• A man walks between trees and buildings covered in ash from the eruption of the Taal volcano, in the village of Buso Buso, near Laurel, the Philippines. AFP
    A man walks between trees and buildings covered in ash from the eruption of the Taal volcano, in the village of Buso Buso, near Laurel, the Philippines. AFP
  • A worker cleans out volcanic ash at a restaurant near the Taal Volcano at Tagaytay, Cavite province, the Philippines. AP Photo
    A worker cleans out volcanic ash at a restaurant near the Taal Volcano at Tagaytay, Cavite province, the Philippines. AP Photo
  • A young villager works in the maize field at Murkata village in Morigaon district, some 70 km from Guwahati, India. AFP
    A young villager works in the maize field at Murkata village in Morigaon district, some 70 km from Guwahati, India. AFP
  • Iranians chant slogans during Friday prayers, with a banner in the background showing Qassem Soleimani, left, and Iraqi Shiite senior militia commander Abu Mahdi Al Muhandis, at Imam Khomeini Grand Mosque in Tehran. AP
    Iranians chant slogans during Friday prayers, with a banner in the background showing Qassem Soleimani, left, and Iraqi Shiite senior militia commander Abu Mahdi Al Muhandis, at Imam Khomeini Grand Mosque in Tehran. AP
  • Panda cubs born in 2019 play next to decorations to celebrate the upcoming Lunar New Year of the Rat at Wolong National Nature Reserve in Wenchuan, China's southwestern Sichuan province. AFP
    Panda cubs born in 2019 play next to decorations to celebrate the upcoming Lunar New Year of the Rat at Wolong National Nature Reserve in Wenchuan, China's southwestern Sichuan province. AFP
  • A horseman jumps over a bonfire in the village of San Bartolome de Pinares in the province of Avila in central Spain, during the opening of the traditional religious festival "Luminarias" in honour of San Antonio Abad (Saint Anthony), patron saint of animals. AFP
    A horseman jumps over a bonfire in the village of San Bartolome de Pinares in the province of Avila in central Spain, during the opening of the traditional religious festival "Luminarias" in honour of San Antonio Abad (Saint Anthony), patron saint of animals. AFP
  • A mogul skier practices at Calabogie Peaks in Calabogie, Ontario, prior to this weekends Canada Cup Moguls event. AP
    A mogul skier practices at Calabogie Peaks in Calabogie, Ontario, prior to this weekends Canada Cup Moguls event. AP
  • Protesters denouncing Macron's plans to overhaul the French pension systtem march during a demonstration in Lyon. AP Photo
    Protesters denouncing Macron's plans to overhaul the French pension systtem march during a demonstration in Lyon. AP Photo

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World in focus - best photos for January 17, 2020

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