News in Pics, Dec 21, 2021: Best pics from around the world

Skiers ride down a slope on December 20, 2021 at Courchevel ski resort in the French Alps. Credit: AFP Photo

People wait in long lines to take a free Covid-19 test at a local fire station in Washington, US. Credit: Reuters photo

Aerial view of seven coffins of people killed in the village of Chiquix, during a ceremony in Santa Catarina Ixtahuacan, Guatemala. Credit: AFP Photo

A Christmas tree decorated with lights is reflected on a balloon at Puerta del Sol square in Madrid, Spain. Credit: Reuters photo

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Relatives of Dominican cousins Juan Alberto Soto Castillo and Juniel Mordan, who died in a truck accident along Guatemalan migrants in southern Mexico, react after recognizing the bodies at the morgue in Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas. Credit: Reuters photo

This photo taken on October 23, 2021 shows solar panels on hillsides at Huangjiao village in Baoding in China's northern Hebei province. Credit: AFP Photo