• Tesla electric vehicles sit parked at the port in Shanghai, China. Bloomberg
    Tesla electric vehicles sit parked at the port in Shanghai, China. Bloomberg
  • People walk below the Friendship Bridge in the Chinese border city of Dandong, Liaoning province near North Korea. AFP
    People walk below the Friendship Bridge in the Chinese border city of Dandong, Liaoning province near North Korea. AFP
  • A worker climbs on a ladder at a construction site in Colombo. Reuters
    A worker climbs on a ladder at a construction site in Colombo. Reuters
  • YADORU by WOW on display at the Media Ambition Tokyo 2019. Getty Images for Media Ambition Tokyo
    YADORU by WOW on display at the Media Ambition Tokyo 2019. Getty Images for Media Ambition Tokyo
  • A fisherman repairs a net in front of his house at Egede informal settlement in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. AFP
    A fisherman repairs a net in front of his house at Egede informal settlement in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. AFP
  • A man struggles to stay on his feet while attempting to photograph windy conditions on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. EPA
    A man struggles to stay on his feet while attempting to photograph windy conditions on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. EPA
  • Max Gawn of the Demons and Mason Cox of the Magpies compete for the ball during the AFL Practice Match in Melbourne, Australia. Getty Images
    Max Gawn of the Demons and Mason Cox of the Magpies compete for the ball during the AFL Practice Match in Melbourne, Australia. Getty Images
  • A man takes a picture of a small snowman at the "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign along the Las Vegas Strip, USA. AP Photo
    A man takes a picture of a small snowman at the "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign along the Las Vegas Strip, USA. AP Photo
  • National Guards peer out of a truck parked at the entrance to the Tienditas International Bridge in Tienditas, Tachria state, Venezuela. Bloomberg
    National Guards peer out of a truck parked at the entrance to the Tienditas International Bridge in Tienditas, Tachria state, Venezuela. Bloomberg
  • Women wash inside a warehouse where they are sleeping, on the outskirts of Cucuta, Colombia. Reuters
    Women wash inside a warehouse where they are sleeping, on the outskirts of Cucuta, Colombia. Reuters
  • A man walks past a Prada advertisement at a pop up store in Macau, China. Bloomberg
    A man walks past a Prada advertisement at a pop up store in Macau, China. Bloomberg
  • People take part in the funeral procession of a Mexican activist in Amilcingo, in Morelos state, Mexico. Reuters
    People take part in the funeral procession of a Mexican activist in Amilcingo, in Morelos state, Mexico. Reuters
  • Visitors look at works by Vincent Van Gogh projected onto walls at the Atelier des Lumieres in Paris, France. EPA
    Visitors look at works by Vincent Van Gogh projected onto walls at the Atelier des Lumieres in Paris, France. EPA
  • A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA. Florida Today via AP
    A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA. Florida Today via AP

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World in focus - best photos for February 22, 2019

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