December 2016 Pictures of the Month

DECEMBER 2016
Pictures of the month
Dec. 28 – Dec.31
Sources : reuters, apimages , nbcnews
https://ppsnet.wordpress.com
January 9, 2017 vinhbinh2010, lantran 1

Dec. 28 , 2016

Photographer
Alessandro Bianchi
Location
VATICAN, Vatican City
Reuters / Wednesday,
December 28, 2016
Pope Francis receives a
parrot from a performer of
the Golden Circus during
his Wednesday general
audience in Paul VI Hall at
the Vatican.
REUTERS/Alessandro
Bianchi
Dec. 28 , 2016

Photographer
Jason Lee
Location
DALI, China
Reuters / Wednesday, December
28, 2016
A couple pose for a wedding
photo at Erhai lake in Dali,
southwest China's Yunnan
province. REUTERS/Jason Lee
Dec. 28 , 2016

Syrian refugee child Alan Jouva,
2, sits in a stroller outside his
family's shelter at the refugee
camp of Ritsona about 86
kilometers (53 miles) north of
Athens, Wednesday, Dec. 28,
2016. (AP Photo/Muhammed
Muheisen)
Dec. 28 , 2016

Refugee Siban Assad, 20 years
old, from al-Hasaka, Syria,
looks out the window of his
shelter while holding his
daughters, Ruba, one month,
and Maldar, 1, at the refugee
Muheisen)
Dec. 28 , 2016

A Syrian refugee woman
walks back to her shelter
carrying bags of food at the
refugee camp of Ritsona
about 86 kilometers (53
miles) north of Athens,
Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016.
(AP Photo/Muhammed
Muheisen)
Dec. 28 , 2016

Syrian refugee Raneen Mahmoud, 5,
and her younger sister Zainab, 6
months, look at their mother Randa,
30, from their shelter at the refugee
camp of Ritsona about 86 kilometers
(53 miles) north of Athens, Wednesday,
Dec. 28, 2016. (AP Photo/Muhammed
Muheisen)
Dec. 28 , 2016

A Syrian refugee child walks
between shelters at the refugee
Muheisen
Dec. 28 , 2016

Syrian refugee children
play with a puppy at the
refugee camp of Ritsona
Wednesday, Dec. 28,
2016. (AP
Photo/Muhammed
Muheisen)
Dec. 28 , 2016

Syrian refugee children hold
hands while walking in the
refugee camp of Ritsona about 86
Muheisen)
Dec. 28 , 2016

An Iraqi refugee girl looks
outside her family's shelter at
the refugee camp of Ritsona
Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016.
(AP Photo/Muhammed
Muheisen)
Dec. 28 , 2016

The laundry of a Syrian refugee
family is hung out to dry near
their shelter at the refugee camp
of Ritsona about 86 kilometers
(53 miles) north of Athens,
Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016. (AP
Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
Dec. 28 , 2016

Tributes of flowers,
photographs and candles left
outside the home of pop
music icon George Michael on
Dec. 28, 2016 in London,
England.
The singer died on Christmas
day in his country home in
Oxfordshire, in southeast
England at the age of 53. He
reportedly died of heart
failure.
Jack Taylor / Getty Images
FANS OFFER EMOTIONAL TRIBUTES TO POP ICON GEORGE MICHAEL
Dec. 28 , 2016

Fans arrive with flowers to add
to the pile of tributes outside the
home of the deceased British
singer in north London on Dec.
27.
The music legend, who in his
heyday was a world-famous sex
symbol achieved global fame
with hits such as "Faith" and
"Freedom '90."
NIKLAS HALLE'N / AFP - Getty
Images
Dec. 27 , 2016
GALLERY PHOTOS

A woman kneels as she arrives
with a candle to add to the pile
of tributes on Dec. 27.
The legacy of the pop icon,
who sold well over 100 million
albums in the span of his
career, extends far beyond his
music.
"George was probably the first
gay pop star in the modern era,
who was totally unabashed
about gay sexuality," Martin
Aston, a music journalist told
NBC Out.
NIKLAS HALLE'N / AFP - Getty
Images
Dec. 27 , 2016
GALLERY PHOTOS

The Israeli settlement of Givat Zeev near the
West Bank city of Ramallah on Dec. 28, 2016.
AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP - Getty Images
Dec. 28 , 2016

Israelis near a construction site in
the Israeli settlement of Ramat
Shlomo, in the occupied West
Bank, on Dec. 28.
Baz Ratner / Reuters
Dec. 28 , 2016

