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1/11
American dance company BANDALOOP performs "Bird Strike" inspired by the migration without borders, nesting and feeding of birds in urban spaces, at the annual "Santiago a Mil" international dance, theater and visual arts festival in Santiago, Chile.Credit:AP Photo/Matias Delacroix
2/11
A half-naked shrine parishioner douses himself with cold water during a cold-endurance ritual at the Kanda Myojin Shinto shrine in Tokyo. Pouring cold water on their bodies is believed to be purifying their souls. The ritual was part of a two-day Shinto festival.Credit:AP Photo/Hiro Komae
3/11
Two men pull their boat over a railroad crossing in Nidderau-Eichen near Frankfurt, Germany. They came over the fields that were flooded by heavy rainfalls and continued their trip on the other side.Credit:AP Photo/Michael Probst
4/11
A pair of ice skaters make their way across frozen Holmes Lake at sunset in Lincoln, Nebraska.Credit:Kenneth Ferriera/Lincoln Journal Star via AP
5/11
Aymara Indigenous people walk around a barricade set up by anti-government protesters in Desaguadero, Peru, as they cross the border from Bolivia to Peru.Credit:AP Photo/Juan Karita
6/11
A man jogs through the Experimental Farm in Ottawa. The region is under a winter storm warning with up to 30 centimetres of snow expected.Credit:Adrian Wyld /The Canadian Press via AP
7/11
General view outside the stadium prior to the Premier League match between Aston Villa and Leeds United at Villa Park in Birmingham, England.Credit:Clive Mason/Getty Images
8/11
Fireworks and laser lights illuminate the sky over the Belgrade Tower in Belgrade, Serbia. Orthodox Christians in Serbia celebrate New Year on Jan. 14, according to the Julian calendar.Credit:AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic
9/11
Armored vehicles destroyed during the fighting between Ukrainian and Russian armed forces stand on the right bank of the frozen Siverskiy-Donets river in the recently liberated village of Bogorodychne, Ukraine. Credit:AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka
10/11
Adam Jones of USA competes in the Louis Freestyle session during the ADAC Supercross at Westfalenhalle in Dortmund, Germany.Credit:Lars Baron/Getty Images
11/11
A man walks along a street in a shopping district in central London. The U.K. economy grew unexpectedly in November as the tight job market increased demand for employment services and soccer's World Cup boosted hospitality.Credit:AP Photo/Kin Cheung
