World in focus — best photos for January 3, 2017

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  David Warner, the Australian opener, ducks under a bouncer from Pakistan paceman Mohammed Amir during the first day of the third Test at the SCG in Sydney. William West / AFP Photo

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  Feliciano Lopez of Spain serves to Jack Sock of the United States during the men’s singles match on day three of the Hopman Cup in Perth. Paul Kane / Getty Images

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  A horse shaped kite named Goldey takes to the sky at Crosby beach in England. Christopher Furlong / Getty Images

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  An Emirati from the Al Qubaisi tribe trains his falcons during the Liwa 2017 Moreeb Dune Festival in Abu Dhabi’s Western Region. Karim Sahib / AFP Photo

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  A woman walks home carrying a metal pitcher filled with drinking water on in the outskirts of Srinagar. Danish Ismail / Reuters

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  A man walks by a display of paper lanterns hanging at the Jogye Temple in Seoul, South Korea. Lee Jin-man / AP Photo

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  A Pakistani vendor roasts peanuts on a roadside in Peshawar, Pakistan. Bilawal Arbab / EPA

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  South African members of the Cape Minstrel band attend the annual ‘Tweede Nuwe Yaar’ (second new year) carnival in Cape Town, South Africa. Nic Bothma / EPA

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  France’s Adrien Van Beveren powers his Yamaha motorcycle during the Stage 1 of the Dakar Rally 2017 staged between Asuncion and Resistencia, Argentina. Franck Fife / AFP Photo

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  Indian military personnel rehearse in Rajpath, New Delhi ahead of the forthcoming Republic Day parade. Chandan Khann / AFP Photo

A look at the best photos from around the world today.