Gallery: The best photos from around the world
12 ImagesThe best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.
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Decorations dangle from the hats of bus ushers in ethnic minority dress as they pose for a group photo during the opening session of China's National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.Credit:AP
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An employee in protective clothing works with a steel pouring ladle during a guided media tour at the steel producer Salzgitter AG in Salzgitter.Credit:AP
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A woman walks past a sculpture, part of a float yet to be installed, for the Carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Credit:AP
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A dancer performs during a rally on International Women's Day in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The United Nations first recognized International Women's Day in 1975, sparking 44 years of annual demonstrations, private and public proclamations and a general recognition that even in the modern era, gender equality has a long way to go. Credit:Bloomberg
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A riot police officer places her hand on her shield as she helps to prevent a march marking International Women's Day from reaching the government palace, in La Paz, Bolivia. Credit:AP
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A military conductor leads band members during a rehearsal for the opening session of the China's National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.Credit:AP
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Women with their faces painted take part in an International Women's Day march in Santiago, Chile. The day has been sponsored by the United Nations since 1975 as millions of women around the world are demanding equality amid a persistent salary gap, violence and widespread inequality. Credit:AP
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Consuelo Salas holds aloft a pink cross marked with the name of her daughter Vitoria Pamela Salas, who was killed in 2017 at age 23, as she calls for justice, in the Zocalo, Mexico City's main square, following a march to mark International Women's Day in Mexico City.Credit:AP
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Georgia members of the Handmaid Coalition protest the passage of HB 481 outside the Capitol in Atlanta. Now that the House has passed HB 481, the Senate is now tasked with tackling legislation that would ban most abortions after 6 weeks. The House approved the legislation late Thursday and advocates on both sides of the issues have already begun pushing senators to vote their way. Credit:Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
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2020 Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders greets supporters during a rally at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa. Credit:AP
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The shadow of a man watching from the sidelines falls on a median printed with the words in Spanish, "Women fighting," as protestors march on International Women's Day in Mexico City to protest the dangers women face in a country where two thirds of women have been victims of some type of violence and more than 3500 women and girls were murdered in 2018.Credit:AP
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Canada's Justin Kripps, Ryan Sommer, Cameron Stones and Ben Coakwell race down the track on their second run during the four-man bobsled event at the Bobsled World Championships in Whistler, British Columbia.Credit:The Canadian Press via AP