A look at the best news photos from around the world.
December 16, 2021

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A rescuer assists a girl as they wade through flooding caused by Typhoon Rai in Cagayan de Oro City, southern Philippines, in this handout photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard.

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Austria's Niklas Koeck speeds down the course as an airplane wake is seen in the background, during an alpine ski, men's World Cup downhill training, in Val Gardena, Italy.

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Thousands gather in Rome's central Piazza del Popolo during a nationwide strike called by the main unions to protest a government's proposed budgetary law.

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A group of people thought to be migrants are brought in to Dungeness, Kent, England, following a small boat incident in the Channel.