News in Pics, December 4: Best pics from around the world

Cannabis plants are displayed at the 8th international edition of Expo Cannabis, a hemp and cannabis industry exhibition, in Montevideo. Credit: AFP Photo

A hoarse-sounding US President Joe Biden said on Friday he has a cold, possibly contracted from a grandson. Credit: Reuters Photo

The parents of a 15-year-old boy who shot dead four students at a high school in the US state of Michigan with a gun bought for him by his father just days earlier were charged with involuntary manslaughter. Credit: AFP Photo

The Omicron variant has been detected in 38 countries but no deaths have yet been reported, the WHO said on Friday, as authorities worldwide rushed to stem the spread of the heavily mutated Covid-19 strain. Credit: AFP Photo

People queue to enter a Christmas market open only for visitors who are vaccinated or recovered from the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) at the red-light district

In a grisly incident, a top Sri Lankan executive of a garment factory was lynched and his body burnt by angry supporters of a hardline Islamist party which attacked the facility in Pakistan's Punjab province over blasphemy allegations on Friday, police said. Credit: Reuters TV

Tourism economies around the country are concerned about the possible slowdown in business now that the Covid-19 Omicron variant is in the United States. Credit: AFP Photo