• A whirling dervish performs a traditional Sufi dance on a street in Istanbul, Turkey. Reuters
    A whirling dervish performs a traditional Sufi dance on a street in Istanbul, Turkey. Reuters
  • A 1969 Pontiac GTO climbs Jebel Jais in Ras Al Khaimah during the first leg of the 1000 Miglia Experience UAE Prologue. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    A 1969 Pontiac GTO climbs Jebel Jais in Ras Al Khaimah during the first leg of the 1000 Miglia Experience UAE Prologue. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • People take part in a parade during the traditional carnival market in Lucerne, Switzerland. AP
    People take part in a parade during the traditional carnival market in Lucerne, Switzerland. AP
  • A mural depicting a little girl making origami, made by Spanish artist David Esteban and aimed at denouncing consumerism, decorates a building in Lugones, Spain. EPA
    A mural depicting a little girl making origami, made by Spanish artist David Esteban and aimed at denouncing consumerism, decorates a building in Lugones, Spain. EPA
  • Storks gather over plastic recyclable material at the Tovlan landfill, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. AFP
    Storks gather over plastic recyclable material at the Tovlan landfill, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. AFP
  • A 400-year-old oak tree uprooted by Storm Eunice in Essex, England. AP
    A 400-year-old oak tree uprooted by Storm Eunice in Essex, England. AP
  • The Aiguille du Midi mountain in the French Alps. AFP
    The Aiguille du Midi mountain in the French Alps. AFP
  • People Try to hang and play against the wind on the beach of Scheveningen, the Netherlands, 18 February 2022. Storm Eunice, the fourth storm of this year, is crossing the Netherlands with very strong wind gusts of 100 to 120 kilometers per hour. EPA / PHIL NIJHUIS
    People Try to hang and play against the wind on the beach of Scheveningen, the Netherlands, 18 February 2022. Storm Eunice, the fourth storm of this year, is crossing the Netherlands with very strong wind gusts of 100 to 120 kilometers per hour. EPA / PHIL NIJHUIS

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