• An aurora is seen in the sky in Rovaniemi, Finland. Reuters
    An aurora is seen in the sky in Rovaniemi, Finland. Reuters
  • Hindu devotees climb the steps to Batu Caves during Thaipusam in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Reuters
    Hindu devotees climb the steps to Batu Caves during Thaipusam in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Reuters
  • Sri Lankan traditional dancers perform during the annual religious procession at the historic Gangaramya Buddhist temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka. EPA
    Sri Lankan traditional dancers perform during the annual religious procession at the historic Gangaramya Buddhist temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka. EPA
  • Gallery assistants pose next to an artwork entitled 'The Splash' 1966, by British artist David Hockney, expected to sell for £20-£30 million ($25.9 - $38.8 million) at a Contemporary Art Evening Auction on February 11, during a photo call at Sotheby's Galleries in central London. AFP
    Gallery assistants pose next to an artwork entitled 'The Splash' 1966, by British artist David Hockney, expected to sell for £20-£30 million ($25.9 - $38.8 million) at a Contemporary Art Evening Auction on February 11, during a photo call at Sotheby's Galleries in central London. AFP
  • A skier moves on a frozen pond near Novodevichy Monastery on a snowy day in Moscow. AFP
    A skier moves on a frozen pond near Novodevichy Monastery on a snowy day in Moscow. AFP
  • Hindu devotee wears a mask as she rests at a shrine in Batu Caves during Thaipusam, following the outbreak of a new coronavirus in China, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Reuters
    Hindu devotee wears a mask as she rests at a shrine in Batu Caves during Thaipusam, following the outbreak of a new coronavirus in China, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Reuters
  • Debutants dance during the opening of the SemperOpernball 2020 in the Semperoper Opera House in Dresden, Germany. EPA
    Debutants dance during the opening of the SemperOpernball 2020 in the Semperoper Opera House in Dresden, Germany. EPA
  • A man walks with his bicycle in the winter sun on a weir over the Ruhr river at Lake Baldeney in Essen, Germany. AP Photo
    A man walks with his bicycle in the winter sun on a weir over the Ruhr river at Lake Baldeney in Essen, Germany. AP Photo
  • A Cambodian-Chinese man, under the spell of the 'magic spirit house', performs during an annual Neak Ta Chen spirit house procession in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. EPA
    A Cambodian-Chinese man, under the spell of the 'magic spirit house', performs during an annual Neak Ta Chen spirit house procession in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. EPA

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World in focus - best photos for February 8, 2020

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