A look at the best news photos from around the world.
ພາບເດັ່ນ ປະຈຳ ວັນທີ 29 ທັນວາ 2019
![A reflection of an actor applying makeup is seen in the mirror before a Chinese opera performance by Thailand's Sai Bo Hong troupe at a makeshift stage on a street festival in Bangkok, Dec. 28, 2019.](https://gdb.voanews.com/a0a35fbc-47a5-4c09-938c-42fd1f3e5270_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A reflection of an actor applying makeup is seen in the mirror before a Chinese opera performance by Thailand's Sai Bo Hong troupe at a makeshift stage on a street festival in Bangkok, Dec. 28, 2019.
![Revelers take part in the Els Enfarinats festival, in the town of Ibi near Alicante, Spain, Dec. 28, 2019.](https://gdb.voanews.com/5591fd93-598b-4d9a-a9fb-9ccb4f4b27ab_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Revelers take part in the Els Enfarinats festival, in the town of Ibi near Alicante, Spain, Dec. 28, 2019.
![People take pictures of the sun rising next to the buildings of the banking district in Frankfurt, Germany, Dec. 28, 2019.](https://gdb.voanews.com/b98b0540-2947-4277-9841-0c7375b4da09_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People take pictures of the sun rising next to the buildings of the banking district in Frankfurt, Germany, Dec. 28, 2019.
![A koala receives water from a cyclist during a severe heatwave that hit the region, in Adelaide Hills, South Australia, Australia, Dec. 27, 2019 in this image taken from social media.](https://gdb.voanews.com/36768b75-6bec-4bd9-8d64-f8903e709c20_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A koala receives water from a cyclist during a severe heatwave that hit the region, in Adelaide Hills, South Australia, Australia, Dec. 27, 2019 in this image taken from social media.