Trails, teddy bears and turkeys: Photos of the week

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Trails, teddy bears and turkeys: Photos of the week

A selection of news photographs from around the world.

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Supporters of Yamandu Orsi celebrate his election as president of Uruguay. Orise, a left-wing former history teacher, beat Álvaro Delgado, candidate of the governing ************* coalition, by more than three percentage points in Sunday’s run-off.

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The National Thanksgiving Turkeys, Blossom and Peach, were ushered into place for photographers ahead of being pardoned by US President Joe Biden during a ceremony on the south lawn of the White House. Turkey pardons have a history dating back to President Abraham Lincoln in 1863.

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Across parts of the ***, heavy rainfall and strong winds brought by Storm Bert led to at least five deaths, while roads and rail networks faced major disruption. Here flooded caravans are seen at Billing Aquadrome Holiday Park near Northampton.

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In Tokyo, Japan’s capital city, families enjoyed the sunny weather at Showa Kinen Park under the yellow leaves of the ginkgo trees. The ginkgo can be found in parks and gardens across the world, but is on the brink of extinction in the wild.

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As Christmas approaches, winter light trails like this one in the Royal Park at Sandringham House, Norfolk, are open to the public.

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Five and a half years after the devastating ***** of 2019, French President Emmanuel Macron spoke in Paris’s Notre Dame Cathedral after its extensive refurbishment. He said the building’s official reopening – on 7 December – will be a “shock of hope”.

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A game of football takes place on a makeshift field in Windhoek, Namibia.

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Teddy bears are prepared for export on a production line at a toy factory in Lianyungang, China. US President-elect Donald Trump has said he will add an extra 10% tax on goods coming from China.

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New York is set to become the first city in the US to implement a congestion charge. Governor Kathy Hochul announced pricing on certain roads would begin on 5 January to “unclog our streets, reduce pollution and deliver better public transit”.

Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters

Seoul, the South Korean capital, recorded its heaviest November snowfall since records began in 1907.

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