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Poses for peace
The “One Fashion Week” in Goma, the capital of North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo, is about promoting peace and peaceful coexistence in this region shaken by armed violence. This time, stylists from twelve countries with different backgrounds presented their ideas.
Photo: Arlette Bashizi / REUTERS
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2/17
Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Sellers on a street in Lahore, Pakistan. Parliamentary elections in the country are scheduled for February 8th. They are likely to be important for Pakistan's geopolitical course and stability in the region.
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Elke Scholiers/Getty Images
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3/17
Animal society
There is a lot of snow in the Cleveland National Forest. A stuffed tiger sits on top of a truck and a family plays in the background. According to the National Weather Service, the snowfall limit in the mountains of the San Diego, California region is currently almost 1,400 meters.
Photo: Denis Poroy / AP
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4/17
New Year in the snow?
Not every journey ends at its destination: people push a car that got stuck in Wuhan, China, after heavy snowfall. Many people are out and about these days, the New Year begins in China on February 10th.
Photo: China Daily / REUTERS
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5/17
Fish... free?
On this foggy February morning in Hanoi, a woman releases a fish into the wild. What will happen to him?
Photo: Nhac Nguyen / AFP
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6/17
Orchids fine
In February, the annual Orchid Festival takes place again in London's extensive Kew Gardens. Before it can begin, the stars of the festivity must of course first be judged. Mother nature is good, control is better.
Photo: Alastair Grant / AP
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7/17
Cored
A man inspects damage after the Israeli army demolished the home of a suspected Palestinian attacker in Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Israel uses the destruction of houses and apartments as a punitive measure against suspected attackers. The practice is highly controversial and is denounced by human rights organizations as a violation of international law.
Photo: Mussa Issa Qawasma / REUTERS
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8/17
“No help for terrorists”
A demonstrator holds a child during a protest at the Kerem Shalom crossing into the Gaza Strip against the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza. Relatives of the hostages who were kidnapped in the Hamas terrorist attack on October 7, 2023 demanded a stop to humanitarian deliveries there for days. They argue that the aid goes to the terrorist group Hamas. The protest is controversial.
Photo: Dylan Martinez / REUTERS
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9/17
Distraction from war
Displaced Palestinian children who fled to the south of the Gaza Strip due to Israeli attacks take part in entertainment activities. Such activities serve to protect the mental health of children and are organized by local activists - in this case in a school run by the United Nations relief agency UNRWA in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. In recent days, Israel has announced plans to attack Rafah, the southernmost corner of the Gaza Strip.
Photo: Mohammed Salem / REUTERS
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10/17
Precious burden
This balloon carries something extraordinary in its baskets: devices with which one can observe space. Measuring instruments to collect data from the high atmosphere, for example on wind and greenhouse gases. It can fly for several days at altitudes of up to 40 kilometers.
Photo: Christophe Archambault / AFP
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11/17
Do aaaah!
This visitor to Manila Ocean Park is fascinated by the sight of a stingray. There are several rows of teeth in its mouth. If one tooth falls out at the front, the next one comes in from behind. Stingrays do have multiple rows of revolver teeth in common with sharks, but unlike them, stingrays do not have razor-sharp teeth. They are more oval shaped. The cartilaginous fish therefore crack mussel shells with the strength of their jaw muscles.
Photo: Jam Sta Rosa / AFP
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12/17
Joy for the election campaign
Shaundelle Brooks cheers between Democrats Gloria Johnson of Knoxville and Justin Jones of Nashville after announcing her candidacy for Tennessee House of Representatives District 60 at Legislative Plaza near the State Capitol in Nashville. Brooks is a locally famous anti-gun activist. Her son was killed in a shooting in Nashville in 2018.
Photo: Seth Herald / REUTERS
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13/17
On the run
Congolese carry their belongings as they flee their villages around Sake in Masisi region towards Goma in North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo following fighting between M23 rebels and DRC forces. In the east of the country, fighting has intensified again in recent weeks. UN peacekeepers are also to be withdrawn from the area by the end of the year.
Photo: Arlette Bashizi / REUTERS
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14/17
Lawn painting sport
This worker meticulously paints the lines on the grass of the football field. The Villa Ingenio Stadium pitch in El Alto, Bolivia, 4,150 meters above sea level, needs to be made pretty. A delegation from the South American football association Conmebol is visiting and is supposed to decide whether international games can take place here.
Photo: Claudia Morales / REUTERS
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Anarchy in the streets
“Peasants’ Revolt” is written on a street near the Spanish city of Girona.
Photo: Albert Gea / REUTERS
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Hypnosis look
According to the movie “Triangle of Sadness,” there are two types of fashion brands: “smiley brands” and “grumpy brands.” You can tell what a label belongs to by looking at the facial expressions of the people on the catwalk. Judging by this model's facial expressions, the William fan, who showed his latest designs at Fashion Week in Berlin, is more of a serious fashion brand.
Photo: Fabrizio Bensch / REUTERS
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17/17
Shattered lives
Two women among the rubble of a Greek Orthodox church building in the Turkish city of Hatay. A year earlier, the building was destroyed by the earthquake that struck southeastern Turkey and Syria on the morning of February 6th. More than 60,000 people died in the disaster and millions lost their homes.
Photo: Umit Bektas / REUTERS