A look at the best news photos from around the world.
ພາບເດັ່ນ ປະຈຳ ວັນທີ 30 ທັນວາ 2016
![A woman sells "Happy New Year 2017" headwear on a shopping street in Sydney, Australia.](https://gdb.voanews.com/7f0005ff-71f9-4cfc-a4bb-d9c45daf461c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A woman sells "Happy New Year 2017" headwear on a shopping street in Sydney, Australia.
![People wearing bear fur costumes dance during the annual bear ritual gathering in Comanesti, Romania.](https://gdb.voanews.com/bddf8411-801f-4e2d-832c-889f67928648_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People wearing bear fur costumes dance during the annual bear ritual gathering in Comanesti, Romania.
![Balloons are released into the sky as part of the year-end celebrations in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil.](https://gdb.voanews.com/532d907c-a817-4439-bd7f-5742a565ab74_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Balloons are released into the sky as part of the year-end celebrations in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil.
![A sculpture of a rooster that local media say bears resemblance to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is seen outside a shopping mall in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, China.](https://gdb.voanews.com/343b5da5-2143-4d37-99de-be69f35be1b7_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A sculpture of a rooster that local media say bears resemblance to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is seen outside a shopping mall in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, China.