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January 28, 2020 Noah Singer

FRANCE — Balancing act: Firefighters gathered in Paris on Tuesday for a demonstration to demand a raise in risk pay, arguing that reductions in personnel have made their work significantly more difficult and that attacks on personnel are on the rise. AP Photo/Christophe Ena

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CHINA — Playing it safe: People wore face masks in the wake of Wuhan’s Coronavirus outbreak while shopping for produce at a supermarket in Beijing on Tuesday. AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein

PITTSBURGH — Quiet skies: A crescent moon rose over the PPG Place towers in Pittsburgh on Wednesday. Darrell Sapp/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP

AUSTRALIA — Victory shout: Serena Williams of the U.S. shouted during a match against China’s Wang Qiang at the Australian Open in Melbourne on Friday. AP Photo/Lee Jin-man

LEBANON — Caught in the spray: Police fired water cannons at protesters near the central government building in Beirut on Saturday. Hundreds gathered near the building to reject Lebanon’s newly formed cabinet in the latest of a series of ongoing protests. AP Photo/Bilal Hussein

CALIFORNIA — Artist’s honor: (From left) Lauren London, Margaret Boutte and Samantha Smith accepted the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance on behalf of Nipsey Hussle for “Racks in the Middle” at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday. Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP

MINNESOTA — Snowy trails: Mushers raced during the 2020 John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon outside Duluth on Sunday. Brian Peterson/Star Tribune via AP

IRAQ — On the move: Protesters ran from tear gas in Baghdad on Saturday. Police set fire to demonstrators’ tents earlier that day, reopening public squares that had been occupied by demonstrators for months. AP Photo/Hadi Mizban

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