A worker walks on scaffolding
in a construction site at the
Israeli settlement of Har
Homa, in the occupied West
Bank, on Dec. 28.
BAZ RATNER / Reuters
Dec. 28 , 2016

Construction workers at a building site
of new housing units in the Jewish
settlement of Neve Yaakov, in the
northern area of east Jerusalem, on
Dec 28.
AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP - Getty
Images
Dec. 28 , 2016

A Palestinian man rides a donkey
near the Israeli settlement of
Maale Edumim, in the occupied
West Bank, on Dec. 28.
BAZ RATNER / Reuters
Dec. 28 , 2016

The Israeli settlement of Givat Zeev, near
the West Bank city of Ramallah, on Dec.
28.
Dec. 28 , 2016

Israeli construction cranes and
excavators at a building site of new
housing units in the Jewish settlement
of Neve Yaakov, in the northern area of
east Jerusalem, on Dec. 28.
Dec. 28 , 2016

Houses in the settlement of Ofra in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, established in the vicinity
of the Palestinian village of Baytin (background) on Nov. 17.
THOMAS COEX / AFP - Getty Images
Nov. 17 , 2016
GALLERY PHOTOS

Israeli security forces take
position near the settlement of
Kadumim (background) during
clashes following a
demonstration against the
expropriation of Palestinian land
by Israel in the village of Kfar
Qaddum, in the occupied West
Bank, on Dec. 23.
JAAFAR ASHTIYEH / AFP - Getty
Images
Dec. 23 , 2016
GALLERY PHOTOS

Photographer
Ammar Awad
Location
BARTELLA, Iraq
December 28, 2016
Iraqi people flee the Islamic
State stronghold in the town
of Bartella, east of Mosul.
REUTERS/Ammar Awad
Dec. 28 , 2016

Photographer
Vasily Fedosenko
Location
MINSK, Belarus
December 28, 2016
Performers dressed as
Ded Moroz, the equivalent
of Santa Claus, and his
granddaughter
Snegurochka (Snow
Maiden) take on shoe
covers as they visit the
Republican Scientific and
Practical Centre of
Pediatric Surgery in
Minsk, Belarus.
REUTERS/Vasily
Fedosenko
Dec. 28 , 2016

Photographer
Stringer .
Location
KANPUR, India
28, 2016
A man cuts an iron frame in front
of a damaged coach of a
passenger train after it derailed
near Kanpur in the northern state
of Uttar Pradesh, India.
REUTERS/Stringer
Dec. 28 , 2016

Photographer
Stefan Wermuth
Location
LONDON, United Kingdom
28, 2016
A swan takes off in Hyde Park in
London, Britain. REUTERS/Stefan
Wermuth
Dec. 28 , 2016

Photographer
Toru Hanai
Location
NARITA, JAPAN
December 28, 2016
A man demonstrates a toilet roll
for wiping smartphones,
installed by Japanese mobile
phone company NTT Docomo,
in a high-tech bathroom
equipped with bidet and heated
seat at Narita international
airport in Narita, Japan.
REUTERS/Toru Hanai
Dec. 28 , 2016

Photographer
Mohammad Ismail
Location
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN
Reuters / Wednesday, December 28,
2016
Afghan security forces inspect the
site of a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan.
REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail
Dec. 28 , 2016

Photographer
China Stringer Network
Location
HEIHE, CHINA
December 28, 2016
A winter swim lover throws
hot water into cold air in
Heihe, Heilongjiang province,
China. REUTERS/Stringer
Dec. 28 , 2016

Photographer
Ezra Acayan
Location
Manila, Philippines
Reuters / Wednesday, December 28, 2016
Cristine Angelie Garcia (C), 24, rides a jeepney on her way to work at a call
centre for the midnight shift in Taguig city, Metro Manila, Philippines
October 3, 2016. "Maybe there is another way where people do not need
to die," she said, adding she felt safer walking the streets at night. "I'm on
Duterte's side. Maybe he's just misunderstood because he grew up on the
streets." REUTERS/Ezra Acayan
Dec. 28 , 2016

Photographer
China Daily China Daily
Information Corp - CDIC
Location
CHANGCHUN, CHINA
December 28, 2016
A car drives through rime
at a park in Changchun,
Jilin province, China.
China Daily/via REUTERS
Dec. 28 , 2016

Photographer
Jonathan Ernst
Location
PALM BEACH, UNITED
STATES
December 28, 2016
President-elect Donald
Trump and boxing promoter
Don King speak to reporters
outside the Mar-a-lago Club
in Palm Beach, Florida.
REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Dec. 28 , 2016

