Today’s top pics: Virus outbreak and more
Top photos of the day as selected by the Associated Press.
Buddhist monks wearing face masks to help protect themselves from the coronavirus, take a test for the liturgical Pali language at Wat Molilokayaram in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Austrian Vice Chancellor Werner Kogler, left, next to Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer during a parliamentary session where the compulsory COVID-19 vaccination is decided in Vienna, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Lisa Leutner)
Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a media availability with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022, in Berlin, Germany. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)
Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior, center, reacts during Copa del Rey soccer match between Elche and Real Madrid at Martinez Valero stadium in Elche, Spain, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz)
An all women team from Indian Border Security force displays their skill on a moving motorcycle during the rehearsal for the upcoming Republic Day parade at the Raisina hills, the government seat of power, in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022. India celebrates Republic Day on Jan. 26, highlighted by a march past by different branches of the military as well as a display of arms and missiles. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Annalena Baerbock, Foreign Minister of Germany, holds a press conference with her counterpart from the US, Antony Blinken, after talks with the foreign ministers of Britain and France at the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022. (Kay Nietfeld/Pool via AP)
Kana Muramoto and Daisuke Takahashi of Japan perform their ice dance free dance skating program during the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Sergei Stepanov)
Audrey Lu and Misha Mitrofanov of USA compete in the pairs' short program during the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Sergei Stepanov)
Liverpool's Diogo Jota scores his side's second goal during the English League Cup semifinal second leg soccer match between Arsenal and Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium in London, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
Britain's Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge meet new 'therapy puppy' Alfie, an apricot cockapoo, during a visit to the Clitheroe Community Hospital, in Lancashire, England, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022, to learn about the challenges faced by rural health providers in the face of the coronavirus pandemic and to understand how NHS Charities Together is supporting the mental health of the frontline workforce. (James Glossop/Pool Photo via AP)
People cool off in the water off Arpoador beach during a heat wave in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on the municipal holiday of Saint Sebastian, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick deflects a shot off of his mask during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Colorado Avalanche Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Maria Sakkari of Greece plays a forehand return to Veronika Kudermetova of Russia during their third round match at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Jan. 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Hamish Blair)
Nick Kyrgios of Australia plays a shot back between his legs during his second round match against Daniil Medvedev of Russia at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Hamish Blair)