A look at the best news photos from around the world.
January 13, 2020
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A man walks on a road covered with ashes from the erupting Taal Volcano in Talisay, Batangas, Philippines.
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Judges in wigs and robes during the opening ceremony of the legal year at City Hall in Hong Kong.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
