• Festival visitors fish on a frozen river during the Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival at Hwacheon-gun in Gangwon province, South Korea. EPA
    Festival visitors fish on a frozen river during the Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival at Hwacheon-gun in Gangwon province, South Korea. EPA
  • Buffalo herders bathe their cattle amid thick smog on the outskirts of New Delhi, India. Air quality in the capital region, already the worst in the world, is hovering between "severe" to "poor". AP
    Buffalo herders bathe their cattle amid thick smog on the outskirts of New Delhi, India. Air quality in the capital region, already the worst in the world, is hovering between "severe" to "poor". AP
  • A woman walks over the still deserted Roemerberg square in Frankfurt, Germany, on a rainy Saturday morning. AP
    A woman walks over the still deserted Roemerberg square in Frankfurt, Germany, on a rainy Saturday morning. AP
  • An image taken with a drone shows festival visitors fishing on a ice pool during the Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival at Hwacheon-gun in Gangwon province, South Korea. EPA
    An image taken with a drone shows festival visitors fishing on a ice pool during the Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival at Hwacheon-gun in Gangwon province, South Korea. EPA
  • A Palestinian protester uses a slignshot to hurl objects during clashes following a demonstration near the border with Israel east of Gaza City. AFP
    A Palestinian protester uses a slignshot to hurl objects during clashes following a demonstration near the border with Israel east of Gaza City. AFP
  • People visit ice sculptures illuminated by colored lights during the annual Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, in Heilongjiang province, China. EPA
    People visit ice sculptures illuminated by colored lights during the annual Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, in Heilongjiang province, China. EPA
  • A picture taken with a drone shows people walking on the frozen 'Lac des Tailleres' lake, located 1040 meters above sea level, on the Jura mountain massif in La Brevine, Switzerland. EPA
    A picture taken with a drone shows people walking on the frozen 'Lac des Tailleres' lake, located 1040 meters above sea level, on the Jura mountain massif in La Brevine, Switzerland. EPA
  • An Indian naked sadhu (Hindu holy man) rides a horse as he takes part in a religious procession towards the Sangam area during the 'royal entry' for the upcoming Kumbh Mela festival in Allahabad. AFP
    An Indian naked sadhu (Hindu holy man) rides a horse as he takes part in a religious procession towards the Sangam area during the 'royal entry' for the upcoming Kumbh Mela festival in Allahabad. AFP
  • Revellers take part in the "Canto a la Tierra" parade during the Blacks and Whites Carnival in Pasto, Colombia. More than 10,000 artists, craftsmen and revellers take part. AFP
    Revellers take part in the "Canto a la Tierra" parade during the Blacks and Whites Carnival in Pasto, Colombia. More than 10,000 artists, craftsmen and revellers take part. AFP
  • A pilot stretches a hot balloon air as it inflates during the inauguration ceremony of the 5th edition of Tamilnadu International air balloon festival in Chennai. AFP
    A pilot stretches a hot balloon air as it inflates during the inauguration ceremony of the 5th edition of Tamilnadu International air balloon festival in Chennai. AFP
  • The Vosges mountains, near Belmont, eastern France, during sunrise. AFP
    The Vosges mountains, near Belmont, eastern France, during sunrise. AFP

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