A look at the best news photos from around the world.
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![Rafael Nadal of Spain prepares to return against Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka during their ATP Cup tennis match in Perth, Australia.](https://gdb.voanews.com/805ddcbf-e76c-4150-b809-7719a323e720_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Rafael Nadal of Spain prepares to return against Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka during their ATP Cup tennis match in Perth, Australia.
![Passengers carry their belongings near the railway station in Amritsar, India, as activists of Communist Party of India Marxist (CPIM) block train tracks during a nationwide general strike called by trade unions aligned with opposition parties to protest the government's economic policies.](https://gdb.voanews.com/e0c58ca3-5598-47a4-b22a-6a6aac0ab8c0_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Passengers carry their belongings near the railway station in Amritsar, India, as activists of Communist Party of India Marxist (CPIM) block train tracks during a nationwide general strike called by trade unions aligned with opposition parties to protest the government's economic policies.
![Riot police officers are seen with their shields stained with paint thrown by demonstrators, who are prevented from jumping over turnstiles, after a protest against fare hikes for city buses in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Jan. 7, 2020.](https://gdb.voanews.com/04a5ba66-e1db-4d4a-bbc2-d457258e0015_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Riot police officers are seen with their shields stained with paint thrown by demonstrators, who are prevented from jumping over turnstiles, after a protest against fare hikes for city buses in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Jan. 7, 2020.
![Russian President Vladimir Putin and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visit an Orthodox Christian cathedral in Damascus, Syria, Jan. 7, 2020.](https://gdb.voanews.com/617401dd-6328-4807-b10b-7e446eb99645_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visit an Orthodox Christian cathedral in Damascus, Syria, Jan. 7, 2020.