Today in Pictures, March 2, 2020

Protest in Hong Kong, Malaysia's new Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin begins his first day at work, and other pictures from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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Mar 02, 2020, 12:53 PM

A police officer points a weapon during a protest in the Mong Kok district of Hong Kong, China, on Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG

This handout photo taken and released on March 2, 2020 by Malaysia's Department of Information shows the country's new prime minister, Muhyiddin Yassin (R), signing a document on his first day at the Prime Minister's Office in Putrajaya. PHOTO: HANDOUT VIA AFP

A woman (R), who has recovered from the COVID-19 coronavirus infection, is disinfected by volunteers as she arrives at a hotel for a 14-day quarantine after being discharged from a hospital in Wuhan, in China's central Hubei province on March 1, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

Ice forms on houses during blizzard in Hamburg, New York, U.S., February 28, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS

A photo released on Mar 2, 2020 shows a picture taken on February 18, 2020 in the Israeli coastal city of Caesarea of a man playing the Piano of Siena, a 19th century instrument that disappeared for decades and was found recently in an Israeli house. PHOTO: AFP

A figure of an elephant covered with pancakes is seen on display during celebrations of Maslenitsa, also known as Pancake Week, which is a pagan holiday marking the end of winter, in Stavropol, Russia March 1, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS

People take part in the Maslenitsa or Shrovetide celebrations close to the village of Khlyupino, some 60 km outside Moscow on March 1, 2020. Shrovetide or Maslenitsa is an ancient farewell ceremony to winter, traditionally celebrated in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine and involves the burning of a large effigy. PHOTO: AFP

Actors with costumes and employees of the Comedie Francaise perform on the balconies of the Comedie Francaise to protest against the pension reform on March 1, 2020 in Place de la Colette, in Paris. PHOTO: AFP

Rowers compete on the last day of the annual Elephant Boat Race & River Festival on the banks of the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok, Thailand, March 1, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Spain's Rafael Nadal Rafael Nadal holds the trophy after winning the Mexican Tennis Open ATP final match against USA's Taylor Fritz during the Mexico ATP Open men's singles tennis final in Acapulco, Guerrero state on February 29, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

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