Pictures Of The Day: The Best Images From Around The World On Tuesday 2nd March 2016

LIVE: Best Pictures From Around The World Tuesday 2nd March 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.

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Czech Republic Zoo Anteater(01 of21)
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A baby of giant anteater is presented at its enclosure at the zoo in Prague, Czech Republic, Wednesday, March 2, 2016. The baby was born on Jan. 20, 2016. For Prague Zoo it is the first baby anteater born in its breeding history. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Wincanton Races(02 of21)
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Victoria Pendleton on Pacha Du Polder winning the Betfair Switching Saddles Hunter Chase at Wincanton Racecourse, Somerset. (credit:David Davies/PA Wire)
Richard Gere Visits Crisis Headquarters(03 of21)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 02: Richard Gere poses with clients of homelessness charity, Crisis during a visit to the headquarters. His new film, Time Out of Mind will be in cinemas from March 4 on March 2, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Eamonn M. McCormack/Getty Images) (credit:Eamonn M. McCormack via Getty Images)
Press conference of the Head of the Civil Corps "Azov-Crimea"(04 of21)
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KIEV, UKRAINE - MARCH 02: Head of the Civil Corps 'Azov-Crimea' Stanislav Krasnov and activist Oksana Shelest after their a press-conference, in Kiev,Ukraine on March 02, 2016. Stanislav Krasnov and activist Oksana Shelest was detained by the Security Service of Ukraine on the night of 28 February, and preliminarily charged with illegal possession of weapons, according to local media. (Photo by Vladimir Shtanko/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
INDONESIA-QUAKE(05 of21)
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Indonesian residents use a variety of transport options as they rush to higher ground in Padang late March 2, 2016, after a powerful earthquake struck off the coast of the island of Sumatra. A powerful and shallow earthquake struck off western Indonesia, sending panicked residents of one city rushing from their homes, and local authorities issued a tsunami warning. AFP PHOTO/STR / AFP / STR (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:STR via Getty Images)
Indonesia Earthquake(06 of21)
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JAKARTA, INDONESIA - MARCH 02: An Indonesia man read news of the earthquake that shook the Mentawai islands on the internet that just happened, in Jakarta, Indonesia, on March 02, 2016. An earthquake with a strength of magnitude 8.3, which is 4,908 °S 94 275 °E depth = 24.0 km (14.9 mi), a potential tsunami, local officials said. Until now, telecommunications were cut off in the Mentawai area and lost contact. (Photo by Jefri Tarigan /Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Scottish government outlines local taxation plans(07 of21)
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Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon speaks to pupils during their home economics class at Lasswade High School in Midlothian, where she was outlining her government's plans for local taxation. (credit:Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)
Mideast Emirates Dubai Amusement Parks(08 of21)
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An architectural model view of the central lake and the Lapita hotel at the Dubai Parks and Resorts complex is displayed in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, March 1, 2016. This cross-cultural collage will be Dubai Parks & Resorts, a $2.8-billion-dollar bet on tourism in this Mideast city-state featuring a Taj Mahal-inspired theatre, the interlocking plastic bricks of Legoland and movie-themed attractions. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Britain Art Exhibition(09 of21)
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A woman runs through an artwork created by artist Filippo Minelli, a new work in his series Silence/Shapes, for the piece he let off colourful smoke bombs in Somerset Houseâs courtyard, in London, Wednesday, March 2, 2016. Photographs of similar performances will be shown in a new street art exhibition, Venturing Beyond: Graffiti and the Everyday Utopias of the Street, which opens to the public at Somerset House on March 3. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(10 of21)
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Women enjoy sunbathing at the wall of the Peter and Paul fortress in St. Petersburg on March 1, 2016. (credit:OLGA MALTSEVA via Getty Images)
RUSSIA-WEATHER-SNOWFALL(11 of21)
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A woman walks with a dog at a snow-covered parking lot near an office building in central Moscow, after heavy snowfall on March 2, 2016. AFP PHOTO / YURI KADOBNOV / AFP / YURI KADOBNOV (Photo credit should read YURI KADOBNOV/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:YURI KADOBNOV via Getty Images)
"Whiskey Tango Foxtrot" World Premiere(12 of21)
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NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 01: Actress Margot Robbie attends the 'Whiskey Tango Foxtrot' World Premiere at AMC Loews Lincoln Square 13 theater on March 1, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Stewart/WireImage) (credit:Michael Stewart via Getty Images)
