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1/12
An American Airlines plane is de-iced as high winds whip around 7.5 inches of new snow at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.Credit:AP
2/12
A Ukrainian soldier pets a dog as he rests inside a house near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine.Credit:AP
3/12
Cows walk on the dried lakebed of the Aculeo Lagoon during a drought in Paine, Chile.Credit:AP
4/12
Laborers work at a construction site on the banks of river Ganges as the sun sets in Prayagraj, India.Credit:AP
5/12
A street vendor selling Santa caps combs her daughter as she waits for buyers ahead of Christmas in Hyderabad, India.Credit:AP
6/12
College students ride on their bicycles through the mustard fields on the outskirts of Guwahati, India.Credit:AP
7/12
Rows of headstones at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery are blanketed by drifting snow in Mandan, N.D. Credit:AP
8/12
A man wearing a face mask walks inside a Christmas tree at Lisbon's downtown Comercio Square. The Lisbon City Hall has claimed to have reduced by fifty percent the usage of electricity for Christmas lights this year by reducing the number of hours they are on and by using more energy-efficient light bulbs. Credit:AP
9/12
A man selling flashing flower garlands watches as a group of people pose for photos by a Christmas tree at Lisbon's downtown Comercio Square.Credit:AP
10/12
Birds fly from exposed land within Lake Penuelas, a protected reserve by the same name in Valparaiso, Chile.Credit:AP
11/12
Heavy traffic is seen at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago.Credit:AP
12/12
A local resident shovels snow off the end of a driveway, in Urbandale, Iowa. Temperatures plunged far and fast Thursday as a winter storm formed ahead of Christmas weekend, promising heavy snow, ice, flooding and powerful winds across a broad swath of the country and complicating holiday travel. Credit:AP
