• A person walks through Terminal B of LaGuardia Airport in New York, where a work of art mounted in a corridor has cast colourful patterns on to the polished floor. The piece, titled ‘LaGuardia Vistas’, is a collage of photographs mounted on glass by the German visual artist and photographer Sabine Hornig. AP
    A person walks through Terminal B of LaGuardia Airport in New York, where a work of art mounted in a corridor has cast colourful patterns on to the polished floor. The piece, titled ‘LaGuardia Vistas’, is a collage of photographs mounted on glass by the German visual artist and photographer Sabine Hornig. AP
  • Police fire water cannons at protesters in Myanmar’s capital Naypyidaw.They are demonstrating against the military coup in the country on February 1. AFP
    Police fire water cannons at protesters in Myanmar’s capital Naypyidaw.They are demonstrating against the military coup in the country on February 1. AFP
  • Ball boys and girls cool off on day two of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne. AFP
    Ball boys and girls cool off on day two of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne. AFP
  • Soldiers try to put out a fire at the landfill in Villa Nueva, Guatemala City. After three days, the blaze in the municipal tip continues uncontrolled, polluting the air of people who live nearby. AFP
    Soldiers try to put out a fire at the landfill in Villa Nueva, Guatemala City. After three days, the blaze in the municipal tip continues uncontrolled, polluting the air of people who live nearby. AFP
  • People walk under traditional Chinese lanterns along an alley in Beijing. The biggest annual holiday, Lunar New Year, will usher in the Year of the Ox on Friday. AFP
    People walk under traditional Chinese lanterns along an alley in Beijing. The biggest annual holiday, Lunar New Year, will usher in the Year of the Ox on Friday. AFP
  • A visitor walks past stone sculptures at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York City. AFP
    A visitor walks past stone sculptures at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York City. AFP
  • A couple walk past a mural in the colonial district of Pondicherry, India. Some residents retained French citizenship when the region was transferred to Indian rule, and it has retained many European influences. AFP
    A couple walk past a mural in the colonial district of Pondicherry, India. Some residents retained French citizenship when the region was transferred to Indian rule, and it has retained many European influences. AFP
  • As snow falls, a face is projected on to one of the two Crown Fountain monoliths in Millennium Park, Chicago, US. AP
    As snow falls, a face is projected on to one of the two Crown Fountain monoliths in Millennium Park, Chicago, US. AP
  • Australia’s Alex de Minaur makes a forehand return to American Tennys Sandgren during their first round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne. AP
    Australia’s Alex de Minaur makes a forehand return to American Tennys Sandgren during their first round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne. AP

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From Myanmar protests to the Australian Open - today's best pictures

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February 09, 2021

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