Today in Photos (Dec. 24)
View a gallery of photos from around on Thursday, Dec. 24, 2015.
Section:Gallery
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People walk next to a giant Christmas ball installed in Octyabrskaya Square and decorated to mark the upcoming Christmas and New Year celebrations in Minsk, Belarus, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2015.
Sergei Grits Associated Press
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The Bosnian capital of Sarajevo is covered by layers of fog illuminated by street lights, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2015. Because of high pollution mixed with fog, Sarajevo authorities closed down schools in the city while volunteers begun distributing face masks to those who still decided to get out of the house despite experts warnings to reduce movement.
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Last minute Christmas shoppers clutching large bags walk past a man sleeping on the pavement outside a department store in London's Oxford Street, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2015. According to recent figures around 4-8,000 people are said to be homeless each night in England, according to a recent report by a homeless charity Crisis.
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An Israeli Arab Christian boy dressed up as Santa Claus waits for the start of the annual Christmas parade in in the northern Israeli city of Nazareth, Israel, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2015.
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A Lebanese Shiite woman waits with her daughter to takes a picture with Santa Claus in front a Christmas tree in Downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2015.
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Phyllis Evans gets a hug from Harvey Payne, early Thursday, Dec. 24, 2015, after he stopped by to check on her and her home on Kathy Road in Holly Spings, Miss., following a severe winter storm on Wednesday.
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Charles and Daisy Johnson, of Benton County, Miss., left, survey the damage to their home, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2015. The couple were temporarily trapped in their shelter Wednesday as a severe winter storm rolled over their home. At least seven people were killed in Mississippi, Tennessee and Arkansas as spring-like storms mixed with unseasonably warm weather rolled through the South.
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Taking advantage of the unseasonable weather, a kayaker paddles along the Buffalo River on Thursday, Dec. 24, 2015, in Buffalo, N.Y.