2016 has been a bittersweet year for many. From the deaths of beloved artists and celebrities to political turmoils around the world, we're all ready for 2017 to come and start anew. In these photos we look back on the year that was, the good, the heartwarming, and the bad we're hope the new year could help soothe.
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A 'peace' symbol made of refugees' discarded life jackets by humanitarian volunteers in the Greek island of Lesbos.
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A woman attending Spaceman David Bowie's funeral in Brixton, South London.
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Afghan Murtaza Ahmadi wearing a shirt signed by his star Lionel Messi.
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Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones performing in Havana, Cuba.
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A male chimpanzee Chacha escaping from Yagiyama Zoological Park.
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Members of the Ukrainian national guard “Azov†regiment protesting local elections in pro-Russian rebel-held areas of eastern Ukraine
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Black Lives Matter demonstrator Ieshia Evans during a protest in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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An activist paying his tribute to the victims of the nightclub shooting in Orlando.
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Man holding 'vote leave' flag ahead of Brexit, London.
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Tribute to victims killed during the Bastille Day massacre in Nice, France.
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Portugal winning their first Euro title.
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Sprinter Usain Bolt smiling at his opponent during the Rio Olympics.
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Syrian boy Omran Daqneesh sitting in the back of the ambulance after sustaining injuries during an airstrike.
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A flooded road in Fuzhou in the Fujian Province of China.
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Thai people grieving over the death of 88-year-old King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
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Donald Trump triumphing over Hillary Clinton on the 2016 US Presidential Election.
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Cubans mourning the death of its revolutionary leader Fidel Castro.
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People dressing as stormtroopers to promote the latest Star Wars franchise Rogue One in London.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin attending a memorial ceremony for Russia’s ambassador to Turkey, Andrei Karlov who was gunned down by Turkish cop.