Photographer
Jonathan Ernst
Location
PALM BEACH, UNITED STATES
28, 2016
President-elect Donald Trump
(R) chats with Marvel
Entertainment CEO Isaac 'Ike'
Perlmutter (L) in the lobby after
their meeting at the Mar-a-lago
Club in Palm Beach, Florida.
REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Dec. 28 , 2016

Photographer
Baz Ratner
Location
JERUSALEM, Israel
December 28, 2016
Israeli Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu
delivers a speech in his
Jerusalem office.
REUTERS/Baz Ratner
Dec. 28 , 2016

Photographer
Darren Ornitz
Location
NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
28, 2016
A participant throws a piece of
paper reading "Trump and Brexit"
into a trash can to be shredded
during "Good Riddance Day" in
Times Square, New York City. Good
Riddance Day is an annual event
held in New York City for people to
shred pieces of paper representing
their bad memories or things they
want to get rid of before the New
Year. REUTERS/Darren Ornitz
Dec. 28 , 2016

THE RISE OF DUTERTE
Photographer
Stringer .
Location
DAVAO, Philippines
December 28, 2016
Soldiers listen as Davao city
Mayor Rodrigo Duterte gives a
lecture on fighting the illegal
drug trade during an anti-drug
seminar in Davao City in
southern Philippines. Picture
taken in March 1998.
REUTERS/Renato Lumawag
Dec. 28 , 2016

Photographer
Lean Daval Jr
Location
DAVAO, Philippines
December 28, 2016
Mayor Rodrigo Duterte look at
weapons confiscated from
kidnappers (not pictured) in
Davao city in the southern
Philippines July 11, 2013.
REUTERS/Lean Daval Jr
Dec. 28 , 2016

Photographer
Handout .
Location
MANILA, Philippines
Reuters / Thursday, December 22, 2016
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, his
common-law wife Honeylet Avancena (R)
and their daughter Veronica pose for a
photograph during a Christmas party at
Malacanang Palace in Manila, Philippines,
December 20, 2016. Presidential
Palace/Handout via REUTERS

Photographer
KCNA KCNA
Location
PYONGYANG, North Korea
December 28, 2016
North Korean leader Kim Jong
Un attends a performance
held for participants of the
ruling party's party meeting in
this undated picture provided
by KCNA in Pyongyang on
December 29, 2016. KCNA/via
Reuters
Dec. 28 , 2016

Photographer
Stringer .
Location
MOSUL, Iraq
December 28, 2016
Members of Hashid Shaabi or
Popular Mobilization Forces
(PMF) fire towards Islamic
State militant positions in west
of Mosul, Iraq.
REUTERS/Stringer
Dec. 28 , 2016

.
A Ukrainian serviceman rests during
a combat with pro-Russian rebels
while other Ukrainians are in a
trapped position during their
counterattack near the Luganske
village, north of Debaltseve, near
Donetsk, Dec. 28. According to
media reports, exchanges of fire
have reportedly increased in the
Donetsk area in spite of Minsk
agreement.
VADIM KUDINOV / EPA
Dec. 28 , 2016

.
The renowned Japanese mountain
priest, Fumihiro Hoshino during his
ascetic training on Haguro Mountain in
the Dewa Sanzan pilgrimage region of
Tsuruoka city, Yamagata prefecture,
Japan, Dec. 28. Hoshino is part of a
1,400 year old mountain asceticism
tradition, called yamabushi. The
mountain priests engage in mountain
trekking, sleep deprivation, fasting and
cold-water ablutions in order to
achieve spiritual and physical
cleansing. The Dewa Sansan region is
a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN / EPA
Dec. 28 , 2016

An Ultra-Orthodox Jew lights a
Hanukkah candle with his son in his
house during the Jewish holiday of
Hanukkah in the Mea Shearim
neighborhood of Jerusalem, Israel,
Dec. 28. Hanukkah, also known as
the 'Festival of Lights', is one of the
most important Jewish holidays and
is celebrated by Jews worldwide.
ABIR SULTAN / EPA
Dec. 28 , 2016

WORLD'S HIGHEST BRIDGE OPENS TO TRAFFIC IN REMOTE CHINA
The Beipanjiang Bridge, near Bijie in
southwest China's Guizhou province on
Dec. 28, 2016. The world's highest
bridge has opened to traffic in China,
connecting two southwestern provinces
and reducing travel time by three
quarters, local authorities said on
December 30. AFP - Getty Images
Dec. 28 , 2016

