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World of photos, December 31, 2023

Posted: 2023-12-30 05:57:30

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World of photos, December 31, 2023

<div id="app" readability="7.0089780829152"><p>World of photos, December 31, 2023</p><div class="_2lciU" role="" readability="9"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="QMY9O idv27" focusable="false" height="1em" width="1em"><use xlink:href="https://www.smh.com.au/#icon-exclamation"/></svg><p>We’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. 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Centuries ago, people in what is now northeastern Romania would don bear fur and dance to fend off evil spirits. Nowadays, the unique custom thrives, with popular festivals drawing large crowds of locals and tourists. </span><cite><span class="_2GVCL">Credit:</span>AP</cite></p></figcaption><div class="-YpbO" data-testid="image"><picture><source height="556" media="(min-width: 1024px)" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.11631663974151858%2C$multiply_1.1032%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/b1f726504f7ead8688269183e23ae9d82a9ba3fd, https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.11631663974151858%2C$multiply_2.2063%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_62%2Cf_auto/b1f726504f7ead8688269183e23ae9d82a9ba3fd 2x" width="834"/><source height="539" media="(min-width: 768px)" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.11631663974151858%2C$multiply_1.0688%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/b1f726504f7ead8688269183e23ae9d82a9ba3fd, https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.11631663974151858%2C$multiply_2.1376%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_62%2Cf_auto/b1f726504f7ead8688269183e23ae9d82a9ba3fd 2x" width="808"/><img alt="" height="414" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.11631663974151858%2C$multiply_0.8201%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/b1f726504f7ead8688269183e23ae9d82a9ba3fd, https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.11631663974151858%2C$multiply_1.6402%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_62%2Cf_auto/b1f726504f7ead8688269183e23ae9d82a9ba3fd 2x" width="620"/></picture></div></figure><figure class="_2gw9I _26GFc" readability="2.5"><figcaption class="_20Nhk" readability="5"><p class="_3Rx9D" data-testid="image-number"><span>2</span>/<span>8</span></p><p class="_1GGnm"><span class="_20f52">Missouri wide receiver Marquis Johnson celebrates the team’s win over Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl NCAA college football game, in Arlington, Texas.</span><cite><span class="_2GVCL">Credit:</span>AP</cite></p></figcaption><div class="-YpbO" data-testid="image"><picture><source height="556" media="(min-width: 1024px)" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.15488629379225569%2C$multiply_1.1032%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/160e451ad91dc1b381bcbd13b7ee33f2ebf71f96, https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.15488629379225569%2C$multiply_2.2063%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_62%2Cf_auto/160e451ad91dc1b381bcbd13b7ee33f2ebf71f96 2x" width="834"/><source height="539" media="(min-width: 768px)" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.15488629379225569%2C$multiply_1.0688%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/160e451ad91dc1b381bcbd13b7ee33f2ebf71f96, https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.15488629379225569%2C$multiply_2.1376%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_62%2Cf_auto/160e451ad91dc1b381bcbd13b7ee33f2ebf71f96 2x" width="808"/><img alt="" height="414" loading="lazy" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.15488629379225569%2C$multiply_0.8201%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/160e451ad91dc1b381bcbd13b7ee33f2ebf71f96, https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.15488629379225569%2C$multiply_1.6402%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_62%2Cf_auto/160e451ad91dc1b381bcbd13b7ee33f2ebf71f96 2x" width="620"/></picture></div></figure><figure class="_2gw9I _26GFc" readability="5"><figcaption class="_20Nhk" readability="10"><p class="_3Rx9D" data-testid="image-number"><span>3</span>/<span>8</span></p><p class="_1GGnm"><span class="_20f52">Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey, front center, drives to the basket as Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun, left, and forward Jae’Sean Tate, right, defend during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Houston.