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AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa

Dec 15, 2022, 10:06 AM | Updated: Dec 16, 2022, 12:11 am

A family build a snowman in London, Monday, Dec. 12, 2022. Snow and ice have swept across parts of ...

A family build a snowman in London, Monday, Dec. 12, 2022. Snow and ice have swept across parts of the UK, with cold wintry conditions set to continue for days. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

(AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

A Maasai man throws a javelin as he competes in the Maasai Olympics in Kimana Sanctuary, southern Kenya Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022. The sports event, first held in 2012, consists of six track-and-field events based on traditional warrior skills and was created as an alternative to lion-killing as a rite of passage. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

France's Nils Allegre is airborne during an alpine ski, men's World Cup downhill training, in Val Gardena, Italy, Tuesday, Dec.13, 2022. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti)

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz addresses the parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022. Scholz will travel to an EU - Asean meeting in Brussels after the parliament session. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Moroccans celebrate in Rabat, Morocco, Saturday Dec. 10, 2022, after Morocco defeated Portugal in the quarterfinal soccer match of the World Cup played in Qatar. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

An emergency worker and his dog warm up in front of a wood-burning oven in a shelter in Bakhmut, the site of the heaviest battles with the Russian troops, in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Friday, Dec. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/LIBKOS)

A steam train drives through a snow-covered landscape at the Harz mountains near Wernigerode, Germany, Friday, Dec. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

St. Mark's Basilica and it's bell tower reflect on the flooded square in Venice, northern Italy, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022, during a high tide. The tide reached 100 cm above the sea level flooding the lower areas of the city. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)

A woman walks with a flashlight during a power outage in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Local residents watch as a bombed building is dismantled in Borodyanka, Kyiv region, Ukraine, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Kravchenko)

A family build a snowman in London, Monday, Dec. 12, 2022. Snow and ice have swept across parts of the UK, with cold wintry conditions set to continue for days. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Dec. 8 – Dec. 15

From snowfall in Britain and Germany to the Masai Olympics in Kenya and Moroccan soccer fans in Morocco and France celebrating their team’s success, this photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published in the past week by The Associated Press from Europe and Africa.

The selection was curated by AP photographer Pavel Golovkin in Tallinn, Estonia.

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Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young (11) drives as Utah Jazz guard Mike Conley (11) defends during the f...

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Young scores 27 to lead Hawks past Jazz, 115-108

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Trae Young had 27 points and six assists to lead the Atlanta Hawks to a 115-108 victory over the Utah Jazz on Friday night. De’Andre Hunter scored 26 points for the Hawks. Onyeka Okongwu had 15 points and 11 rebounds, and Dejounte Murray added 13 points and eight assists. Atlanta […]

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Toronto Raptors guard Fred VanVleet (23) shoots a three point basket as Houston Rockets forward Jae...

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VanVleet has 32 as Raptors get 117-111 win over Rockets

HOUSTON (AP) — Fred VanVleet scored 32 points, Gary Trent Jr. added 29 and the Toronto Raptors snapped a two-game skid with a 117-111 win over the Houston Rockets on Friday night. The Raptors took a commanding lead in the third quarter and were up by double-digits for most of the fourth. But five straight […]

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Portland Trail Blazers guard Anfernee Simons (1) shoots against Washington Wizards guard Monte Morr...

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Blazers rally from 20 down to end Wizards’ win streak

WASHINGTON (AP) — Anfernee Simons scored 20 of his 33 points in the third quarter and the Portland Trail Blazers erased a 20-point deficit, snapping Washington’s six-game winning streak Friday night with a 124-116 victory over the Wizards. Simons made six of Portland’s nine 3-pointers in the third, and the Trail Blazers finally caught and […]

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Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid (21) is fouled as he drives to the basket against San Antonio...

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Embiid’s double-double keys 76ers as Spurs drop 8th straight

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Joel Embiid had 33 points and 10 rebounds and the Philadelphia 76ers beat San Antonio 137-125 on Friday night, sending the scuffling Spurs to their eighth straight loss. Tyrese Maxey had 25 points and James Harden added 16 for Philadelphia, which has the third-best record in the Eastern Conference. “Tonight was […]

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A scrum breaks out between Minnesota Timberwolves and Orlando Magic players during the second half ...

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Fight between Magic, Timberwolves leads to 5 players ejected

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A fight broke out and punches were thrown during the game between the Orlando Magic and Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night. Five players were ejected following the brawl, which started in front of the Orlando bench late in the third quarter. Minnesota guard Austin Rivers and Magic center Mo Bamba were the […]

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Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin (8) stands on the ice during the NHL All Star Skills Showcase, F...

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NHL takes skills showcase outside, McDavid shines inside

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Sidney Crosby got dunked into a tank of water, Nick Suzuki holed a golf ball with a hockey stick and the NHL made hockey an outdoor sport for its skills showcase in South Florida. Two new events outside in the sun highlighted the league’s annual skills competition at All-Star Weekend, with […]

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AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa