Today in Pictures, Feb 27, 2018

A dancer takes a selfie upon the arrival of the special aircraft carrying the Fifa World Cup Trophy during its World Tour at the Jomo Kenyatta International airport in Nairobi; gulls fly during a windy winter day near Lake Leman in Geneva, Switzerland, and other pictures from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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Feb 27, 2018, 10:00 AM

A dancer takes a selfie upon the arrival of the special aircraft carrying the Fifa World Cup Trophy during its World Tour, on Feb 26, 2018, at the Jomo Kenyatta International airport in Nairobi. PHOTO: AFP

Gulls fly during a windy winter day near Lake Leman in Geneva, Switzerland, on Feb 26, 2018. PHOTO: REUTERS

Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes during a Formula One Test Session at Circuit de Barcelona Catalunya, Montmelo, Spain. PHOTO: REUTERS

People standing next to souvenir plates with portraits of Chinese President Xi Jinping and former Chinese leader Mao Zedong at a souvenir shop in Beijing, China, on Feb, 26, 2018. PHOTO: REUTERS

A visitor tries out Lenovo's augmented reality glasses with the Star Wars Jedi Challenges during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, on Feb 26, 2018. PHOTO: REUTERS

This undated handout photo released by the CNRS/IPEV/CSM shows King Penguins from the Possession Island in the Crozet archipelago. Global warming is on track to wipe out 70 percent of the world's King penguins by century's end, putting the regal birds on a path towards extinction, researchers warned on Feb 26. PHOTO: AFP

Australian tennis player Daria Gavrilova returns the ball to US Madison Brengle during the Mexico WTA Open women's single tennis match, in Acapulco, Guerrero state, Mexico, on Feb 26, 2018. PHOTO: AFP

A baby Francois-langoer monkey at the Diergaarde Blijdorp zoo in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, on Feb 26, 2018. A Francois-langoer is born orange but it will slowly change to black. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

An aerial view of a Mariachi band performing during an exhibition tennis match between Austrian player Dominic Thiem (right) and German player Alexander Zverev at "Sinfonia del Mar" forum, before the start of the Mexico ATP 500 Tennis Open, on Feb 26, 2018. PHOTO: AFP

An attendee looks into a simulated cloud installation on the MessageBird stand during the opening day of the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain, on Feb 26, 2018. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG

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