AFP - Getty Images
Dec. 28 , 2016

An aerial view of the Beipanjiang
bridge under construction on Sept.
10, 2016. VCG via Getty Images
Dec. 28 , 2016

Dec. 29 , 2016

Vehicles cross the Beipanjiang
Bridge on Dec. 29. AFP - Getty
Images
Dec. 29 , 2016

'Singin' in the Rain' Star Debbie Reynolds Dies at 84
Debbie Reynolds, circa 1955.
Archive Photos / Getty Images
GALLERY PHOTOS

Debbie Reynolds is pinned to the
ground in a scene from the film "The
Unsinkable Molly Brown", 1964.
Archive Photos / Getty Images
GALLERY PHOTOS

American actor Debbie Reynolds poses
beside a bronze Oscar statue, with one leg
propped up on the base, at the Academy
Awards, Los Angeles, California. March 24,
1986.
Darlene Hammond / Getty Images
A 1952 poster for 'Singin' In The Rain', the
musical comedy starring Gene Kelly, Debbie
Reynolds and Donald O'Connor.
MPI / Getty Images
GALLERY PHOTOS

Debbie Reynolds, a cast
member in the film "Behind the
Candelabra," poses for a
portrait on May 21, 2013 in
Beverly Hills, California.
Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP
GALLERY PHOTOS

Photographer
China Stringer Network
Location
BEIJING, China
Reuters / Thursday,
December 29, 2016
Small windmills are placed in
the shape of Chinese
characters meaning fortune
and luck in a tourism spot in
Beijing, China.
REUTERS/Stringer
Dec. 29 , 2016

Photographer
Mohammad Ponir Hossain
Location
Narayanganj, Bangladesh
Reuters / Thursday, December
29, 2016
Children play with bicycle tires
at a rice-processing mill in
Muktarpur, on the outskirt of
Dhaka, Bangladesh. REUTERS/
Mohammad Ponir Hossain
Dec. 29 , 2016

Photographer
Erik de Castro
Location
MANILA, Philippines
29, 2016
Children look inside a room
where seven people were shot
dead by suspected vigilantes at
a house storing illegal narcotics,
police said, in Caloocan city,
Metro Manila, in the Philippines.
REUTERS/Erik De Castro
Dec. 29 , 2016

Photographer
Pascal Rossignol
Location
PARIS, France
A small-particle haze hangs above the
skyline as workers clean the windows of
the Montparnasse tower in Paris, France.
REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol
Dec. 29 , 2016

Photographer
Baz Ratner
Location
EFRAT, Palestinian Territories
Reuters / Thursday, December 29,
2016
A Palestinian labourer walks at a
construction site in the Israeli
settlement of Efrat, in the
occupied West Bank.
REUTERS/Baz Ratner
Dec. 29 , 2016

Photographer
Leonhard Foeger
Location
MOENICHKIRCHEN, Austria
Reuters / Thursday,
December 29, 2016
Skiers ride a chairlift on a
sunny winter's day at the ski
resort of Moenichkirchen,
Austria. REUTERS/Leonhard
Foeger
Dec. 29 , 2016

Photographer
Eduard Korniyenko
Location
STAVROPOL, RUSSIA
29, 2016
A man rides on a horse cart
past a monument of Soviet
State founder Vladimir Lenin
on a central square during a
foggy day in Stavropol,
southern Russia.
REUTERS/Eduard Korniyenko
Dec. 29 , 2016

Photographer
Kim Hong-Ji
Location
SEOUL, South Korea
29, 2016
Employees of the Korea
Exchange (KRX) pose in front
of the final stock price index
during a photo opportunity
for the media at the
ceremonial closing event of
the 2016 stock market in
Seoul, South Korea.
REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
Dec. 29 , 2016

SECOND PHASE OF MOSUL OFFENSIVE BEGINS
Photographer
Ammar Awad
Location
MOSUL, Iraq
Iraqi security forces take cover during clashes with Islamic State
militants, north of Mosul. U.S.-backed forces have retaken a quarter of
the jihadists' last major stronghold in Iraq in the biggest ground
operation there since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion to topple Saddam
Hussein. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
Dec. 29 , 2016

Photographer
Ammar Awad
Location
MOSUL, Iraq
Iraqi security forces take cover during clashes with Islamic State
militants, north of Mosul. More than 5,000 soldiers and federal
police troops, redeployed from Mosul's southern outskirts,
entered half a dozen southeastern districts, while counter-
terrorism forces advanced in al-Quds and Karama districts after
reinforcements arrived. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
Dec. 29 , 2016

