• A dust cloud engulfs the area during the demolition of the Monaco building, which was once home to Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar in Medellin, Colombia. The site will become a park in memory of the victims of the drug war. AFP
    A dust cloud engulfs the area during the demolition of the Monaco building, which was once home to Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar in Medellin, Colombia. The site will become a park in memory of the victims of the drug war. AFP
  • Rick Shores Restaurant owner Nick Woodward is hit by a wave as he sandbags the front of his restaurant in an attempt to protect it from the oncoming waves at Burleigh Heads on the Gold Coast, Australia. Huge swells and high tides are pummelling south-east Queensland beaches as Cyclone Oma sits off the coast. EPA
    Rick Shores Restaurant owner Nick Woodward is hit by a wave as he sandbags the front of his restaurant in an attempt to protect it from the oncoming waves at Burleigh Heads on the Gold Coast, Australia. Huge swells and high tides are pummelling south-east Queensland beaches as Cyclone Oma sits off the coast. EPA
  • A man holds up a placard reading 'Samir didn't die, the government killed him' during a protest to demand justice for Mexican activist Samir Flores Soberanes, who was gunned down by unknown assailants, in Mexico City. 2019. Reuters
    A man holds up a placard reading 'Samir didn't die, the government killed him' during a protest to demand justice for Mexican activist Samir Flores Soberanes, who was gunned down by unknown assailants, in Mexico City. 2019. Reuters
  • Washington Wizards forward Bobby Portis shoots the ball against Charlotte Hornets forward Nicolas Batum in the first half at Spectrum Center.Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY
    Washington Wizards forward Bobby Portis shoots the ball against Charlotte Hornets forward Nicolas Batum in the first half at Spectrum Center.Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY
  • A boy sits on a tyre in front of a billboard on the eve of Nigeria's 2019 presidential election in Daura, Katsina State, Nigeria. Reuters
    A boy sits on a tyre in front of a billboard on the eve of Nigeria's 2019 presidential election in Daura, Katsina State, Nigeria. Reuters
  • Ricarda Haaser of Austria in action during the Women's Downhill race of the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup event in Crans-Montana, Switzerland. EPA
    Ricarda Haaser of Austria in action during the Women's Downhill race of the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup event in Crans-Montana, Switzerland. EPA
  • Atmospheric features in Jupiter's northern hemisphere as captured from NASA's Juno spacecraft during a flyby on 12 February 2019. Citizen scientist Kevin M. Gill created this image using data from the spacecraft's JunoCam imager. EPA/NASA
    Atmospheric features in Jupiter's northern hemisphere as captured from NASA's Juno spacecraft during a flyby on 12 February 2019. Citizen scientist Kevin M. Gill created this image using data from the spacecraft's JunoCam imager. EPA/NASA
  • A protester confronts police, who used tear gas to disperse crowds as people marched to protest against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's plan to seek a fifth term, in Algiers, Algeria. Reuters
    A protester confronts police, who used tear gas to disperse crowds as people marched to protest against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's plan to seek a fifth term, in Algiers, Algeria. Reuters

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World in focus - best photos for February 23, 2019

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