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Week in Pictures: From Philippines to Brazil

Tributes to singer George Michael, traditional new year celebrations in Brazil and a blast in Afghanistan.

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Troops stand guard during a ceremony on the anniversary of the death of national hero Jose Rizal, at the Jose Rizal Park in Manila, Philippines. Filipinos honoured Rizal, whose death by firing squad on December 30, 1896, helped to inspire a Philippine revolution for independence against Spanish occupation. [Mark R Cristino/EPA]
Published On 30 Dec 2016
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Iraqis flee the town of Bartella, east of Mosul, Iraq, a stronghold of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant group. [Ammar Awad/Reuters]
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Residents sift through ruins after a fire razed a squatter colony in Quezon City, in the Philippines. One woman was killed, while 1,000 families were left homeless after the fire. [Erik De Castro/Reuters]
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People mourn the death of a family member in Toba Tek Singh, Pakistan, after more than 25 people died after drinking contaminated liquor during the Christmas holiday. Many more were taken to hospital. [KM Chaudhry/AP Photo]
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A woman puts flowers at a pier in Sochi, Russia. A military Tu-154 plane crashed two minutes after take-off, killing all 84 passengers and eight crew members on board. [Viktor Klyushin/AP Photo]
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Faithful take part in a ceremony for Yemanja, goddess of the sea, which is part of traditional new year celebrations on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. As the year winds down, Brazilian worshippers celebrate the deity, offering flowers and launching large and small boats into the ocean in exchange for blessings in the coming year. [Silvia Izquierdo/AP Photo]
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Afghan security forces inspect the site of a blast. A bomb attack targeted a member of Afghanistan's parliament in the capital, Kabul, on Wednesday, wounding him and several other people. [Mohammad Ismail/Reuters]
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Tributes to the singer George Michael are displayed outside his home in north London, England. Michael died at his home on Sunday. He was 53. [Neil Hall/Reuters]
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Faithful gather around the altar during the Christmas Eve Mass celebrated by Pope Francis in St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. [Alessandra Tarantino/AP Photo]
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US President-elect Donald Trump and boxing promoter Don King speak to reporters outside the Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida, US. [Jonathan Ernst/Reuters]