Photographer
Khalid Al Mousily
Location
MOSUL, Iraq
Iraqi army personnel fire toward
Islamic State militants, north of Mosul.
Other soldiers pushed simultaneously
towards the city's northern limits. U.S.
military advisers were seen watching
operations. A U.S.-led coalition backing
the Iraqis said the operation had
opened two new fronts inside Mosul
and limited Islamic State's ability to
raise fighter numbers, move them or
resupply. REUTERS/Khalid al Mousily
Dec. 29 , 2016

Photographer
Khalid Al Mousily
Location
MOSUL, Iraq
2016
Iraqi army personnel check
ammunition during clashes with
Islamic State militants, north of
Mosul. "At 0700 this morning the
three fronts began advancing
towards the city centre. The
operation is ongoing today and
tomorrow and until we liberate the
eastern side of the city
completely," Lieutenant General Ali
Freiji, who was overseeing army
operations in the north, told
Reuters. REUTERS/Khalid al
Mousily
Dec. 29 , 2016

Photographer
Ammar Awad
Location
MOSUL, Iraq
2016
Iraqi security forces take cover
during clashes with Islamic State
militants, north of Mosul. The fall
of Mosul would probably spell the
end for Islamic State's ambition to
rule over millions of people in a
self-styled caliphate, although the
militants would still be capable of
waging a traditional insurgency in
Iraq, and plotting or inspiring
attacks on the West.
REUTERS/Ammar Awad
Dec. 29 , 2016

Photographer
Ammar Awad
Location
MOSUL, Iraq
Reuters / Thursday,
December 29, 2016
Iraqi army gathers during
clashes with Islamic State
militants, north of Mosul.
REUTERS/Ammar Awad
Dec. 29 , 2016

Photographer
Ammar Awad
Location
MOSUL, Iraq
Reuters / Thursday,
December 29, 2016
Iraqi army personnel fire
toward Islamic State
militants, during clashes
north of Mosul.
REUTERS/Ammar Awad
Dec. 29 , 2016

Photographer
Khalid Al Mousily
Location
MOSUL, Iraq
2016
A member of the Iraqi army stands
on a vehicle during clashes with
Islamic State militants, north of
Mosul. REUTERS/Khalid al Mousily
Dec. 29 , 2016

Photographer
Ammar Awad
Location
MOSUL, Iraq
Reuters / Thursday,
December 29, 2016
Smoke rises from clashes
with Islamic State militants,
north of Mosul.
REUTERS/Ammar Awad
Dec. 29 , 2016

Photographer
Khalid Al Mousily
Location
MOSUL, Iraq
29, 2016
Iraqi army personnel reload
ammunition during clashes
north of Mosul.
REUTERS/Khalid al Mousily
Dec. 29 , 2016

Photographer
Ammar Awad
Location
MOSUL, Iraq
29, 2016
A member of the Iraqi army
prays during clashes with
Islamic State militants, north
of Mosul. REUTERS/Ammar
Awad
Dec. 29 , 2016

Photographer
Khalid Al Mousily
Location
MOSUL, Iraq
29, 2016
Displaced people from Mosul,
who are fleeing from Islamic
State militants, carry a white flag
next to Iraqi army personnel in
the northern site of Mosul.
Dec. 29 , 2016

Members of the Indonesian
Presidential Security Forces
(Paspampres) show their
skills during the simulation
of a terrorist attack in
Jakarta, Indonesia, Dec. 29.
According to reports in local
media the Indonesian
security forces have already
arrested 21 suspects and
fatally shot five of them,
who were allegedly
planning attacks in the
Indonesian capital during
the Christmas and New
Year's Eve celebrations this
year.
BAGUS INDAHONO / EPA
Dec. 29 , 2016

Dec. 30 , 2016

. Syrian men mourn over the body of a
relative at a makeshift hospital in the rebel-
held town of Douma, on the eastern
outskirts of Damascus, following reported air
strikes.
ABD DOUMANY / AFP - Getty Images
Dec. 30 , 2016

A swimmer jumps in the half-frozen
Houhai Lake for an early morning
swim, in Beijing City, China.
WU HONG / EPA
Dec. 30 , 2016

Steam rises from cooking pots,
filling the air at the food stalls of
the Kwangjang Market in
downtown Seoul, South Korea,
Dec. 28 as locals seek comfort from
the wintry weather in the evening.
YONHAP / EPA
Dec. 30 , 2016

