The world in photos: Jan 18 - 24
We present some of the most striking images from major stories around the world in the past week.
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A man dressed as Captain America uses his shield to deflect a snowball during the DC Snowball Fight on Dupont Circle in Washington on Jan 24, 2016. Snowball fights have become a tradition after every major snow storm in the United State's Capital. [Photo/CFP] |
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| A masked reveller hangs from an inflatable balloon during the first day of the carnival in Venice, Italy, Jan 23, 2016. [Photo/Agencies] |
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| A man walks along a street covered by snow during a winter storm in Washington Jan 23, 2016. A winter storm dumped nearly 2 feet (58 cm) of snow on the suburbs of Washington, DC, on Saturday before moving on to Philadelphia and New York, paralyzing road, rail and airline travel along the US East Coast. [Photo/Agencies] |
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| A migrant, wrapped with her child in a thermal blanket, waits for a train to Croatia, at a train station in Presevo, Serbia, Jan 20, 2016. [Photo/Agencies] |
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Two squirrels look to deeply involved in a game of chess. These two red squirrels are going nuts for a game of chess as they compete in a serious tournament in the snow. Photographer Vadim Trunov captured these endearing photographs in snowy woodlands located in the Voronezh region of Russia. [Photo/CFP] |
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| A general view through a broken glass shows government forces patrolling on Lido beach following an attack at beachside restaurant Beach View Cafe in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, Jan 22, 2016. [Photo/Agencies] |
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| A man dressed as the "Statue of Liberty" tries to fix his light as it begins to snow in Times Square in the Manhattan borough of New York, Jan 22, 2016. [Photo/Agencies] |
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| An Indian Army personnel looks through the barrel of a rocket launcher at the display of arms and equipment at the Bison Polo Ground in Secunderabad, the twin city of Hyderabad, Jan 23, 2016. [Photo/Xinhua] |
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People wait in queues to buy train tickets to their hometowns for the upcoming Lunar New Year's day on Feb 8, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Jan 19, 2016. [Photo/IC] |
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| DHL's Twisters & Extra 300 perform during the second day of the Bahrain Air Show 2016 at Sakhir, south of Bahrain Jan 22, 2016. [Photo/Agencies] |
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| Palestinian boys demonstrate their parkour skills in Gaza City, Jan 22, 2016. [Photo/Agencies] |
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| Revellers throw turnips at the Jarramplas, a character who wears a devil-like mask and a colorful costume, as he makes his way through the streets while beating his drum during the Jarramplas traditional festival in Piornal, southwestern Spain, Jan 20, 2016. Even though the exact origins of the festival are not known, various theories exist linking it to the mythological punishment of Caco by Hercules; a relation to ceremonies celebrated by the American Indians that were seen by the first conquerors; or to a cattle thief being ridiculed and expelled by his village neighbors. The Jarramplas festival takes place annually to mark Saint Sebastian's Day. [Photo/Agencies] |
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| People are silhouetted on the balloon surface being inflated during the 38th International Hot Air Balloon Week in Chateau-d'Oex, Switzerland, Jan 23, 2016. For nine days balloonists from 15 countries take part in the ballooning event in the Swiss mountain resort famous for ideal flight conditions due to an exceptional microclimate. [Photo/Agencies] |
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| A woman takes a dip in a font on the eve of the Orthodox Epiphany in central Moscow, Russia, Jan 18, 2016. Orthodox believers mark Epiphany on Jan 19 by immersing themselves in icy waters regardless of the weather. [Photo/Agencies] |
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| Models present makeup creations during a show by Maybelline New York at the Berlin Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2016 in Berlin, Germany, Jan 18, 2016. [Photo/Agencies] |
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