A look at the best news photos from around the world.
January 8, 2019
![Artist and naturalist Stephanie Barthes sets a neon light on a stuffed pony as she works on her art creation called "Poney-Licorne" at her workshop in Bordeaux, France.](https://gdb.voanews.com/6a9ca67a-efda-4f5a-86de-e440c6cd65b5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Artist and naturalist Stephanie Barthes sets a neon light on a stuffed pony as she works on her art creation called "Poney-Licorne" at her workshop in Bordeaux, France.
!["Yokozuna," the sumo grand champion Hakuho of Mongolia, takes part in a traditional ring-entering ceremony at Meiji shrine in Tokyo, Japan.](https://gdb.voanews.com/956db003-020c-4d30-9b49-4f4ac543763a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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"Yokozuna," the sumo grand champion Hakuho of Mongolia, takes part in a traditional ring-entering ceremony at Meiji shrine in Tokyo, Japan.
![A woman collects incense sticks in a courtyard in the village of Quang Phu Cau on the outskirts of Hanoi, Vietnam.](https://gdb.voanews.com/8c425169-c959-4f06-9b78-6061af779c96_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A woman collects incense sticks in a courtyard in the village of Quang Phu Cau on the outskirts of Hanoi, Vietnam.
![G-Energy's driver Vladimir Vasilyev and co-driver Konstantin Zhiltsov race during the second stage of the Dakar Rally between Pisco and San Juan de Marcona, Peru, on January 7, 2019.](https://gdb.voanews.com/4ba07f59-7265-4174-a50a-2c8110928eed_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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G-Energy's driver Vladimir Vasilyev and co-driver Konstantin Zhiltsov race during the second stage of the Dakar Rally between Pisco and San Juan de Marcona, Peru, on January 7, 2019.