• Visitors are seen inside a newly opened bookstore in Chongqing, China. Reuters
    Visitors are seen inside a newly opened bookstore in Chongqing, China. Reuters
  • A man leads his camel for paid rides in Karachi, Pakistan. EPA
    A man leads his camel for paid rides in Karachi, Pakistan. EPA
  • An employee walks between seats ahead of the Siemens company's annual shareholder's meeting in the Olympic hall in Munich, southern Germany. AFP
    An employee walks between seats ahead of the Siemens company's annual shareholder's meeting in the Olympic hall in Munich, southern Germany. AFP
  • Discoloured Ponyfish are displayed during the Transparent Fish Exhibition in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. AFP
    Discoloured Ponyfish are displayed during the Transparent Fish Exhibition in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. AFP
  • Guizers dressed as Vikings set fire to a longship with burning brands as they take part in the Up Helly Aa festival in Lerwick, Shetland Islands. AFP
    Guizers dressed as Vikings set fire to a longship with burning brands as they take part in the Up Helly Aa festival in Lerwick, Shetland Islands. AFP
  • People feed seagulls as they stand at the back of Kadikoy ferry crossing the Bosphorus in Istanbul. AFP
    People feed seagulls as they stand at the back of Kadikoy ferry crossing the Bosphorus in Istanbul. AFP
  • Indian soldiers line up to pay homage at Raj Ghat, the memorial for Indian independence icon Mahatama Gandhi, on Martyr's Day, in New Delhi. AFP
    Indian soldiers line up to pay homage at Raj Ghat, the memorial for Indian independence icon Mahatama Gandhi, on Martyr's Day, in New Delhi. AFP
  • A Bangladeshi labourer works in a dockyard beside the Buriganga River in Dhaka. AFP
    A Bangladeshi labourer works in a dockyard beside the Buriganga River in Dhaka. AFP
  • A lion dance is performed inside and outside an aquarium ahead of the upcoming Chinese New Year celebrations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. EPA
    A lion dance is performed inside and outside an aquarium ahead of the upcoming Chinese New Year celebrations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. EPA
  • Everton's Jordan Pickford makes a save during a match against Huddersfield Town in Huddersfield, England. Reuters
    Everton's Jordan Pickford makes a save during a match against Huddersfield Town in Huddersfield, England. Reuters
  • Mount Merapi spews volcanic material as it erupts as seen from Cangkringan, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. AP Photo
    Mount Merapi spews volcanic material as it erupts as seen from Cangkringan, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. AP Photo
  • A pedestrian stops to take a photo by Chicago River, as bitter cold phenomenon called the polar vortex has descended on much of the central and eastern United States. Reuters
    A pedestrian stops to take a photo by Chicago River, as bitter cold phenomenon called the polar vortex has descended on much of the central and eastern United States. Reuters

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World in focus - best photos for January 30, 2019

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