A look at the best news photos from around the world.
March 16, 2015
![Tsukimi Ayano stands in a classroom with scarecrows at a closed down school in the village of Nagoro on Shikoku Island. The tiny village in southern Japan is teeming with Ayano's hand-sewn creations.](https://gdb.voanews.com/1d708d38-0091-464f-8e5a-d337da0e9f92_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Tsukimi Ayano stands in a classroom with scarecrows at a closed down school in the village of Nagoro on Shikoku Island. The tiny village in southern Japan is teeming with Ayano's hand-sewn creations.
![The IFC (L) and ICC (R) towers are seen shrouded in fog in Hong Kong on March 16, 2015. The foggy weather in the Southern Chinese city is caused by a humid maritime airstream affecting the south China coastal areas. AFP PHOTO / Philippe Lopez](https://gdb.voanews.com/afe9fa25-7d4a-4ac0-a5c6-161b08b45ca0_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The IFC (L) and ICC (R) towers are seen shrouded in fog in Hong Kong on March 16, 2015. The foggy weather in the Southern Chinese city is caused by a humid maritime airstream affecting the south China coastal areas. AFP PHOTO / Philippe Lopez
![A Canadian supporter watches the World Women's Curling Championships in Sapporo, Japan.](https://gdb.voanews.com/dfd61e17-4f19-46f0-824f-027d0008c739_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Canadian supporter watches the World Women's Curling Championships in Sapporo, Japan.
![Chadian jockeys wait for a race at the hippodrome in N'djamena, Chad, March 15, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/ecbbe71b-659a-4c83-8a8f-bf47e7657992_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Chadian jockeys wait for a race at the hippodrome in N'djamena, Chad, March 15, 2015.