Photos of the Day: Dec. 19, 2015

Originally published December 19, 2015 at 7:26 pmUpdated December 22, 2015 at 11:09 am

A heat-stressed koala waits as a resident pours water on its back on December 19, 2015 in Adelaide, Australia. Adelaide is experiencing an extreme heatwave, with temperatures reaching over 40 degrees for five consecutive days. (Photo by Morne de Klerk/Getty Images)

A man works at a rug shop at the Grand Bazaar on December 18, 2015 in Istanbul, Turkey. Despite the expected growth in western and luxury brands, handmade, traditional and turkish made products continue to be popular amongst local communities. The cheap price and convenience of local neighborhood stores and markets continues to grow. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

A Chinese student who is a child of migrants does eye exercises as part of a class at an un-official school on December 18, 2015 in Beijing, China. Schools for children of migrants are often unofficial or unrecognized by the state, and were established as a response to the education void created by the decades-long household registration or hukou system. A person’s hukou entitles them to social services in their birthplace, meaning millions of Chinese who have migrated from rural areas to cities have been denied rights to urban public services. Reforms to the hukou system come after heavy criticism that it has aggravated a deep social divide in China. The changes could pave the way for up to 70 million children of migrant workers left behind in villages to join their parents in cities. (Kevin Frayer / Getty Images)

Fans participate in the Star Wars Lightsaber Battle “The Light Battle Tour” at Washington Square Park on December 18, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by John Lamparski/Getty Images)

A Lebanese couple takes selfie in front men and women wearing Santa Claus costumes during a parade for Christmas, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2015. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Conrad Sewell performs onstage during 93.3 FLZ’s Jingle Ball 2015 Daytime Presented by Capital One at Amalie Arena on December 19, 2015 in Tampa Bay, Florida. (Photo by Tim Boyles/Getty Images for iHeartMedia)

Showmen ride on motorbikes during the ‘Split the Globe of Death’ performance at the general rehearsal of the ‘Kerst Circus Ahoy’ in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, December 18, 2015. (KOEN VAN WEEL / EPA)

Cars move past Christmas decorations and lights in the centre of Tbilisi, Georgia, December 18, 2015. (ZURAB KURTSIKIDZE / EPA)

Members of the Northwest Missouri football team celebrate winning the NCAA Division II National Championship against Shepherd, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2015, in Kansas City, Kan. Missouri defeated Shepherd 34-7. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley)

Members of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade (MFB) battle against a fast moving grass fire in the Epping area in the northern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia, 19 December 2015. Strong wind gusts up to 80kph are expected to make firefighters’ jobs difficult in dry conditions. (DAVID CROSLING / EPA)

A Palestinian protester is enveloped in smoke as he hurls stones at Israeli soldiers during clashes on the Israeli border Eastern Gaza City, Friday, Dec. 18, 2015. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

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