The flamboyantly dressed lawyer Arthur Orson Louissaint poses for a portrait in the Manhattan borough of New York City
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Appuldurcombe House, near Ventnor on the Isle of Wight, was illuminated in orange to mark Grief Awareness Week organised by the Good Grief Trust
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Eight adorable dachshunds show off their festive spirit in a two-hour photo shoot in Christmas outfits. Zoey Green, 37, from Sheffield, the dog’s owner, said that her dogs were 'perfectly behaved'
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Divers float alongside the wreckage of an old plane. Alex Voyer, 42, and his wife, Marianne Aventurier, 43, found the treasure whilst exploring the oceans in French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of more than 100 islands in the South Pacific, in November
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An art piece depicting a burning koala is displayed during a climate change protest in Melbourne, Australia
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Youths rear their horses as they ride during stormy weather along a beach by the Mediterranean Sea in Gaza City, Palestine
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The Mexican goalkeeper Carlos Acevedo has a close brush with the ball while making a save against Chile at the Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas. The friendly international match ended in a 2-2 draw
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When the pandemic halted his life photographing wildlife across the world, Andy Rouse focused on his back garden to catch a goldfinch in flight
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Audience members may not have been socially distanced but at least they all wore masks at the gala screening at the Ritzy in Brixton of Lamb, a folk tale about loneliness set on a remote farm in Iceland that stars Noomi Rapace
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Members of a clowns' association named Aku Badut Indonesia or 'I Indonesia Clown', including Dedy Rachmanto, Roni Margiono, Soly Fardol, Sumantri, Jari Santoso, Eko Wardoyo and Didik Giri Santoso, pose for a picture after performing a show to cheer the children who were affected by the eruption of Mount Semeru volcano in East Java province, Indonesia
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An incredible image of Eilean Donan castle, on the banks of Loch Duich in the Scottish Highlands, which is seen covered in a light dusting of snow. With mountains in the background the photographer noted that the castle looked like a picture from a chocolate box
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The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre's Ghrai DeVore-Stokes and Jeroboam Bozeman perform a scene from the act Twin Cities during a dress rehearsal for their show The River at the New York City Centre
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The Detroit Pistons’ Jerami Grant takes a heavy fall while attempting a shot over the Washington Wizards’ Spencer Dinwiddie, during their NBA game at the Little Caesars Arena in Michigan. The Wizards overcame the Pistons 119-116 in overtime
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Eddie Redmayne and Jessie Buckley star in a revival of the musical Cabaret, which is performed “in the round” at the Playhouse Theatre, London
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Competitors practise on the eve of the IBU Biathlon World Cup in Hochfilzen, Austria
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Children perform at a ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of independence in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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The coffin of former senator Bob Dole arrives in the rotunda of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, where he will lie in state
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Like a Russian doll, Wimborne Model Town in Dorset has made a 1/10th scale model of its model town. Penri Jones applies finishing touches
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Life-size models of sharks including this giant megalodon went on display at the American Museum of Natural History in New York
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Samuel Eduardo, with his parents Mirian and Daniel, joins the craze for green face paint to celebrate the real-life incredible Hulk, a striker who is the player of the football season in Brazil
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