Pictures of the day from The Huffington Post brings you the very best news and sports images from around the world, chosen and created by our own photo editors, Elliot Wagland, Tahira Mirza and Michael Cripps.
Pictures of the day
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Emily Blunt attends the Opening Night Gala during day one of the 11th Annual Dubai International Film Festival held at the Madinat Jumeriah Complex on December 10, 2014 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for DIFF) (credit:Gareth Cattermole via Getty Images)
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Indian sand sculptor artist Sudarshan Patnaik gives the final touches to a sand sculpture showing joint Nobel prize winners, Indian Kailash Satyarthi (L) and Pakistan Malala Yousufzai on the beach in Puri, on December 10, 2014. Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai received the Nobel Peace Prize on December 10 in Oslo, Norway as the youngest ever laureate, sharing her award with Indian child rights campaigner Kailash Satyarthi. (credit:PRAKASH SINGH via Getty Images)
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Workers decorate the traditional Christmas tree in St Peter's square on December 10, 2014 at the Vatican. The tree, that was cut in Calbria southern Italy, is 25,5 metres tall, weights 8 tons and is estimated to be 70-year-old. AFP PHOTO / VINCENZO PINTO (Photo credit should read VINCENZO PINTO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:VINCENZO PINTO via Getty Images)
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A boy sifts through the debris Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014 following an overnight fire at an informal settlers' community of Tonsuya in Malabon city, north of Manila, Philippines. The fire razed more than 200 houses and affected close to a thousand people. Fire officials said five people were injured and currently investigating its cause. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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PRESTWICK, UNITED KINGDOM - DECEMBER 10: Waves crash against the promenade wall on December 10, 2014 in Prestwick, Scotland. High winds and large waves hit the North West Coast of the UK and Northern Ireland today. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) (credit:Jeff J Mitchell via Getty Images)
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BLACKPOOL, UNITED KINGDOM - DECEMBER 10: A man photographs big waves on December 10, 2014 in Blackpool, United Kingdom. High winds and large waves hit the North West Coast of the UK and Northern Ireland today. (Photo by Nigel Roddis/Getty Images) (credit:Nigel Roddis via Getty Images)
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Indian sand sculptor artist Sudarshan Patnaik gives the final touches to a sand sculpture showing joint Nobel prize winners, Indian Kailash Satyarthi (L) and Pakistan Malala Yousufzai on the beach in Puri, on December 10, 2014. Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai received the Nobel Peace Prize on December 10 in Oslo, Norway as the youngest ever laureate, sharing her award with Indian child rights campaigner Kailash Satyarthi. (credit:PRAKASH SINGH via Getty Images)
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Christine Bleakley and Phillip Schofield bend the rules of charades and surprise Stephen Mulhern with their acting skills in new Christmas ad for Cadbury
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Christine Bleakley and Phillip Schofield bend the rules of charades and surprise Stephen Mulhern with their acting skills in new Christmas ad for Cadbury
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FOSHAN, CHINA - DECEMBER 09: (CHINA OUT) Giant panda Juxiao plays with her cubs, the world's only panda triplets, at Chimelong Safari Park on December 9, 2014 in Foshan, China. The world's only giant panda triplets (two males and a female) started living with their mother Juxiao after taking turns living with her since their birth at the Chimelong Safari Park on Tuesday. The triplets were born on July 29 and now weigh over 8 kg. They will stay with their mother and be viewed by visitors at 13:00 - 15:00 and 16:00 - 18:00 from Tuesday. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images) (credit:ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
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Kwame Ajamu, formally known as Ronnie Bridgeman, is comforted by attorney Terry Gilbert, left, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014, in Cleveland. Ajamu, the last of three men convicted and sentenced to death in the 1975 slaying of an Ohio businessman had his charges dismissed. Ajamu was 17 when he was convicted in the shooting death of Harry Franks outside a corner store in Cleveland. Ajamu was released from prison in January 2003 after 27 years behind bars. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) (credit:Tony Dejak/AP)
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Andrianna a one-month old female Mediterranean monk seal is wiped with towel after its swimming at the Attica Zoological Park in Spata, eastern Athens, on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014. The orphaned seal, was found four weeks ago by local residents on the Aegean Island of Skopelos, central Greece and its veterinary condition was critical. The pup is currently in an intensive treatment program at MOms Mediterranean monk seal First Aid Unit, which has been provided by Attica Zoological Park. Around 350 Mediterranean monk seals, Monachus-Monachus, rare species of mammals, live in Greece according MOm, Greek Society For The Study and Protection of The Mediterranean Monk Seal. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis) (credit:Thanassis Stavrakis/AP)
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Former supermodel Cindy Crawford poses for photographs after cutting the ribbon to open the new Omega Boutique on Oxford Street in central London, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP) (credit:Joel Ryan/AP)
