• An aurora borealis, also known as Northern Lights, illuminates the night sky above the Kellostapuli Fell in Kolari, Finnish Lapland, early on January 15, 2022. (Photo by Irene Stachon / Lehtikuva / AFP) / Finland OUT
    An aurora borealis, also known as Northern Lights, illuminates the night sky above the Kellostapuli Fell in Kolari, Finnish Lapland, early on January 15, 2022. (Photo by Irene Stachon / Lehtikuva / AFP) / Finland OUT
  • An undersea volcano erupted in spectacular fashion near the Pacific nation of Tonga on Saturday, sending large waves crashing across the shore and people rushing to higher ground. This satellite image was taken by Himawari-8, a Japanese weather satellite. AP
    An undersea volcano erupted in spectacular fashion near the Pacific nation of Tonga on Saturday, sending large waves crashing across the shore and people rushing to higher ground. This satellite image was taken by Himawari-8, a Japanese weather satellite. AP
  • A couple kisses while visiting Chris Burden’s installation ‘Urban Light’ at Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California. AP
    A couple kisses while visiting Chris Burden’s installation ‘Urban Light’ at Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California. AP
  • A man performs a stunts with Gangireddu, a sacred decorated bull, as a part of the Makar Sankranti festival in Hyderabad, India. The annual event marks the return of the sun to the northern hemisphere. AP
    A man performs a stunts with Gangireddu, a sacred decorated bull, as a part of the Makar Sankranti festival in Hyderabad, India. The annual event marks the return of the sun to the northern hemisphere. AP
  • Members of the South Korean Confederation of Trade Unions stage a rally demanding better labour rights in Seoul, South Korea. Thousands of workers defied a government call to avoid the assembly owing to the pandemic. AP
    Members of the South Korean Confederation of Trade Unions stage a rally demanding better labour rights in Seoul, South Korea. Thousands of workers defied a government call to avoid the assembly owing to the pandemic. AP
  • A man feed pigeons outside a closed market during lockdown in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir. Coronavirus cases have soared in the region, prompting the government to ban non-essential movement at weekends in Jammu and Kashmir state. EPA
    A man feed pigeons outside a closed market during lockdown in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir. Coronavirus cases have soared in the region, prompting the government to ban non-essential movement at weekends in Jammu and Kashmir state. EPA
  • The Patrouille Suisse jets perform prior to the Men’s Downhill race at the Fis Alpine Skiing World Cup in Wengen, Switzerland. EPA
    The Patrouille Suisse jets perform prior to the Men’s Downhill race at the Fis Alpine Skiing World Cup in Wengen, Switzerland. EPA
  • Wild elephants scavenge for food at an open landfill in Pallakkadu, a village in Ampara, about 210 kilometres east of the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo. Conservationists and vets say that plastic waste is killing elephants in the country’s east and that two more were found dead at the weekend. AP
    Wild elephants scavenge for food at an open landfill in Pallakkadu, a village in Ampara, about 210 kilometres east of the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo. Conservationists and vets say that plastic waste is killing elephants in the country’s east and that two more were found dead at the weekend. AP

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January 15, 2022

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