A look at the best news photos from around the world.
January 12, 2015

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A Syrian man carries wood for a fire in the rebel-held city of Douma.

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Afghan children who work as water vendors search for customers at the Kart-e-Sakhi cemetery in Kabul.

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A Japanese woman in a kimono puts on lipstick on a platform of a train station after a 'Coming of Age Day' celebration ceremony in Tokyo.

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Competitors begin the eighth part of the Dakar Rally 2015 on the Salar de Uyuni salt flat, from Uyuni to Iquique, Bolivia.