• A performer is seen inside a tiger costume during a lion and tiger dance as part of Lunar New Year celebrations at Paddy’s Markets in Chinatown, Sydney, Australia, 29 January 2022. EPA / STEVEN SAPHORE AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT
    A performer is seen inside a tiger costume during a lion and tiger dance as part of Lunar New Year celebrations at Paddy’s Markets in Chinatown, Sydney, Australia, 29 January 2022. EPA / STEVEN SAPHORE AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT
  • A Port Authority bus that was on a bridge when it collapsed on Friday is visible through trees in Pittsburgh's East End, in the US. AP
    A Port Authority bus that was on a bridge when it collapsed on Friday is visible through trees in Pittsburgh's East End, in the US. AP
  • White pelicans, one of the largest birds in Canada and the US, are seen on the shore of the Chapala lagoon in Cojumatlan de Regules, Mexico. AFP
    White pelicans, one of the largest birds in Canada and the US, are seen on the shore of the Chapala lagoon in Cojumatlan de Regules, Mexico. AFP
  • Migrants and refugees, sailing adrift on an overcrowded wooden boat in the Mediterranean Sea, wait to be helped by Spanish NGO Aita Mary. AP Photo
    Migrants and refugees, sailing adrift on an overcrowded wooden boat in the Mediterranean Sea, wait to be helped by Spanish NGO Aita Mary. AP Photo
  • A woman prays during Friday prayer at the Great Mosque in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. AFP
    A woman prays during Friday prayer at the Great Mosque in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. AFP
  • Residents walk in a flooded area of the 67-hectare Ankasina neighbourhood in Antananarivo, Madagascar, following a severe storm. AFP
    Residents walk in a flooded area of the 67-hectare Ankasina neighbourhood in Antananarivo, Madagascar, following a severe storm. AFP
  • A robot makes a fresh pot of coffee at the Taizicheng train station in Zhangjiakou, China. AFP
    A robot makes a fresh pot of coffee at the Taizicheng train station in Zhangjiakou, China. AFP

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Today's best photos: from Lunar New Year costumes to a robot barista in China

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

The National

January 29, 2022

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Updated: January 29, 2022, 11:21 AM
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