• Revellers in traditional garb, inspired by Venetian Commedia dell' Arte costume, parade through Brunnen, Switzerland, marking the opening of carnival season. EPA
    Revellers in traditional garb, inspired by Venetian Commedia dell' Arte costume, parade through Brunnen, Switzerland, marking the opening of carnival season. EPA
  • Deer in early morning mist in Jutland, Denmark. Reuters
    Deer in early morning mist in Jutland, Denmark. Reuters
  • A dragon dance troupe in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia, practises moves for the Lunar New Year celebrations. AFP
    A dragon dance troupe in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia, practises moves for the Lunar New Year celebrations. AFP
  • A flooded home in Gilroy, California. A massive storm is expected to cause widespread flooding throughout the state. AFP
    A flooded home in Gilroy, California. A massive storm is expected to cause widespread flooding throughout the state. AFP
  • Protesters gather in the Andean city of Puno, southern Peru, in support of ousted president Pedro Castillo, who was replaced by his vice president, Dina Boluarte. AFP
    Protesters gather in the Andean city of Puno, southern Peru, in support of ousted president Pedro Castillo, who was replaced by his vice president, Dina Boluarte. AFP
  • Afghan children play with a tyre on a street in Jalalabad. AFP
    Afghan children play with a tyre on a street in Jalalabad. AFP
  • Syrian rebels fighting government forces man the front line in Tadif in Aleppo province. AFP
    Syrian rebels fighting government forces man the front line in Tadif in Aleppo province. AFP
  • Hardy souls contend with temperatures below zero for some open-air swimming in Moscow. AFP
    Hardy souls contend with temperatures below zero for some open-air swimming in Moscow. AFP
  • A girl collects bricks from the debris of her damaged house in a flood-hit area of Balochistan province, Pakistan. The UN has called for ‘massive investment’ to help the stricken region. AFP
    A girl collects bricks from the debris of her damaged house in a flood-hit area of Balochistan province, Pakistan. The UN has called for ‘massive investment’ to help the stricken region. AFP
  • Prince Harry's autobiography Spare is displayed in a bookshop window in London. Reuters
    Prince Harry's autobiography Spare is displayed in a bookshop window in London. Reuters
  • Mohamed Elneny scores Arsenal's first goal in their 3-0 FA Cup win over Oxford United at the Kassam Stadium. Reuters
    Mohamed Elneny scores Arsenal's first goal in their 3-0 FA Cup win over Oxford United at the Kassam Stadium. Reuters
  • An injured Ukrainian troop is helped from the battlefield by comrades in Donetsk region and taken to hospital. AP
    An injured Ukrainian troop is helped from the battlefield by comrades in Donetsk region and taken to hospital. AP
  • Police carry a demonstrator clear of a road at the village Luetzerath near Erkelenz, Germany. It has been occupied by climate activists protesting against the expansion of a nearby coal mine. AP
    Police carry a demonstrator clear of a road at the village Luetzerath near Erkelenz, Germany. It has been occupied by climate activists protesting against the expansion of a nearby coal mine. AP
  • Lorries carrying aid cross the Bab al-Hawa border point from Turkey into Syria. EPA
    Lorries carrying aid cross the Bab al-Hawa border point from Turkey into Syria. EPA
  • An office building in Tokyo. The Japanese government announced the capital's core consumer price index rose by 4 per cent in December year-on-year, its highest increase since 1982. EPA
    An office building in Tokyo. The Japanese government announced the capital's core consumer price index rose by 4 per cent in December year-on-year, its highest increase since 1982. EPA
  • A young boy reacts to the strong smell as visitors look at the Titan Arum, aka Corpse Flower, as it begins to bloom at the Adelaide Botanic Gardens in Adelaide, Australia, 09 January 2023. It is the first time that the endangered flower has blossomed in nearly 10 years, and it is expected to take another three to five years before it does so again. The huge plant is known for its strong odor of a rotting corpse with which it usually attracts insects for its pollination. EPA / MATT TURNER AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT
    A young boy reacts to the strong smell as visitors look at the Titan Arum, aka Corpse Flower, as it begins to bloom at the Adelaide Botanic Gardens in Adelaide, Australia, 09 January 2023. It is the first time that the endangered flower has blossomed in nearly 10 years, and it is expected to take another three to five years before it does so again. The huge plant is known for its strong odor of a rotting corpse with which it usually attracts insects for its pollination. EPA / MATT TURNER AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT

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January 10, 2023

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