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The Day in Photos – December 20, 2021

The Day in Photos – December 20, 2021
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Floral tributes left at the memorial “Der Riss” commemorating the victims of the 2016 terrorist attack at Breitscheidplatz square in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, December 19, 2021. Five years after a terrorist killed 13 people at a Berlin Christmas market, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said Sunday that Germany’s government had not lived up to its duty to protect its citizens that day. “We have to admit that the state has not been able to keep its promises of protection, security and freedom”, he said, adding that the years since the attack had shown that mistakes were made by German officials. (Photo by Hannibal Hanschke/Pool Photo via AP Photo)

Floral tributes left at the memorial “Der Riss” commemorating the victims of the 2016 terrorist attack at Breitscheidplatz square in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, December 19, 2021. Five years after a terrorist killed 13 people at a Berlin Christmas market, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said Sunday that Germany’s government had not lived up to its duty to protect its citizens that day. “We have to admit that the state has not been able to keep its promises of protection, security and freedom”, he said, adding that the years since the attack had shown that mistakes were made by German officials. (Photo by Hannibal Hanschke/Pool Photo via AP Photo)

A migrant rests at Reforma Avenue during a gathering at the Anti Monument to the 72 migrants in Mexico City, Saturday, December 18, 2021, on International Migrants Day. In 2010, 72 migrants were assassinated in San Fernando, Tamaulipas. (Photo by Ginnette Riquelme/AP Photo)

A migrant rests at Reforma Avenue during a gathering at the Anti Monument to the 72 migrants in Mexico City, Saturday, December 18, 2021, on International Migrants Day. In 2010, 72 migrants were assassinated in San Fernando, Tamaulipas. (Photo by Ginnette Riquelme/AP Photo)

Protestors look at at objects which have been tossed toward a police line during a demonstration against COVID-19 measures in Brussels, Sunday, December 19, 2021. Thousands of protesters demonstrated through central Brussels on Sunday for a third time against reinforced COVID-19 restrictions imposed by the Belgian government to counter a spike infections and the emergence of the worrying omicron variant. (Photo by Olivier Matthys/AP Photo)

Protestors look at at objects which have been tossed toward a police line during a demonstration against COVID-19 measures in Brussels, Sunday, December 19, 2021. Thousands of protesters demonstrated through central Brussels on Sunday for a third time against reinforced COVID-19 restrictions imposed by the Belgian government to counter a spike infections and the emergence of the worrying omicron variant. (Photo by Olivier Matthys/AP Photo)

Demonstrators to voice opposition to the new vaccine pass and mandatory vaccine to protect against COVID-19, and ongoing government restrictions attend a protest demonstration march, in Paris, France, Saturday, December 18, 2021. Nations across Europe are moving to reimpose tougher measures to stem a new wave of COVID-19 infections spurred by the highly transmissible omicron variant. (Photo by Francois Mori/AP Photo)

Demonstrators to voice opposition to the new vaccine pass and mandatory vaccine to protect against COVID-19, and ongoing government restrictions attend a protest demonstration march, in Paris, France, Saturday, December 18, 2021. Nations across Europe are moving to reimpose tougher measures to stem a new wave of COVID-19 infections spurred by the highly transmissible omicron variant. (Photo by Francois Mori/AP Photo)

A protestor holds a banner during a small anti-COVID restriction demonstration in the Hague, the Netherlands, Saturday, December 18, 2021. Dutch government ministers are meeting Saturday to discuss advice from a panel of experts who are reportedly advising a toughening of the partial lockdown that is already in place to combat COVID-19. (Photo by Peter Dejong/AP Photo)

A protestor holds a banner during a small anti-COVID restriction demonstration in the Hague, the Netherlands, Saturday, December 18, 2021. Dutch government ministers are meeting Saturday to discuss advice from a panel of experts who are reportedly advising a toughening of the partial lockdown that is already in place to combat COVID-19. (Photo by Peter Dejong/AP Photo)

Police in riot gear during an anti COVID-19 vaccination demonstration on Whitehall, in London, Saturday, December 18, 2021. Hundreds of people protested in London Saturaday,  blocking traffic as they marched with signs bearing slogans such as “Vaccine passports kill our freedoms” and “Don’t comply”. (Photo by Dominic Lipinski//PA Wire via AP Photo)

Police in riot gear during an anti COVID-19 vaccination demonstration on Whitehall, in London, Saturday, December 18, 2021. Hundreds of people protested in London Saturaday, blocking traffic as they marched with signs bearing slogans such as “Vaccine passports kill our freedoms” and “Don’t comply”. (Photo by Dominic Lipinski//PA Wire via AP Photo)

Anti -COVID-19 vaccination protesters react with police during a protest on Whitehall, in London, Saturday, December 18, 2021. (Photo by Dominic Lipinski//PA Wire via AP Photo)

