A look at the best news photos from around the world.
ພາບເດັ່ນ ປະຈຳ ວັນທີ 2 ມີນາ 2020
![Crowds wearing protective masks, following an outbreak of the coronavirus, are seen at the Shinagawa station in Tokyo, Japan.](https://gdb.voanews.com/da192e64-be74-4ab4-9630-474f911735e9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Crowds wearing protective masks, following an outbreak of the coronavirus, are seen at the Shinagawa station in Tokyo, Japan.
![Police subdue hostage taker Archie Paray, center, as he speaks to the waiting media shortly after releasing all his hostages at the V-Mall in Manila, Philippines. Officials say Paray, a recently dismissed security guard, has released his hostages and walked out of the shopping mall, ending a daylong hostage crisis.](https://gdb.voanews.com/de279710-db2d-43c6-abb3-552460602aa0_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Police subdue hostage taker Archie Paray, center, as he speaks to the waiting media shortly after releasing all his hostages at the V-Mall in Manila, Philippines. Officials say Paray, a recently dismissed security guard, has released his hostages and walked out of the shopping mall, ending a daylong hostage crisis.
![A lift operator stands inside a dedicated lift for people suspected of being infected with the new coronavirus at the Government Gandhi Hospital in Hyderabad, India.](https://gdb.voanews.com/f0135830-ad59-4aba-81b5-6dd7cbcc5609_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A lift operator stands inside a dedicated lift for people suspected of being infected with the new coronavirus at the Government Gandhi Hospital in Hyderabad, India.
![Attendees turn their backs on Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg as he talks about his plans to help the black community during a commemoration ceremony for the 55th anniversary of the "Bloody Sunday" march in the Brown AME Church in Selma, Alabama, March 1, 2020.](https://gdb.voanews.com/b6f04f22-4ae8-4ea3-b430-f7b1b8d73c4e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Attendees turn their backs on Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg as he talks about his plans to help the black community during a commemoration ceremony for the 55th anniversary of the "Bloody Sunday" march in the Brown AME Church in Selma, Alabama, March 1, 2020.