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Eva, dressed in a doctor costume, sits with her owner on a stage peppered with confetti during the annual dog Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Credit:Silvia Izquierdo
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A Bee lands on a Pink Flannel Flower (Actinotus forsythii) near the Golden Stairs lookout in the Blue Mountains National Park on February 12, 2021 in Katoomba, Australia. Pink flannel flowers are extremely rare and only grow in scattered parts of eastern Australia, from the Blue Mountains to north-eastern Victoria. The seeds can lay dormant for years, only sprouting following a special series of events to create the right conditions for their emergence a year on after bushfire followed by rainfall. Credit:Brook Mitchell
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A member of a "bate-bola" or ball hitters group - men who dress up in exuberant, identical, hand-made costumes known as "fantasias"- makes a brief appearance as part of a Carnival tradition despite restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Credit:Bruna Prado
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Two women wild swimmers go for a swim at Portobello beach in the snow in Edinburgh, Scotland. Heavy snow in Scotland and South East England over this weekend kick start a week of freezing temperatures across many parts of the UK.Credit:JEFF J MITCHELL
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A barbed-wire fence is seen at the Imjingak Pavilion, near the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating South and North Korea during a Lunar New Year day in Paju, South Korea. Credit:Chung Sung-Jun
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A member of a "bate-bola" or ball hitters group - men who dress up in exuberant, identical, hand-made costumes known as "fantasias"- makes a brief appearance as part of a Carnival tradition despite restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Credit:Bruna Prado
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Seunggi Jung of Korea competes in his third run during the IBSF World Championships 2021 Altenberg Men's Skeleton competition at the at Eiskanal Altenberg in Altenberg, Germany.Credit:Martin Rose
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A woman looks at her smart phone outside of her home in the El Quilombo neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela.Credit:Matias Delacroix
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A worker fumigates the rose plantation in a flower farm and exporter on in Latacunga, Ecuador. Ecuador is amongst the top flower exporters in the world and the Valentine's harvest is crucial for its economy, concentrating 30% of the year sales. Credit:Franklin Jacome
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Icicles hang from the roof of the Hopton Tunnel on the High Peak Trail in Derbyshire in Matlock, England. Credit:Christopher Furlong
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Workers place a box containing doses of the Russian COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V into a refrigerated container after unloading it from a plane, at the Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia, Venezuela.Credit:Matias Delacroix
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A man can be seen at a lantern display for River Hongbao festivity at the Gardens by the Bay, as part of the Lunar New Year celebration in Singapore. The Chinese diaspora of Southeast Asia is celebrating a somewhat subdued Lunar New Year, as Covid-19 restrictions cut into what is traditionally a time for people to meet their relatives and take part in celebrations with extended families. Credit:Ore Huiying
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A health worker sprays disinfectant in between visitors schedule prayer hours on the first day of Lunar New Year at Thean Hou Temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Credit:Annice Lyn
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Tim Wilkinson of New Zealand plays a shot on the ninth hole during the third round of the Pebble Beach Pro-Am at Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, California.Credit:Harry How