A man makes his way through mist on a frost covered Greenwich Park in south east London.
JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP - Getty Images
Dec. 30 , 2016

Photographer
Ammar Awad
Location
MOSUL, Iraq
Reuters / Friday, December 30,
2016
REUTERS/Ammar Awad
Dec. 30 , 2016

Photographer
Ammar Awad
Location
MOSUL, Iraq
2016
Civilians flee fighting between
Iraqi forces and Islamic State
fighters north of Mosul.
REUTERS/Ammar Awad
Dec. 30 , 2016

Photographer
Khalid Al Mousily
Location
MOSUL, Iraq
2016
An Iraqi soldier inspects weapons
used by Islamic State militants
during a battle with Islamic State
Dec. 30 , 2016

Photographer
Khalid Al Mousily
Location
MOSUL, Iraq
2016
An Iraqi soldier takes a selfie
with the body of Islamic State
militant during a battle, north
of Mosul. REUTERS/Khalid al
Mousily
Dec. 30 , 2016

Photographer
Ammar Awad
Location
MOSUL, Iraq
2016
An Iraqi woman, with her pet
bird, escapes fighting between
Iraqi forces and Islamic State
fighters north of Mosul.
REUTERS/Ammar Awad
Dec. 30 , 2016

Photographer
Ammar Awad
Location
MOSUL, Iraq
Reuters / Friday, December
30, 2016
An Iraqi air force helicopter
fires missiles during a battle
north of Mosul.
REUTERS/Ammar Awad
Dec. 30 , 2016

Photographer
Ammar Awad
Location
MOSUL, Iraq
2016
REUTERS/Ammar Awad
Dec. 30 , 2016

Photographer
Khalid Al Mousily
Location
MOSUL, Iraq
2016
An Iraqi soldier is seen during a
battle with Islamic State
Dec. 30 , 2016

Photographer
Khalid Al Mousily
Location
MOSUL, Iraq
2016
Iraqi soldiers gather during a
battle with Islamic State militants,
north of Mosul. REUTERS/Khalid
al Mousily
Dec. 30 , 2016

Photographer
Khalid Al Mousily
Location
MOSUL, Iraq
Reuters / Friday, December
30, 2016
Iraqi soldiers inspect a
tunnel used by Islamic State
militants during a battle
with Islamic State, north of
Mosul. REUTERS/Khalid al
Mousily
Dec. 30 , 2016

Photographer
Khalid Al Mousily
Location
MOSUL, Iraq
Reuters / Friday, December 30, 2016
An Iraqi soldier is seen during a
battle with Islamic State militants,
north of Mosul. REUTERS/Khalid al
Mousily
Dec. 30 , 2016

Caprice Cunningham holds a photo of her
grandson, Rasheed Cunningham, Jr., 8, and
his teddy bear in Dania Beach, Florida. On
Friday, Broward Sheriff's Office announced
the arrest of Arvis Yatil Brown in connection
with the gun violence in Dania Beach.
Mike Stocker / AP
Dec. 30 , 2016

Tourists walk on the beach of the Baltic
Sea as the sun goes down in Niendorf,
northern Germany, Dec. 30, 2016.
Michael Probst / APDec. 30 , 2016

Dec. 31 , 2016

People eat at the Carnegie
Delicatessen, in New York. The
establishment closes it's doors for the
last time today after 79 years in
business serving sandwiches.
ALBA VIGARAY / EPA
Dec. 31 , 2016

Syrians place candles around the picture
of President Bashar Assad, in the shape
the Syrian map during a vigil for peace at
the Ummayyad Square in Damascus,
Syria.
YOUSSEF BADAWI / EPA
Dec. 31 , 2016

A child wearing a bear fur costume
pauses during the annual ritual bear
gathering in Comanesti, Romania. In
pre-Christian rural traditions, dancers
wearing colored costumes or animal
furs, toured from house to house in
villages singing and dancing to ward
off evil. Today the tradition has moved
to Romania's cities too, where dancers
travel to perform the custom for
money.
Vadim Ghirda / AP
Dec. 31 , 2016

A Syrian refugee woman throws
a snowball while she and others
play at the camp of Ritsona
about 53 miles north of Athens.
Over 62,000 refugees and
migrants are stranded in Greece
after a series of Balkan border
closures and an European Union
deal with Turkey to stop migrant
flows.
Muhammed Muheisen / AP
Dec. 31 , 2016

A sculpture of a rooster that
local media say bears
resemblance to President-elect
Donald Trump is seen outside
a shopping mall in Taiyuan,
Shanxi province, China.
JON WOO / Reuters
Dec. 31 , 2016

