A look at the best news photos from around the world.
February 1, 2019
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Girls play with live Teacup pigs, a rare pet in the country, at the start of celebrations leading to the Lunar New Year at Manila's Lucky Chinatown Plaza in Manila, Philippines.
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An artisan poses with an ostrich feather-adorned hat worn by the "Gilles of Binche" performers during the Binche carnival, a UNESCO World Heritage event, in a shop in Binche, Belgium.
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A man takes pictures of a tree decorated with red lanterns ahead of Lunar New Year celebrations in Ditan Park in Beijing, China.
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Indian Naga Sadhus (Hindu holy men) take photos as newly-initiated Naga Sadhus perform rituals on the banks of the Ganges River during the Kumbh Mela festival, in Allahabad.