• World War II veteran Joseph Eskenazi, who at 104 years and 11 months old is the oldest living veteran to survive the attack on Pearl Harbor, holds a photo of his younger self, at an event celebrating his upcoming 105th birthday at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023. (AP Photo / Gerald Herbert)
    World War II veteran Joseph Eskenazi, who at 104 years and 11 months old is the oldest living veteran to survive the attack on Pearl Harbor, holds a photo of his younger self, at an event celebrating his upcoming 105th birthday at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023. (AP Photo / Gerald Herbert)
  • Protesters clash with members of the Peruvian riot police during a demonstration in the city of Cusco, Peru. AFP
    Protesters clash with members of the Peruvian riot police during a demonstration in the city of Cusco, Peru. AFP
  • Dancers perform on stage during rehearsals for 'Manifesto' at Carriageworks in Sydney, Australia. Getty Images
    Dancers perform on stage during rehearsals for 'Manifesto' at Carriageworks in Sydney, Australia. Getty Images
  • Members of a lion dance troupe practising on high poles ahead of celebrations for the Lunar New Year of the Rabbit in Kuala Lumpur. AFP
    Members of a lion dance troupe practising on high poles ahead of celebrations for the Lunar New Year of the Rabbit in Kuala Lumpur. AFP
  • A man prepares kite string ahead of 'Makar Sankranti' and 'Lohri' festival celebrations, in Jalandhar, India. AFP
    A man prepares kite string ahead of 'Makar Sankranti' and 'Lohri' festival celebrations, in Jalandhar, India. AFP
  • A man standing on a boat cruising in Iraq's southern marshes of Chibayish, in Dhi Qar province. AFP
    A man standing on a boat cruising in Iraq's southern marshes of Chibayish, in Dhi Qar province. AFP
  • Young skiers on an artificial snow slope near the village of Ruhpolding in southern Germany. Many European resorts are suffering from a lack of snow amid warm winter weather. AFP
    Young skiers on an artificial snow slope near the village of Ruhpolding in southern Germany. Many European resorts are suffering from a lack of snow amid warm winter weather. AFP
  • Bolivian biker Daniel Jager Nosiglia competes during Stage 10 of the 2023 Dakar Rally, between Haradh and Shaybah in Saudi Arabia. AFP
    Bolivian biker Daniel Jager Nosiglia competes during Stage 10 of the 2023 Dakar Rally, between Haradh and Shaybah in Saudi Arabia. AFP
  • A Buddhist devotee cleans a giant Buddha statue ahead of Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Pekanbaru. AFP
    A Buddhist devotee cleans a giant Buddha statue ahead of Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Pekanbaru. AFP
  • Sophie Kauer arrives at the UK Premiere of 'TÁR' at Picturehouse Central in London. Getty Images
    Sophie Kauer arrives at the UK Premiere of 'TÁR' at Picturehouse Central in London. Getty Images
  • Wild boars feed from rubbish bins in the luxury residential district of the Peak in Hong Kong, China. EPA
    Wild boars feed from rubbish bins in the luxury residential district of the Peak in Hong Kong, China. EPA
  • Scientists have found the fossil remains of four types of dinosaur in the Chilean Patagonia, an inhospitable area that has become a major fossil site over the past decade. AFP
    Scientists have found the fossil remains of four types of dinosaur in the Chilean Patagonia, an inhospitable area that has become a major fossil site over the past decade. AFP
  • President Joe Biden arrives with first lady Jill Biden at Walter Reed National Military Medical Centre in Maryland where she is having surgery to remove a small lesion above her right eye. AP
    President Joe Biden arrives with first lady Jill Biden at Walter Reed National Military Medical Centre in Maryland where she is having surgery to remove a small lesion above her right eye. AP
  • A Ukrainian serviceman at the front line near Bakhmut in the Donetsk region. AP
    A Ukrainian serviceman at the front line near Bakhmut in the Donetsk region. AP
  • Hungarian grey calves snuggle at Kungyorgy Farm in Hungary. EPA
    Hungarian grey calves snuggle at Kungyorgy Farm in Hungary. EPA
  • An example of a complete ostrich egg next to 4,000-year-old ostrich egg fragments found in Nitzana sands in Israel's Negev desert. EPA
    An example of a complete ostrich egg next to 4,000-year-old ostrich egg fragments found in Nitzana sands in Israel's Negev desert. EPA

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