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A man holding the Mexican flag is led away by security after attempting to get on stage with Nobel Peace Prize winners Malala Yousafzai from Pakistan and Kailash Satyarthi of India during the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony in Oslo, Norway, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014. The Nobel Peace Prize is being shared between Malala Yousafzai, the 17-year-old Taliban attack survivor, and the youngest Nobel Prize winner ever, and Indian children's rights activist Kailash Satyarthi in a ceremony in Oslo on Wednesday. (credit:AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
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A man holding the Mexican flag is led away by security after attempting to get on stage with Nobel Peace Prize winners Malala Yousafzai from Pakistan and Kailash Satyarthi of India during the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony in Oslo, Norway, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014. The Nobel Peace Prize is being shared between Malala Yousafzai, the 17-year-old Taliban attack survivor, and the youngest Nobel Prize winner ever, and Indian children's rights activist Kailash Satyarthi in a ceremony in Oslo on Wednesday. (credit:AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
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Giant waves hit the lighthouse wall in Whitehaven, as the stormy weather is causing disruption across parts of the UK with power cuts, ferry and train cancellations and difficult driving conditions. (credit:Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)
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Huge waves hit the seafront at Aberystwyth in Wales, Britain (credit:Rex Features)
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Pro-democracy protesters' colorful tents are seen along a main road at the occupied area outside government headquarters in Hong Kong Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014. Hong Kong's dwindling number of protesters vowed Wednesday to stay until the last minute before authorities clear them off a highway where they've been camped out for more than two months. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A Papuanese man (C) wears a traditional outfit as activists hold a protest against shootings of teenagers in Enarotali recently, at the Hotel Indonesia roundabout in Jakarta on December 10, 2014. At least four teenagers were shot dead in eastern Indonesia's restive Papua province in clashes with security forces, authorities said on December 9, although rights campaigners accused police of opening fire on protesters. (credit:ADEK BERRY via Getty Images)
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Nicole Scherzinger And Lewis Hamilton Backstage at Andrew Lloyd Webber's CATS at the London Palladium on December 9, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Dave M. Benett/Getty Images) (credit:Dave M. Benett via Getty Images)
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A man belonging to an indigenous tribe, foreground bottom, raises his clenched fist in front of a burning effigy of Philippine President Benigno Aquino III holding a mock U.S. flag as they mark International Human Rights Day outside the presidential Malacanang Palace in Manila, Philippines on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014. The group demanded for justice for the alleged human rights violations of the Aquino government. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Different human rights group burn an effigy of Philippine President Benigno Aquino to mark International Human Rights Day in a rally staged near the presidential palace in Manila on December 10, 2013. The group accused Aquino, whose government is battling communist and Muslim insurgencies, of abetting human rights abuses. (credit:JAY DIRECTO via Getty Images)
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France's Serge Lazarevic, left, hugs French President Francois Hollande after he arrived at Villacoublay's military airport, west of Paris, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014. France's last hostage was freed Tuesday after being held for more than three years by al-Qaida's North Africa branch ó rekindling debate over whether countries should negotiate with extremists or stick to a muscular, uncompromising policy that runs the risk of a beheading or a botched rescue attempt. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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British actors Eddie Redmayne (L) and Felicity Jones (R) pose arriving at the UK premiere of the film 'The Theory of Everything' in London on December 9, 2014. The film is based on the memoir Travelling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen, by Jane Hawking, and stars Eddie Redmayne protraying the renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking. AFP PHOTO / JUSTIN TALLIS (Photo credit should read JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JUSTIN TALLIS via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 09: Professor Stephen Hawking and Eddie Redmayne attend the UK Premiere of 'The Theory Of Everything' at Odeon Leicester Square on December 9, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Marsland/WireImage) (credit:Mike Marsland via Getty Images)
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HOLLYWOOD, CA - DECEMBER 09: Actress Evangeline Lilly arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of 'The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies' at Dolby Theatre on December 9, 2014 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Gregg DeGuire/WireImage) (credit:Gregg DeGuire via Getty Images)
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Australian model Miranda Kerr waves to her Japanase fans during an event of Japan's fashion brand Samantha Thavasa in Tokyo on December 10, 2014. AFP PHOTO / Toru YAMANAKA (Photo credit should read TORU YAMANAKA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:TORU YAMANAKA via Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 09: (NO UK SALES FOR 28 DAYS) Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge meets Patrick Stewart and Sunny Ozell as she attends the Creativity is GREAT reception on December 9, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Samir Hussein/Pool/WireImage) (credit:Samir Hussein via Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 09: Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge leaves St. Andrews 600th Anniversary Dinner at Metropolitan Museum of Art on December 9, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by James Devaney/GC Images) (credit:James Devaney via Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 09: Kate Middleton, The Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William are seen on December 9, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by GWR/Star Max/GC Images) (credit:GWR/Star Max via Getty Images)
