An abandoned castle compound in Turkey, a wild leopard in an Indian village, anti-government protests in France and Honduras, damage from a tornado in Cuba, a train ride through the surf in England, love locks in South Korea, hot-pot bathing in China, a muddy “Tough Guy” event in England, and much more
Photos of the Week: Mountain God, Polar Vortex, Giant Donut
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Members of a rescue team rest upon returning from a mission after a tailings dam owned by the Brazilian mining company Vale collapsed in Brumadinho, Brazil, on January 28, 2019. #
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Sri Lankan air-force officers hold the national flag while it is lowered as part of a daily ceremony during sunset at the Galle Face Green promenade in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on January 30, 2019. #
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A panda cub plays with Lunar New Year decorations in its enclosure at the Shenshuping breeding base in the Wolong National Nature Reserve in Wenchuan, Sichuan province, China, on January 31, 2019. Eleven panda cubs born in 2018 were presented to the public to mark the upcoming Year of the Pig, which starts on February 5. #
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A detail of the Spiral Pig zodiac lantern by the artist John Deng in Sydney, Australia, photographed on February 1, 2019. The Sydney Lunar Festival has evolved from a small community celebration held in Chinatown 23 years ago to a gathering that now attracts more than 1.3 million visitors from all over the world. #
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A woman poses with love locks at the landmark N Seoul Tower on Namsan Mountain in Seoul, South Korea, on January 29, 2019. The locks, symbolizing everlasting love and friendship, first appeared in the late 1990s and now number in the tens of thousands. They are hung with notes and photos from visiting lovers and friends. #
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The Venezuelan National Assembly's president, Juan Guaidó, who has appointed himself interim president of the country, talks to the press with his wife, Fabiana Rosales, and his daughter outside his home in Santa Fe, Caracas, Venezuela, on January 31, 2019. Guaidó claimed that members of the Special Actions Force had arrived at his house to interrogate his wife. #
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A sled dog looks out of its cage as it arrives to compete in the Siberian Husky Club of Great Britain's 36th Aviemore Sled Dog Rally in Aviemore, Scotland, on January 26, 2019. #
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Drifting snow blows across a road near Mount Joy in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, on January 30, 2019. A bitter deep freeze moved into the Northeast from the Midwest, sending temperatures plummeting and making road conditions dangerous. #
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Ice skaters make their way at dawn on Lake Weissensee during the Alternative Eleven Cities Tour, a Dutch speed-skating event based on the traditional Elfstedentocht, in Techendorf, Austria, on January 31, 2019. #
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Ice builds up along the shore of Lake Michigan as temperatures over the previous two days dipped to lows of 20 below zero (–29 degrees Celsius) on January 31, 2019, in Chicago, Illinois. #
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Handprints in mud and fake blood are placed on a glass window during a protest of the Brazilian mining company Vale in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on January 28, 2019. Anger directed at Vale, the area's largest employer, is mounting following an apparent lack of a warning siren before the collapse of a dam on Friday that killed dozens. #
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A girl with her puppy surveys the destruction left behind by a tornado in Havana, Cuba, on January 28, 2019. A tornado and pounding rains smashed into the eastern part of Cuba's capital overnight, toppling trees, bending power poles, and flinging shards of metal roofing through the air. #
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An Israeli soldier fires rubber bullets at Palestinian protesters during a weekly demonstration against the expropriation of Palestinian lands in the village of Kafr Qaddum, near Nablus, in the occupied West Bank, on February 1, 2019. #
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A demonstrator throws a petrol bomb toward policemen during a protest against President Juan Orlando Hernández outside the National Autonomous University of Honduras in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on January 28, 2019. #
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Protesters protect themselves from a water cannon during an anti-government demonstration called by the "yellow vest" movement on January 26, 2019, in Bordeaux, France. #
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A view of the abandoned construction site of Burj Al Babas, a compound of houses with a castle-like design, seen near the town of Mudurnu, Bolu province, Turkey, on January 30, 2019. The $200 million project was abandoned mid-construction last year when the developer ran into financial difficulties. #
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A sculpture of Fuxi, an ancient Chinese god, being carved out of stone at a cultural tourism zone in Xiangyang, Hubei province, China, on January 31, 2019. The 230-foot-tall (70.5-meter-tall) sculpture will open to the public after construction is completed. #
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