• A local surfer is seen with Mount Fuji in the background from the beach of Enoshima during the build-up to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The venue will hold the sailing events. Getty Images
    A local surfer is seen with Mount Fuji in the background from the beach of Enoshima during the build-up to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The venue will hold the sailing events. Getty Images
  • Democratic 2020 US presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden buys ice-cream at a restaurant in Pella, Iowa. Reuters
    Democratic 2020 US presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden buys ice-cream at a restaurant in Pella, Iowa. Reuters
  • A worker puts the final touches on giant figures of French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron during preparations for the carnival parade in Nice, France. Reuters
    A worker puts the final touches on giant figures of French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron during preparations for the carnival parade in Nice, France. Reuters
  • US rappers Dr Dre, Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson and Eminem, pose as 50 Cent is honoured with the 2,686th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, in Hollywood, California, USA. The star was dedicated in the category of Recording. EPA
    US rappers Dr Dre, Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson and Eminem, pose as 50 Cent is honoured with the 2,686th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, in Hollywood, California, USA. The star was dedicated in the category of Recording. EPA
  • A worker oversees molten iron flowing from a blast furnace at the ThyssenKrupp steel mill in Duisburg, Germany. Getty Images
    A worker oversees molten iron flowing from a blast furnace at the ThyssenKrupp steel mill in Duisburg, Germany. Getty Images
  • Buffalo Sabres forward Jeff Skinner, left, is checked by Montreal Canadiens defenceman Shea Weber during the third period of an NHL hockey game, in Buffalo. AP Photo
    Buffalo Sabres forward Jeff Skinner, left, is checked by Montreal Canadiens defenceman Shea Weber during the third period of an NHL hockey game, in Buffalo. AP Photo
  • Commuters make their way on a street adorned with election posters laminated with plastic in Dhaka, Bangladesh. AFP
    Commuters make their way on a street adorned with election posters laminated with plastic in Dhaka, Bangladesh. AFP
  • A Donut with an edible receipt made of sugar at a bakery in Moosinning, Germany. A baker in southern Germany has invented a doughnut with edible receipt. With his creation, the baker wants to draw attention to the law on the obligation to handout pay receipts, which has been in force since this year, sparking criticism over environmental concerns. EPA
    A Donut with an edible receipt made of sugar at a bakery in Moosinning, Germany. A baker in southern Germany has invented a doughnut with edible receipt. With his creation, the baker wants to draw attention to the law on the obligation to handout pay receipts, which has been in force since this year, sparking criticism over environmental concerns. EPA
  • Paris Opera dancers perform at the Palais Garnier during a dress rehearsal of "Giselle", in Paris, after a seven-week labour strike to protest against pension reform. AFP
    Paris Opera dancers perform at the Palais Garnier during a dress rehearsal of "Giselle", in Paris, after a seven-week labour strike to protest against pension reform. AFP

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World in focus - best photos for January 31, 2020

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

Stephen Nelmes

January 31, 2020

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