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A reveller wearing a mask and a period costume takes part in the Venice Carnival. AFP -
A man listens to the radio as Nigerians await the result of the Presidential election, in Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria. Reuters -
Protesters are showered by a water cannon as they clash with police during a "yellow vest" demonstration in Bordeaux, western France. AFP -
A Zeppelin is seen ahead of the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup season in Crans-Montana, Switzerland. EPA -
Locals shelter behind a sea wall as large waves generated by cyclone Oma crash onto it at Snapper Rocks on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. EPA -
Spectators watch The Yakovlevs, a UK based aerobatic team, perform aerobatic maneuvres on the last day of Aero India 2019 at Yelahanka air base in Bangalore, India. AP Photo -
A general view of the ice rink during an NHL ice hockey game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers in Philadelphia. Reuters -
Demonstrators react after capturing a gas mask, a helmet and a shield from a Venezuelan soldier during clashes on the Simon Bolivar International Bridge near the border with Venezuela in Cucuta, Colombia. Bloomberg -
Well-wishers sign the greeting books for the 30th anniversary of the enthronement of Emperor Akihito, in Tokyo. AFP -
Yoshito Watabe of Japan soars through the air during the 2019 Nordic Skiing World Championships Seefeld at the Bergisel Schanze Innsbruck in Innsbruck, Austria. EPA
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