Spain's Prime Minister Mariano
Rajoy is seen through a decorated
Christmas tree while he gives
speech at the Moncloa Palace in
Madrid during the traditional press
conference given at year's end.
Daniel Ochoa de Olza / AP
Dec. 31 , 2016

Some 50,000 biodegradable
balloons are released at the Patio
do Colegio square in Sao Paulo,
Brazil. The tradition of releasing
balloons was established in 1992 to
celebrate the New Year.
FERNANDO BIZERRA JR / EPA
Dec. 31 , 2016

Palestinian artist Yazed Abu Jarad
puts the final touches on a sand
sculpture that reads "Welcome
2017", as a man jumps, at a beach
in the northern Gaza Strip on Dec.
31, 2016.
SUHAIB SALEM / Reuters
Dec. 31 , 2016

Thousands gather for the New Year's Eve concert in Zakopane,
Poland.
GRZEGORZ MOMOT / EPA
Dec. 31 , 2016

Fireworks light up the sky to at the
Mall of Asia, the country's largest
shopping mall in suburban Pasay city
south of Manila, Philippines.
Bullit Marquez / AP
Dec. 31 , 2016

A man takes a photo during the
laser installation "Time Drifts
Cologne" before New Year
celebrations in Cologne, Germany.
WOLFGANG RATTAY / Reuters
Dec. 31 , 2016

Fireworks illuminate the city's skyline
during celebrations in Yogyakarta,
Indonesia.
Ulet Ifansasti / Getty Images
Dec. 31 , 2016

Fireworks illuminate the city's
skyline during New Year celebrations
in Hong Kong.
Lam Yik Fei / Getty Images
Dec. 31 , 2016

Performers celebrate during celebrations at
Beijing Olympic Park in China.
WU HONG / EPADec. 31 , 2016

Thais pray to celebrate the new year at a
temple in Hua Hin, Thailand.
ATHIT PERAWONGMETHA / Reuters
Dec. 31 , 2016

Midnight fireworks displayed in Sydney
Harbour.
Zak Kaczmarek / Getty ImagesDec. 31 , 2016

Attendees during a Light Installation in Cologne,
Germany.
RONALD WITTEK / EPA
Dec. 31 , 2016

Fireworks illuminate the city's skyline during
celebrations in Hong Kong.
Lam Yik Fei / Getty ImagesDec. 31 , 2016

A Dazzling fireworks display during
New Year celebrations in Kuala
Lumpur.
MOHD RASFAN / AFP - Getty Images
Dec. 31 , 2016

People watch fireworks and light
effects that illuminate the night sky
and the Taipei 101 skyscraper in
Taiwan.
HENRY LIN / EPA
Dec. 31 , 2016

Revellers watch a fireworks
display over Victoria Harbour
during New Year's Eve
celebrations in Hong Kong,
China.
JEROME FAVRE / EPA
Dec. 31 , 2016

Photographer
Alkis Konstantinidis
Location
ATHENS, Greece
Reuters / Saturday,
December 31, 2016
Fireworks explode over the
ancient Parthenon temple
atop Acropolis hill during
New Year's day celebrations
in Athens, Greece, January
1, 2017. REUTERS/Alkis
Konstantinidis
Dec. 31 , 2016

Photographer
Fabrizio Bensch
Location
BERLIN, Germany
Reuters / Saturday, December
31, 2016
Fireworks explode next to the
Quadriga sculpture atop the
Brandenburg gate during New
Year celebrations in Berlin,
Germany, January 1, 2017.
REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
Dec. 31 , 2016

Photographer
Stephanie Keith
Location
NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
Reuters / Saturday, December 31,
2016
People have a pizza delivered while
waiting for the events to begin in
Times Square on New Year's Eve in
New York, U.S. December 31, 2016.
REUTERS/Stephanie Keith
Dec. 31 , 2016

Photographer
Kim Hong-Ji
Location
SEOUL, South Korea
Reuters / Saturday,
December 31, 2016
A woman prays during a
ceremony to celebrate the
new year at a temple in
Seoul, South Korea,
December 31, 2016.
REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
Dec. 31 , 2016

Photographer
Edgar Su
Location
Singapore, SINGAPORE
Reuters / Saturday,
December 31, 2016
Fireworks explode in
Marina Bay during New
Year celebrations in
Singapore January 1,
2017. REUTERS/Edgar
Su
Dec. 31 , 2016

