A look at the best news photos from around the world.
January 8, 2020
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Passengers carry their belongings near the railway station in Amritsar, India, as activists of Communist Party of India Marxist (CPIM) block train tracks during a nationwide general strike called by trade unions aligned with opposition parties to protest the government's economic policies.
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Riot police officers are seen with their shields stained with paint thrown by demonstrators, who are prevented from jumping over turnstiles, after a protest against fare hikes for city buses in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Jan. 7, 2020.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad visit an Orthodox Christian cathedral in Damascus, Syria, Jan. 7, 2020.
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A surfer surfs after sunset in Cardiff, California, Jan. 7, 2020.