• An athlete trains during the Wadi Adventure International Canoe Slalom Winter Training Camp. Francois Nel / Getty Images
    An athlete trains during the Wadi Adventure International Canoe Slalom Winter Training Camp. Francois Nel / Getty Images
  • Judges take part in a ceremony to mark the beginning of the legal year in Hong Kong, China January 8, 2018. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
    Judges take part in a ceremony to mark the beginning of the legal year in Hong Kong, China January 8, 2018. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
  • French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech at Daminggong Palace during a visit to the northern Chinese city of Xian on January 8, 2018. Macron on January 8 launched a state visit to China in Xian -- the starting point of the ancient Silk Road -- in a nod to his counterpart's scheme to revive the famous trading route. / AFP PHOTO / ludovic MARIN
    French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech at Daminggong Palace during a visit to the northern Chinese city of Xian on January 8, 2018. Macron on January 8 launched a state visit to China in Xian -- the starting point of the ancient Silk Road -- in a nod to his counterpart's scheme to revive the famous trading route. / AFP PHOTO / ludovic MARIN
  • epa06424667 Young Japanese women dressed in colorful kimonos is seen standing inside a train car after attending a ceremony marking the 'Coming of Age Day' at Toshimaen Amusement Park in Tokyo, Japan, 08 January 2018. Coming of Age Day is a celebration for the youth who reach the age of 20 years old, which in Japan, is considered the beginning of adulthood. EPA/CHRISTOPHER JUE
    epa06424667 Young Japanese women dressed in colorful kimonos is seen standing inside a train car after attending a ceremony marking the 'Coming of Age Day' at Toshimaen Amusement Park in Tokyo, Japan, 08 January 2018. Coming of Age Day is a celebration for the youth who reach the age of 20 years old, which in Japan, is considered the beginning of adulthood. EPA/CHRISTOPHER JUE
  • Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, delivers his keynote address at CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 7, 2018. REUTERS/Rick Wilking TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
    Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, delivers his keynote address at CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 7, 2018. REUTERS/Rick Wilking TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
  • TOPSHOT - Skaters compete during the women mass start race of the European Speed Skating Championship in Kolomna on January 7, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Mladen ANTONOV
    TOPSHOT - Skaters compete during the women mass start race of the European Speed Skating Championship in Kolomna on January 7, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Mladen ANTONOV
  • Trucks stuck in a jam on the A93 highway at the border between Bavaria and Austria in Kiefersfelden near Bayrischzell, southern Germany, on January 8, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / dpa / Peter Kneffel / Germany OUT
    Trucks stuck in a jam on the A93 highway at the border between Bavaria and Austria in Kiefersfelden near Bayrischzell, southern Germany, on January 8, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / dpa / Peter Kneffel / Germany OUT
  • Seagulls fly over the Baltic Sea beach at dawn in Stralsund, northeastern Germany, on January 8, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / dpa / Stefan Sauer / Germany OUT
    Seagulls fly over the Baltic Sea beach at dawn in Stralsund, northeastern Germany, on January 8, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / dpa / Stefan Sauer / Germany OUT
  • TOPSHOT - People look at the damage in the aftermath of an explosion at a base for Asian jihadists in a rebel-held area of the northwestern Syrian city of Idlib on January 8, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / OMAR HAJ KADOUR
    TOPSHOT - People look at the damage in the aftermath of an explosion at a base for Asian jihadists in a rebel-held area of the northwestern Syrian city of Idlib on January 8, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / OMAR HAJ KADOUR
  • Dancers prepare to participate in the celebration of the feast honoring Saint Sebastian in Diriamba, Nicaragua January 7, 2018. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
    Dancers prepare to participate in the celebration of the feast honoring Saint Sebastian in Diriamba, Nicaragua January 7, 2018. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
  • Indian soldiers take part in the rehearsal for the Republic Day parade on a winter morning in New Delhi, India, January 8, 2018. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
    Indian soldiers take part in the rehearsal for the Republic Day parade on a winter morning in New Delhi, India, January 8, 2018. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
  • A Chinese man takes photo on the frozen Nanyun river in Shenyang in China's northeastern Liaoning province on January 8, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / CHANDAN KHANNA
    A Chinese man takes photo on the frozen Nanyun river in Shenyang in China's northeastern Liaoning province on January 8, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / CHANDAN KHANNA

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    Air Koryo of North Korea. EPA
  • A Tara Air aircraft on the runway at Tenzing Hillary Airport, Lukla, Nepal. Loop Images / UIG via Getty Images
    A Tara Air aircraft on the runway at Tenzing Hillary Airport, Lukla, Nepal. Loop Images / UIG via Getty Images
  • A Buddha Air Beechcraft 1900D aircraft taxis on the tarmac after landing at the international airport in Paro, Bhutan. Ed Jones / AFP
    A Buddha Air Beechcraft 1900D aircraft taxis on the tarmac after landing at the international airport in Paro, Bhutan. Ed Jones / AFP
  • A Nepal Airlines Airbus 320 parked inside Tribhuwan International airport in Kathmandu, Nepal. Niranjan Shrestha / AP Photo
    A Nepal Airlines Airbus 320 parked inside Tribhuwan International airport in Kathmandu, Nepal. Niranjan Shrestha / AP Photo
  • Trigana Air Service's ATR42-300 twin turboprop plane takes off at Supadio airport in Pontianak, West Kalimantan, Indonesia. AP Photo
    Trigana Air Service's ATR42-300 twin turboprop plane takes off at Supadio airport in Pontianak, West Kalimantan, Indonesia. AP Photo
  • Tourists disembark a Yeti Airlines aircraft after its arrival in Nepal. Joern Bender /picture-alliance / dpa / AP Images
    Tourists disembark a Yeti Airlines aircraft after its arrival in Nepal. Joern Bender /picture-alliance / dpa / AP Images
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