A look at the best news photos from around the world.
February 9, 2020
![Armed commando soldiers carry a woman who fainted, out of Terminal 21 Korat mall where a mass shooting took place in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. A gunman described as a soldier angry over a financial dispute killed a few people and then went on a far bloodier rampage, shooting as he drove to the busy mall where shoppers fled in terror.](https://gdb.voanews.com/e1c4101a-acda-403a-a5cd-870868369658_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Armed commando soldiers carry a woman who fainted, out of Terminal 21 Korat mall where a mass shooting took place in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. A gunman described as a soldier angry over a financial dispute killed a few people and then went on a far bloodier rampage, shooting as he drove to the busy mall where shoppers fled in terror.
![The full super snow moon rises at Smith Rock State Park in Oregon, USA, Feb. 8, 2020.](https://gdb.voanews.com/a84be64a-509f-467c-9ecc-9347a0698dbc_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The full super snow moon rises at Smith Rock State Park in Oregon, USA, Feb. 8, 2020.
![Milena Jami whips her llama to win the first place in the a race for children of ages seven and eight at the Llanganates National Park, Ecuador, Feb. 8, 2020.](https://gdb.voanews.com/5bc36d63-7559-44af-9b4d-ae8c5ead464b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Milena Jami whips her llama to win the first place in the a race for children of ages seven and eight at the Llanganates National Park, Ecuador, Feb. 8, 2020.
![Waves crash over Newhaven Lighthouse on the south coast of England, United Kingdom, as Storm Ciara swept over the country.](https://gdb.voanews.com/19fe48b5-c477-4478-96c9-62c4a50d078f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Waves crash over Newhaven Lighthouse on the south coast of England, United Kingdom, as Storm Ciara swept over the country.
![Buddhist monks take their places before prayers during Makha Bucha celebrations at Wat Dhammakaya temple in Bangkok, Thailand.](https://gdb.voanews.com/2df34316-6744-43c5-9ca2-85005c21fdcd_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Buddhist monks take their places before prayers during Makha Bucha celebrations at Wat Dhammakaya temple in Bangkok, Thailand.
![Devotees offer prayers as they stand on the bank of the Hanumante River during the final day of the month-long Swasthani Brata Katha festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal.](https://gdb.voanews.com/a3c21998-045f-4d4c-8671-dc8ad61c81e5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Devotees offer prayers as they stand on the bank of the Hanumante River during the final day of the month-long Swasthani Brata Katha festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal.
![Venetians row during the masquerade parade on the Grand Canal during the Carnival in Venice, Italy.](https://gdb.voanews.com/f33bda88-4981-45ce-985d-7962a8eb687b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Venetians row during the masquerade parade on the Grand Canal during the Carnival in Venice, Italy.
![Artists performs during the opening day of the Venice Carnival on the Cannaregio Canal on in Venice, Italy, Feb. 8, 2020.](https://gdb.voanews.com/2ea541bc-6e1d-4879-8956-13a20f68bd35_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Artists performs during the opening day of the Venice Carnival on the Cannaregio Canal on in Venice, Italy, Feb. 8, 2020.
!["Black Brigade" activists demonstrate against BP outside British Museum in London, Britain, Feb. 8, 2020.](https://gdb.voanews.com/362e6e6e-d489-4b41-b00c-88c5cec35f3f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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"Black Brigade" activists demonstrate against BP outside British Museum in London, Britain, Feb. 8, 2020.