</span><cite><span class="_2GVCL">Credit:</span>AP</cite></p></figcaption><div class="-YpbO" data-testid="image"><picture><source height="556" media="(min-width: 1024px)" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.20031796502384738%2C$multiply_1.1032%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/fe67e6df9899f52fa6a4616f71463c81e62dfff2, https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.20031796502384738%2C$multiply_2.2063%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_62%2Cf_auto/fe67e6df9899f52fa6a4616f71463c81e62dfff2 2x" width="834"/><source height="539" media="(min-width: 768px)" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.20031796502384738%2C$multiply_1.0688%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/fe67e6df9899f52fa6a4616f71463c81e62dfff2, https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.20031796502384738%2C$multiply_2.1376%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_62%2Cf_auto/fe67e6df9899f52fa6a4616f71463c81e62dfff2 2x" width="808"/><img alt="" height="414" loading="lazy" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.20031796502384738%2C$multiply_0.8201%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/fe67e6df9899f52fa6a4616f71463c81e62dfff2, https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.20031796502384738%2C$multiply_1.6402%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_62%2Cf_auto/fe67e6df9899f52fa6a4616f71463c81e62dfff2 2x" width="620"/></picture></div></figure><figure class="_2gw9I _26GFc" readability="2"><figcaption class="_20Nhk" readability="4"><p class="_3Rx9D" data-testid="image-number"><span>4</span>/<span>8</span></p><p class="_1GGnm"><span class="_20f52">A view from Rio Del Mar Boulevard of the damage from high waves and flooding at Rio Del Mar Beach in Aptos, California.</span><cite><span class="_2GVCL">Credit:</span>AP</cite></p></figcaption><div class="-YpbO" data-testid="image"><picture><source height="556" media="(min-width: 1024px)" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.15441176470588236%2C$multiply_1.1032%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_2%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/26dddca7a618f9845e922f445a8ac14970d6a093, https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.15441176470588236%2C$multiply_2.2063%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_2%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_62%2Cf_auto/26dddca7a618f9845e922f445a8ac14970d6a093 2x" width="834"/><source height="539" media="(min-width: 768px)" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.15441176470588236%2C$multiply_1.0688%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_2%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/26dddca7a618f9845e922f445a8ac14970d6a093, https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.15441176470588236%2C$multiply_2.1376%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_2%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_62%2Cf_auto/26dddca7a618f9845e922f445a8ac14970d6a093 2x" width="808"/><img alt="" height="414" loading="lazy" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.15441176470588236%2C$multiply_0.8201%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_2%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/26dddca7a618f9845e922f445a8ac14970d6a093, https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.15441176470588236%2C$multiply_1.6402%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_2%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_62%2Cf_auto/26dddca7a618f9845e922f445a8ac14970d6a093 2x" width="620"/></picture></div></figure><figure class="_2gw9I _26GFc" readability="2"><figcaption class="_20Nhk" readability="4"><p class="_3Rx9D" data-testid="image-number"><span>5</span>/<span>8</span></p><p class="_1GGnm"><span class="_20f52">Andy Murray serves during a practice match against Rafael Nadal ahead of the 2024 Brisbane International at Queensland Tennis Centre in Brisbane, Australia.</span><cite><span class="_2GVCL">Credit:</span>Getty Images</cite></p></figcaption><div class="-YpbO" data-testid="image"><picture><source height="556" media="(min-width: 1024px)" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.13000859845227858%2C$multiply_1.1032%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/c92d0f0e55d97dc6fa39659e2b7b5baa5476d7fb, https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.13000859845227858%2C$multiply_2.2063%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_62%2Cf_auto/c92d0f0e55d97dc6fa39659e2b7b5baa5476d7fb 2x" width="834"/><source height="539" media="(min-width: 768px)" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.13000859845227858%2C$multiply_1.0688%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/c92d0f0e55d97dc6fa39659e2b7b5baa5476d7fb, https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.13000859845227858%2C$multiply_2.1376%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_62%2Cf_auto/c92d0f0e55d97dc6fa39659e2b7b5baa5476d7fb 2x" width="808"/><img alt="" height="414" loading="lazy" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.13000859845227858%2C$multiply_0.8201%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/c92d0f0e55d97dc6fa39659e2b7b5baa5476d7fb, https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.13000859845227858%2C$multiply_1.6402%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_62%2Cf_auto/c92d0f0e55d97dc6fa39659e2b7b5baa5476d7fb 2x" width="620"/></picture></div></figure><figure class="_2gw9I _26GFc" readability="4.5"><figcaption class="_20Nhk" readability="9"><p