Portuguese surfer Hugo Vau rides a wave during the big waves Nazare Tow Surfing Challenge in Portugal. AFP
Portuguese surfer Hugo Vau rides a wave during the big waves Nazare Tow Surfing Challenge in Portugal. AFP
Three surviving portraits of Queen Elizabeth I are unveiled at the Queens House, Royal Museums in Greenwich, London. EPA
Three surviving portraits of Queen Elizabeth I are unveiled at the Queens House, Royal Museums in Greenwich, London. EPA
A general view of the new Genoa motorway bridge, in Genoa, northern Italy. The Morandi highway bridge partially collapsed on 14 August 2018, killing 43 people. EPA
A general view of the new Genoa motorway bridge, in Genoa, northern Italy. The Morandi highway bridge partially collapsed on 14 August 2018, killing 43 people. EPA
A colony of chinstrap penguins walk along a mountain on Two Hummock Island, Antarctica. Reuters
A colony of chinstrap penguins walk along a mountain on Two Hummock Island, Antarctica. Reuters
Model Bella Hadid presents a creation from the Oscar de la Renta Fall 2020 collection during New York Fashion Week in New York. Reuters
Model Bella Hadid presents a creation from the Oscar de la Renta Fall 2020 collection during New York Fashion Week in New York. Reuters
A horse walks through the snow in Keele, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Britain. Reuters
A horse walks through the snow in Keele, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Britain. Reuters
A Komodor named Addie takes part in the Working group competition at the 2020 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden in New York. Reuters
A Komodor named Addie takes part in the Working group competition at the 2020 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden in New York. Reuters
A man rides on an ox cart during a competition at Nay Young Pya Inn Pagoda, on the outskirts of Naypyitaw, Myanmar. AP
A man rides on an ox cart during a competition at Nay Young Pya Inn Pagoda, on the outskirts of Naypyitaw, Myanmar. AP
Spoiled fruit and vegetables are strewn across a complex that was flooded by heavy rains in Sao Paulo, Brazil. AP
Spoiled fruit and vegetables are strewn across a complex that was flooded by heavy rains in Sao Paulo, Brazil. AP
French president Emmanuel Macron speaks during the national conference on Handicap held at the Elysee Palace in Paris. AFP
French president Emmanuel Macron speaks during the national conference on Handicap held at the Elysee Palace in Paris. AFP
A worker cleans windows of a Shangri-La Hotels in Colombo. AFP
A worker cleans windows of a Shangri-La Hotels in Colombo. AFP

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World in focus - best photos for February 12, 2020

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