Scenes from the World Aquatics Championships in Qatar, new lava flows in southwestern Iceland, a freestyle skiing competition in Utah, the one-year-anniversary of a deadly earthquake in Turkey, a Carnival gala on Tenerife, preparations for the Chinese New Year in Beijing, and much more
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A snow-covered view of one of many ancient statues at a 2,000-year-old mausoleum on the summit of Mount Nemrut, part of a UNESCO World Heritage site in the Kahta district of Adıyaman, Turkey, seen on February 2, 2024. #
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Brandon Alinger, Chief Operating Officer at Propstore, holds the Anthony Daniels collection C-3PO head from "Star Wars: Return of the Jedi" during a press preview for a movie memorabilia auction in Valencia, California, on February 7, 2024. #
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A large illuminated display is set up for a new year's fair in Beijing, China, on February 4, 2024. #
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A woman stands next to a dragon figure in Beijing on February 4, 2024. #
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Corina Mrazek Gonzalez presents a design by Santi Castro, prior to being proclaimed new Queen of Carnival during a gala in Santa Cruz de Tenrife on the Spanish Canary island of Tenerife, on February 7, 2024. The candidates for Queen of the Carnival wear costumes more than five meters high and over 80 kilograms in weight. #
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Members of Team Italy compete in the Mixed Team Technical Final on day five of the Doha 2024 World Aquatics Championships on February 6, 2024, in Doha, Qatar. #
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A model walks the runway at the Marc Jacobs Spring 2024 show titled "Wonder," held at The Armory in New York City, on February 2, 2024. #
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Visitors experiment with an illusion at the World Of Mind museum in Brussels, Belgium, on February 6, 2024. #
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An aerial view of a lone damaged apartment block standing amid cleared land, where residential buildings once stood before last year's earthquake on February 2, 2024, in Hatay, Turkey. In the early hours of February 6, 2023, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck southern Turkey, followed by another 7.5-magnitude tremor just after midday. The quakes caused widespread destruction in southern Turkey and northern Syria and has killed more than 50,000 people. #
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People leave candles at the site of a demolished building during the first anniversary of the earthquake, in Antakya, Turkey, on February 6, 2024. #
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Clouds clear over the mountains in eastern San Diego county, California, February 7, 2024, after a week of stormy weather. #
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Anastassiya Gorodoko of Team Kazakhstan takes a run during the preliminary rounds of the Women's Dual Moguls Competition at the Intermountain Healthcare Freestyle International Ski World Cup at Deer Valley in Park City, Utah, on February 3, 2024. #
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Huiyan Xu of Team China competes in the Women's Solo Free Preliminaries on day three of the Doha 2024 World Aquatics Championships on February 4, 2024, in Doha, Qatar. #
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A woman pays tribute to Yemanja, Afro-Brazilian goddess of the sea, on Yemanja Day, in Arpoador Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on February 2, 2024. #
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This photo, taken on February 2, 2024, shows a woman watching the dredger ship "Cotes de Bretagne" unloading sand on a beach at Pyla-sur-Mer, France, as part of the re-silting of the beaches of the Arcachon basin. #
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South African rider Brad Binder competes during the second day of the pre-season MotoGP test at the Sepang International Circuit in Sepang, Malaysia, on February 7, 2024. #
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An aerial view of graffiti painted by taggers on at least 27 stories of an unfinished skyscraper development in downtown Los Angeles, California, on February 2, 2024. Construction of the $1 billion Oceanwide Plaza luxury real estate development stalled in 2019 after a China-based developer ran out of funding leaving the three-tower project uncompleted. #
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A man walks along a corridor at a hotel in Singapore on February 7, 2024. #
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Muslim devotees leave on an overcrowded train after taking part in the Akheri Munajat, or final prayers, during Biswa Ijtema, an annual congregation of Muslims in Tongi, Bangladesh, on February 4, 2024. #
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A woman rides her scooter as a dog chases her during heavy snowfall in Huai'an, in eastern China's Jiangsu province, on February 4, 2024. #
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People explore the ice walls, trails and caverns at Ice Castles in North Woodstock, New Hampshire, on February 1, 2024. #
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Competitors take part in the 44th edition of the Nordic ski race Marxa Beret on February 4, 2024, in Baqueira Beret, Spain. #
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An aerial photo of dawn redwood trees on a snowy day in Suqian, Jiangsu province, China, on February 3, 2024. #
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A view of widespread destruction in Khan Yunis, Gaza, after Israeli Forces withdrew from the area on February 2, 2024. Extensive devastation unfolded after weeks of continuous Israeli bombardment. #
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A woman searches for salvageable items on Al-Mukhabarat street in Gaza City amid the rubble of buildings destroyed during Israeli bombardments on February 3, 2024. #
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A health worker fumigates against the Aedes aegypti mosquito in Contagem, Belo Horizonte, in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, on February 2, 2024, as the country faces a substantial increase in dengue fever cases. #
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Tourists from South Korea jump as they take a group photo near Elephant Rock in the Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada on February 7, 2024. #
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A view of lava crossing the main road to Grindavík and flowing on the road leading to the Blue Lagoon, in Grindavík, Iceland, on February 8, 2024. A volcano in southwestern Iceland has erupted for the third time since December and sent jets of lava into the sky. #
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The pack rides in front of the Maraya (Mirror), the world's largest mirrored building, during the fourth stage of AlUla Tour cycling race between Hegra and Maraya near Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia, on February 2, 2024. #
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Racers compete during the FIS Freestyle World Cup Men's and Women's Ski Cross Finals on February 2, 2024, in Alleghe, Italy. #
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Men pose inside a sauna tram during the European Sauna Marathon in Otepaa, Estonia, on February 3, 2024. #
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A young man watches the ball go into the net after diving while playing football on a dusty field in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on February 6, 2024. #
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Spectators watch ferrets race during a heat at the annual Ferret Racing Championship at the Craven Arms and Cruck Barn in Appletreewick, England, on February 7, 2024. #
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Members of Team China compete in the Mixed Team Free Preliminaries on day seven of the Doha 2024 World Aquatics Championships on February 8, 2024. #
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Lucie, a three month-old southern white rhinoceros calf, runs in her enclosure at the Cerza Zoo in Lisieux, France, on February 6, 2024. #
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