Today in Pictures, Feb 12, 2016

Lunar New Year celebrations in Nuanquan, China and the start of New York Fashion Week. These and other pictures from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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Feb 12, 2016, 04:56 PM

A Chinese blacksmith throwing molten metal against a cold stone wall to create sparks, during the Lunar New Year celebration in Nuanquan, Hebei province, China on Feb 11, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

Gigi Gorgeous presenting a creation during the American Heart Association's (AHA) Go Red For Women Red Dress Collection, presented by Macy's at the New York Fashion Week on Feb 11, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

The Landmark Tower stands in Yokohama, Japan, amid fears that the yen's renewed strength is threatening to undermine the government's Abenomics programme, on Feb 9, 2016. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG

A diver performing an underwater lion dance to celebrate the Lunar New Year at an aquarium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Feb 12, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

Jackeline, 26, holding her 4-month old son who is born with microcephaly, in front of their house in Olinda, near Recife, Brazil on Feb 11, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

Journalists and activists holding images of murdered journalists during a demonstration against the murder of a journalist Anabel Flores outside the Government of Veracruz building in Mexico City on Feb 11, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

Cyclists during the 4th stage of the Tour of Qatar 2016, which is over 189km from Al Zubarah Fort to Madinat Al Shamal, in Qatar on Feb 11, 2016. PHOTO: EPA

Saluki dogs competing in the saluki dogs race held as part of the Sultan Bin Zayed Heritage Festival in the desert at Sweihan in Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates on Jan 11, 2016. PHOTO: EPA

Employees organising bouquets of flowers for export before Valentine's Day at a farm in Facatativa near Bogota, Colombia on Jan 28, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

George Clooney and his wife Amal arriving on the red carpet for the screening of the movie 'Hail, Caesar!', during the opening gala of the 66th Berlinale International Film Festival, in Berlin, Germany on Feb 11, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

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