FRANCE-BRITAIN-EUROPE-MIGRANTS(13 of21)
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Migrants stand next to a fire burning shacks, in the southern part of the so-called 'Jungle' migrant camp, as half of the camp is being dismantled, in the French northern port city of Calais, on March 1, 2016. In the northern French port city of Calais, tensions were high as officials for a second day razed part of the Jungle camp, which has become a magnet for people hoping to reach Britain. / AFP / PHILIPPE HUGUEN (Photo credit should read PHILIPPE HUGUEN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PHILIPPE HUGUEN via Getty Images)
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International Space Station (ISS) crew member Scott Kelly of the U.S. shows a victory sign after landing near the town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on March 2, 2016. US astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko returned to Earth on March 2 after spending almost a year in space in a ground-breaking experiment foreshadowing a potential manned mission to Mars. AFP PHOTO / POOL / KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP / POOL / KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV (Photo credit should read KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV via Getty Images)
(15 of21)
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Russias Soyuz TMA-18M space capsule carrying the International Space Station (ISS) crew of US astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonauts Mikhail Kornienko and Sergei Volkov lands in a remote area outside the town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on March 2, 2016. US astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko returned to Earth on March 2 after spending almost a year in space in a ground-breaking experiment foreshadowing a potential manned mission to Mars. AFP PHOTO / POOL / KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP / POOL / KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV (Photo credit should read KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV via Getty Images)
(16 of21)
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ZHEZKAZGAN, KAZAKHSTAN - MARCH 2: In this handout provided by NASA, Expedition 46 Commander Scott Kelly of NASA rest in a chair outside of the Soyuz TMA-18M spacecraft just minutes after he and Russian cosmonauts Mikhail Kornienko and Sergey Volkov of Roscosmos landed in a remote area on March 2, 2016 near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. Kelly and Kornienko completed an International Space Station record year-long mission to collect valuable data on the effect of long duration weightlessness on the human body that will be used to formulate a human mission to Mars. Volkov returned after spending six months on the station. (Photo by Bill Ingalls/NASA via Getty Images) (credit:Bill Ingalls/NASA via Getty Images)
(17 of21)
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PALM BEACH, FL - MARCH 01: Republican Presidential frontrunner Donald Trump speaks to the media at his Mar-A-Lago Club on Super Tuesday, March 1, 2016 in Palm Beach, Florida. Trump held the press conference, flanked by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, after the polls closed in a dozen states nationwide. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) (credit:John Moore via Getty Images)
(18 of21)
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PALM BEACH, FL - MARCH 01: Republican Presidential frontrunner Donald Trump speaks to the media at his Mar-A-Lago Club on Super Tuesday, March 1, 2016 in Palm Beach, Florida. Trump held a press conference, flanked by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, after the polls closed in a dozen states nationwide. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) (credit:John Moore via Getty Images)
(19 of21)
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Senator Ted Cruz, a Republican from Texas and 2016 presidential candidate, stands on stage during a Super Tuesday night rally in Houston, Texas, U.S., on Tuesday, March 1, 2016. Cruz said Monday in Dallas that Super Tuesday will make the Republican primary a 'two-man race,' predicting that he and Donald Trump will finish far ahead of rivals Marco Rubio, John Kasich and Ben Carson in terms of delegates. Photographer: Matthew Busch/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
(20 of21)
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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton addresses her supporters at a rally during a campaign event on Super Tuesday in Miami on March 1, 2016. / AFP / RHONA WISE (Photo credit should read RHONA WISE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:RHONA WISE via Getty Images)
TOPSHOT-GERMANY-WEATHER(21 of21)
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TOPSHOT - A stroller walks with her dog on a snowy day near the small Bavarian village Olching near Munich, southern Germany, on March 1, 2016. / AFP / CHRISTOF STACHE (Photo credit should read CHRISTOF STACHE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:CHRISTOF STACHE via Getty Images)

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