Anti -COVID-19 vaccination protesters react with police during a protest on Whitehall, in London, Saturday, December 18, 2021. (Photo by Dominic Lipinski//PA Wire via AP Photo)

The Berlin police takes away a participant of the forbidden demonstration of opponents of Corona rules in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, December 18, 2021. The demonstration had been banned by the Berlin police. (Photo by Fabian Sommer/dpa via AP Photo)

The Berlin police takes away a participant of the forbidden demonstration of opponents of Corona rules in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, December 18, 2021. The demonstration had been banned by the Berlin police. (Photo by Fabian Sommer/dpa via AP Photo)

People hold candles, in memory of those who have died  in Austria of coronavirus, in Vienna, Sunday, December 19, 2021. Tens of thousands of Vienna residents turned out Sunday night to participate in a “sea of lights” commemorating the more than 13,000 Austrians who have died in the coronavirus pandemic. The event, which was supported by dozens of community and civil society organizations, drew more than 30,000 people, according to Austrian media. (Photo by Michael Gruber/AP Photo)

People hold candles, in memory of those who have died in Austria of coronavirus, in Vienna, Sunday, December 19, 2021. Tens of thousands of Vienna residents turned out Sunday night to participate in a “sea of lights” commemorating the more than 13,000 Austrians who have died in the coronavirus pandemic. The event, which was supported by dozens of community and civil society organizations, drew more than 30,000 people, according to Austrian media. (Photo by Michael Gruber/AP Photo)

A voter marks a candidate during the presidential run-off election in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, December 19, 2021. (Photo by Matias Delacroix/AP Photo)

A voter marks a candidate during the presidential run-off election in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, December 19, 2021. (Photo by Matias Delacroix/AP Photo)

Dagmara Kaczmarek-Szałkow, a news presenter for TVN24, speaks during a live news broadcast in Warsaw, Poland, on Saturday December 18, 2021. Poles are filling the streets of cities across Poland on Sunday evening to defend a U.S.-owned television network that is being targeted by the right-wing government, protests meant as a broader defense of media freedoms in a nation where democratic norms are eroding. The protests, led by anti-government groups, were called after the parliament on Friday unexpectedly passed a bill that would force Discovery Inc. to sell its controlling share of TVN, Poland’s largest television network. (Photo by Czarek Sokolowski/AP Photo)

Dagmara Kaczmarek-Szałkow, a news presenter for TVN24, speaks during a live news broadcast in Warsaw, Poland, on Saturday December 18, 2021. Poles are filling the streets of cities across Poland on Sunday evening to defend a U.S.-owned television network that is being targeted by the right-wing government, protests meant as a broader defense of media freedoms in a nation where democratic norms are eroding. The protests, led by anti-government groups, were called after the parliament on Friday unexpectedly passed a bill that would force Discovery Inc. to sell its controlling share of TVN, Poland’s largest television network. (Photo by Czarek Sokolowski/AP Photo)

A child wearing a face mask rides in a carousel at a Christmas fair in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, December 17, 2021. The Christmas fairs in the Romanian capital are allowing the public's access to the venues only to the holders of a COVID-19 green pas, proving the owner is fully vaccinated or has recovered after the infection. (Photo by Vadim Ghirda/AP Photo)

A child wearing a face mask rides in a carousel at a Christmas fair in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, December 17, 2021. The Christmas fairs in the Romanian capital are allowing the public’s access to the venues only to the holders of a COVID-19 green pas, proving the owner is fully vaccinated or has recovered after the infection. (Photo by Vadim Ghirda/AP Photo)

Closed turn stiles following the news that Aston Villa's match against Burnley at Villa Park has been postponed, in Birmingham, England, Saturday, December 18, 2021. The Premier League lost another match to a COVID-19 outbreak in a squad when Aston Villa’s home game against Burnley was postponed around two hours before kickoff. Villa said it did not have enough players to field a team following more positive tests in its squad. (Photo by David Davies/PA Wire via AP Photo)

Closed turn stiles following the news that Aston Villa’s match against Burnley at Villa Park has been postponed, in Birmingham, England, Saturday, December 18, 2021. The Premier League lost another match to a COVID-19 outbreak in a squad when Aston Villa’s home game against Burnley was postponed around two hours before kickoff. Villa said it did not have enough players to field a team following more positive tests in its squad. (Photo by David Davies/PA Wire via AP Photo)

A person receives a Covid-19 vaccination as a 24-hour “jabathon” takes place at an overnight walk-in vaccine clinic at the Morris House GP practice in Haringey, United Kingdom on Friday, December 17, 2021. (Photo by Kirsty O'Connor/PA Images via Getty Images)

