• A worker makes red lanterns at a workshop ahead of Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China. Reuters
    A worker makes red lanterns at a workshop ahead of Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China. Reuters
  • Men dressed as "Chlaeuse", figures that scare away evil spirits, seen in illuminated hats during the "Sylvesterchlausen" in Switzerland. Reuters
    Men dressed as "Chlaeuse", figures that scare away evil spirits, seen in illuminated hats during the "Sylvesterchlausen" in Switzerland. Reuters
  • A couple get married as Taal Volcano sends out a column of ash in the background in Alfonso, Cavite, Philippines. Reuters
    A couple get married as Taal Volcano sends out a column of ash in the background in Alfonso, Cavite, Philippines. Reuters
  • People walk along the sea wall near the lighthouse in New Brighton, north west England, as Storm Brendan swept over the country. AFP
    People walk along the sea wall near the lighthouse in New Brighton, north west England, as Storm Brendan swept over the country. AFP
  • A tomtit feeds from a bird feeder at a park in Moscow. AFP
    A tomtit feeds from a bird feeder at a park in Moscow. AFP
  • A woman walks after heavy snowfall in Quetta. AFP
    A woman walks after heavy snowfall in Quetta. AFP
  • A Hindu devotee dressed as Lord Shiva stands on the beach as others take a holy dip in the Bay of Bengal during the Gangasagar Mela, at Sagar Island. AFP
    A Hindu devotee dressed as Lord Shiva stands on the beach as others take a holy dip in the Bay of Bengal during the Gangasagar Mela, at Sagar Island. AFP
  • Masked revellers take part in a carnival procession through the south-western North Macedonian village of Vevcani. AFP
    Masked revellers take part in a carnival procession through the south-western North Macedonian village of Vevcani. AFP
  • A handout satellite image made available by NASA shows thick smoke moving into the Tasman Sea from the states of New South Wales and Victoria. EPA
    A handout satellite image made available by NASA shows thick smoke moving into the Tasman Sea from the states of New South Wales and Victoria. EPA

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World in focus - best photos for January 14, 2020

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