Photos of the Day: Chubby Hearts Over London

Greenland

Dogs are commonly hailed as “human’s best friend”, and assist people in many ways. Let’s review the moments brought by dogs to greet the approaching Chinese Lunar Year of the Dog. The dog comes 11th in the 12-animal zodiac rotation used by the Chinese to represent the year
Photograph: Xinhua / Barcroft Images

New Orleans, US

American film director, producer, writer, and actor Spike Lee tosses beads to the crowd on St Charles Avenue during the Zulu parade at the Mardi Gras march
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