World in focus - best photos for January 16, 2021

Take a look at some of the best images from around the world in the past 24 hours

A man stands in a snowy landscape at the seafront of Thessaloniki, Greece. EPA

A man rides a bicycle over social-distancing markers on the road, as part of preparations for masses a day before the Feast of Santo Nino (Baby Jesus) in Manila, Philippines. Getty Images

(L-R) Andrew Seliskar, Carson Foster, Kieran Smith and Drew Kibler compete in the Men's 200m Freestyle Final on Day Two of the TYR Pro Swim Series at San Antonio. AFP

An Afghan man carries plastic pots for sale in the city of Kabul, Afghanistan. AP

A tree casts it shadow amongst the snow-covered vineyards near the village of Riquewihr, eastern France. AFP

Residents watch a forest first move closer in Quilpue, Chile, during the late afternoon. Thousands of people have been asked to evacuate after six homes and 120 hectares (about 296 acres) have burned since the fire started the previous night, according to CONAF, Chile's National Forest Corporation. AP

Firefighters walk among white smoke after extinguishing a burning barricade made out of tyres, during protests demanding Haiti's President Jovenel Moise to step down, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Reuters

Search and rescue personnel inspect a collapsed building following an earthquake in Mamuju, West Sulawesi province, Indonesia. Reuters

Villagers try to control a bull during a bull-taming festival, known as Jallikattu and part of south India's harvest festival of Pongal, on the outskirts of Madurai town, Tamil Nadu state. Reuters

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