A look at the best news photos from around the world.
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![A Buddhist monk throws salt on a large bonfire of wood and Japanese cypress leaves, at the fire-walking festival, called Hiwatari matsuri in Japanese, at Mt.Takao in Tokyo, Japan.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-085f-08db231fea88_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Buddhist monk throws salt on a large bonfire of wood and Japanese cypress leaves, at the fire-walking festival, called Hiwatari matsuri in Japanese, at Mt.Takao in Tokyo, Japan.
![Canada's Maxime Laoun falls during the men's 5000m relay final at the ISU Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Seoul, South Korea.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-510e-08db231fea7a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Canada's Maxime Laoun falls during the men's 5000m relay final at the ISU Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Seoul, South Korea.
![Residents carry a motorcycle taxi through a stream flooded by rains caused by the direct influence of Cyclone Yaku, in Piura, Peru, March 11, 2023.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-ed8c-08db231fea7b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Residents carry a motorcycle taxi through a stream flooded by rains caused by the direct influence of Cyclone Yaku, in Piura, Peru, March 11, 2023.
![An injured man lies down after a bomb blast in Mazar-e-Sharif, the capital city of Balkh province, in northern Afghanistan, March 11, 2023. A bomb exploded during an award ceremony for journalists in the city.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-59ed-08db231fe1b4_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An injured man lies down after a bomb blast in Mazar-e-Sharif, the capital city of Balkh province, in northern Afghanistan, March 11, 2023. A bomb exploded during an award ceremony for journalists in the city.