• BEIJING, CHINA - JANUARY 16: (EDITOR'S NOTE: This image was created with a tilt and shift lens) A general view the Birds Nest stadium, the venue for opening and closing ceremonies for the 2022 Winter Olympics at Beijing Olympic Tower on January 16, 2022 in Beijing, China. The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics are set to open February 4th. (Photo by Lintao Zhang / Getty Images)
    BEIJING, CHINA - JANUARY 16: (EDITOR'S NOTE: This image was created with a tilt and shift lens) A general view the Birds Nest stadium, the venue for opening and closing ceremonies for the 2022 Winter Olympics at Beijing Olympic Tower on January 16, 2022 in Beijing, China. The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics are set to open February 4th. (Photo by Lintao Zhang / Getty Images)
  • The TAQA stand at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week at ADNEC. Victor Besa / The National
    The TAQA stand at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week at ADNEC. Victor Besa / The National
  • The AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, USA, hosts the NFC Wild Card play-off -game. San Francisco 49ers beat Dallas Cowboys 23-17. Reuters
    The AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, USA, hosts the NFC Wild Card play-off -game. San Francisco 49ers beat Dallas Cowboys 23-17. Reuters
  • A worker stands on top of coal loaded into a lorry in KCN Marunda port in Jakarta, after Indonesia eased an export ban on the fuel. AFP
    A worker stands on top of coal loaded into a lorry in KCN Marunda port in Jakarta, after Indonesia eased an export ban on the fuel. AFP
  • A Palestinian man and child on a rainy day in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip. Reuters
    A Palestinian man and child on a rainy day in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip. Reuters
  • The Northwest Angle ice road at Lake of the Woods, Minnesota. Winter weather has allowed access via the 37-mile ice road across the frozen lake to the remote fishing community at the northernmost point of the contiguous US that would normally require a plane or snowmobile ride. AFP
    The Northwest Angle ice road at Lake of the Woods, Minnesota. Winter weather has allowed access via the 37-mile ice road across the frozen lake to the remote fishing community at the northernmost point of the contiguous US that would normally require a plane or snowmobile ride. AFP
  • A horseman rides through a bonfire in the village of San Bartolome de Pinares in the province of Avila in central Spain, during the religious festival of 'Las Luminarias' in honour of San Antonio Abad, patron saint of animals. AFP
    A horseman rides through a bonfire in the village of San Bartolome de Pinares in the province of Avila in central Spain, during the religious festival of 'Las Luminarias' in honour of San Antonio Abad, patron saint of animals. AFP
  • The Pamucak Arena in Selcuk, near Izmir, Turkey during the annual Efes Selcuk Camel Wrestling Festival. Reuters
    The Pamucak Arena in Selcuk, near Izmir, Turkey during the annual Efes Selcuk Camel Wrestling Festival. Reuters
  • Hindu devotees carry 'Paal Kudam' milk pots for the Thaipusam festival in Kuala Lumpur. AFP
    Hindu devotees carry 'Paal Kudam' milk pots for the Thaipusam festival in Kuala Lumpur. AFP
  • Destroyed buildings along the Tigris river in the old part of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, which still bares the scars of ISIS's occupation and the 2017 battle to liberate it. AFP
    Destroyed buildings along the Tigris river in the old part of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, which still bares the scars of ISIS's occupation and the 2017 battle to liberate it. AFP
  • The 'Run Beyond' light installation by artist Angelo Bonello at the Battersea Power Station Light show, which runs until February 27 in London, UK. EPA
    The 'Run Beyond' light installation by artist Angelo Bonello at the Battersea Power Station Light show, which runs until February 27 in London, UK. EPA

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January 17, 2022

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