• The Pacaya volcano, seen from Rodeo village in San Vicente Pacaya municipality, about 50km south of Guatemala City, erupts. AFP
    The Pacaya volcano, seen from Rodeo village in San Vicente Pacaya municipality, about 50km south of Guatemala City, erupts. AFP
  • A traditional dancer performs during a 'Gam Madu' ritual to seek to exorcise evil spirits and end the Covid-19 pandemic, at the Divulapitiya Divisional Secretariat in the Gampaha district, about 50km north of Colombo, Sri Lanka. AFP
    A traditional dancer performs during a 'Gam Madu' ritual to seek to exorcise evil spirits and end the Covid-19 pandemic, at the Divulapitiya Divisional Secretariat in the Gampaha district, about 50km north of Colombo, Sri Lanka. AFP
  • Participants ride down a slope during the "Sunnyfest" festival of unusual sledges in the town of Mamadysh in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. Reuters
    Participants ride down a slope during the "Sunnyfest" festival of unusual sledges in the town of Mamadysh in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. Reuters
  • People watch as new hot air balloon sculpture Skywhalepapa (right) and its companion balloon Skywhale (commissioned 2013) are filled with hot air during the official launch event in Canberra, Australia. The sculptures were designed by artist Patricia Piccinini and are considered a contemporary sculpture, and a certified aircraft. EPA
    People watch as new hot air balloon sculpture Skywhalepapa (right) and its companion balloon Skywhale (commissioned 2013) are filled with hot air during the official launch event in Canberra, Australia. The sculptures were designed by artist Patricia Piccinini and are considered a contemporary sculpture, and a certified aircraft. EPA
  • Belgium's Elise Mertens leaps as she holds her trophy after defeating Estonia's Kaia Kanepi in the final of the Gippsland Trophy in Melbourne, Australia. AP
    Belgium's Elise Mertens leaps as she holds her trophy after defeating Estonia's Kaia Kanepi in the final of the Gippsland Trophy in Melbourne, Australia. AP
  • Demonstrators protest against the military coup and demand the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in Yangon, Myanmar. Reuters
    Demonstrators protest against the military coup and demand the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in Yangon, Myanmar. Reuters
  • A seagull swims past a partially submerged lamp post on the flooded banks of the Seine river in Paris, France. AFP
    A seagull swims past a partially submerged lamp post on the flooded banks of the Seine river in Paris, France. AFP

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An erupting volcano and a ritual exorcism - today's best pictures

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February 07, 2021

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