A look at the best news photos from around the world.
December 9, 2014

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A 13-month-old chimp named Fumo carries a Christmas present of food treats in wrapping paper under his arm during a Christmas-themed feeding time at Sydney's Taronga Park Zoo, Australia.

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David Wong, a 41-year-old cellist, performs in front of a wall posted with messages of support for pro-democracy protesters at the Admiralty district, Hong Kong.

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People line the road as trucks carrying parts of the wreckage of downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 arrive from Ukraine at Gilze-Rijen military base, Netherlands. The Boeing 777 plummeted from high altitude over eastern Ukraine on July 17, killing all 298 passengers and crew on board.

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One of the polar bear twins plays with a pylon on their first birthday in their compound at the animal park Hellabrunn in Munich, southern Germany. The twins Nela and Nobby were born on Dec. 9, 2013.