• Members of the Grande Rio samba school perform during the first night of Rio's carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. AFP
    Members of the Grande Rio samba school perform during the first night of Rio's carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. AFP
  • A Zarramaco, a reveller wearing a costume made with ropes, bones, or leaves poses during the celebration of "El Gallo de Carnaval" in the province of Burgos, Spain. AFP
    A Zarramaco, a reveller wearing a costume made with ropes, bones, or leaves poses during the celebration of "El Gallo de Carnaval" in the province of Burgos, Spain. AFP
  • Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders speaks during a rally at Houston University in Houston, Texas. AFP
    Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders speaks during a rally at Houston University in Houston, Texas. AFP
  • A man wearing a protective facemask to protect against coronavirus walks outside the Lama Temple in Beijing. AFP
    A man wearing a protective facemask to protect against coronavirus walks outside the Lama Temple in Beijing. AFP
  • An Indian worker walks carrying plants passes a billboard featuring U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in Agra, India. AP
    An Indian worker walks carrying plants passes a billboard featuring U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in Agra, India. AP
  • Designer Giorgio Armani puts on a face mask as he arrives at the venue of his Autumn/Winter 2020 collection fashion show during Milan Fashion Week, Italy. Reuters
    Designer Giorgio Armani puts on a face mask as he arrives at the venue of his Autumn/Winter 2020 collection fashion show during Milan Fashion Week, Italy. Reuters
  • An employee from a disinfection service company sanitizes the floor of a traditional market in Seoul, South Korea. Reuters
    An employee from a disinfection service company sanitizes the floor of a traditional market in Seoul, South Korea. Reuters
  • A member of the Pena de Pavao de Krishna traditional carnival group performs in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. AFP
    A member of the Pena de Pavao de Krishna traditional carnival group performs in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. AFP
  • Japan's Tomokazu Harimoto serves the ball to Japan's Yukiya Uda (not pictured) during the men final at the ITTF World Tour competition in Budapest, Hungary. AFP
    Japan's Tomokazu Harimoto serves the ball to Japan's Yukiya Uda (not pictured) during the men final at the ITTF World Tour competition in Budapest, Hungary. AFP
  • Arsenal v Everton, Emirates Stadium, London. Everton's Jordan Pickford looks dejected. Reuters
    Arsenal v Everton, Emirates Stadium, London. Everton's Jordan Pickford looks dejected. Reuters

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World in focus - best photos for February 24, 2020

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