Today’s best photos: from the world’s coldest marathon to snow on the Parthenon

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A runner takes part in the International World's coldest marathon at minus 53 degrees (-63. 4 Fahrenheit) near Oymyakon, the republic of Sakha, also known as Yakutia, Russian Far East, Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022. Sixty five runners, including sportsmen from the United Arab Emirates, United States and Belarus, started the run at extremely low temperature in Oymyakon, Yakutia's Pole of Cold. The international team of men and women ran full distance and half-marathon. (AP Photo / Ivan Nikiforov)

A runner takes part in the International World's coldest marathon at minus 53 degrees (-63. 4 Fahrenheit) near Oymyakon, the republic of Sakha, also known as Yakutia, Russian Far East, Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022. Sixty five runners, including sportsmen from the United Arab Emirates, United States and Belarus, started the run at extremely low temperature in Oymyakon, Yakutia's Pole of Cold. The international team of men and women ran full distance and half-marathon. (AP Photo / Ivan Nikiforov)

Jan 25, 2022

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