World in focus - best photos for January 31, 2021

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

A woman walks past a Loyalist paramilitary mural on the Newtownards road in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Getty Images

Tennis star Naomi Osaka of Japan practices at Melbourne Park in advance of the Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia. Reuters

People arrive for a Covid-19 vaccination at a drive-through set up at Coors Field baseball stadium in Denver, Colorado. UCHealth, the organiser and Colorado's largest healthcare provider, aims to vaccinate 10,000 people over the weekend. AFP

Vanderbilt guard Scotty Pippen Jr. (2) dunks the ball ahead of South Carolina's Trae Hannibal, left, in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, in Nashville, Tennessee. AP Photo

French skipper Maxime Sorel holds a red flare as he celebrates onboard his Imoca 60 monohull "V&B - Mayenne" after crossing the finish line of the Vendee Globe round-the-world solo sailing race, at Les Sables-d'Olonne, western France. Sorel placed tenth. AFP

Lloyd Evans of Gloucester is tackled by Piers Francis of Northampton Saints during the Gallagher Premiership Rugby match between Gloucester and Northampton Saints at Kingsholm Stadium in Gloucester, England. Getty Images

A general view of Tokyo Skytree, Japan's tallest structure at 634 meters (2,080 feet). AFP

Sandra Fogel watches a movie alone in a cinema during the Gothenburg Film Festival, in Gothenburg, Sweden. AFP

A couple look out towards the Mediterranean sea on the "Promenade des anglais" in the French Riviera city of Nice. AFP

A patient is evacuated from the San Borja Hospital in Santiago after a fire broke out early on Saturday morning and forced a partial evacuation of the building. No injuries or deaths were reported. AFP

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