Today in Pictures, Feb 20, 2020

Shooting in Hanau, Germany; coronavirus awareness promotion in the remote region of Altay, China; and other pictures from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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February 20, 2020 at 12:40 PM

Forensic experts work at a crime scene in Hanau near Frankfurt, Germany, on Feb 20, 2020. At least eight people were killed in two shootings at shisha bars. PHOTO: REUTERS

A photo taken on Feb 19, 2020, showing police officers with protective face masks riding horses on their way to visit residents who live in remote areas in Altay, far west in China's Xinjiang region, to promote awareness of the coronavirus. PHOTO: AFP

A patient Dagmar Turner, 53, plays violin while surgeons remove her brain tumour at King's College Hospital in London, Britain, January 31, 2020 in this handout image obtained by Reuters on February 19, 2020. PHOTO: KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL VIA REUTERS

Firefighters gather to control a fire and work to rescue people trapped in a building in Yangon on Feb 20, 2020. Several people remained trapped in the building, while 73 people had already been rescued, according to Myanmar authorities. PHOTO: AFP

The abandoned 77m-long cargo ship MV Alta stuck on rocks near the village of Ballycotton, south-east of Cork in Southern Ireland on Feb 18, 2020. The "ghost ship", which drifted without a crew for more than a year, washed ashore on Ireland's south coast in high seas caused by Storm Dennis, the Republic's coast guard said. PHOTO: AFP

A student demonstrates his karate skills during a annual sports meeting at the Shahzada Nand College grounds in Amritsar on Feb 19, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

A performer at the Santa Cruz de Tenerife's Carnival contest held in the Canary Islands, Spain, on Feb 19, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Egyptian Ibrahim Salah working on a statue - made of scrap pieces - of the ancient Egyptian goddess Bastet at Marioteya neighbourhood in Giza, Egypt, on Feb 19, 2020. PHOTHO: EPA-EFE

A cotton-top tamarin (Saguinus oedipus) carries its cub, born in captivity at the Guadalajara Zoo, in Jalisco state, Mexico, on Feb 19, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

Models present creations from the Moncler Autumn/Winter 2020 collection during Milan Fashion Week in Italy on Feb 19, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS

Tottenham Hotspur's Hugo Lloris, Davinson Sanchez and Toby Alderweireld clear tissue from the pitch thrown by RB Leipzig fans during the Champions League match in London on Feb 19, 2020. PHOTO: ACTION IMAGES VIA REUTERS

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