A look at the best photos from around the world for Friday.
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A farmer clashes with riot police during a protest outside Agriculture ministry in Athens. Thanassis Stavrakis / AP Photo -
Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) Co-Founder Kip Thorne waits in a side room before announcing in Washington that scientists have detected gravitational ripples, just as Einstein predicted a century ago. Andrew Harnik / AP Photo -
A man prays following Friday prayers at the Cut Meutia Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia. Garry Lotulung / Reuters -
People burn incense to worship the God of Fortune at Guiyuan Temple on the fifth day of Chinese Lunar New Year in Wuhan, Hubei province, China. Reuters -
A golfer hits a shot as he warms up at sunrise before the start of the second round of the Tshwane Open at Pretoria Country Club, South Africa. Stuart Franklin / Getty Images -
Japanese MP Kensuke Miyazaki of ruling Liberal Democratic Party, bows during a news conference in Tokyo to announce his resignation for having an affair while publicly announcing he would seek to take paternity leave to promote women’s rights. Kazunari Fujikake / Kyodo News via AP -
Devotees wait to fill pots with water from the Triveni River during the Swasthani Bratakatha festival in Panauti near Kathmandu, Nepal. Navesh Chitrakar / Reuters -
A seagull walks across the sixth green while players putt during the first round of the Pebble Beach Pro-Am golf tournament in California. Michael Fiala / Reuters -
A snow scooter performer in mid-jump ahead of the Rally Sweden, second round of the FIA World Rally Championship in Karlstad, Sweden. Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP Photo -
Palestinian youth, members of a Gazan martial art group, perform fire breathing at ruins of a house, that was destroyed in the 2014 war. Mohammed Abed / AFP Photo -
A Chinese blacksmith throws molten metal against a cold stone wall to create sparks, during the Lunar New Year celebration in Nuanquan, Hebei province. Johannes Eisele / AFP Photo -
Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio listens to a question during a town hall meeting in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Jacquelyn Martin / AP Photo -
In this Monday, February 8, photo made available by the Turkish Coast Guard, Pelen Hussein, a Syrian migrant, stands on the top of his capsized boat before being rescued. Turkish Coast Guard via AP -
US actor George Clooney and his wife Amal Clooney arrive for the Opening Ceremony of the 66th annual Berlin International Film Festival and the premiere of Hail Cesar. Bernd von Jutrczenka / EPA
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