The past week was full of events around the world from the worrying Novel Coronavirus outbreak in China, to positive fashion and sports events to religious occasions and political developments in different countries. Some things that are worth noting include a conference on Libya at the chancellery in Berlin, the International Lingerie Fair (Salon de La Lingerie) in Paris, the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, the protests in Lebanon and more.
Check out this gallery to catch up on some of the most memorable events that you might have missed!
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Actress Kathryn Newton attends the 26th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on 19 January 2020 in Los Angeles, California.
© AFP 2023 / Chelsea Guglielmino
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Russian President Vladimir Putin at a flower laying ceremony at the Rubezhnoy Stone monument, built in memory of soldiers who fought in World War II.
© Sputnik / Alexei Danichev
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A woman bathing in Verkh-Isetsky Pond in Yekaterinburg during Epiphany celebrations.
© Sputnik / Pavel Lisitsyn
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel, front second left, waits for the arrival of leaders prior to a group photo at a conference on Libya at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, 19 January 2020. Front row left to right, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, French President Emmanuel Macron, and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Back row left to right, European Council President Charles Michel, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi.
© AP Photo / Michael Sohn
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Passers-by in masks on a street in Beijing. The Novel Coronavirus originated in Wuhan in central China in late December and has already claimed the lives of 26 people, mostly elderly people.
© Sputnik / Anna Ratkoglo
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A member of Mexico's National Guard detains a migrant, part of a caravan travelling to the US, near the border between Guatemala and Mexico, in Ciudad Hidalgo, Mexico 20 January 2020.
© REUTERS / Jose Torres
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A villager removes snow from hay after heavy snowfall in the Kanidajan area of Budgam district in Srinagar on 18 January 2020.
© AFP 2023 / Tauseef Mustafa
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A model presents a creation by Iris Van Herpen during the Women's Spring-Summer 2020/2021 Haute Couture Collection Fashion Show in Paris, on 20 January 2020.
© AFP 2023 / Christophe Archambault
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Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) contingent takes part in the rehearsal for the upcoming Indian Republic Day parade along Rajpath in New Delhi on 20 January 2020.
© AFP 2023 / Money Sharma
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Worshippers and visitors gather by the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest prayer site, in Jerusalem's Old City on 20 January 2020.
© AFP 2023 / Ludovic Marin
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin before a meeting with members of the Russian government on 21 January 2020.
© Sputnik / Ekaterina Shtukina
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People cool off on day three of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on 22 January 2020.
© AFP 2023 / Manan Vatsyayana
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A burned car stands amid dead trees after a wildfire destroyed the Kangaroo Valley Bush Retreat in Kangaroo Valley, New South Wales, Australia, 23 January 2020.
© REUTERS / Thomas Peter
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Romania's Simona Halep falls during her first-round match against Jennifer Brady of the US at the tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, 21 January 2020.
© AP Photo / Dita Alangkara
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Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston attend the 26th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on 19 January 2020 in Los Angeles, California.
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Models present creations by Antonio Grimaldi during the Women's Spring-Summer 2020/2021 Haute Couture collection fashion show in Paris, on 20 January 2020.
© AFP 2023 / Francois Guillot
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An anti-government protester reads a novel as he sits on the pavement near a tire fire during a demonstration in the central Iraqi holy shrine city of Najaf on 19 January 2020.
© AFP 2023 / Haidar Hamdani
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Honduran migrants wait to cross the international border bridge from Ciudad Tecun Uman in Guatemala to Ciudad Hidalgo in Mexico, on 18 January 2020.
© AFP 2023 / Jonan Ordonez
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Huskies are tethered before going on a training run for this weekend's annual Aviemore Sled Dog Rally, Feshiebridge, Scotland, Britain 21 January 2020.
© REUTERS / Russell Cheyne
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A participant in the rally against the extradition of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange at the Magistrate's Court in the Westminster district of London. The action is timed to coincide with a hearing on the extradition of Julian Assange.
© Sputnik / Justin Griffiths-Williams
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Models present creations during a show at the International Lingerie Fair (Salon de La Lingerie) on 18 January 2020 in Paris.
© AFP 2023 / Stephane de Sakutin
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A woman sits on a broken bed with her family's dog in a burnt-out house, as people rummage for their belongings after a fire broke out in a slum, Karachi, Pakistan 22 January 2020.
© REUTERS / Akhtar Soomro
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Cheerleaders during the match of the 20th round of the regular championship of the men's basketball Euroleague season 2019/2020 between BC Zenit (Russia, St. Petersburg) and BC Valencia (Spain, Valencia).
© Sputnik / Alexander Galperin
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An anti-government protester climbs police barricades during clashes with security forces in the central downtown district of the Lebanese capital Beirut near the parliament headquarters on 18 January 2020.
© AFP 2023 / Anwar Amro
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Conor McGregor is introduced before fighting Donald Cerrone during UFC 246 at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, the US.
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A woman holds piles of vegetables transported by motorcycle along a street in Phnom Penh on 22 January 2020.
© AFP 2023 / Tang Chhin Sothy
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A winner in the "Snow" nomination, a member of the "HIT 1" team is working on a snow sculpture called "Surfing" at the VIII annual "Magic Ice of Siberia" snow and ice sculpture festival-competition in Krasnoyarsk.
© Sputnik / Ilya Naymushin
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Cadets take during an exercise session on the research vessel "Admiral Vladimirsky".
© Sputnik / Alexey Kudenko
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