• New Zealand's players huddle before the start of Pakistan's second innings on day three of the second Test at Hagley Oval in Christchurch. AFP
    New Zealand's players huddle before the start of Pakistan's second innings on day three of the second Test at Hagley Oval in Christchurch. AFP
  • Migrant workers and their families ride in the back of a truck as they wait to be admitted to a field hospital for Covid-19 patients in Samut Sakhon, South of Bangkok, Thailand. AP Photo
    Migrant workers and their families ride in the back of a truck as they wait to be admitted to a field hospital for Covid-19 patients in Samut Sakhon, South of Bangkok, Thailand. AP Photo
  • A Kashmiri man takes a rest in a boat at Dal Lake after snowfall in Srinagar. EPA
    A Kashmiri man takes a rest in a boat at Dal Lake after snowfall in Srinagar. EPA
  • A wholesaler walks along the lined up frozen tuna ahead of the New Year's auction at Toyosu fish market in Tokyo, Japan. AFP
    A wholesaler walks along the lined up frozen tuna ahead of the New Year's auction at Toyosu fish market in Tokyo, Japan. AFP
  • A motorcyclist passes decorative water buffalos, meant for the Lunar New Year of the Ox, wrapped in plastic along a road in Chinatown, Singapore. Reuters
    A motorcyclist passes decorative water buffalos, meant for the Lunar New Year of the Ox, wrapped in plastic along a road in Chinatown, Singapore. Reuters
  • A woman clings to a post during flooding caused by heavy rains in Sucre, Bolivia. Reuters
    A woman clings to a post during flooding caused by heavy rains in Sucre, Bolivia. Reuters
  • US President-elect Joe Biden points to his face mask with the word "Vote" printed on it during a rally outside Center Parc Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. AFP
    US President-elect Joe Biden points to his face mask with the word "Vote" printed on it during a rally outside Center Parc Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. AFP
  • Employees work on a dry-type transformer production line at an electrical production factory in Haian, in eastern China's Jiangsu province. AFP
    Employees work on a dry-type transformer production line at an electrical production factory in Haian, in eastern China's Jiangsu province. AFP
  • Artists dressed in costumes that evoke the history and representation of characters from the region, participate in the Castaneda Family Parade, during the Black and White Carnival (Carnaval de Negros y Blancos), in Pasto, Narino, Colombia. EPA
    Artists dressed in costumes that evoke the history and representation of characters from the region, participate in the Castaneda Family Parade, during the Black and White Carnival (Carnaval de Negros y Blancos), in Pasto, Narino, Colombia. EPA
  • Australia's batsman Steve Smith leaves the ball off paceman Pat Cummins during a net session at the Sydney Cricket Ground ahead of the third cricket Test match against India. AFP
    Australia's batsman Steve Smith leaves the ball off paceman Pat Cummins during a net session at the Sydney Cricket Ground ahead of the third cricket Test match against India. AFP
  • People cast their shadow on snow-covered field while taking a walk at a park in Chuncheon, South Korea. Reuters
    People cast their shadow on snow-covered field while taking a walk at a park in Chuncheon, South Korea. Reuters
  • Police personnel take part in a rehearsal for the upcoming Republic Day Parade near India Gate in New Delhi. AFP
    Police personnel take part in a rehearsal for the upcoming Republic Day Parade near India Gate in New Delhi. AFP

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