A look at the best news photos from around the world.
ພາບເດັ່ນ ປະຈຳ ວັນທີ 1 ກຸມພາ 2019
![Girls play with live Teacup pigs, a rare pet in the country, at the start of celebrations leading to the Lunar New Year at Manila's Lucky Chinatown Plaza in Manila, Philippines, Feb. 1, 2019.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c8cce268-15e1-43bb-99f1-0dabcf25722b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Girls play with live Teacup pigs, a rare pet in the country, at the start of celebrations leading to the Lunar New Year at Manila's Lucky Chinatown Plaza in Manila, Philippines, Feb. 1, 2019.
![An artisan poses with an ostrich feather-adorned hat worn by the "Gilles of Binche" performers during the Binche carnival, a UNESCO World Heritage event, in a shop in Binche, Belgium, Feb. 1, 2019.](https://gdb.voanews.com/6382b324-c8c5-4c2c-a06c-9573753781d3_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An artisan poses with an ostrich feather-adorned hat worn by the "Gilles of Binche" performers during the Binche carnival, a UNESCO World Heritage event, in a shop in Binche, Belgium, Feb. 1, 2019.
![A man takes pictures of a tree decorated with red lanterns ahead of Lunar New Year celebrations in Ditan Park in Beijing, China, Feb. 1, 2019.](https://gdb.voanews.com/8a23aaac-2e49-471f-9254-4c29b1b56878_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man takes pictures of a tree decorated with red lanterns ahead of Lunar New Year celebrations in Ditan Park in Beijing, China, Feb. 1, 2019.
![Indian Naga Sadhus (Hindu holy men) take photos as newly-initiated Naga Sadhus perform rituals on the banks of the Ganges River during the Kumbh Mela festival, in Allahabad, Feb. 1, 2019.](https://gdb.voanews.com/26a301b1-899a-4cc2-8dd5-d511e4700434_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Indian Naga Sadhus (Hindu holy men) take photos as newly-initiated Naga Sadhus perform rituals on the banks of the Ganges River during the Kumbh Mela festival, in Allahabad, Feb. 1, 2019.