• Clown Korim Sekh waits during a show of the Ajanta Circus amid Omicron outbreak and Covid 19 restrictions in Kolkata, India, 18 January 2022 (issued 27 January 2022). The Ajanta Circus is so far the only circus that has managed to return to Kolkata since the start of the still ongoing Covid19 two years ago. There are currently less then 30 circuses operating in India, with the number expected to further decrease in the pandemic. Performances by children were banned in 2011, adding to the ban of performances with wild animals which were banned already in 1991. EPA / PIYAL ADHIKARY
    Clown Korim Sekh waits during a show of the Ajanta Circus amid Omicron outbreak and Covid 19 restrictions in Kolkata, India, 18 January 2022 (issued 27 January 2022). The Ajanta Circus is so far the only circus that has managed to return to Kolkata since the start of the still ongoing Covid19 two years ago. There are currently less then 30 circuses operating in India, with the number expected to further decrease in the pandemic. Performances by children were banned in 2011, adding to the ban of performances with wild animals which were banned already in 1991. EPA / PIYAL ADHIKARY
  • A bird's eye view of a farmer in his field in Karanigonj on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh. AFP
    A bird's eye view of a farmer in his field in Karanigonj on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh. AFP
  • Lorry drivers on their way to Ottawa to protest against coronavirus vaccine mandates for cross-border truckers in Canada. Reuters
    Lorry drivers on their way to Ottawa to protest against coronavirus vaccine mandates for cross-border truckers in Canada. Reuters
  • Fish farmer Ioannis Ouzounoglou collects fish that died following cold weather in Igoumenitsa, Greece. Reuters
    Fish farmer Ioannis Ouzounoglou collects fish that died following cold weather in Igoumenitsa, Greece. Reuters
  • Winter lanterns at the Kennedy Centre in Washington, DC. AFP
    Winter lanterns at the Kennedy Centre in Washington, DC. AFP
  • Spain's Rafael Nadal celebrates winning his semi-final match against Italy's Matteo Berrettini during the Australian Open in Melbourne. Reuters
    Spain's Rafael Nadal celebrates winning his semi-final match against Italy's Matteo Berrettini during the Australian Open in Melbourne. Reuters

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Today's best photos: from an Indian circus to Nadal at the Australian Open

‘The National’ selects the most striking pictures from around the world

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January 28, 2022

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