• Musicians take part in a welcoming ceremony for Germany's Olympic team at the Olympic Village in Pyeongchang ahead of the 2018 Winter Olympic Games. Kirill Kudryavtsev / AFP
    Musicians take part in a welcoming ceremony for Germany's Olympic team at the Olympic Village in Pyeongchang ahead of the 2018 Winter Olympic Games. Kirill Kudryavtsev / AFP
  • German chancellor Angela Merkel, leader of the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU), gives a statement as she arrives for further talks to form a new government in Berlin. Gregor Fischer / AFP
    German chancellor Angela Merkel, leader of the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU), gives a statement as she arrives for further talks to form a new government in Berlin. Gregor Fischer / AFP
  • The Olympics ski jumping tower is seen behind a tree ahead of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games. David Gannon / AFP
    The Olympics ski jumping tower is seen behind a tree ahead of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games. David Gannon / AFP
  • Passengers gather in the waiting hall at Hongqiao Railway Station ahead of the Lunar New Year holidays in Shanghai. Johannes Eisele / AFP
    Passengers gather in the waiting hall at Hongqiao Railway Station ahead of the Lunar New Year holidays in Shanghai. Johannes Eisele / AFP
  • Croatia's prime minister Andrej Plenkovic delivers his speech at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France. Patrick Seeger / EPA
    Croatia's prime minister Andrej Plenkovic delivers his speech at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France. Patrick Seeger / EPA
  • A daisy is covered in ice in Marktoberdorf, southern Germany. Karl-Josef Hildenbrand / AFP
    A daisy is covered in ice in Marktoberdorf, southern Germany. Karl-Josef Hildenbrand / AFP
  • Workers apply tinting to a building's windows in the Gangneung Olympic Park as preparations for the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games continue. Brendan Smialowski / AFP
    Workers apply tinting to a building's windows in the Gangneung Olympic Park as preparations for the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games continue. Brendan Smialowski / AFP
  • A volunteer walks past shadows of competing nation's flags in the Gangneung Olympic Village as preparations for the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games continue. Brendan Smialowski / AFP
    A volunteer walks past shadows of competing nation's flags in the Gangneung Olympic Village as preparations for the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games continue. Brendan Smialowski / AFP
  • Brick factory workers stack bricks on a cart to take them to the warehouse in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Mohammad Ponir Hossain / Reuters
    Brick factory workers stack bricks on a cart to take them to the warehouse in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Mohammad Ponir Hossain / Reuters
  • Indonesian residents carry their belongings as they wade through flood water in Jakarta, Indonesia. Mast Irham / EPA
    Indonesian residents carry their belongings as they wade through flood water in Jakarta, Indonesia. Mast Irham / EPA
  • A workman passes discs of Olympic sports decorating a large Olympic sports structure at the Alpensia resort before the start of the Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Games. Barbara Walton / EPA
    A workman passes discs of Olympic sports decorating a large Olympic sports structure at the Alpensia resort before the start of the Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Games. Barbara Walton / EPA
  • Anthony Garcia, left, of Criollos de Caguas of Puerto Rico celebrates after scoring against Caribes de Anzoategui of Venezuela during the Caribbean Baseball Series at the Charros Jalisco stadium in Guadalajara, Jalisco state. Mexico Ulises Ruiz / AFP
    Anthony Garcia, left, of Criollos de Caguas of Puerto Rico celebrates after scoring against Caribes de Anzoategui of Venezuela during the Caribbean Baseball Series at the Charros Jalisco stadium in Guadalajara, Jalisco state. Mexico Ulises Ruiz / AFP

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