A look at the best news photos from around the world.
January 13, 2020
![A man walks on a road covered with ashes from the erupting Taal Volcano in Talisay, Batangas, Philippines.](https://gdb.voanews.com/77c77685-60e9-48e6-86ce-af5860695038_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man walks on a road covered with ashes from the erupting Taal Volcano in Talisay, Batangas, Philippines.
![Judges in wigs and robes during the opening ceremony of the legal year at City Hall in Hong Kong.](https://gdb.voanews.com/b3e67847-c0d4-49cb-9724-82de03cf52a0_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Judges in wigs and robes during the opening ceremony of the legal year at City Hall in Hong Kong.
![A girl attempts to fend off desert locusts as they fly in a farm on the outskirt of Jijiga in Somali region, Ethiopia, Jan. 12, 2020.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c205ab0e-40fa-4080-bb18-7275ca31ea7b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A girl attempts to fend off desert locusts as they fly in a farm on the outskirt of Jijiga in Somali region, Ethiopia, Jan. 12, 2020.
![Kimono-clad women who celebrate their 20th birthday gather following a Coming of Age ceremony at Toshimaen amusement park in Tokyo, Japan, on Coming of Age Day.](https://gdb.voanews.com/d08b3b95-fc35-49a4-a097-ce2b3f7010a7_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Kimono-clad women who celebrate their 20th birthday gather following a Coming of Age ceremony at Toshimaen amusement park in Tokyo, Japan, on Coming of Age Day.
![Lightning flashes as Taal Volcano erupts,Jan. 12, 2020, in Tagaytay, Cavite province, outside Manila, Philippines. A tiny volcano near the Philippine capital that draws many tourists for its picturesque setting in a lake belched steam, ash and rocks in a huge plume, prompting thousands of residents to flee and officials to temporarily suspend flights.](https://gdb.voanews.com/3e48d9ee-4411-4f73-957d-7a6dc6e752ed_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Lightning flashes as Taal Volcano erupts,Jan. 12, 2020, in Tagaytay, Cavite province, outside Manila, Philippines. A tiny volcano near the Philippine capital that draws many tourists for its picturesque setting in a lake belched steam, ash and rocks in a huge plume, prompting thousands of residents to flee and officials to temporarily suspend flights.
![Men dressed as "Chlaeuse", figures that scare away evil spirits, carry round bells and cowbells during the traditional "Sylvesterchlausen" in near the northeastern village of Urnaesch, Switzerland.](https://gdb.voanews.com/91c143b3-26a0-4350-8839-02dcfba02156_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Men dressed as "Chlaeuse", figures that scare away evil spirits, carry round bells and cowbells during the traditional "Sylvesterchlausen" in near the northeastern village of Urnaesch, Switzerland.
![Two Palestinian women approach a checkpoint to cross into the Israeli-controlled Shuhada Street in the divided town of Hebron, in the Israeli occupied West Bank.](https://gdb.voanews.com/2ac7fb02-c0ca-47a6-a45c-83c332a89ab9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Two Palestinian women approach a checkpoint to cross into the Israeli-controlled Shuhada Street in the divided town of Hebron, in the Israeli occupied West Bank.
![A leopard that got entangled in an animal trap set by unknown people lies as forest officials tranquilizes it before rescuing at Padampura village near Ajmer, Rajasthan state, India.](https://gdb.voanews.com/46e0b0bd-69be-4790-b1e1-d73922a71198_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A leopard that got entangled in an animal trap set by unknown people lies as forest officials tranquilizes it before rescuing at Padampura village near Ajmer, Rajasthan state, India.
![Female turtle named Goody tests out the first prosthetic flipper that will help other sea turtles injured from fishing gears to swim again, in Phuket, Thailand.](https://gdb.voanews.com/4cfe7760-9749-44e1-8f22-cad9966428d3_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Female turtle named Goody tests out the first prosthetic flipper that will help other sea turtles injured from fishing gears to swim again, in Phuket, Thailand.
![A view shows fire lines south of Eden, New South Wales, Australia, in this handout Maxar's WorldView-3 satellite image taken on Jan. 12, 2020.](https://gdb.voanews.com/aa2e6957-8ee4-40cc-98bb-083c8c0127c8_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A view shows fire lines south of Eden, New South Wales, Australia, in this handout Maxar's WorldView-3 satellite image taken on Jan. 12, 2020.
![A subway train sits on flooded tracks at 66th Street in New York. A water main break flooded streets on Manhattan's Upper West Side near Lincoln Center and hampered subway service during the Monday morning rush hour.](https://gdb.voanews.com/071ff556-5f29-4fb5-b187-b06af2c01a9e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A subway train sits on flooded tracks at 66th Street in New York. A water main break flooded streets on Manhattan's Upper West Side near Lincoln Center and hampered subway service during the Monday morning rush hour.