Photos of the Day: Dec. 30, 2015

Originally published December 30, 2015 at 7:51 am

People participate in a parade paying tribute to Yemoja, (Iemanja, in Portuguese), female God of the sea, in Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, December 29, 2015. Yemoja reaches more believers every year on December 29, when tourists crowd Rio de Janeiro streets, in a parade passing by different places of the city. EPA/Antonio Lacerda

South Korean supporters of former so-called comfort women, hold up pictures of deceased former comfort women during the weekly rally against the Japanese government, near the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, December 30, 2015. Japan and South Korea announced an agreement December 28, 2015 on the Japanese army’s past use of sexual slavery, an issue that has poisoned relations between the Asian neighbors for decades. Japan wants a statue to be removed as part of the agreement. EPA/YANG JI-WOONG

Police recruits throw the gloves in the air and officially become members of the NYPD at the New York City Police Department Police Academy graduation ceremony at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, USA, December 29, 2015. The new class of 1,200 recruits brings the ranks of the NYPD to over 36,000, the highest number it has been in over 20 years. EPA/PETER FOLEY

A Swiss landscape is covered with fog in Langnau am Albis, near Zuerich, Switzerland, December 29, 2015. EPA/PATRICK B. KRAEMER

Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke leaves the Criminal Courts Building after pleading not guilty to first-degree murder charges related to the shooting death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald on December 29, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois. Van Dyke shot McDonald 16 times while on duty responding to a call of suspect with a knife in October 2014. Several protests have erupted in the city following the release last month of a dash-cam video showing the shooting. Van Dyke is currently suspended from the police department. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Maria Rosario Corrales (R) hugs her mother, Juana Hernandez, who is 101 years old and originally from Honduras, after she had been sworn in as a naturalized U.S. citizen, at the U.S Citizenship and Immigration Services office on December 29, 2015 in Miami, Florida. Juana Hernandez was part of the citizenship ceremony that included 140 others and is the last swearing in service of the year for the Miami office. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Russian-Austrian soprano Anna Netrebko (R) and her husband Azerbaijani tenor Yusif Eyvazov (L) dance at their wedding party at Palais Liechtenstein in Vienna, Austria, December 29, 2015. EPA/CHRISTIAN BRUNA

Supporters of All Parties Hurriyat Conference(APHC) shout pro-freedom slogans as Indian policemen detain them during a protest in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015. The protest was held against an alleged killing of a woman and her four year old son by a member of the Village Defense Committee (VDC), a body of civilian volunteers armed by the Indian government to fight insurgents. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

An olive press excavated in the monastery complex, dating from the 6th century CE, on the outskirts of Rosh Ha’Ayin, east of Tel Aviv, Israel, December 30, 2015. The monastery dates from about 500 CE and was more a working farm than strictly a religious outpost. It is estimated some 30 people lived in this monastery. which bears an inscription in Greek in a large mosaic floor. EPA/JIM HOLLANDER

Floodwater from the Bourbeuse River surrounds a McDonald’s restaurant, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015, in Union, Mo. Torrential rains over the past several days pushed already swollen rivers and streams to virtually unheard-of heights in parts of Missouri and Illinois. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

The Philippine national flag is raised during a ceremony to honor the death anniversary of national hero Jose Rizal at the Jose Rizal Park, Manila, Philippines, December 30, 2015. Filipinos honor Rizal whose death by execution squat on December 30, 1896 helped inspire a Philippine revolution for independence against Spanish occupation. EPA/MARK R. CRISTINO

People stand inside a giant illuminated Christmas ball ornament at Octyabrskaya Square to mark Christmas and the upcoming New Year celebrations in Minsk, Belarus, December 29, 2015. EPA/TATYANA ZENKOVICH

Pope Francis during the general audience in St Peter’s Square, Vatican City, December 30, 2015. EPA/ANGELO CARCONI

People watch performers at the so-called ‘Well of Death’ in an amusement park during the annual Mahim Fair in Mumbai, India, December 29, 2015. The ten-day fair features giant wheels, toy trains and gravity-defying stunts in the ‘Maut Ka Kuan’ or ‘Well of Death’ in honor of the Sufi saint Makhdoom Ali Mahimi. EPA/DIVYAKANT SOLANKI

The Vienna Boys’ Choir attends the rehearsal of the Vienna Philharmonic New Year’s Concert 2016 at the Musikverein Concert Hall in Vienna, Austria, December 30, 2015. The traditional concert is staged every year on January 1. EPA/HANS PUNZ

Mannheim’s goalkeeper Dennis Endras (C) in action during the game between Russia’s Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg and Germany’s Adler Mannheim at the 89th Spengler Cup ice hockey tournament in Davos, Switzerland, December 29, 2015. EPA/PASCAL MULLER

California wide receiver Kenny Lawler (4) celebrates a touchdown pass against Air Force defensive back Kalon Baker (4) during the first half of the Armed Forces Bowl NCAA college football game, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015, in Fort Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins)

Leicester City’s Jamie Vardy (R) and Manchester City’s Joe Hart during the English Premier League soccer match between Leicester City and Manchester City at King Power Stadium in Leicester, Britain, December 29, 2015. EPA/TIM KEETON

A general view as runners clear the water jump in The Betfred Mandarin Handicap Steeple Chase at Newbury racecourse on December 29, 2015 in Newbury, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)

Gregor Schlierenzauer of Austria soars through the air during his 1st round jump on Day 2 of the 64th Four Hills Tournament on December 29, 2015 in Oberstdorf, Germany. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Bongarts/Getty Images)

A view of a West African crowned crane at the Pata Zoo located on the top floor of a shopping center in Bangkok, Thailand, December 29, 2015. Native of wetlands and grasslands of the equatorial West Africa the West African crowned crane is listed as vulnerable by the Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as their numbers in decline mainly due to habitat loss and destruction, as well as over-collection for the pet trade. EPA/DIEGO AZUBEL

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