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1/20
»Stop Killing Us«
Several brutal murders of women shock Kenya. Thousands of people marched through the streets of the capital Nairobi to protest the violence. Some demonstrators held up posters with photos of murdered women, others chanted slogans such as "Patriarchy kills" and "Being a woman should not be a death sentence." “Femicide is the most brutal form of gender-based violence,” said the human rights organization Amnesty International on the occasion of the protest march in Nairobi.
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Photo: Daniel Irungu / EPA
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2/20
Without gloves, but with mom
The waistband with the inscription “Mum” belongs to the British Peter Hayes. At the end of January he was in the ring at a boxing match in London's O2 Arena - but without gloves. They have actually been a part of boxing since 1892, but they are banned in so-called “bare-knuckle boxing”. The boxers fight each other with bare hands.
Photo: Lee Smith / REUTERS
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3/20
Do not Cry
If you look at the economy, the tears of this mural at the Oriente train station in Lisbon will soon have to be figuratively dried. In the last quarter of 2023, the Portuguese economy grew slightly again. For the year as a whole, gross domestic product is expected to have increased by 2.3 percent. At the same time, the tourism sector - one of the most important economic factors - broke a new record with 30 million guests and 77.2 million overnight stays in 2023.
Photo: Patricia de Melo Moreira / AFP
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4/20
In the last minute
In the European Handball Championship game, the Netherlands took a timeout with 25 seconds left. At this point, Portugal was only ahead by one goal. Shortly before the end, the Dutch managed to equalize to make the final score 33:33. The Netherlands had already found themselves bottom of the group before the game, but the draw was not enough for Portugal to advance, as Slovenia surprisingly won against Denmark later in the evening. The Portuguese Pedro Portela could not have guessed this when he gave the Dutch player Luc Steins a comforting hug.
Photo: Justus Stegemann / IMAGO
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5/20
I feel good
Year after year, the village of Zubieta and the neighboring town of Ituren celebrate Carnival together. However, the disguises there are a little less diverse than in Germany. Sheepskins, colorful scarves and cowbells are part of the uniform in the Navarre region.
Photo: Elsa A Bravo / ZUMA Wire / IMAGO
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6/20
Pomp-astic
Guests attend a state dinner with Emmanuel Macron at the Royal Palace in Stockholm. The French president paid a two-day state visit to Sweden - which, together with Finland, applied for NATO membership after the Russian attack on Ukraine. Central topic on the agenda: defense. Finland was welcomed into the alliance as the 31st member at the beginning of April last year, while Sweden is still waiting.
Photo: Ludovic Marin / AFP
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7/20
Cat content
In the Serpentine South Gallery in London, two employees look at a work by the US artist Barbara Kruger. »Untitled (No Comment)« from 2020 is part of the conceptual artist's first solo exhibition in the English capital in over 20 years.
Photo: Leon Neal / Getty Images
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8/20
Deadly show
People protest against the resumption of bullfights in Mexico City. The Supreme Court previously overturned an earlier ban. Then the first bullfight took place after a break of a year and a half, with more than 41,000 spectators watching it in the world's largest bullring, Plaza de Toros México. Shortly afterwards, the controversial tradition was banned again. A possible final ban on bullfighting will now be discussed at a court hearing in February.
Photo: Carl de Souza / AFP
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9/20
"Never again"
Holocaust survivor Margot Friedländer takes part in the German Bundestag's memorial hour for the victims of National Socialism. Next to her, Josef Schuster (2nd from right), President of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, the former President of the Bundestag Norbert Lammert and former Federal President Horst Köhler (l.) listen. “‘Never again’ was, is and remains a task for our entire society,” said Parliament President Bärbel Bas. On January 27, 1945, Soviet troops liberated the survivors of the German Auschwitz extermination camp in occupied Poland. The Nazis murdered more than a million people there, mostly Jews. Since 1996, the date has been celebrated in Germany as Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Photo: Kay Nietfeld / dpa
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10/20
AfD in focus
Thomas Laschyk, editor-in-chief and managing director of the blog “Volksverpetzer”, looks into the box containing the USB stick with the signatures before handing over the petition “Check AfD ban!” to Federal Council President Manuela Schwesig. Around 800,000 people have signed on the petition platform since the petition was launched on August 14, 2023. Hundreds of thousands of people have been taking to the streets against right-wing extremism and the AfD for days.
Photo: Sebastian Gollnow / dpa
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11/20
Back at home
A traditional Nepalese mask is presented at a press conference in Kathmandu. After long negotiations, the Nepalese government has managed to secure the return of artifacts that were stolen over decades from US museums such as the Rubin Museum of Art, the Dallas Museum of Art and the Brooklyn Museum.
Photo: Niranjan Shrestha / AP
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12/20
Winter summer
Ice cream, shorts and sunglasses is the current January look in Barcelona. Hardly surprising, temperatures have been around 16 degrees in the past few days.
Photo: Emilio Morenatti / AP
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13/20
Colorful Houses
The British city of Bristol is known for its colorful houses - at the same time, rents there are among the highest in the country. Great Britain is currently suffering from particularly high inflation. In winter, many citizens have to choose between “heating or eating” – heating or eating.
Photo: Ben Birchall / dpa
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14/20
Black broth
The Río Paraguay has a problem. Around the capital Asunción, a lot of wastewater flows into the more than 2,500 kilometer long river. Still, that doesn't stop some people from fishing there.
Photo: Jorge Saenz / AP
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15/20
All lights on
People in costumes celebrate the legendary Carnival in Venice under the evening lights.
Photo: Guglielmo Mangiapane / REUTERS
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16/20
smoke sign
Tourists in Argentina look from the water at the rising smoke of a forest fire in Los Alerces National Park. At the time the photo was taken on January 28th, the fire had already devastated around two and a half square kilometers of forest. Even on February 1st, the fire was still not under control. In the meantime, almost 200 square kilometers of forest have been destroyed.
Photo: Martin Levicoy / AFP
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17/20
White roses for remembrance
On the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust, people throw white roses into Lake Schwedtsee in Brandenburg at the Ravensbrück Memorial. From 1939 to 1945, the largest women's concentration camp stood in the town near Fürstenberg.
Photo: Annegret Hilse / REUTERS
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18/20
No end in sight
Smoke rises from behind tents in the embattled town of Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip during an Israeli ground offensive. Israeli troops and fighters from the terrorist organization Hamas face each other here. The Gaza war was triggered by the worst massacre in Israel's history, carried out by terrorists from Hamas and other extremist groups on October 7th. They murdered around 1,200 people. According to the Hamas-controlled health authority, more than 27,000 Palestinians have been killed and over 66,000 injured in the Gaza Strip since the war began.
Photo: Mohammed Salem / REUTERS
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19/20
Attacks against merchant ships
A Houthi gunman steps on a US flag at a rally in Sanaa. The Iranian-backed militias have attacked numerous international merchant ships in the region in recent months, accusing them of having ties to Israel. According to SPIEGEL information, the Bundeswehr is preparing for German participation in the EU mission to protect merchant ships in the Red Sea.
Photo: Yahya Arhab / EPA
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20/20
Nothing works anymore
Young French farmers walk past tractors on the highway east of Paris. The farmers are continuing their protests with blockades of roads and highway access to Paris and demonstrations in front of state buildings. The government has now promised help. Unions called on farmers to end the blockades.
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Yoan Valat / EPA