Pictures Of The Day: The Best Images From Around The World On Monday 29th February 2016

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Pictures of the day from The Huffington Post brings you the very best news and sports images from around the world, chosen and created by our own photo editors, Elliot Wagland and Tahira Mirza.

Pictures of the day
(01 of14)
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Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy at the 88th Annual Academy Awards, Red Carpet Arrivals, Los Angeles, America (credit:Michael Buckner/Variety/REX Shutterstock)
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Sand gazelles are seen at the Arabian Oryx Sanctuary in Umm Al-Zamool, some 290 kilometres south of Abu Dhabi near the border with Oman and Saudi Arabia, on March 1, 2016. The sanctuary which is reserve for many different animals stretches over an estimated area of 8,900 square kilometres and currently hosts nearly 155 Arabian Oryx, which were reintroduced into the its natural habitat in the UAE in a five-year conservation plan launched by UAE's late ruler Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, after fears of their extinction. / AFP / KARIM SAHIB (Photo credit should read KARIM SAHIB/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KARIM SAHIB via Getty Images)
Dengue Prevention in Indonesia(03 of14)
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SURAKARTA, INDONESIA - MARCH 01: A health worker fumigates a school to prevent the spreading of the dengue fever by mosquitoes in Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia, on March 01, 2016. (Photo by Kuncoro Ardi/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
The 2016 Cancer Research UK Boat Races Crew Announcement(04 of14)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 01: The Oxford University Boat Crew (L) pose alongside the Cambridge University Boat Crew pose during The 2016 Cancer Research UK Boat Races Crew Announcement at Central Hall on March 1, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images) (credit:Richard Heathcote via Getty Images)
Dolphin therapy for wounded Ukrainian soldiers in Kiev(05 of14)
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KIEV, UKRAINE - MARCH 01: Ukrainian soldier Sergiy attends the second final course of dolphin therapy for soldiers who were wounded in the eastern Ukraine conflict, at the dolphinarium in Kiev, Ukraine on March 01, 2016. (Photo by Vladimir Shtanko/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Destruction Of Calais Jungle Camp Continues(06 of14)
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CALAIS, FRANCE - MARCH 01: A woman fights with a police officer as she is removed from the top of a hut as police clear the 'jungle' migrant camp on March 01, 2016 in Calais, France. Police and demolition teams are continuing to dismantle makeshift shelters in the migrant camp known as the 'Jungle' and relocating many people to purpose-built accommodation nearby. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) (credit:Carl Court via Getty Images)
SWITZERLAND-AUTO-SHOW(07 of14)
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British comedian Simon Brodkin inspects under a new model at German carmaker Volkwagen stand as he disrupts a presentation a the press day of the Geneva Motor Show on March 1, 2016 in Geneva.Brodkin became famous after he thrown bank notes above former FIFA President Sepp Blatter. / AFP / FABRICE COFFRINI (Photo credit should read FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:FABRICE COFFRINI via Getty Images)
(08 of14)
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Mount Sinabung eruption, North Sumatra, Indonesia Hot lavas and volcanic ashes rising from Mount Sinabung during an eruption in Karo, North Sumatra, Indonesia. (credit:Xinhua News Agency/REX Shutterstock)
Istanbul's Third Bosphorus Bridge Nears Completion(09 of14)
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ISTANBUL, TURKEY - FEBRUARY 29: A man poses for a photograph in front of the new third bridge over the Bosphorus Strait connecting Europe and Asia amid heavy fog on February 29, 2016 in Istanbul, TurkeyThe $3-billion third bridge, named the Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge, after a famous Ottoman Sultan, is in the final stages of construction and will be opened in August once all connecting roads are also completed. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images) (credit:Chris McGrath via Getty Images)
Marco Rubio Holds Campaign Rally In Atlanta Ahead Of Super Tuesday(10 of14)
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ATLANTA, GA - FEBRUARY 29: Joined on the stage with South Carolina governor Nikki Haley, Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio addresses supporters during a campaign rally at the Intercontinental Buckhead Hotel in Atlanta, Ga., on February 29, 2016. (Photo by Jessica McGowan/Getty Images) (credit:Jessica McGowan via Getty Images)
Destruction Of Calais Jungle Camp Begins(11 of14)
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CALAIS, FRANCE - FEBRUARY 29: A migrant watches as a hut burns as police officers clear part of the 'jungle' migrant camp on February 29, 2016 in Calais, France The French authorities have begun dismantling part of the migrant encampment in the northern French town of Calais and relocating people to purpose-built accommodation nearby. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) (credit:Carl Court via Getty Images)
GREECE-EUROPE-MIGRANTS-PROTEST(12 of14)
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Refugees run away after Macedonian police officers fired tear gas to disperse refugees trying to break through a border fence into Macedonia near the Greek village of Idomeni, on February 29 , 2016, where more than 7,000 people are stranded, as anger mounted over travel restrictions on migrants.Macedonian police fired tear gas as a group of some 300 Iraqi and Syrians forced their way through a Greek police cordon and raced towards a railway track between the two countries. The protest occurred several hours after Macedonia allowed just 300 Syrians and Iraqis to cross before resealing the frontier. With Austria and Balkan states capping the numbers of migrants entering their soil, there has been a swift buildup along the Greece-Macedonia border with Athens warning that the number of people 'trapped' could reach up to 70,000 by next month. / AFP / LOUISA GOULIAMAKI (Photo credit should read LOUISA GOULIAMAKI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:LOUISA GOULIAMAKI via Getty Images)
TOPSHOT-GREECE-MACEDONIA-EUROPE-MIGRANTS(13 of14)
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TOPSHOT - A man evacuates a boy, while other migrants and refugees lay on the ground after Macedonian police fired tear gas at hundreds of Iraqi and Syrian migrants who tried to break through the Greek border fence in Idomeni, on February 29, 2016.Greek police said more than 6,000 people were massed at the border, in a buildup triggered by Austria and Balkan states capping the numbers of migrants entering their territory. / AFP / LOUISA GOULIAMAKI (Photo credit should read LOUISA GOULIAMAKI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:LOUISA GOULIAMAKI via Getty Images)
Salt Lake City Shooting(14 of14)
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Protesters take to the streets in Salt Lake City during rally and march for a 17-year-old boy who is in critical condition after being shot by Salt Lake City police Monday, Feb. 29, 2016, in Salt Lake City. Questions about why police shot and critically wounded the 17-year-old Somali refugee grew Monday as civil rights groups called for answers and several hundred protesters took to the streets. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) (credit:Rick Bowmer/AP)

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