World in focus – best photos for February 8, 2017

Texas Tech forward Anthony Livingston, number 21, plants his hand on the face of TCU guard Alex Robinson, numberv25, while Texas Tech guard Keenan Evans, number 12, reaches for the ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday in Fort Worth, Texas. Max Faulkner / Star-Telegram via AP

A mahout cleans the dust from his elephant in Ahmedabad, India. Amit Dave / Reuters

A model presents a creation by Ukrainian designer Aleksey Zalevskiy during the Ukrainian Fashion Week in Kiev, Ukraine. The fashion event presents Autumn/Winter 2017/18 collections by Ukrainian and international designers. Sergey Dolzhenko / EPA

Mats Hummels, red, of Bayern Munich tries to take a shot on the goal against Luiz Gustavo of Wolfsburg during the German DFB Cup football match between Bayern Munich and Wolfsburg in Munich. Lukas Barth / EPA

Nepalese Hindu devotees take a mass holy bath in the Changunaryan, a sacred place, during the month-long Madhav Naryan festival in Changunaryan village, Nepal. EPA

A Filipino fire victim collects belongings after a fire at a shantytown in Manila, Philippines. At least 3,000 families were left homeless after a 10-hour fire hit a shantytown in Manila, according to Bureau of Fire Protection authorities. EPA

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