• Groundhog Club handler AJ Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prophesying groundhog, during the 135th celebration of Groundhog Day at Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. AP
    Groundhog Club handler AJ Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prophesying groundhog, during the 135th celebration of Groundhog Day at Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. AP
  • Migrants cross the Rio Bravo river to turn themselves in to the authorities and request asylum in El Paso, Texas, US, as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Reuters
    Migrants cross the Rio Bravo river to turn themselves in to the authorities and request asylum in El Paso, Texas, US, as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Reuters
  • A woman poses for a photo on the bank of the Yangtze River in Wuhan, in China's central Hubei province. AFP
    A woman poses for a photo on the bank of the Yangtze River in Wuhan, in China's central Hubei province. AFP
  • A fisherman does push-ups as his colleagues get their fishing nets ready for their next trip in the protected wetlands area of Joal Fadiouth, in the Thies region of Senegal. AFP
    A fisherman does push-ups as his colleagues get their fishing nets ready for their next trip in the protected wetlands area of Joal Fadiouth, in the Thies region of Senegal. AFP
  • Russian police units stand guard in downtown of Moscow, Russia, after protests over jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny. EPA
    Russian police units stand guard in downtown of Moscow, Russia, after protests over jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny. EPA
  • The SpaceX Starship SN9 explodes into a fireball during an attempted landing after its high-altitude test flight from test facilities in Boca Chica, Texas, US. Reuters
    The SpaceX Starship SN9 explodes into a fireball during an attempted landing after its high-altitude test flight from test facilities in Boca Chica, Texas, US. Reuters
  • Protesters set up a barricade on a street during a nationwide strike demanding the resignation of Haitian President Jovenel Moise, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. AP
    Protesters set up a barricade on a street during a nationwide strike demanding the resignation of Haitian President Jovenel Moise, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. AP
  • President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden pay their respects to police officer Brian Sicknick, who died on January 7 from injuries he sustained protecting the US Capitol during the January 6 mob attack, as he lies in honour in the Rotunda of the US Capitol, in Washington. Reuters
    President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden pay their respects to police officer Brian Sicknick, who died on January 7 from injuries he sustained protecting the US Capitol during the January 6 mob attack, as he lies in honour in the Rotunda of the US Capitol, in Washington. Reuters

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Rating: 2/5

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