Photographer
Mohamed Abd El Ghany
Location
CAIRO, Egypt
31, 2016
Lights reading 2017 are
projected on the pyramids
during New Year's day
celebrations on the outskirts of
Cairo, Egypt, January 1, 2017.
REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El
Ghany
Dec. 31 , 2016

Photographer
Issei Kato
Location
Tokyo, Japan
2016
Revellers release balloons as they
take part in New Year celebrations
in Tokyo, Japan, January 1, 2017.
REUTERS/Issei Kato
Dec. 31 , 2016

Photographer
Ezra Acayan
Location
MANILA, Philippines
Reuters / Saturday,
December 31, 2016
Revellers watch as
fireworks explode over
the Quezon Memorial
Circle during New Year's
celebrations in Quezon
City, Metro Manila,
Philippines January 1,
2017. REUTERS/Ezra
Acayan
Dec. 31 , 2016

Photographer
Romeo Ranoco
Location
MANILA, Philippines
Reuters / Saturday,
December 31, 2016
Alan Boi, a fire dancer,
performs during New Year
celebrations in Luneta
park, metro Manila,
Philippines December 31,
2016. REUTERS/Romeo
Ranoco
Dec. 31 , 2016

Photographer
Thomas Peter
Location
BEIJING, CHINA
2016
People pose for pictures as they
attend a New Year's Eve
countdown event in Beijing,
China, December 31, 2016.
REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Dec. 31 , 2016

Photographer
Wolfgang Rattay
Location
COLOGNE, Germany
31, 2016
People walk over the laser
installation "Time Drifts
Cologne" before New Year
celebrations for 2017 in
Cologne, Germany, December
31, 2016. REUTERS/Wolfgang
Rattay
Dec. 31 , 2016

Photographer
Bobby Yip
Location
HONG KONG, China
31, 2016
Fireworks explode as "2017"
is displayed at the Hong Kong
Convention and Exhibition
Centre during New Year
celebrations in Hong Kong,
China January 1, 2017.
REUTERS/Bobby Yip
Dec. 31 , 2016

Photographer
Stringer .
Location
JAKARTA, Indonesia
Reuters / Saturday,
December 31, 2016
People watch fireworks
explode around the
National Monument during
New Year's Eve
celebrations in Jakarta,
Indonesia January 1, 2017.
REUTERS/Fatima El-
Kareem
Dec. 31 , 2016

Photographer
Chaiwat Subprasom
Location
BANGKOK, Thailand
2016
Thais hold candle lights as they
pray to celebrate the new year at
Sanam Luang park in Bangkok,
Thailand January 1, 2017.
REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom
Dec. 31 , 2016

Photographer
Dado Ruvic
Location
SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND
HERZEGOVINA
Reuters / Saturday,
December 31, 2016
Fireworks explode during
New Year's celebrations
in Sarajevo, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, January 1,
2017. REUTERS/Dado
Ruvic
Dec. 31 , 2016

Photographer
Jason Reed
Location
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
31, 2016
Sydney Opera House and
Harbour Bridge as Australia
ushers in the New Year in
Sydney, January 1, 2017.
REUTERS/Jason Reed
Dec. 31 , 2016

Photographer
Jason Reed
Location
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
2016
Visitors to Sydney's Bondi Beach
welcome the first sunrise of 2017
wearing headwear following new
year celebrations in Australia's
largest city, January 1, 2017.
REUTERS/Jason Reed
Dec. 31 , 2016

Photographer
Kim Kyung Hoon
Location
TOKYO, JAPAN
Reuters / Saturday, December 31, 2016
People watch the first sunrise on New
Year's Day at Roppongi Hills observation
deck in Tokyo, Japan, January 1, 2017.
REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Dec. 31 , 2016

Photographer
Thaier Al-Sudani
Location
BAGHDAD, Iraq
2016
Fireworks explode over the Al-
Nusoor Square during the New
Year celebrations in Baghdad,
Iraq January 1, 2017.
REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani
Dec. 31 , 2016
THE END
Pictures of the month: DECEMBER
Dec.28 – Dec.31
2016
https://ppsnet.wordpress.com

December 2016 Pictures of the Month

Recommandé

Recommandé

Contenu connexe

Tendances

Tendances (20)

En vedette

En vedette (18)

Similaire à December 2016 Pictures of the Month

Similaire à December 2016 Pictures of the Month (20)

Plus de vinhbinh2010

Plus de vinhbinh2010 (20)

Dernier

Dernier (20)

December 2016 Pictures of the Month