Caracas, Venezuela: A bank employee cries outside a branch of Banco Canarias which was shut down by the government Photograph: Carlos Garcia Rawlins/guardian.co.ukIstanvul, Turkey: Activists wait for the beginning of a demonsration on World AIDS Day Photograph: Bulent Kilic/guardian.co.ukKarlsruhe, Germany: Judges of the First Senate of the German Constitutional Court put on their hats as they announce their decision in a courtroom Germany's highest court has ruled that shops must remain closed on Sunday. Photograph: Winfried Rothermel/guardian.co.uk
Puerto Inirida, Colombia: A gold miner holds his head during a meeting with government officials near the border with VenezuelaPhotograph: William Fernando Martinez/guardian.co.ukKanul, Afghanistan: A displaced child queues to receive winter aid from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) during a distribution for the needy. Photograph: Omar Sobhani/guardian.co.ukMogadishu, Somalia: A government soldier stands next to the body of an Islamic fighter after a gun battlePhotograph: Mohamed Dahir/guardian.co.ukLopburi, Thailand: A terminally illman rests at a hospice for those dying of AIDS, at Wat Prabat Nampu Buddhist temple. Photograph: Damir Sagolj/guardian.co.ukUrziceni, Romania: An owner embraces his pet lion before it is dispatched to a big cat sanctuary in South Africa. Photograph: Robert Ghement/guardian.co.ukGaza City, Gaza: A Palestinian couple stands on the beach at sunset Photograph: Tara Todras-Whitehill/guardian.co.ukKabul, Afghanistan: A man smokes opium on the outskirts of the cityPhotograph: Alexandre Meneghini/guardian.co.ukDali, China: Men gather at a gay bar, financed by public funds Photograph: AFP /guardian.co.ukMount Lemmon, Arizona, USA: Snow covers Ponderosa pine trees along the Catalina Highway Photograph: Jill Torrance/guardian.co.ukVapi, India: Women labourers work on a road construction sitePhotograph: Arko Datta/guardian.co.ukFrench Guiana: A huge traffic jam near Cayenne due to the closure of a bridgePhotograph: Jody Amiet/guardian.co.uk
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