A look at the best news photos from around the world.
March 16, 2020
![Passengers hold on to the side of an overcrowded train in Soweto, South Africa.](https://gdb.voanews.com/b506b7a7-4280-458b-aa3c-5c748da92d5c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Passengers hold on to the side of an overcrowded train in Soweto, South Africa.
![A Palestinian sanitary department worker sprays disinfectant around the refugee camp of Aida, in Bethlehem, which has been under lockdown for more than a week due to the spread of the new coronavirus.](https://gdb.voanews.com/771e245a-5f0c-4844-8bc2-dad39d2defd7_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Palestinian sanitary department worker sprays disinfectant around the refugee camp of Aida, in Bethlehem, which has been under lockdown for more than a week due to the spread of the new coronavirus.
![Slovakian President Zuzana Caputova, right, outgoing Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini, center, and his possible successor Igor Matovic wear face masks to protect against the new coronavirus, during a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Bratislava.](https://gdb.voanews.com/1df1bb8b-4ae9-4995-8d43-7e149a927d9b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Slovakian President Zuzana Caputova, right, outgoing Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini, center, and his possible successor Igor Matovic wear face masks to protect against the new coronavirus, during a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Bratislava.
![A man dressed as St. Patrick walks past a closed Temple Bar in Dublin city center, Ireland.](https://gdb.voanews.com/314e258a-e66d-49a2-8f77-f4a9fd02ad61_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man dressed as St. Patrick walks past a closed Temple Bar in Dublin city center, Ireland.