A look at the best news photos from around the world.
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![Switzerland's Simon Ammann soars during his first jump at the second stage of the four hills ski jumping tournament in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.](https://gdb.voanews.com/24f18597-997b-43c9-bd09-0bc7a884760f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Switzerland's Simon Ammann soars during his first jump at the second stage of the four hills ski jumping tournament in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
![A Swiss guard stands as he attends a New Year Mass celebrated by Pope Francis in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican.](https://gdb.voanews.com/4c8a44c5-1b80-4d92-8f3d-fb885fcdbb88_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Swiss guard stands as he attends a New Year Mass celebrated by Pope Francis in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican.
![Fireworks explode from the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest tower, in Dubai to celebrate the New Year.](https://gdb.voanews.com/3c44362d-45a7-4b5e-8332-3c79fa16027e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Fireworks explode from the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest tower, in Dubai to celebrate the New Year.
![People sit on a overloaded truck in Madama, Niger, near the border with Lybia.](https://gdb.voanews.com/1709a7cf-f3a0-424f-9b9d-f389dce84421_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People sit on a overloaded truck in Madama, Niger, near the border with Lybia.