World in focus - best photos for January 3, 2021

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

Republican US Senator Kelly Loeffler greets a voter's dog while speaking to them in front of their home in Loganville, Georgia. Sen. Loeffler is locked in a right runoff with Democrat Raphael Warnock that could decide the balance of power in the US Senate. Reuters

A staff worker arranges a store window during winter's sales in Basilicata, Potenza, Italy. EPA

A Kashmiri man holds an umbrella to protect himself from snow as he walks during fresh snowfall in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir. EPA

France's Mathis Contamine soars through the air during his training jump of the third event of the Four-Hills Ski Jumping tournament (Vierschanzentournee) in Innsbruck, Austria. AFP

South Africa's Lutho Sipamla fields during the first day of the second Test cricket match between South Africa and Sri Lanka at the Wanderers stadium in Johannesburg. AFP

Spanish rock singer 'El Drogas' performs on the stage during a concert in the framework of the Festival Actual 2021 at Riojaforum Congress Palace in Logrono, Spain. Festival Actual 2021 runs from 2 to 6 January 2021 under strict health measures amid the fear of a new wave of Covid-19. EPA

A man paddles a canoe on the River Wey near Ripley in the county of Surrey, Britain. Reuters

A woman is seen reflected in the showcase of a shop in the Ginza shopping district of Tokyo. AFP

Candles are placed at the outer edge of the landslide in Ask in Gjerdrum municipality, Norway. Several homes have been taken by the avalanche and nine people remain missing after one body was found. More than 1,000 people in the area have been evacuated. EPA

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