• A workman measures up a mural of British musician David Bowie by Australian street artist James Cochran, also known as Jimmy C, in Brixton, south London, before mounting an acrylic sheet to protect the art work. British rock music legend David Bowie died of cancer on January 10, 2016 at the age of 69. Justin Tallis / AFP
    A workman measures up a mural of British musician David Bowie by Australian street artist James Cochran, also known as Jimmy C, in Brixton, south London, before mounting an acrylic sheet to protect the art work. British rock music legend David Bowie died of cancer on January 10, 2016 at the age of 69. Justin Tallis / AFP
  • Bosnian soldiers march during a welcoming ceremony in Banja Luka, in the north of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The event was held to mark the 25th anniversary of the entity’s statehood day. Vladimir Stojkovic / EPA
    Bosnian soldiers march during a welcoming ceremony in Banja Luka, in the north of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The event was held to mark the 25th anniversary of the entity’s statehood day. Vladimir Stojkovic / EPA
  • Bolivian people are pictured in Uyuni at the end of the Stage 7 of the Dakar 2017 between La Paz and Uyuni, Bolivia. Franck Fife / AFP
    Bolivian people are pictured in Uyuni at the end of the Stage 7 of the Dakar 2017 between La Paz and Uyuni, Bolivia. Franck Fife / AFP
  • Former Argentine football player Diego Maradona plays the ball as he arrives for The Best FIFA Football Awards 2016 ceremony, on January 9, 2017 in Zurich. Michael Buholzer / AFP
    Former Argentine football player Diego Maradona plays the ball as he arrives for The Best FIFA Football Awards 2016 ceremony, on January 9, 2017 in Zurich. Michael Buholzer / AFP
  • Confiscated illegal electric vehicles are seen at a parking lot in Yichun, Jiangxi province, China. Reuters
    Confiscated illegal electric vehicles are seen at a parking lot in Yichun, Jiangxi province, China. Reuters
  • Police providing security walk in front of street art as thousands marched in anger against the government of Enrique Pena Nieto following a 20 per cent rise in gas prices, in Mexico City. Demonstrators have been protesting across Mexico since the gasoline price hike took effect on New Year’s Day, and the anger has occasionally erupted into violence, including several days of looting last week. Rebecca Blackwell / AP Photo
    Police providing security walk in front of street art as thousands marched in anger against the government of Enrique Pena Nieto following a 20 per cent rise in gas prices, in Mexico City. Demonstrators have been protesting across Mexico since the gasoline price hike took effect on New Year’s Day, and the anger has occasionally erupted into violence, including several days of looting last week. Rebecca Blackwell / AP Photo
  • Los Angeles Kings goalie Peter Budaj, of Slovakia, is scored on by Dallas Stars centre Tyler Seguin as centre Jason Spezza, left, stands by during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Los Angeles. Mark Terrill / AP Photo
    Los Angeles Kings goalie Peter Budaj, of Slovakia, is scored on by Dallas Stars centre Tyler Seguin as centre Jason Spezza, left, stands by during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Los Angeles. Mark Terrill / AP Photo
  • Deers graze on a snow-covered field, near the village of Kraenzlin, north of Berlin, Germany. Fabrizio Bensch / Reuters
    Deers graze on a snow-covered field, near the village of Kraenzlin, north of Berlin, Germany. Fabrizio Bensch / Reuters
  • A tank fires as soldiers of the South Korean Army’s 23rd Infantry Division conduct a live-fire drill along the shore in Gangneung, Gangwon, South Korea. EPA
    A tank fires as soldiers of the South Korean Army’s 23rd Infantry Division conduct a live-fire drill along the shore in Gangneung, Gangwon, South Korea. EPA
  • An Indian worker prepares kite thread on a roadside in Amritsar, India. The kite string or the Dor, in local language, is made of crushed glass, glue, colours and egg to make it strong enough to hold the kite. Kite flying season peaks in Amritsar on Lohri festival. Lohri marks the culmination of winter and is celebrated in the month of January every year. EPA
    An Indian worker prepares kite thread on a roadside in Amritsar, India. The kite string or the Dor, in local language, is made of crushed glass, glue, colours and egg to make it strong enough to hold the kite. Kite flying season peaks in Amritsar on Lohri festival. Lohri marks the culmination of winter and is celebrated in the month of January every year. EPA

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World in focus – best photos for January 10, 2017

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January 10, 2017

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