Gallery: The best photos from around the world
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A protester shouts slogans in front of army soldiers during a protest against a parliament session vote of confidence for the new government in downtown Beirut, Lebanon. Clashes broke out Tuesday between Lebanese protesters and security forces near the parliament building in central Beirut, where the new Cabinet is scheduled to submit its policy statement ahead of a vote of confidence.Credit:AP
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A Chinese couple wear plastic coats and protective masks as they shop for groceries at a supermarket in Beijing, China. The number of cases of a deadly new coronavirus rose to more than 42000 in mainland China Tuesday.Credit:Getty Images
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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., speaks at her election night party in Concord, New Hampshire, USA.Credit:AP
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Siba, the standard poodle, competes for Best in Show during the 144th Westminster Kennel Club dog show in New York.Credit:AP
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Spoiled fruit and vegetables are strewn across the CEAGESP complex that was flooded by heavy rains in Sao Paulo, Brazil. According to CEAGESP, tons of food will be dumped due to the risk of contamination.Credit:AP
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Vehicles struggle through snow on the B797 between Leadhills and Wanlockhead in Scotland. An amber weather warning of heavy snow showers has been issued across the country.Credit:Getty Images
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A taxi driver looks out from his car as they pile up to wait for customers at the train station in Beijing. China's daily death toll from a new virus topped 100 for the first time and pushed the total past 1,000 dead.Credit:AP
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Yanni Wetzell #5 of the San Diego State Aztecs battles Zane Martin #0 and Makuach Maluach #10 of the New Mexico Lobos for a loose ball during the first half of a College Basketball game at Viejas Arena in San Diego, California, USA.Credit:Getty Images
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Civilians flee from Idlib to find safety inside Syria near the border with Turkey. Syrian opposition activists say rebels have shot down a government helicopter gunship in the northwestern part of the country, where Syrian troops are waging an offensive in the last rebel stronghold according to news reports by a Turkish news agency.Credit:AP
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Supporters of the Aam Aadmi Party, or "common man's" party, celebrate the party's victory, at their party office in New Delhi, India. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modiâ's Hindu nationalist party was facing a major defeat by the regional party Tuesday in elections in the national capital.Credit:AP
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A Lebanese security officer drags an anti-government protester, who was clashing with riot police during a protest, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon. Lebanese security forces fired tear gas to disperse thousands of protesters near the parliament building in Beirut.Credit:AP
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A Buddhist monk sits in front of flowers laid at the scene of a mass shooting at the Terminal 21 Korat shopping mall in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. Thailand's army commander says a soldier who killed 29 people in a shooting rampage had not been treated fairly in a land deal involving his commander and such inappropriate arrangements will be halted.Credit:AP