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People line up at a food pantry in Queens, New York, where they collect childrens toys and other gifts two days before Christmas. IMAGES
The legend of Santa Claus is based on a historical figure who gave gifts to poor people and firefighters from Guatemala are following in his footsteps. 70-year-old Senior Officer Hector Chacon donned the red and white suit and worked with other firefighters to set up a stunt that Guatemala City will not soon forget. He rappelled over 400 feet down the Las Vacas Bridge to meet with the poorest of the poor, who were living in a makeshift settlement under the bridge.
French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal talks with residents of Blendecques, a town in France's northern region of Pas-de-Calais, as the nearby river Canche burst its banks again in a region already affected by several episodes of flooding. IMAGES
French farmers are returning to south-west France, stopping in Bergerac in the Dordogne region to rest. French authorities announced on Friday that the worst of a crisis that saw farmers block roads for days was over, but demonstrations continue elsewhere in Europe, including Spain, Italy and Greece. IMAGES
Several people lay flowers in front of the Arras secondary school, which is in mourning after the Islamist attack in which a teacher was killed and three other people injured. IMAGES
Rescuers unload people wounded in a deadly 7.8-magnitude quake from an ambulance into tents at a French-opened field hospital in Adiyaman, Turkey. Last week's tragedy killed nearly 40,000 people across swathes of the southeast of the country and neighbouring northwest Syria, becoming the area's deadliest natural disaster in centuries. IMAGES
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