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Photos of the Day: Dec. 16, 2015

Originally published December 16, 2015 at 8:34 am

A Filipino villager burns debris in the typhoon-hit town of Donsol, Sorsogon province, southern Manila, Philippines, December 16, 2015. Philippine relief officials rushed aid to tens of thousands of people affected by a typhoon that left at least nine people dead. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said large swathes of the eastern and central Philippines have been affected by Typhoon Melor, which is now moving slowly into the South China Sea. The agency said several provinces remained without power and communications as Melor toppled trees, electric posts and flattened houses along its path. Several roads and bridges remained impassable due to flash floods and landslides. EPA/FRANCIS R. MALASIG

A shattered windshield as Palestinians inspect a car after a ramming attack on two Israeli soldiers at the Palestinian refugee camp of Qalandia, north of Jerusalem, December 16, 2015. Israeli soldiers shot and killed two Palestinians in a West Bank refugee camp early December 16, according to local medical sources and reports. Israeli reports said two Palestinians attempted to ram their car into soldiers at Qalandia camp south of Ramallah, prompting the soldiers to open fire. EPA/ATEF SAFADI

Syrian refugees arrive at a hotel in Toronto on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015. A government-sponsored flight brought over 200 people Tuesday, mostly refugees welcomed by private groups and the government, according to The Canadian Press. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

Ben Carson, left, and Donald Trump laugh during the CNN Republican presidential debate at the Venetian Hotel & Casino on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Traffic moves past the St. George Monument decorated with illuminations resembling a Christmas tree set up for New Year celebrations in Freedom Square in Tbilisi, Georgia, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015. (AP Photo/Shakh Aivazov)

An unidentified motorist clears snow off his four-wheel-drive vehicle in high winds early Tuesday, Dec.15, 2015, in Denver. Forecasters predict that four to 10 inches of snow will blanket Colorado’s eastern plains before the storm, which started Monday in the intermountain West, moves to the east. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

A gate to Birmingham Community Charter High School is locked with a sign stating that school is closed, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015, in Van Nuys, Calif. All schools in the vast Los Angeles Unified School District, the nation’s second largest, have been ordered closed due to an electronic threat Tuesday. (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok)

A phase of the launch of the Russian Soyuz TMA-19M rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, December 15, 2015, carrying members of the expedition 46/47, European Space Agency (ESA)astronaut Timothy Peake of Britain, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) astronaut Timothy Kopra of the USA, to the International Space Station (ISS). EPA/MAXIM SHIPENKOV

A general view showing the Frauenkirche church (L-R), the Dresden Cathedral, the dome of the former Yenidze cigarette factory building, and the palace tower appear as silhouettes at sunrise in the Old Town of Dresden, Germany, December 16, 2015. EPA/SEBASTIAN??KAHNERT

The fingers of a temporarily detained refugee are seen poking through the grill of a police vehicle outside the former Olympic Tae-Kwon-Do Stadium in Athens, Greece, December 16, 2015. The refugees, who are temporarily housed in the stadium, were earlier removed by the Greek Police from Idomeni, north Greece, after being rejected entry to FYROM as economic migrants. Around 800,000 migrants and refugees are estimated to have arrived in Greece since the beginning of the year, with most moving on – sometimes unhindered – to wealthy northern European countries. EPA/YANNIS KOLESIDIS

A member of staff takes a photograph of a ‘Prime Ministerial Red Morocco Dispatch Box’ during a press preview at Christies auction house on December 15, 2015 in London, England. Due to form part of the ‘Mrs Thatcher – Property from the Collection of The Right Honourable The Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven LG, OM, FRS’ sale on December 15th, it is expected to fetch between 3,000-5,000 GBP. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

A forensic expert examines a body in a mass grave in Kozluk, northeast Bosnia, 170 kilometers from Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, December 16, 2015, near the site of the notorious Srebrenica massacre in 1995. The remains of several people have already been found in the grave which is believed to contain even more bodies. More than 8,000 Bosnian Muslims were killed by Serbian forces after the fall of Srebrenica 1995, which is regarded a war crime and the worst massacre in Europe since World War II. EPA/FEHIM DEMIR

Brazil’s Lower House President Eduardo Cunha gets into his car after meeting with congressional allies at his home, following a federal police raid on his residence in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015. Brazil’s federal police carried out sweeping raids in the homes and offices of top political figures ensnared in a massive corruption investigation. Among the targets was Cunha, speaker of Brazil’s lower house, who earlier this month introduced impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

A Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) officer inspects the honor guard before the arrival of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo, Japan, December 16, 2015. Abe attended the 49th JSDF senior officers meeting at the ministry. EPA/FRANCK ROBICHON

Indian employees of a private contractor erect a power lines pylon in Mumbai, India, December 16, 2015. Electricity infrastructure in India varies greatly with location. India’s energy consumption has been increasing at one of the fastest rates in the world due to its population growth and economic development. India has insufficient domestic supplies of energy and is forced to import a great deal of its energy needs. EPA/DIVYAKANT SOLANKI

Filipino evacuees maneuver among debris in the typhoon hit town of Juban, Sorsogon province, southern Manila, Philippines, December 15, 2015. Typhoon Melor weakened slightly as it barreled through the Philippine islands. causing power outages in towns and cities along its path and forcing thousands to flee their homes, officials said. It said 733,150 people had fled their homes amid threats of sea surges, flash floods and landslides. EPA/FRANCIS R. MALASIG

Women mourn as they watch forensic experts exhuming bodies from a mass grave in Kozluk, northeast Bosnia, 170 kilometers from Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, December 16, 2015, near the site of the notorious Srebrenica massacre in 1995. The remains of several people have already been found in the grave which is believed to contain even more bodies. More than 8,000 Bosnian Muslims were killed by Serbian forces after the fall of Srebrenica 1995, which is regarded a war crime and the worst massacre in Europe since World War II. EPA/FEHIM DEMIR

A refugee walks behind banners on a fence on the grounds of the former Olympic TAE-KWON-DO Stadium in Athens, Greece, December 15, 2015. The refugees, who are temporarily housed in the stadium, were earlier removed by the Greek Police from Idomeni, north Greece, after being rejected entry to FYROM as economic migrants. Around 800,000 migrants and refugees are estimated to have arrived in Greece since the beginning of the year, with most moving on – sometimes unhindered – to wealthy northern European countries. EPA/YANNIS KOLESIDIS

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivers a speech before Japan Self-Defense Force’s (JSDF) senior officers at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo, Japan, December 16, 2015. Abe attended the 49th JSDF senior officers meeting at the ministry. EPA/FRANCK ROBICHON

A visitor toasts with ‘Drinki’ (R), a drinking robot, during the Robot Party event in Seoul, South Korea, December 16, 2015. Organized by a digital art museum, the Art Center Nabi, the event offers people an opportunity to form emotional connections with robots, the Yonhap news agency reported. EPA/YONHAP

A Filipino villager rebuilds a damaged house in the typhoon-hit town of Magallanes, Sorsogon province, southern Manila, Philippines, December 16, 2015. At least four people were killed and hundreds of thousands were displaced as a powerful typhoon pummeled the Philippines for the second day, officials said. Typhoon Melor also toppled trees and electric posts, totally and partially destroyed houses, as well as rice paddies submerged in waters, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC). Thousands of air and sea passengers were stranded in different ports and airports as 64 domestic flights were cancelled while hundreds of ships stopped from sailing due to bad weather. EPA/FRANCIS R. MALASIG

Free-range geese that have been reared for the Christmas table, are herded back to the orchard where they live at Home Farm in the village of Kingsweston on December 15, 2015 near Somerton, England. The birds, which have been reared as free-range from chicks and have already broken out to eat Mrs Maunder’s Christmas sprouts, are due to be dispatched and prepared for the farm shop’s customers on Thursday. Although the Somerset poultry farm has been rearing geese for generations, nationally there has been a sharp increase in goose sales for this Christmas which could be due to a recent storyline in the BBC Radio drama ‘The Archers’. Traditionally goose was the staple of the Christmas diet but was gradually overtaken by turkey with 10 million consumed last year compared to with around 250,000 geese. However many consumers are now preferring the smaller bird and darker meat to turkey and sales of geese are rising year on year. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Alessandria’s players jubilates after the end of the Italian Cup quarter round soccer match Genoa Cfc vs Us Alessandria at Luigi Ferraris stadium in Genoa, Italy, December 15, 2015. EPA/LUCA ZENNARO

A view of giant numbers covered in light bulbs that will be used to ring in 2016 during an event promoting New Year’s Eve in Times Square in New York, New York, USA, December 15, 2015. Thousands of people gather in Times Square every New Year’s to celebrate the holiday. EPA/JUSTIN LANE

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