A look at the best news photos from around the world.
January 6, 2015
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A Bulgarian man breaks the ice as he wades in the icy waters of the Tundzha river, in front of others who are dancing and singing during a celebration to commemorate Epiphany Day in the town of Kalofer.
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This image, taken from a video by the Al-Youm al-Saabi newspaper, shows an Egyptian police officer being blown up as the bomb he was trying to defuse detonated outside a petrol station in Cairo. The officer was killed while trying to defuse a bomb and three employees were wounded when the device, hidden in a flower pot, exploded near a police station on Al-Harram street, a busy avenue leading to the pyramids. Jihadists are claiming responsibility.
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Beluga whales and their trainers present "The Heart of Ocean" show at the Harbin Polarland in the northern city of Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China.
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Simon Ammann from Switzerland is carried out of the finish area after he crashed during the final jumping of the 63rd four-hills Ski jumping tournament in Bischofshofen, Austria.