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Tents sit near the Central Government Offices in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong, China, on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014. Hong Kong police will clear all protesters blocking roads around the government offices tomorrow, seeking to end the pro-democracy movement that has paralyzed the city center for more than two months. Photographer: Lam Yik Fei/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 10: Michael Clarke of Australia kisses his wife Kyly Clarke as he waits during a rain delay during day two of the First Test match between Australia and India at Adelaide Oval on December 10, 2014 in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images) (credit:Scott Barbour via Getty Images)
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ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 10: Steve Smith of Australia and Michael Clarke of Australia celebrates after Clarke reached his century during day two of the First Test match between Australia and India at Adelaide Oval on December 10, 2014 in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by Ryan Pierse - CA/Cricket Australia/Getty Images) (credit:Ryan Pierse - CA via Getty Images)
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Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr., center, talks to an unidentified woman while watching an NBA basketball game between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Phoenix Suns Monday, Dec. 8, 2014, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Britain's Prince William, left, and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge pose with Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James, right, backstage of an NBA basketball game between the Cavaliers and the Brooklyn Nets on Monday, Dec. 8, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Neilson Barnard, Pool) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A police officer walks among 152 black wooden crosses placed by the NGO Rio de Paz during a protest on Copacabana beach, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014. Black wooden crosses were planted on the sands of Copacabana beach in memory of police officers killed in Rio de Janeiro state between 2013 and 2014. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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IOC President Thomas Bach and HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco pose with the Committee members at the end of the IOC session during the 127th IOC Session at the Grilmaldi Forum on December 9, 2014 in Monaco, Monaco. (credit:Tony Barson via Getty Images)
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Daisy Lowe attends the GQ Christmas Lunch at Quaglino's on December 9, 2014 in London, England. (credit:David M. Benett via Getty Images)
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge looks on as former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton gives a speech during a reception co-hosted by the Royal Foundation and the Clinton Foundation at British Consul General's Residence in New York to recognise the work of the wildlife conservation charity Tusk Trust, of which the Duke of Cambridge is patron, and the organisations who are partners in United For Wildlife, while the Clinton Foundation is working with other groups to tackle wildlife trafficking. (credit:Samir Hussein/PA Wire)
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London 2012 Olympics Games double gold medalist Charlotte Dujardin, rides 10-year-old Metropolitan Police horse, Normandy, which led the procession during former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's funeral, alongside Met mounted officer Sergeant Craig Richards on Lionheart, during a photocall in central London to as both riders will be taking part in the forthcoming London International Horse Show at Olympia, Kensington. (credit:Nick Ansell/PA Wire)
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London 2012 Olympics Games double gold medalist Charlotte Dujardin, rides 10-year-old Metropolitan Police horse, Normandy, which led the procession during former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's funeral, alongside Met mounted officer Sergeant Craig Richards on Lionheart, during a photocall in central London to as both riders will be taking part in the forthcoming London International Horse Show at Olympia, Kensington. (credit:Nick Ansell/PA Wire)
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While Britain's Prince William, left, and Joe Daniels, president of the 9/11 Memorial, right, look on, as Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, lays flowers at the edge of a memorial pool at the National Sept.11 Memorial in New York, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Frost covering The Fens at sunrise, Cambridgeshire, Britain. Cock Up Bridge over Burwell Lode on a frosty morning in Burwell. (credit:REX/Geoff Robinson Photography)
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attend the match between New Jersey Nets and Cleveland Cavaliers at Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York. (credit:Jonathan Brady/PA Wire)
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attend the match between New Jersey Nets and Cleveland Cavaliers at Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York. (credit:Jonathan Brady/PA Wire)
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Polar bears Nobby and Nela celebrate their 1st birthday at Hellabrunn Zoo in Germany (credit:REX Features)
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Elijah Wood arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of "The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies" at the Dolby Theater on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP) (credit:Chris Pizzello/AP)