A look at the best news photos from around the world.
ພາບເດັ່ນ ປະຈຳ ວັນທີ 8 ທັນວາ 2021
![Visitors interact with a clock-lighting ceremony on the "Palace of Stardust" light trail held for the Christmas season at Hampton Court Palace in London, Dec. 7, 2021.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c5ed6088-d262-4aab-9e9c-c90309bf106b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Visitors interact with a clock-lighting ceremony on the "Palace of Stardust" light trail held for the Christmas season at Hampton Court Palace in London, Dec. 7, 2021.
![Leanna Arcila, 7, is licked by Watson, a therapy dog with the Pawtucket police department, as she receives her COVID-19 vaccination at Nathanael Greene Elementary School in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, Dec. 7, 2021.](https://gdb.voanews.com/d86b6ab3-4399-4078-a507-ced7c5250c9d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Leanna Arcila, 7, is licked by Watson, a therapy dog with the Pawtucket police department, as she receives her COVID-19 vaccination at Nathanael Greene Elementary School in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, Dec. 7, 2021.
![A couple sits on a swing during stormy weather on a beach by the Mediterranean Sea in Gaza City.](https://gdb.voanews.com/4feec252-1ef5-4fce-b5d4-c9c36d078b10_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A couple sits on a swing during stormy weather on a beach by the Mediterranean Sea in Gaza City.
![A figure representing the devil burns during the celebration of the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception, in Guatemala City, Dec. 7, 2021. The event marks the beginning of the Christmas season in the country.](https://gdb.voanews.com/db7090d7-574b-4155-a7d7-83d1348646de_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A figure representing the devil burns during the celebration of the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception, in Guatemala City, Dec. 7, 2021. The event marks the beginning of the Christmas season in the country.