• 112-year-old Japanese man Chitetsu Watanabe poses next to calligraphy reading in Japanese 'World Number One' after he was awarded as the world's oldest living male. AFP
    112-year-old Japanese man Chitetsu Watanabe poses next to calligraphy reading in Japanese 'World Number One' after he was awarded as the world's oldest living male. AFP
  • A model presents a creation by Indian designer Manish Arora during the Lakme Fashion Week in Mumbai, India. EPA
    A model presents a creation by Indian designer Manish Arora during the Lakme Fashion Week in Mumbai, India. EPA
  • First Lady Melania Trump listens to US President Donald J Trump and Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno speak to the media in the Oval Office. EPA
    First Lady Melania Trump listens to US President Donald J Trump and Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno speak to the media in the Oval Office. EPA
  • People walk in silhouette as they protect themselves from the elements during a rainy and windy afternoon in Brussels. EPA
    People walk in silhouette as they protect themselves from the elements during a rainy and windy afternoon in Brussels. EPA
  • Cars are surrounded by water on a flooded road beside the River Thames in west London, Britain. Reuters
    Cars are surrounded by water on a flooded road beside the River Thames in west London, Britain. Reuters
  • A model presents a creation from the Marc Jacobs Fall/Winter 2020 collection during New York Fashion Week. Reuters
    A model presents a creation from the Marc Jacobs Fall/Winter 2020 collection during New York Fashion Week. Reuters
  • A worker with sanitisng equipment crosses the road in front of a hospital in Yichang city of Hubei, China. Reuters
    A worker with sanitisng equipment crosses the road in front of a hospital in Yichang city of Hubei, China. Reuters
  • A man crosses over the US/Mexico border fence from Mexicali to Calexico, at Mexicali, Baja California state, Mexico. AFP
    A man crosses over the US/Mexico border fence from Mexicali to Calexico, at Mexicali, Baja California state, Mexico. AFP
  • Reflections of people are seen on glass from a rooftop viewing area showing Tokyo's east side. AFP
    Reflections of people are seen on glass from a rooftop viewing area showing Tokyo's east side. AFP
  • A picture taken from the Montenvers railway station near Chamonix, at the Mont Blanc mountain range in the French Alps. AFP
    A picture taken from the Montenvers railway station near Chamonix, at the Mont Blanc mountain range in the French Alps. AFP

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