Pictures of the day: December 20, 2016

We look at 13 pictures from events around the world
Multimedia Desk | December 20, 2016

A swimmer disguised as Superman dives into the lake during the 78th "Coupe de Noel" (Christmas cup) swimming race in the Lake Geneva. PHOTO: AFP

A boy flashes the victory sign while riding a bus to be evacuated from a rebel-held sector of eastern Aleppo, Syria. PHOTO: REUTERS


Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov lies on the ground after he was shot by Mevlut Mert Altintas at an art gallery in Ankara, Turkey. PHOTO: REUTERS


A fire fighter stands beside the truck, which ploughed last night into a crowded Christmas market in the German capital Berlin, Germany. PHOTO: REUTERS


Buildings are seen in heavy smog during a polluted day in Jinan, Shandong province, China. PHOTO: REUTERS


Tourists pose for photographs with a landmark statue of a bull in New York. Wall Street opened sharply lower on Monday with the Dow Jones industrial average losing more than a 1,000 points following a more-than 8 percent drop in Chinese shares and a selloff in oil and other commodities. PHOTO: REUTERS


A horse is brought to a recovery room after surgery at the veterinary clinic of the equestrian training centre of Grosbois in Marolles-en-Brie. PHOTO: AFP



Horses attend a training session at the equestrian training centre of Grosbois in Marolles-en-Brie. PHOTO: AFP


A car reverses through floodwaters following heavy rains in Orihuela on December. PHOTO: AFP


Migrants play football with Libyan guards at the Tariq Al-Matar detention centre on the outskirts of the Libyan capital, Tripoli, on December. PHOTO: AFP


A surfer dressed in a Santa Claus outfit surfs on Kuta beach on Indonesia's resort island of Bali. PHOTO: AFP


People with bets placed watch a cockfight in the Los Alcarrizos neighbourhood of in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, where cockfighting is a legal sport. PHOTO: AFP


Flowers are seen at the Royal Flora Holland flower market in Aalsmeer, the Netherlands. PHOTO: REUTERS


A man walks during sunrise in smog on a polluted day as a red alert issued for air pollution in Beijing, China. PHOTO: REUTERS
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