class="_3Rx9D" data-testid="image-number"><span>6</span>/<span>8</span></p><p class="_1GGnm"><span class="_20f52">Members of a traditional bear pack perform in a festival in Moinesti, northern Romania. Centuries ago, people in what is now northeastern Romania would don bear fur and dance to fend off evil spirits. Nowadays, the unique custom thrives, with popular festivals drawing large crowds of locals and tourists. </span><cite><span class="_2GVCL">Credit:</span>AP</cite></p></figcaption><div class="-YpbO" data-testid="image"><picture><source height="556" media="(min-width: 1024px)" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.11631663974151858%2C$multiply_1.1032%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/84b895cecc959b627cde154d866a56e870467f2c, https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.11631663974151858%2C$multiply_2.2063%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_62%2Cf_auto/84b895cecc959b627cde154d866a56e870467f2c 2x" width="834"/><source height="539" media="(min-width: 768px)" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.11631663974151858%2C$multiply_1.0688%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/84b895cecc959b627cde154d866a56e870467f2c, https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.11631663974151858%2C$multiply_2.1376%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_62%2Cf_auto/84b895cecc959b627cde154d866a56e870467f2c 2x" width="808"/><img alt="" height="414" loading="lazy" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.11631663974151858%2C$multiply_0.8201%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/84b895cecc959b627cde154d866a56e870467f2c, https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.11631663974151858%2C$multiply_1.6402%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_62%2Cf_auto/84b895cecc959b627cde154d866a56e870467f2c 2x" width="620"/></picture></div></figure><figure class="_2gw9I _26GFc" readability="2"><figcaption class="_20Nhk" readability="4"><p class="_3Rx9D" data-testid="image-number"><span>7</span>/<span>8</span></p><p class="_1GGnm"><span class="_20f52">Travis Konecny #11 of the Philadelphia Flyers celebrates his short-handed goal during the first period Kraken at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington. </span><cite><span class="_2GVCL">Credit:</span>Getty Images</cite></p></figcaption><div class="-YpbO" data-testid="image"><picture><source height="556" media="(min-width: 1024px)" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.17433414043583534%2C$multiply_1.1032%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/b3d761256371ba8608839921d5c5130776cca788, https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.17433414043583534%2C$multiply_2.2063%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_62%2Cf_auto/b3d761256371ba8608839921d5c5130776cca788 2x" width="834"/><source height="539" media="(min-width: 768px)" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.17433414043583534%2C$multiply_1.0688%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/b3d761256371ba8608839921d5c5130776cca788, https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.17433414043583534%2C$multiply_2.1376%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_62%2Cf_auto/b3d761256371ba8608839921d5c5130776cca788 2x" width="808"/><img alt="" height="414" loading="lazy" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.17433414043583534%2C$multiply_0.8201%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/b3d761256371ba8608839921d5c5130776cca788, https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.17433414043583534%2C$multiply_1.6402%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_62%2Cf_auto/b3d761256371ba8608839921d5c5130776cca788 2x" width="620"/></picture></div></figure><figure class="_2gw9I _26GFc" readability="2"><figcaption class="_20Nhk" readability="4"><p class="_3Rx9D" data-testid="image-number"><span>8</span>/<span>8</span></p><p class="_1GGnm"><span class="_20f52">A truck drives among shipping containers as a BNSF intermodal terminal in Edgerton, Kansas.</span><cite><span class="_2GVCL">Credit:</span>AP</cite></p></figcaption><div class="-YpbO" data-testid="image"><picture><source height="556" media="(min-width: 1024px)" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.1254355400696864%2C$multiply_1.1032%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/376ab33b2c36dd84ee0c8e54193841b9ef3317d8, https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.1254355400696864%2C$multiply_2.2063%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_62%2Cf_auto/376ab33b2c36dd84ee0c8e54193841b9ef3317d8 2x" width="834"/><source height="539" media="(min-width: 768px)" srcset="https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.1254355400696864%2C$multiply_1.0688%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/376ab33b2c36dd84ee0c8e54193841b9ef3317d8, https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.1254355400696864%2C$multiply_2.1376%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_62%2Cf_auto/376ab33b2c36dd84ee0c8e54193841b9ef3317d8 2x" width="808"/><img alt="" 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