Today in Pictures, Dec 5, 2019

Golfer Adam Scott competes in the Australian Open in Sydney, Australia, prehistoric puppy found in Russia, and other pictures from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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Dec 05, 2019, 02:38 PM

Adam Scott of Australia in action during the opening round of the 2019 Emirates Australian Open at The Australian Golf Club in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 05 December 2019. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

A prehistoric puppy, believed to be 18,000 years old, found in the permafrost in Russia’s Far East in 2018, is seen in this handout photo from the Mammoth Museum of North-Eastern Federal University on December 4, 2019. PHOTO: HANDOUT VIA REUTERS

Indian Navy sailors take part in a simulated rescue operation during the Navy Day celebrations at the Gateway of India in Mumbai on December 4, 2019. PHOTO: AFP

A Palestinian man carries a lion cub as he shows it to children in Rafah refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip December 4, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

People look at vandalised tombs, on December 4, 2019 at the jewish Westhoffen cemetery near Strasbourg, eastern France, where 107 graves were found vandalised with swastikas and antisemitic inscriptions. PHOTO: AFP

Widespread Lake Michigan shoreline erosion reaches Dune Lane and approaches homes on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019, in Stevensville, Michigan, U.S. PHOTO: SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE VIA AP

Demonstrators confront a riot police during a protest against the government in Santiago, on December 4, 2019. - Chile's Congress approved on Wednesday a new law that typifies the crime of looting and the installation of barricades, within the framework of a series of measures to deal with the social outbreak. PHOTO: AFP

A general view at the 87th Annual Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony at Rockefeller Center on December 4, 2019 in New York City. PHOTO: AFP

Singapore's Trevor Tan, Lucas Ng, Zen Koh and Xu Jing Feng embracing after winning gold in the men’s short-track speed skating 3,000m relay final at the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games 2019 in Manila, Philippines. PHOTO: THE STRAITS TIMES/MARK CHEONG

Singapore team members (2L-R) Quah Zheng Wen, Joseph Isaac Schooling, Jonathan Tan, and Yi Shou Darren Chua celebrate on the podium after winning the gold medal in the men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay final during the Swimming events of the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games at the New Clark City Aquatics Center near Capas, Philippines, Dec 4, 2019. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

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