Acts of kindness in Istanbul, horses in the surf in Tenerife, teachers on strike in India, alpine competition in Austria and Italy, fashion in Paris, anti-government demonstrations in Venezuela, sled-dog practice in Scotland, snowfall in Paris, pigeon fanciers in England, and much more
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Read moreA child sits on her father's shoulders as they try to get into a bus during their journey toward the United States, in Ingenio Santo Domingo, Mexico, on January 23, 2019. #
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Read moreMilos Raonic of Canada serves in his quarterfinal match against Lucas Pouille of France during day 10 of the 2019 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 23, 2019, in Melbourne, Australia. #
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Read moreA supporter carries a People's Democratic Party (PDP) flag up a light post during a campaign rally for the Nigerian PDP opposition presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium in Kaduna, Nigeria, on January 24, 2019, ahead of Nigeria's general elections on February 16. #
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Read moreA large crowd marches down Sixth Avenue while participating in the Women's March on January 19, 2019, in New York City. This year marked the third year of the Women's March, which still drew large crowds in New York despite a public dispute between organizers. #
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Read morePeople raise their hands during a mass opposition rally against President Nicolas Maduro, in which Venezuela's National Assembly head, Juan Guaidó (out of frame), declared himself the country's "acting president," on the anniversary of a 1958 uprising that overthrew a military dictatorship, in Caracas on January 23, 2019. #
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Read moreProtesters demonstrate in front of the Greek Parliament in Athens on January 20, 2019, during a demonstration against the agreement to rename the neighboring country Macedonia as the Republic of North Macedonia. The proposal faces resistance in Greece because of what critics see as the implied claims to Greek land and cultural heritage. For most Greeks, Macedonia is the name of their history-rich northern province made famous by Alexander the Great's conquests. #
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Read moreA model displays an outfit from the Spanish designer Ana Locking's Autumn/Winter 2019 collection during Madrid's Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week on January 25, 2019, in Madrid. #
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Read moreMigrant workers wait at Sinopec's Longshan gasoline station to get their vehicles fueled for free on January 21, 2019, in Foshan, Guangdong province, China. Thousands of migrant workers in China's Guangdong province rode motorcycles home on Monday, the first day of this year's Spring Festival travel rush. #
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Read morePigeon fanciers inspect show birds displayed in their cages at the two-day British Homing World Show of the Year, held in the Winter Gardens in Blackpool, England, on January 20, 2019. #
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Read moreMembers of the press stand outside the courthouse awaiting the ruling of the Constitutional Court to invalidate Martin Fayulu's appeal and confirm Felix Tshisekedi's victory in the presidential election in Kinshasa on January 19, 2019. The Democratic Republic of Congo's top court on Sunday declared Tshisekedi, the opposition leader, the winner of disputed presidential elections after throwing out a legal challenge by the runner-up. #
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Read moreA dog searches for a victim during a final exam for an avalanche-dog-handler degree in Les Houches, France, on January 24, 2019. The degree is awarded after a three-week training program. #
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Read moreGilles Druet, a French farmer, walks in the snow in Saint-Aubin, France, with Imminence, the mascot "Bleue du Nord" cow of the 2019 International Agriculture Fair in Paris, on January 22, 2019. #
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Read moreMichelle Elie, wearing a long see-through jacket with green-fur details and black-and-white Nike sneakers, is seen in the streets of Paris before the Jacquemus show on January 20, 2019. #
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Read moreA Soviet army T-34 tank is seen during rehearsal of the parade to mark 75 years since the Leningrad siege was lifted during World War II in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on January 24, 2019. #
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Read moreA police robot tank patrols the waiting hall on the first day of the Spring Festival travel rush at Shenzhen North Railway Station on January 21, 2019, in China's Guangdong province. #
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Read moreSweden's Alexander Koell is airlifted away after a crash during the Men's Downhill competition at the Alpine Ski World Cup Kitzbuehel in Kitzbuehel, Austria, on January 25, 2019. #
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Read moreLindsey Vonn of the U.S. competes in the women's downhill event of the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup in the Italian Alpine resort of Cortina d'Ampezzo on January 18, 2019. #
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Read moreGermany's Alexander Zverev holds his smashed racket during his match against Canada’s Milos Raonic at the Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, on January 21, 2019. #
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Read moreA police officer uses his baton on a striking taxi driver during a strike against the regulation of ride-hailing and car-sharing services such as Uber and Cabify in Madrid, Spain, on January 24, 2019. #
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Read moreIndian police personnel block unemployed Indian teachers as they march toward the residence of Punjab Education Minister Om Parkash Soni, during a protest against the Punjab state government to demand jobs in Amritsar on January 25, 2019. #
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Read moreRiders take their horses and donkeys into the surf on Enramada beach (La Caleta) along the southern Adeje coastline on the Canary Island of Tenerife, on January 20, 2019, during the annual pilgrimage marking Saint Sebastian, considered the patron protector of animals against pests and disease. #
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Read moreHuseyin Yurtseven, a dentist living in Istanbul, is seen covering a stray dog with a blanket in Istanbul, Turkey, on January 21, 2019. Yurtseven, accompanied by friends, travels around the surrounding neighborhoods and covers sleeping stray animals with blankets to keep them warm during freezing nights on the streets of Istanbul. #
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