Heavy rain in southeastern Australia, the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York, the New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary, the 92nd Oscar awards in Hollywood, coronavirus in China, icy trees in Maine, Makha Bucha in Thailand, and much more
Photos of the Week: Shanghai Fog, Malta Moon, Storm Ciara
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A girl waits for the start of a llama race at the Llanganates National Park in Ecuador, on February 8, 2020. Woolly llamas, animals emblematic of the Andean mountains in South America, become the star for a day each year when Ecuadoreans dress up their prized animals for children to ride in 500-meter races. #
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A model walks the "Runway on the Runway" in the J Winter Fashion Show 2020 at JFK Airport, produced by Jessica Minh Anh in partnership with DHL Express, in New York City on February 6, 2020. #
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A giant papier-mâché float representing the climate and environmental activist Greta Thunberg, called "Home Sweet Home," moves through the streets during the traditional Carnival of Viareggio parade in Viareggio, Italy, on February 9, 2020. #
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A soldier with the Uganda People's Defence Force holds a desert locust in Katakwi, Uganda, on February 12, 2020. Uganda has deployed soldiers to help combat one of the worst locust infestations in the region for decades. The United Nations warned that locusts can put crop production, food security and millions of lives at risk. The swarms also pose a threat to other countries in the region, including Ethiopia and Somalia. #
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Ice coats tree branches at Portland Head Light in Fort Williams Park in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, on February 8, 2020. Friday's freezing rain glazed over portions of New England. #
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Traders wearing face masks are seen on the trading floor at a flower auction trading center following an outbreak of the novel coronavirus, in Kunming, Yunnan province, China, on February 10, 2020. #
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An aerial view of high-speed trains in a train yard in Wuhan, China, on February 9, 2020. Flights, trains, and public transport, including buses, subway and ferry services, have been suspended for 18 days. #
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A Syrian government helicopter is shot by a missile in Idlib province, Syria, on February 11, 2020. Syrian rebels shot down the helicopter Tuesday in the country's northwest, where Syrian troops are on the offensive. #
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A cashier in a plastic gown works at the checkout of a supermarket in Wuhan, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak, in central China's Hubei province on February 10, 2020. #
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A baby is seen in a quiet alley, on February 13, 2020, in the Chinese district of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Many shops remain closed as Chinese residents of Cambodia who left for the New Year have not been allowed to travel back #
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An orphaned kangaroo joey that was rescued during the bushfire season stands in the living room of partners Gary Wilson and Julie Willis, both of whom are animal carers, in the community of Wytaliba, New South Wales, Australia, on January 28, 2020. Photo released by Reuters on February 6. #
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Director Bong Joon Ho, winner of the Original Screenplay, International Feature Film, Directing, and Best Picture awards for “Parasite,” poses in the press room during the 92nd Annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, on February 9, 2020. #
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Best Supporting Actor winner Brad Pitt waits for his Oscar statue to be engraved at the Governors Ball following the 92nd Academy Awards in Los Angeles, on February 9, 2020. #
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Director Matthew A. Cherry and producer Karen Rupert Toliver pose in the press room with the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film for "Hair Love" during the 92nd Oscars in Hollywood on February 9, 2020. #
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Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden hugs a voter during a campaign event at Ashworth by the Sea on February 9, 2020, in Hampton, New Hampshire. #
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A bride looks at her smartphone during a mass wedding ceremony at the CheongShim Peace World Center in Gapyeong, South Korea, on February 7, 2020. South Korean and foreign couples exchanged or reaffirmed marriage vows in the Unification Church's mass wedding arranged by Hak Ja Han Moon, widow of the late Reverend Sun Myung Moon, the controversial founder of the church. #
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A Komondor named Addie takes part in the working group competition at the 2020 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden in New York City on February 11, 2020. #
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Sea foam flies at Collaroy on the Northern Beaches as a high tide and large waves impact the coast in Sydney, Australia, on February 10, 2020. The Sydney area experienced its wettest weekend in more than 20 years, with strong winds and torrential rain causing flash flooding across the city. #
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