• Thai men eat breakfast at a roadside eatery in Bangkok. Sakchai Lalit / AP Photo
    Thai men eat breakfast at a roadside eatery in Bangkok. Sakchai Lalit / AP Photo
  • A debutante lies on the ground after fainting during the opening ceremony of the traditional 60th Vienna Opera Ball at the Wiener Staatsoper. Christian Bruna / EPA
    A debutante lies on the ground after fainting during the opening ceremony of the traditional 60th Vienna Opera Ball at the Wiener Staatsoper. Christian Bruna / EPA
  • Paul Lawrie of Scotland in a spot of bother at the Omega Dubai Desert Classic at the Emirates Golf Club. Ross Kinnaird / Getty Images
    Paul Lawrie of Scotland in a spot of bother at the Omega Dubai Desert Classic at the Emirates Golf Club. Ross Kinnaird / Getty Images
  • People shop at an open-air market in preparation for the upcoming Spring Festival,in Huaian, Jiangsu province. China Daily / Reuters
    People shop at an open-air market in preparation for the upcoming Spring Festival,in Huaian, Jiangsu province. China Daily / Reuters
  • Tenor Heiko Boerner performS on stage during a rehearsal of Carl Maria von Weber’s ‘Der Freischuetz’ (The Marksman) in Weimar, Germany. Martin Schutt / EPA
    Tenor Heiko Boerner performS on stage during a rehearsal of Carl Maria von Weber’s ‘Der Freischuetz’ (The Marksman) in Weimar, Germany. Martin Schutt / EPA
  • A young woman rides a motorbike transporting peach blossoms to sell for the Lunar New Year in Hanoi, Vietnam. Hoang Dinh Nam / AFP Photo
    A young woman rides a motorbike transporting peach blossoms to sell for the Lunar New Year in Hanoi, Vietnam. Hoang Dinh Nam / AFP Photo
  • London from the ISS in an image taken by British ESA astronaut Tim Peake. Tim Peake / ESA via Getty Images
    London from the ISS in an image taken by British ESA astronaut Tim Peake. Tim Peake / ESA via Getty Images
  • Crowds gather around a dead sperm whale in Hunstanton, England. Pruchnie / Getty Images
    Crowds gather around a dead sperm whale in Hunstanton, England. Pruchnie / Getty Images
  • A Kashmiri demonstrator throws back a tear gas shell fired by Indian police during a protest in Srinagar. Danish Ismail / Reuters
    A Kashmiri demonstrator throws back a tear gas shell fired by Indian police during a protest in Srinagar. Danish Ismail / Reuters
  • Some ‘Tschaeggaettae’, masked participants of the traditional carnival cortege, poses in the streets of the village of Blatten in the Loetschental valley, southwestern part of Switzerland. Dominic Steinmann / EP
    Some ‘Tschaeggaettae’, masked participants of the traditional carnival cortege, poses in the streets of the village of Blatten in the Loetschental valley, southwestern part of Switzerland. Dominic Steinmann / EP
  • Visitors experiencing a laser and sound installation at the CTM Festival at Kraftwerk Berlin in Berlin, Germany. Kay Neitfeld / EPA
    Visitors experiencing a laser and sound installation at the CTM Festival at Kraftwerk Berlin in Berlin, Germany. Kay Neitfeld / EPA
  • Visitors walk beneath decorations set up for the upcoming Spring Festival celebrations in Ditan Park, also known as the Temple of Earth, in Beijing. Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters
    Visitors walk beneath decorations set up for the upcoming Spring Festival celebrations in Ditan Park, also known as the Temple of Earth, in Beijing. Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters
  • Yuliya Bandzik and Katsiaryna Velihurskaya of Belarus compete in the Synchro Girls A3m springboard in Eindhoven, Netherlands. Dean Mouhtaropoulos / Getty Images
    Yuliya Bandzik and Katsiaryna Velihurskaya of Belarus compete in the Synchro Girls A3m springboard in Eindhoven, Netherlands. Dean Mouhtaropoulos / Getty Images
  • A model presents a creation by new designer Alejandro Santizo during the SIMOF (International Flamenco Fashion Show) in Seville. Cristina Quicler / AFP Photo
    A model presents a creation by new designer Alejandro Santizo during the SIMOF (International Flamenco Fashion Show) in Seville. Cristina Quicler / AFP Photo

World in focus — best photos for February 5, 2016


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A look at the best photos from around the world for Friday.