Indonesian presidential and vice presidential candidates, Anies Baswedan, centre, and Muhaimin Iskandar, rear centre, greet supporters during their campaign rally, in Jakarta. AFP
Indonesian presidential and vice presidential candidates, Anies Baswedan, centre, and Muhaimin Iskandar, rear centre, greet supporters during their campaign rally, in Jakarta. AFP
Members of samba school Especial Group Barroca Zona Sul parade during the first day of the annual carnival, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. EPA
Members of samba school Especial Group Barroca Zona Sul parade during the first day of the annual carnival, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. EPA
Mexico's Trinidad Meza Rodriguez and Diego Villalobos Carrillo in action during the artistic swimming, mixed duet free final, at the World Aquatics Championships, in Doha. Reuters
Mexico's Trinidad Meza Rodriguez and Diego Villalobos Carrillo in action during the artistic swimming, mixed duet free final, at the World Aquatics Championships, in Doha. Reuters
Margot Robbie, the Hollywood actress from Australia, gasps after being given a packet of Tim-Tam chocolate biscuits, on the Red Carpet for the 2024 Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards, in Queensland. EPA
Margot Robbie, the Hollywood actress from Australia, gasps after being given a packet of Tim-Tam chocolate biscuits, on the Red Carpet for the 2024 Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards, in Queensland. EPA
Decorations for the Chinese New Year and Spring Festival at a park in Beijing. Getty Images
Decorations for the Chinese New Year and Spring Festival at a park in Beijing. Getty Images
A performer breathes fire during Chinese New Year celebrations at Binondo district, considered the world's oldest Chinatown, in Manila. Getty Images
A performer breathes fire during Chinese New Year celebrations at Binondo district, considered the world's oldest Chinatown, in Manila. Getty Images
Webster Rivas of the Dominican Republic breaks the bat as he hits a ball, during his side's Caribbean Series baseball championship game against Venezuela, in Miami. AFP
Webster Rivas of the Dominican Republic breaks the bat as he hits a ball, during his side's Caribbean Series baseball championship game against Venezuela, in Miami. AFP
Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli air strike, in the southern Lebanese village of Khiam, near the border with Israel. AFP
Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli air strike, in the southern Lebanese village of Khiam, near the border with Israel. AFP
A dress rehearsal of the Sao Paulo Dance Company, before its UK debut, at Sadler's Wells Theatre, in London. AP
A dress rehearsal of the Sao Paulo Dance Company, before its UK debut, at Sadler's Wells Theatre, in London. AP

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February 10, 2024

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