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24 hours in pictures

24 hours: Aviemore, Scotland: A reindeer herder at the Cairgorm Herd
Aviemore, Scotland: A reindeer herder feeds the Cairgorm herd, Britain's only reindeer herd Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
24 hours: Cairo, Egypt: a homeless boy makes a fire
Cairo, Egypt: Shaban, a 13-year-old homeless boy who lives in a tent, makes a fire to keep warm in the Mokattam Hills Photograph: Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters
24 hours: Rhodes, France: A female Eurasian Lynx
Rhodes, France: A female Eurasian lynx in the Sainte-Croix animal park Photograph: Jean-Christophe Verhaegen/AFP/Getty Images
24 hours: St. Cloud, Minnestoa, US: Ada Huberty is held by Santa Claus
St Cloud, Minnesota: Ada Huberty sits with Santa Claus for a Christmas photo at a shopping mall Photograph: Dave Schwarz/AP
24 hours: Kabul, Afghanistan: Afghan men guide firefighters after a huge fire
Kabul, Afghanistan: Men guide firefighters after a blaze swept through a market, destroying hundreds of shops and forcing the evacuation of a nearby money exchange Photograph: Massoud Hossaini/AFP/Getty Images
24 hours: Zhengzhou, China: Stewardesses stand by G55002 high-speed train
Zhengzhou, China: Stewardesses stand beside a stationary high-speed train. China is set to open the world's longest high-speed railway on 26 December, linking Beijing and Guangzhou Photograph: Wang Song/Xinhua Press/Corbis
24 hours: Prague, Czech Republic: A street vendor shows a carp
Prague, Czech Republic: A street vendor shows a carp to customers. Fish soup and fried carp with potato salad are popular Christmas dishes in the Czech Republic Photograph: Filip Singer/EPA
24 hours: Hanoi, Vietnam: Members of a Laughter Yoga club
Hanoi, Vietnam: Members of a laughter yoga club in Ly Thai To park Photograph: Luong Thai Linh/EPA
24 hours: Beijing, China: A winter swimmer jumps into the icy water
Beijing, China: A swimmer dives into the water at the frozen Shichahai lake Photograph: Li Fangyu/Xinhua Press/Corbis
24 hours: New Delhi, India: A demonstrator shouts slogans
New Delhi, India: A demonstrator shouts slogans near the presidential palace during a protest over the gang-rape of a woman on a bus Photograph: Ahmad Masood/Reuters
24 hours: Krasnaya Polyana , Russia: A snowboarder takes a run
Krasnaya Polyana, Russia: A snowboarder at the Rosa Khutor mountain resort Photograph: Mikhail Mordasov/AFP/Getty Images
24 hours: Syria-Turkish border: A Syrian refugee child cries
Syria-Turkey border: A Syrian child cries as she arrives with her family at Bib Salam refugee camp Photograph: Ahmed Jadallah/Reuters
24 hours: Abud, West Bank: Men dressed as Santa Claus
Abud, West Bank: Men dressed as Santa Claus walk past murals depicting Jesus Christ Photograph: Abbas Momani/AFP/Getty Images
24 hours: Caviahue, Argentina: A family watches the Copahue volcano
Caviahue, Argentina: A family watches the Copahue volcano spewing ash Photograph: Antonio Huglich/AFP/Getty Images
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