Pictures Of The Day: The Best Images From Around The World On Friday 15th January 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 of23)
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Eugenie Bouchard of Canada smashes her racquet in frustration in her semi-final singles match against Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia during day six of the 2016 Hobart International at the Domain Tennis Centre on January 15, 2016 in Hobart, Australia. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images) (credit:Robert Cianflone via Getty Images)
(02 of23)
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Y-3 and Virgin Galactic design apparel system for the world’s first commercial spaceline The like-minded brands have been developing the intersection of fashion and space, underpinned by a shared approach to design and innovation Announcement celebrated by revealing a prototype flight-suit and boot for Virgin Galactic’s Astronaut Pilots at Spaceport America, New Mexico
(03 of23)
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Sikh devotees take selfies on the eve of the birth anniversary of the tenth and final Sikh Guru, Gobind Singh, in Golden Temple, Sikh's holiest shrine in Amritsar, India, Friday, Jan. 15, 2016. Gobind Singh is considered a forefather in the religion. (AP Photo/Prabhjot Gill) (credit:Prabhjot Gill/AP)
JAPAN-AUTO(04 of23)
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Japan's car accessory company Garson displays the demo car Luxury Crystal Benz, the Mercedes-Benz SL600 with Swarovski crystals on the whole body, at Tokyo Auto Salon 2016 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba on January 15, 2016. The exhibition, one of the largest annual custom car and car-related product show, held here over the three-day period from January 15 to January 17. AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI / AFP / KAZUHIRO NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KAZUHIRO NOGI via Getty Images)
JAPAN-ACCIDENT-SKI(05 of23)
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A crashed bus is lifted with a crane from a roadside slope in Karuizawa in Nagano prefecture, central Japan on January 15, 2016, after it ran off a mountain road. Fourteen people were killed and dozens injured when a bus taking them to a ski resort ran off a mountain road in central Japan early on January 15, the government said. AFP PHOTO / JIJI PRESS JAPAN OUT / AFP / JIJI PRESS / JIJI PRESS (Photo credit should read JIJI PRESS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JIJI PRESS via Getty Images)
(06 of23)
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A picture taken on January 14, 2016 shows a murmuration of starlings performing their traditional dance before landing to sleep near the southern Israeli village of Tidhar, in the northern Negev desert, on January 14, 2016. / AFP / MENAHEM KAHANA (Photo credit should read MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MENAHEM KAHANA via Getty Images)
(07 of23)
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Last night in Shanghai, Haig Club brand partners David Beckham and Simon Fuller hosted an extraordinary evening bringing together global industry leaders in fashion, food and drink, music and entertainment. Haig Club Shanghai is the third in a series of events that have taken place in iconic cities, handpicked for their unique style, nightlife and culture. Set across two floors of a stunning structure just off the famous Bund area, Haig Club Shanghai guests enjoyed simple signature serves and unique concoctions designed by Global Haig Club Brand Ambassador, Ewan Gunn.
