Fireworks burst above ice sculptures illuminated by colored lights during the opening ceremony of the 36th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival on January 5, 2020, in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China. #

Designer Yi-Ling Kuo prepares a model backstage ahead of the 1X1 Studio presentation during London Fashion Week Men's January 2020, on January 4, 2020, in London, England. #

Barb Copus holds a rescued baby brushtail possum at the Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park in the Parndana region, on Kangaroo Island, Australia, on January 8, 2020. The Kangaroo Wildlife Park, positioned on the edge of the fire zone, has been treating and housing close to 30 koalas a day. #

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, walk toward an awaiting aircraft prior to departing for the Middle East from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, on January 5, 2020. #

The car of drivers Romain Dumas and Alexandre Winocq burns in the desert during Stage 1 of the Dakar 2020 rally between Jeddah and Al Wajh, Saudi Arabia, on January 5, 2020. #

A WWII lookout post, which used to be situated on top of the cliffs observing the North Sea, now lies on the beach, felled by coastal erosion of the cliff face in the village of Aldbrough, East Riding of Yorkshire, on January 9, 2020. The effects of global warming and climate change have seen the East Coast of the United Kingdom lose up to one meter of coastline each year. Landslides and cliff falls caused by waterlogged land and sea erosion have claimed hundreds of roads, homes and holiday accommodations. #

A man on an electric scooter rides past bicycles parked in the Bois de Vincennes, as a strike by all unions of the Paris transport network and French SNCF workers entered its 33rd consecutive day in Paris, France, on January 6, 2020. #

Millions of Filipino Catholic devotees participate in the annual celebration of the feast of Black Nazarene in Manila, Philippines, on January 9, 2020. Devotees believe that the Black Nazarene grants them favors and cures their diseases whenever they touch the statue. #

Bulgarian Orthodox faithful dive into the icy winter water of a lake in Sofia, to catch a wooden crucifix during the Epiphany Day celebrations on January 6, 2020. It is believed that the one who retrieves the wooden crucifix will be healthy through the year. #

Devils dance during the parade of devils for the annual "La Diablada" festival in Pillaro, Ecuador, on January 4, 2020. The devils wear huge masks, red suits, black cloaks, and elaborate wigs. This traditional festival lasts six days, during which revelers drink and dance to celebrate the beginning of the year. #

Tom Brady of the New England Patriots is seen after the Patriots 20-13 loss to the Tennessee Titans in the AFC Wild Card Playoff game at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, on January 4, 2020. #

National Assembly President Juan Guaido, Venezuela's opposition leader, climbs a fence in a failed attempt to enter the compound of the Assembly, as he and other opposition lawmakers were blocked from entering a session to elect new Assembly leadership in Caracas, Venezuela, on January 5, 2020. With Guaido stuck outside, a rival slate headed by lawmaker Luis Parra swore themselves in as leaders of the single-chamber legislature. #

A young man climbs into his aunt's damaged home, whose the stairs into the living room collapsed after an earthquake hit Guanica, Puerto Rico, on January 6, 2020. A 5.8-magnitude quake hit Puerto Rico before dawn Monday, unleashing small landslides, causing power outages, and severely cracking some homes. #

A general view of Sydney Harbour and the Sydney Opera House obscured by haze on January 8, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. Sydney is experiencing hazardous air quality as smoke and mist envelop the city. The smoke is due to ongoing fires in the southwest of New South Wales. #