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Our world in photos: December 28

December 28, 2021 Michaela Keil

UNITED KINGDOM — Hunt: Hounds gathered around the huntmaster and his horse at the annual Boxing Day, Duke of Beaufort's Hunt, at Worcester Lodge, in Gloucestershire, on Monday. The event took place on Monday as Boxing Day fell on a Sunday — a day when trail hunting does not take place. Photo: Ben Birchall/PA via AP

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SPAIN — Els Enfarinats festival: Revellers took part in the Els Enfarinats festival, in the town of Ibi near Alicante, on Tuesday. For about 200 years, the inhabitants of Ibi annually celebrate with a battle using flour, eggs, and firecrackers, outside the city town hall.
Photo: Alberto Saiz/AP

ITALY — Alpine skiing: Italy’s Dominik Paris sped down the course during an alpine ski, men’s World Cup downhill race, in Bormio, on Tuesday.
Photo: Luciano Bisi/AP

CALIFORNIA — Stuck in snow: A vehicle was stuck in the snow along Brunswick Road and Sutton Way on Monday morning, in Grass Valley.
Photo: Elias Funez/The Union via AP

INDIA — Charity: Homeless children stood in line to receive a morning meal from Missionaries of Charity, the order founded by Saint Teresa, at its headquarter in Kolkata, on Tuesday. India’s government blocked Mother Teresa’s charity from receiving foreign funds, saying the Catholic organization did not meet conditions under local laws, dealing a blow to one of the most prominent groups running shelters for the poor.
Photo: Bikas Das/AP

VIRGINIA — Sleeping bears: Two of four bears sleeping in a tree on Bruin Drive in Chesapeake, on Monday.
Photo: Stephen M. Katz/The Virginian-Pilot via AP

KASHMIR — Chilly day: Kashmiri children pushed a handcart loaded with firewood on a cold day on the outskirts of Srinagar, on Monday.
Photo: Mukhtar Khan/AP

RUSSIA — Christmas market: People walked near a Christmas Market, left, set up in Red Square decorated for Christmas and the New Year festivities, backdropped by the Spasskaya Tower, second right, and St. Basil’s Cathedral, center, in Moscow, on Tuesday.
Photo: Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP

PENNSYLVANIA — Holiday travel: Travelers checked in at the Southwest Airlines counter at Pittsburgh International Airport in Imperial, on Monday.
Photo: Gene J. Puskar/AP

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