(08 of23)
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A long exposure picture shows Egyptian visitors taking pictures on the banks of a waterfall in Wadi al-Rayan, southwest of the capital Cairo in the Fayyum governorate, on January 14, 2016. / AFP / KHALED DESOUKI (Photo credit should read KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KHALED DESOUKI via Getty Images)
(09 of23)
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Chinese Anhui Hungmei Opera theatre perform "Goddess Marriage" opera in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016. "Goddess Marriage" is a love story between immortal and mortal which was organised by China National Tourism Administration to kick-start 2016 as a year for "China-India Tourism". (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(10 of23)
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Cujo, one of the bulls for the Buck Off at Madison Square Garden, is unloaded for a weigh in outside the venue, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016. The Professional Bull Riders are marking their 10th anniversary competing in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(11 of23)
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A man walks along the shores of Lake Erie past an ice covered pier at Wildwood Park, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(12 of23)
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Caitlyn Jenner participates in E!'s "I Am Cait" panel at the NBCUniversal Winter TCA on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016, Pasadena, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP) (credit:Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
(13 of23)
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Smoke rises from a tank at a warehouse owned by logistics company Localfrio in the coastal city of Guaruja, Brazil, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016. The Guaruja fire department said rainwater seeped into the container where the tanks containing sodium chloride isocyanate were stored, causing a chemical reaction that sent a large white cloud into the sky. Dozens of people were sent to hospitals. (AP Photo/Andre Penner) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(14 of23)
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Republican presidential candidate, businessman Donald Trump stands on the stage before the Fox Business Network Republican presidential debate at the North Charleston Coliseum, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016, in North Charleston, S.C. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(15 of23)
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Guatemalaâs new President Jimmy Morales greets the public as he holds hands with his wife, first lady Hilda Marroquin, after he was sworn-in at the National Theater in Guatemala City, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016. The TV comic and political neophyte was inaugurated amid uncertainty over how he plans to run the Central American nation beset by entrenched poverty, corruption and violent criminal gangs. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(16 of23)
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Actor Leonardo DiCaprio poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'The Revenant' in London, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP) (credit:Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
(17 of23)
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BUXTON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 14: Snow blankets the countryside in the Peak District near Buxton on January 14, 2016 in Buxton, England. Overnight snowfall on the high ground of the Peak District caused disruption in some areas this morning. The Met office has issued weather warnings for snow and low temperatures creating hazardous conditions on untreated roads in some areas of the UK. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) (credit:Christopher Furlong via Getty Images)
(18 of23)
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NABLUS, WEST BANK - JANUARY 14: Israeli soldiers inspects a scene where they killed a Palestinian man after an alleged stabbing attempt in the Mount Ebal region of Nablus, West Bank on January 14, 2016. (Photo by Nedal Eshtayah/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
(19 of23)
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DHAKA, BANGLADESH - JANUARY 14: People of Old Dhaka play fire spitting using kerosene oil on the roof-top of their building on the occasion of Shakrain festival in Dhaka on January 14, 2016. As part of the celebration, kites are flown high from the rooftops around the area in the afternoon. It often takes the form of kite fighting, in which participants try to snag each other's kites or cut other kites down. When night falls, fireworks lit up the sky of old Dhaka. Flame-eaters also gather up on the roofs to entertain everyone with their skills of manipulating fire. (Photo by zakir hossain chowdhury/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
(20 of23)
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TAOYUAN, TAIWAN - JANUARY 14: Supporters of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen shout during rally campaign ahead of the Taiwanese presidential election on January 14, 2016 in Taoyuan, Taiwan. Voters in Taiwan are set to elect Tsai Ing-wen, the chairwoman of the opposition Democratic Progressive Party, to become the island's first female leader. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images) (credit:Ulet Ifansasti via Getty Images)
(21 of23)
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SALTBURN-BY-THE-SEA, ENGLAND - JANUARY 14: High winds blowing off the north sea force rainwater from fields back over the cliff edge at Huntcliff on January 14, 2016 in Saltburn-by-the-Sea, England. High winds battered the east coast and overnight snow fell on many parts of Yorkshire and Cleveland as temperatures fell. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images) (credit:Ian Forsyth via Getty Images)
(22 of23)
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Mohammed Atiq Al-Falahi (R), Secretary General of Emirates Red Crescent, hands a displaced Iraqi girl, who fled due to clashes between pro-government forces and Islamic State (IS) group jihadists, a food aid box at the Bahrka refugee camp, where they're taking shelter, ten kilometres west of Arbil, the capital of the Kurdish autonomous region in northern Iraq, on January 14, 2016. / AFP / SAFIN HAMED (Photo credit should read SAFIN HAMED/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:SAFIN HAMED via Getty Images)
"The Revenant" - UK Premiere - VIP Arrivals(23 of23)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 14: Tom Hardy attends UK Premiere of 'The Revenant' at Empire Leicester Square on January 14, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Dave J Hogan/Getty Images) (credit:Dave J Hogan via Getty Images)

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