A person receives a Covid-19 vaccination as a 24-hour “jabathon” takes place at an overnight walk-in vaccine clinic at the Morris House GP practice in Haringey, United Kingdom on Friday, December 17, 2021. (Photo by Kirsty O’Connor/PA Images via Getty Images)

Two women dressed for a party take photos of each other outside a venue in London, Friday, December 17, 2021. On what would normally be one of the busiest times for pubs and restaurants just before Christmas, customer numbers are down in central London due to concerns about the new omicron variant. Friday night in Central London was muted with one bar saying they have 30 customers inside when there should have been 170, with large amounts of cancellations in recent days. (Photo by Alastair Grant/AP Photo)

Two women dressed for a party take photos of each other outside a venue in London, Friday, December 17, 2021. On what would normally be one of the busiest times for pubs and restaurants just before Christmas, customer numbers are down in central London due to concerns about the new omicron variant. Friday night in Central London was muted with one bar saying they have 30 customers inside when there should have been 170, with large amounts of cancellations in recent days. (Photo by Alastair Grant/AP Photo)

A man wearing a festive attire and a mask walks through Times Square during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., December 17, 2021. (Photo by Carlo Allegri/Reuters)

A man wearing a festive attire and a mask walks through Times Square during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., December 17, 2021. (Photo by Carlo Allegri/Reuters)

Residents wade through a flooded road as they were trapped at their house due to flooding in Shah Alam, on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, December 20, 2021. Rescue services on Monday worked to free thousands of people trapped by Malaysia's worst flooding in years after heavy rains stopped following more than three days of torrential downpours in the capital and around the country. (Photo by Vincent Thian/AP Photo)

Residents wade through a flooded road as they were trapped at their house due to flooding in Shah Alam, on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, December 20, 2021. Rescue services on Monday worked to free thousands of people trapped by Malaysia’s worst flooding in years after heavy rains stopped following more than three days of torrential downpours in the capital and around the country. (Photo by Vincent Thian/AP Photo)

Cars pass by a toppled electrical post due to Typhoon Rai in Surigao city, Surigao del Norte, southern Philippines as power supply remain down on Sunday December 19, 2021. The death toll in the strongest typhoon to batter the Philippines this year continues to rise and the governor of an island province especially hard-hit by Typhoon Rai said there may be even greater devastation that has yet to be reported. (Photo by Jilson Tiu/AP Photo)

Cars pass by a toppled electrical post due to Typhoon Rai in Surigao city, Surigao del Norte, southern Philippines as power supply remain down on Sunday December 19, 2021. The death toll in the strongest typhoon to batter the Philippines this year continues to rise and the governor of an island province especially hard-hit by Typhoon Rai said there may be even greater devastation that has yet to be reported. (Photo by Jilson Tiu/AP Photo)

Members of the Sofia Riders, Bulgaria's largest free-ride motorcycle organization, ride dressed as Santa Claus during their traditional Christmas tour of the streets of Sofia, Bulgaria, 18 December 2021. Hundreds of rockers gathered before the Christmas holidays for charity. (Photo by Vassil Donev/EPA/EFE)

Members of the Sofia Riders, Bulgaria’s largest free-ride motorcycle organization, ride dressed as Santa Claus during their traditional Christmas tour of the streets of Sofia, Bulgaria, 18 December 2021. Hundreds of rockers gathered before the Christmas holidays for charity. (Photo by Vassil Donev/EPA/EFE)

An aerobatics team performs over Qatar's capital Doha as the Gulf state marks its National Day on December 18, 2021. Qatar annually on December 18 marks the anniversary of the unification of the country's tribes in 1878, also known as its “Founder's Day”. (Photo by AFP Photo/Stringer)

An aerobatics team performs over Qatar’s capital Doha as the Gulf state marks its National Day on December 18, 2021. Qatar annually on December 18 marks the anniversary of the unification of the country’s tribes in 1878, also known as its “Founder’s Day”. (Photo by AFP Photo/Stringer)

Models presenting creations by differents designers stand on the stage at the end of the show during the 19th annual Dakar Fashion Week at the Baobad forest, Mbour, Senegal. December 18 2021. (Photo by Zohra Bensemra/Reuters)

Models presenting creations by differents designers stand on the stage at the end of the show during the 19th annual Dakar Fashion Week at the Baobad forest, Mbour, Senegal. December 18 2021. (Photo by Zohra Bensemra/Reuters)

Julia Everson
Julia is a freelance writer and lifelong learner with an ongoing curiosity to study new things. She enjoys checking out the latest grammar books and writing about video games more than anything else. If she's not running through Colorado’s breathtaking landscape, she's indoors hidden away in her cozy game room trolling noobs and leveling up an RPG character. She is a Final Fantasy IX apologist (although she loves them all… except XV), coffee aficionado, and a bit of a health nut. Julia graduated from Western Kentucky University with a B.A. in English Literature with a minor in Creative Writing.