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Monday 9 December
In this photo from 2008 ice floats in Baffin Bay between Canada and Greenland above the Arctic Circle. This week Canada said it will try to extend its territorial claims in the Arctic to include the North Pole.
Photo: The Canadian Press/Jonathan Hayward/PA Pics
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Monday 9 December
Prime Minister David Cameon visits Wells-Next-to-Sea to discuss the damage caused by the recent storms. Sea defences in the town helped prevent widespread devasatation, which was seen on other parts of the coast, but at least nine homes and several businesses were flooded.
Cameron praised the work of the RNLI and other rescue services but said that more could be done in the future.
Photo: Arthur Edwards/The Sun/PA Wire
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Monday 9 December
This image shows boats monitoring the scene where four dozen pilot whales were stranded in shallow water off Florida's Everglades National Park. As many as 22 of these whales have now been confirmed dead with a further 29 still missing.
Photo: Lynne Sladky/AP/Press Association Images
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Saturday 7 December
A section of a canopy that collapsed due to ice sits on boats at Lake Lewisville in Texas.
Photo: AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez
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Saturday 7 December
A Filipino groom lifts his bride as they pose for wedding photos beside a ship that was washed ashore when Typhoon Haiyan hit Tacloban city in the central Philippines. The couple said they hoped the photoshoot would symbolise that they and the country can overcome tragedy.
Photo: AP Photo/Aaron Favila
