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Sunday in Pictures: December 13

See some of Sunday's best news pictures.

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A young Malaysian girl walks in front of a Christmas tree at a mall in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Malaysia is a Muslim-dominated country. 

— Joshua Paul / AP
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Image: Men dressed as 'Krampuss' prepare to parade at Munich's Christmas market

Men dressed as 'Krampus' prepare to parade at Munich's Christmas market in Germany. Young single men will wear the traditional attires known as 'Krampusse', consisting of animal skins and masks, with large cow-bells to make loud and frightening noises and parade through the city.  

— MICHAEL DALDER / Reuters
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Image: Second round of 2015 French regional election

Former French president and current French right-wing opposition Les Republicains (LR) party Nicolas Sarkozy steps out of a polling booth after voting in the second round of the regional elections in the Ile-de-France region at a polling station in Paris, France.

Read: French National Front Fails to Win Its Regional Election Targets: Exit Polls

— PHILIPPE WOJAZER / POOL / EPA
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Residents of the PK5 district hold a banner reading "We want to vote" as they demonstrate in front of the United Nations mission in Central African Republic's headquarters, calling for more security measures outside of the polling stations during the Constitutional Referendum, in the flashpoint enclave in Bangui, the capital city.

— MARCO LONGARI / AFP - Getty Images
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A wounded man is carried to safety after Russian Army aircrafts carried out airstrikes on opposition-controlled Sakba district of eastern Ghouta, Damascus, Syria. 

— Anadolu Agency / Getty Images Contributor
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A Syrian man carries a baby wrapped in a blanket following airstrikes in Douma, eastern Ghouta region, a rebel stronghold east of Damascus.  

— SAMEER AL-DOUMY / AFP - Getty Images
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Viktor Axelsen of Denmark, above,  plays against Kento Momota of Japan during the Men's single final match of the BWF Dubai World Superseries Finals in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

— ALI HAIDER / EPA
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Image: Anas Francis is reunited with his cousin Syrian refugee Laila Beylouneh at the Welcome Centre in Montreal

Anas Francis reunites with his cousin Laila Beylouneh, a 13-year-old Syrian refugee, at the Welcome Center in Montreal, Canada on Dec. 12. 

— CHRISTINNE MUSCHI / Reuters
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Mohammed Ismael’s sister, left, mourns during his funeral in Qamishli, a Kurdish-majority city in Hasakeh province, Syria. Mohammed Ismael died in one of three suicide car bombings claimed by ISIS group in the nearby town of Tal Tamr.

— DELIL SOULEIMAN / AFP - Getty Images
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Image: People attend a ceremony to mark the second national memorial day for the Nanjing Massacre, at the Nanjing Massacre Museum in Nanjing

Residents in Nanjing attend a ceremony to mark the second national memorial day for the Nanjing Massacre, which happened in 1937, at the Nanjing Massacre Museum in Jiangsu province, China. 

Saturday in Pictures: December 12

— CHINA DAILY / Reuters
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