dec 22, 2019. He has also created a giant snowman (below), which lights up in the evening, along with six reindeer, to round off the elaborate festive scene in front of Block 178 Woodlands Street 13. PHOTO: THE STRAITS TIMES/KELVIN CHNG

Christmas decorations set up by Mr Tan Koon Tat in Woodlands on Dec 22, 2019. PHOTO: THE STRAITS TIMES/KELVIN CHNG

People wearing masks stand during a rally to show support for Uighurs and their fight for human rights in Hong Kong, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019. PHOTO: AP

Damaged vehicles are seen after a chain reaction crash on I-64 in York County, Virginia, U.S. December 22, 2019, in this image obtained from social media. PHOTO: BRAY HOLLOWELL VIA REUTERS

Revellers enjoy the sunrise as they welcome the winter solstice at Stonehenge stone circle in Amesbury, Britain, December 22, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

A Somali farmer walks within desert locusts in a grazing land on the outskirt of Dusamareb in Galmudug region, Somalia December 21, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

People gather to watch big waves at Praia do Norte in Nazare, Portugal December 22, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

The Frecce Tricolori perform during the Alta Badia giant slalom in Val Badia, Italy on December 22, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

Climbers wearing Santa Claus outfits take part in an event to wish mountaineers' safe climbing and to commemorate Christmas on the Buckhan mountain in Seoul on December 22, 2019. PHOTO: YONHAP VIA AFP

San Francisco 49ers fan looks on before the game against the Los Angeles Ramsat Levi's Stadium on December 21, 2019 in Santa Clara, California. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES/AFP

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