January 9, 2020

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.

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.

Students of Swaminarayan Gurukul perform a ritualistic bath called Magh Snan in Ahmadabad, India.

Self-proclaimed royal super-fan John Loughrey reads a tabloid newspaper in London.

Workers stand over a furnace at a brick factory to keep themselves warm on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal.

Australia's Alex de Minaur and Nick Kyrgios celebrate winning their Quarter Final doubles match against Britain's Jamie Murray and Joe Salisbury as they look on dejected at the ATP Cup in Sydney, Australia.

Mourners attend a vigil at University of Toronto student housing for the victims of a Ukrainian passenger jet, which crashed in Iran, in this still image taken from a video, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Jan. 8, 2020.

Workers scrub plastic bags used to carry industrial chemicals in the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

A boy plays under traditional Chinese lanterns decorations at the Thean Hou Temple ahead of Lunar New Year celebrations, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Sean Wright poses for a photo before boarding the Elvis Express, bound for Parkes, to attend the Elvis festival, at Central Station in Sydney, Australia.

Devotees join the annual Catholic procession of the Black Nazarene as police surround its carriage during its feast day in Manila, Philippines.

The full moon is seen behind a building's sun shade in Bangkok, Thailand.

A chameleon is seen onriver cane on a beach along the shore of the Mediterranean Sea in Ashdod, as heavy rain falls in Israel.

Tanli Yang, a journalist with the China Global Television Network, performs yoga poses with Walker, an intelligent humanoid service robot, at the UB Tech booth during the 2020 CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, Jan. 8, 2020.

Two seagulls sit on poles, with the Swiss Saentis mountain in the backdrop, in the harbor of Constance, Germany.