News in Pics, Feb 8, 2022: Best pics from around the world

Philippine election candidates hit the hustings on for the three-month campaign season in a chaotic and colourful charm offensive aimed at wooing millions of voters typically more interested in personality than policy. Credit: AFP Photo

Signage for Super Bowl LVI on display with Super Bowl tour bus in Downtown Los Angeles. Credit: USA Today Sports

Soldiers stand guard at a check point in an avenue in Cucuta, near Venezuelan border, in Colombia. Credit: AFP photo

Protesters hold placards as they gather in front of the parliament building in Wellington during a demonstration against Covid restrictions. Credit: AFP photo

People gather outside the City Hall during an anti-vaccine mandate protest in the Manhattan borough of New York City. Credit: Reuters Photo