• An aerial view shows a boat near the harbour in Sal Rei at Boa Vista island, Cape Verde. AFP
    An aerial view shows a boat near the harbour in Sal Rei at Boa Vista island, Cape Verde. AFP
  • A Russian Orthodox child looks at candles as he attends a Christmas service in Christ the Savior cathedral in Moscow. AFP
    A Russian Orthodox child looks at candles as he attends a Christmas service in Christ the Savior cathedral in Moscow. AFP
  • Workers prepare rattan to dry for export at a workshop in Banda Aceh. AFP
    Workers prepare rattan to dry for export at a workshop in Banda Aceh. AFP
  • Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, which was partially destroyed when fire broke out beneath the roof. AFP
    Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, which was partially destroyed when fire broke out beneath the roof. AFP
  • A visitor rides an escalator at a shopping mall in downtown Bangkok. AFP
    A visitor rides an escalator at a shopping mall in downtown Bangkok. AFP
  • Attendees play with foam during the Grand parade of the Blancos y Negros Carnival, in Pasto, Colombia. EPA
    Attendees play with foam during the Grand parade of the Blancos y Negros Carnival, in Pasto, Colombia. EPA
  • A girl looks on as hundreds of people live in the Corail camp for the displaced by the 2010 Haiti Earthquake, in Croix Des Buquets, Port-au-Prince, Haiti. EPA
    A girl looks on as hundreds of people live in the Corail camp for the displaced by the 2010 Haiti Earthquake, in Croix Des Buquets, Port-au-Prince, Haiti. EPA
  • A dead Koala is seen after bushfires swept through Kangaroo Island, Australia. EPA
    A dead Koala is seen after bushfires swept through Kangaroo Island, Australia. EPA
  • AC Milan v Sampdoria - San Siro, Milan, AC Milan's Zlatan Ibrahimovic reacts after the match. Reuters
    AC Milan v Sampdoria - San Siro, Milan, AC Milan's Zlatan Ibrahimovic reacts after the match. Reuters
  • People gather for the annual bonfire outside the Saint Sava church during the ceremonial burning of dried oak branches, symbolising the Yule log during the Orthodox Christmas eve celebrations in Belgrade, AFP
    People gather for the annual bonfire outside the Saint Sava church during the ceremonial burning of dried oak branches, symbolising the Yule log during the Orthodox Christmas eve celebrations in Belgrade, AFP

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World in focus - best photos for January 7, 2020

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