Today in Pictures, Feb 19, 2018

The God of Fortune hands out red packets on Chinese New Year's Eve, helicopter crash in Santiago Jamiltepec, Oaxaca state, Mexico, and other pictures from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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Feb 19, 2018, 09:56 AM

A photo released today Feb 19, 2018, shows Mr Alec Chia dressed up as the God of Fortune and handing out red packets filled with sweets and lucky numbers to children at Sentosa’s Capella Singapore hotel on Feb 15, 2018. PHOTO: THE STRAITS TIMES/MARK CHEONG

Aerial view of the military helicopter that fell on a van in Santiago Jamiltepec, Oaxaca state, Mexico, on February 17, 2018. PHOTO: AFP

Shari Unger, Melissa Goldsmith and Giulianna Cerbono (L-R) hug each other as they visit a makeshift memorial setup in front of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on February 18, 2018 in Parkland, Florida. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES/ AFP

An aerial view taken with a drone on February 17, 2018 shows spectators as they watch the burning of a thirty-meter structure built of twigs and debris made in the form of a Gothic style building by Russian artist Nikolay Polissky during the celebration of Shrovetide (Maslenitsa) in the village of Nikola-Lenivets, Kaluga region, some 220 km (140 miles) outside Moscow. PHOTO: AFP

Israeli analog astronauts start their mission on the D-MARS Project on February 18, 2018, in cooperation with the Israel Space Agency, which simulates life on Mars by performing several scientific experiments and staying in the D-MARS (Desert Mars Analog Ramon Station) located in the Israeli Negev desert. PHOTO: AFP

Syrian children play outside their destroyed school in the Frikeh village, in Idlib's Western countryside on February 18, 2018. PHOTO: AFP

Men walk at the torchlight procession called 'Chienbaese' in Liestal near Basel, Switzerland, February 18, 2018. The procession continues through the dark lanes of the old town, bringing the light and the hope of warmer days to the city residents. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

A devotee touches the feet of the monolithic statue of Jain god Gomateshwara as he celebrates the Mahamastakabhisheka, or head-anointing ceremony of the statue, in Shravanabelagola, India, February 18, 2018. PHOTO: REUTERS

People look at the float "US space programme/North Korea" depicting US president Donald Trump as it parades in the streets of Nice for the 134rd edition of the Nice Carnival on February 17, 2018 in Nice, southeastern France. PHOTO: AFP

People play on the giant frisbee during Spring Festival holiday celebrating Chinese Lunar New Year of the Dog at Happy Valley in Beijing, China February 18, 2018. PHOTO: REUTERS

France's Antoine Adelisse competes in the men's ski slopestyle event during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Phoenix Park in Pyeongchang on February 18, 2018. PHOTO: AFP

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