• A young girl is covered in plastic balls at a shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand. EPA
    A young girl is covered in plastic balls at a shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand. EPA
  • Official mascot Bonny the Shetland pony, along with friend Teddy, arrive ahead of The London International Horse Show, England. Getty Images
    Official mascot Bonny the Shetland pony, along with friend Teddy, arrive ahead of The London International Horse Show, England. Getty Images
  • The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins' Sam Lafferty cleans up teddy bears thrown on the ice after the annual Tobyhanna Army Depot Teddy Bear Toss in Pennsylvania. AP Photo
    The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins' Sam Lafferty cleans up teddy bears thrown on the ice after the annual Tobyhanna Army Depot Teddy Bear Toss in Pennsylvania. AP Photo
  • Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe speaks to supporters at his official residence in Colombo. AFP
    Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe speaks to supporters at his official residence in Colombo. AFP
  • Artists perform during the Light Festival parade in the main streets of San Jose, Costa Rica. AFP
    Artists perform during the Light Festival parade in the main streets of San Jose, Costa Rica. AFP
  • China's Chen Meng serves in the women's singles table tennis final match at the 2018 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals in Incheon. AFP
    China's Chen Meng serves in the women's singles table tennis final match at the 2018 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals in Incheon. AFP
  • Football fans celebrate in front of My Dinh Stadium as Vietnam win the first ASEAN Football Federation Suzuki Cup in Hanoi, Vietnam. Getty Images
    Football fans celebrate in front of My Dinh Stadium as Vietnam win the first ASEAN Football Federation Suzuki Cup in Hanoi, Vietnam. Getty Images
  • Members of Riders of the Philippines stage a motorcade to protest government policies on motorbikes, in Quezon City, east of Manila, Philippines. EPA
    Members of Riders of the Philippines stage a motorcade to protest government policies on motorbikes, in Quezon City, east of Manila, Philippines. EPA
  • Tom Abercrombie of the Breakers goes to the basket during the round nine NBL match between the Cairns Taipans and the New Zealand Breakers in Cairns, Australia. Getty Images
    Tom Abercrombie of the Breakers goes to the basket during the round nine NBL match between the Cairns Taipans and the New Zealand Breakers in Cairns, Australia. Getty Images
  • A woman performs a light show during Wonderfruit 2018 in Pattaya, Thailand. Getty Images
    A woman performs a light show during Wonderfruit 2018 in Pattaya, Thailand. Getty Images
  • Catholics attend the traditional Misa de Gallo (Dawn Mass) in front of a church in Las Pinas City, south of Manila, Philippines. EPA
    Catholics attend the traditional Misa de Gallo (Dawn Mass) in front of a church in Las Pinas City, south of Manila, Philippines. EPA

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