25 Of The Most Popular Photos On Instagram In 2016

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1. 2016 Rio Paralympics - Wheelchair Basketball - Playoff - Women's Playoff - Canada v China - Rio Olympic Arena - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 16/09/2016. Canada's men's wheelchair basketball team player Adam Lancia kisses his wife Jamey Jewells of Canada after her match. 

Wheelchair Basketball

REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

2. 2016 Rio Olympics - Beach Volleyball - Women's Preliminary - Beach Volleyball Arena - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 07/08/2016. Doaa Elghobashy (EGY) of Egypt and Kira Walkenhorst (GER) of Germany compete. 

Beach Volleyball

REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

3. 016 Rio Olympics - Athletics - Preliminary - Women's 5000m Round 1 - Olympic Stadium - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 16/08/2016. Nikki Hamblin (NZL) of New Zealand stops running during the race to help fellow competitor Abbey D'Agostino (USA) of USA after D'Agostino suffered a cramp.

Athletics

REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

4. A Ukrainian serviceman fires a 2S7 Pion self-propelled gun during military exercises near the village of Divychky in Kiev region, Ukraine, October 21, 2016. 

Gun

REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

5. Dairy cows nuzzle a barn cat as they wait to be milked at a farm in Granby, Quebec July 26, 2015. Pacific Rim officials meet in Hawaii this week for talks which could make or break an ambitious trade deal that aims to boost growth and set common standards across a dozen economies ranging from the United States to Brunei. Canada's refusal so far to accept more dairy imports is a major sticking point in the talks, infuriating the United States as well as New Zealand, which has said it will not sign a deal that fails to open new dairy markets. 

cows nuzzle a barn cat

REUTERS/Christinne Muschi

6. A remote-controlled plane in the form of a witch flies over a neighborhood as the sun sets during Halloween in Encinitas, California, U.S. October 31,2016. 

Witch

REUTERS/Mike Blake

7. 2016 Rio Olympics - Athletics - Semifinal - Men's 100m Semifinals - Olympic Stadium - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 14/08/2016. Usain Bolt (JAM) of Jamaica looks at Andre De Grasse (CAN) of Canada as they compete. 

Usain Bolt

REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

8. A protestor uses a tennis racket to return a tear gas canister during a demonstration to protest the government's proposed labour law reforms in Nantes, France, June 2, 2016.

protestor uses a tennis racket

REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

9. U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama perform a reading of the children's book "Where the Wild Things Are" for children gathered for the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, March 28, 2016. 

Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama

REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

10. 2016 Rio Paralympics - Table Tennis - Men's Singles Class 6 Group D - Riocentro Pavillion 3 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 09/09/2016. Ibrahim Hamadtou (EGY) of Egypt competes.

Paralympics

REUTERS/Pilar OLivares

11. A banner stating "We Love You Muhammad" is displayed as well-wishers touch the hearse carrying the body of the late boxing champion Muhammad Ali during his funeral procession through Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., June 10, 2016.

banner stating

REUTERS/Adrees Latif

12. A visitor to the Sydney Botanical Garden's inaugural contribution to the Vivid Sydney light festival takes a picture of the 'Cathedral of Light' during a preview of the annual interactive light installation and projection event around Sydney, Australia May 25, 2016. 

Sydney Botanical Garden

REUTERS/Jason Reed

13. A streak of lightning is seen above the skyline of Shanghai, China, August 19, 2016. Picture taken through a glass window.

Skyline

REUTERS/Aly Song

14. A businessman looks at cherry blossoms in almost full bloom in Tokyo, Japan, April 1, 2016.

cherry blossoms

REUTERS/Issei Kato

15. A woman leaves a bouquet at a mural of David Bowie in Brixton, south London, January 11, 2016. David Bowie, a music legend who used daringly androgynous displays of sexuality and glittering costumes to frame legendary rock hits "Ziggy Stardust" and "Space Oddity", has died of cancer. 

David Bowie

REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth

16. A "supermoon" rises above Brighton in southern England September 27, 2015. Sky-watchers around the world are in for a treat Sunday night and Monday when the shadow of Earth casts a reddish glow on the moon, the result of rare combination of an eclipse with the closest full moon of the year. The total "supermoon" lunar eclipse, also known as a "blood moon" is one that appears bigger and brighter than usual as it reaches the point in its orbit that is closest to Earth.

Supermoon

REUTERS/Toby Melville

17. Indian model Reshma Quereshi has make up applied before walking to present Indian designer Archana Kochhar's Spring/Summer 2017 collections during New York Fashion Week in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S., September 8, 2016.

Indian model Reshma Quereshi

REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

18. 2016 Rio Olympics - Diving - Women's 3m Springboard Victory Ceremony - Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 14/08/2016. He Zi (CHN) of China recieves a marriage proposal from Olympic diver Qin Kai (CHN) of China after the medal ceremony. She accepted Qin's proposal.

Olympics

REUTERS/Michael Dalder

19. A Guardsman faints at Horseguards Parade for the annual Trooping the Colour ceremony in central London, Britain June 11, 2016. Trooping the Colour is a ceremony to honour Queen Elizabeth's official birthday. The Queen celebrates her 90th birthday this year. 

Guardsman faints

REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

20. A sloth holds on to the post of a traffic barrier on a highway, in this handout photo provided by Ecuador's Transit Commission, in Quevedo, Ecuador on January 22, 2016. Transit police officers, who were patrolling the new highway found the sloth after it had apparently tried to cross the street and returned the animal to its natural habitat after a veterinarian found it to be in perfect condition, according to a press release. 

Sloth

REUTERS/Ecuador

21. Donald Trump's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is seen after it was vandalized in Los Angeles, California U.S., October 26, 2016. 

Donald Trump

REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

22. Red and white balloons are released during the opening ceremony of newly built Yavuz Sultan Selim bridge, the third bridge over the Bosphorus linking the city's European and Asian sides in Istanbul, Turkey, August 26, 2016.

Red and white balloons

REUTERS/Murad Sezer

23. The Pioneer Team, a civil aerobatic team from Italy, let off pyrotechnics from their Pioneer 330 aircraft during the Malta International Airshow off SmartCity Malta, outside Valletta, Malta, September 24, 2016.

Pioneer Team

REUTERS/Darrin Zammit

24. Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (L) laughs as Queen Elizabeth gestures while they watch a children's sports event in Nottingham, Britain in this June 13, 2012 file photo. Queen Elizabeth celebrates her 90th birthday on April 21, 2016.

Queen Elizabeth

REUTERS/Phil Noble

25. 2016 Rio Olympics - Swimming - Preliminary - Women's 100m Breaststroke - Heats - Olympic Aquatics Stadium - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 07/08/2016. Ruta Meilutyte (LTU) of Lithuania competes.

Swimming

REUTERS/Michael Dalder

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