A groundhog in Pennsylvania, a ritual on a beach in Uruguay, military training for civilians in Ukraine, a snowstorm in Massachusetts, a mudslide among houses in Brazil, oil spills in Thailand and Peru, an ice-fishing contest in Minnesota, preparations for the Winter Olympics in China, and much more
Photos of the Week: Lantern Dining, Frozen Oranges, Pelican Flock
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An aerial view of Russia's longest staircase is seen on Torgashinsky Ridge, outside Krasnoyarsk, in central Siberia, Russia, on February 1, 2022. It has 1,683 steps stretched out along 1,200 meters. #
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An overview shows thousands of anglers near fishing holes during the 32nd annual Brainerd Jaycees Ice Fishing Extravaganza, billed as the "largest charitable ice-fishing contest in the world," on Hole in the Day Bay on Gull Lake, in Brainerd, Minnesota, on January 29, 2022. #
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A manatee floats in the warm water of a Florida Power & Light discharge canal on January 31, 2022, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Temperatures were in the 40s after a cold front passed over South Florida during the weekend. #
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An official from the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources collects a water sample from a beach that was hit by an oil spill in Rayong, Thailand, on January 30, 2022. Thailand's Pollution Control Department said that about 200,000 liters of crude oil came from a pipeline spill south of the city. #
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Specialists work to remove the oil from a cormorant affected by an oil spill that happened when a tanker was unloading oil at the La Pampilla refinery, at the Parque de las Leyendas zoo, in Lima, Peru, on February 2, 2022. #
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Citizens help firefighters remove mud in search of victims after a landslide caused by heavy rains buried homes in Franco da Rocha, São Paulo state, Brazil, on January 31, 2022. #
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Ice clings to oranges in Plant City, Florida, on January 30, 2022. Farmers sprayed water on their crops to help keep the fruit from being damaged by the cold. Temperatures overnight dipped into the mid-20s. #
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People take photos with tiger decorations ahead of the Lunar New Year, the Year of the Tiger according to the Chinese zodiac, in Taipei, Taiwan, on January 28, 2022. #
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Bell ringers, known as joaldun, march with big cowbells hanging on their back during the traditional Ituren Carnival in the northern Spanish Navarre town of Ituren on January 31, 2022. The annual festival, focusing mainly on agriculture and sheep farming, takes place on the last Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday of January. The inhabitants of two villages in the Navarre valley dress up and participate in various activities during a pilgrimage in each village. #
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U.S. troops deploy for Europe from Pope Army Airfield at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, on February 3, 2022. The United States plans to deploy 3,000 troops to fortify NATO forces in Eastern Europe amid fears that Russia could invade Ukraine, the Pentagon said on Wednesday. #
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A military instructor teaches civilians, holding wooden replicas of Kalashnikov rifles, during a training session at an abandoned factory in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on January 30, 2022. #
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Groundhog handler A. J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, who saw his shadow, predicting a late spring, during the 136th annual Groundhog Day festivities on February 2, 2022, in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. #
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A monkey is seen at a center established for the rehabilitation of wild animals in the village of Andreikovo, in Moscow, Russia, on January 28, 2022. The animals, once their rehabilitation and health checks are completed, are released into nature. #
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Rafael Nadal of Spain poses with the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup as he celebrates victory in his men’s singles final match, against Daniil Medvedev of Russia, during day 14 of the 2022 Australian Open, at Melbourne Park, in Melbourne, Australia, on January 30, 2022. #
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Luis Cruz looks at the camera while working in his Transformers suit at a traffic light in Bogotá, Colombia, on January 26, 2022. Cruz and his family have created several different transforming-robot costumes over the past 10 years. #
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Hotel staff members demonstrate the "lantern dining experience," which they say enables diners to enjoy meals while protecting themselves against the spread of COVID-19, at Hoshinoya Tokyo, in Tokyo, Japan, on February 2, 2022. #
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A girl walks inside a room as she visits the Tel Aviv Pop-Up Museum, a temporary art museum in two condemned residential buildings where the works of 150 artists and designers are being displayed before the buildings are demolished, in Tel Aviv, Israel, on February 1, 2022. #
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Members of the public look at strong waves in Saint-Benoît, on the French Indian Ocean island of Réunion, on February 2, 2022, ahead of the passage of Tropical Cyclone Batsirai. #
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