Today In Pictures, Jan 6, 2017

The start of the annual Sydney Festival and New Year demonstration by the fire brigade in Tokyo. These and more from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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Jan 06, 2017, 03:28 PM

Children play in an art installation called The Beach as they "float" on polyethylene balls as part of the annual Sydney Festival on Jan 6, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

Fireworks explode over ice sculptures as the Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival officially kicks off in Harbin, China, on Jan 5, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

A member of the Edo Firemanship Preservation Association displays his balancing skills atop bamboo ladders during a New Year demonstration by the fire brigade in Tokyo, Japan, on Jan 6, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

Spectators are seen in heavy snowfall during the victory ceremony of the Luge World Cup in Schoenau am Koenigssee, Germany, on Jan 5, 2017. PHOTO: EPA

Markus Eisenbichler of Germany soars during the trial jump of the ski jumping event in Bischofshofen, the fourth station of the Four-Hills Ski Jumping.tournament, on Jan 5, 2017. PHOTO: EPA

Swiss artist duo M.S. Bastian (right) and Isabelle L. give the finishing touches to their painting 'Guernopolis' at the Kunsthalle Luzern museum, in Lucerne, Switzerland, on Jan 5, 2017. PHOTO: EPA

Participants of "Gloecklerlauf" (bell ringers run) wear "Lichterkappen" (light caps) made of paper and wood while ringing bells on their belts during a traditional parade in Gmunden, Austria, on Jan 5, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

Aerial view of a wildfire in La Adela, Argentina, on Jan 5, 2016.
PHOTO: AFP

A woman carries her child after crossing from Mexico into the United States on Jan 5, 2017 near Los Ebanos, Texas. PHOTO: AFP

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