A look at the best news photos from around the world.
January 9, 2020
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A woman collects dried incense sticks at a courtyard in Quang Phu Cau village on the outskirts of Hanoi, ahead of the upcoming Lunar New Year celebrations, referred to in Vietnam as Tet.
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A demonstrator faces off with French gendarmes during a demonstration by labor union members and workers on strike in Nantes during the 36th consecutive day of strikes against the government's pensions reform plans.
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Students of Swaminarayan Gurukul perform a ritualistic bath called Magh Snan in Ahmadabad, India.
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Self-proclaimed royal super-fan John Loughrey reads a tabloid newspaper in London.