People run for cover during a protest called by the “Yellow Vest” (gilets jaunes) anti-government movement as part of a nationwide multi-sector strike against the French government's pensions overhaul, on January 11, 2020 in Nantes, western France. France's government on January 11, 2020, offered a possible compromise to unions waging a crippling, weeks-long transport strike against pension reform, offering to withdraw the most contested proposal that would in effect have raised the retirement age by two years. “To demonstrate my confidence in the social partners . I am willing to withdraw from the bill the short-term measure I had proposed” to set a so-called "pivot age" of 64 with effect from 2027, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe wrote in a letter to union leaders a day after they met seeking to end the labour action, now in its 38th day. (Photo by Loic Venance/AFP Photo)





An explosive ordnance disposal service employee holds one of the detonators in his hand after the defusing of four unexploded bombs from the Second World War in Dortmund, Germany, 12 January 2020. 14,000 residents had to leave their homes and two hospitals had to be evacuated for the bomb defusing. (Photo by Friedemann Vogel/EPA/EFE)





The sails of the Opera House are lit with a series of images to show support for the communities affected by the bushfires and to express the gratitude to the emergency services and volunteers in Sydney on January 11, 2020. Massive bushfires in southeastern Australia have a “long way to go”, authorities have warned, even as colder conditions brought some relief to exhausted firefighter and communities. (Photo by Saeed Khan/AFP Photo)





This handout image obtained courtesy of Bossier Parish, Louisiana, Sheriff's Office shows the aftermath of a powerfull storm on January 11, 2020. Severe storms sweeping across the southern US have killed at least 11 people as tornadoes and high winds upturned cars, destroyed homes and left thousands without power. The bodies of a couple were found in Louisiana on Saturday near their destroyed mobile home after it was hit by storms the night before, said Bill Davis of the county sheriff's office. (Photo by Handout/Bossier Parish Florida Sheriff's Office/AFP Photo)





A Thai anti-government runner dressed up in a costume depicting a military tank holds a toy gun while flashing a three-finger salute during the “Run Against Dictatorship”, a political rally event at a public park in Bangkok, Thailand, 12 January 2020. Thousands of people took part in the morning jog anti-government rally event “Run Against Dictatorship” dubbed in Thai as “Run to Oust Uncle”, a subtle reference to Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, while a rival group held the “Walk to Cheer Uncle” to support the government. (Photo by Rungroj Yongrit/EPA/EFE)





Portuguese Joaquim Rodrigues reacts after the death of his team member Paulo Goncalves who died at the kilometer 276 after a fall, during the stage seven of the Rally Dakar 2020 between Riyadh and Wadi Al-Dawasir in Saudi Arabia, 12 January 2020. The Rally Dakar takes place in Saudi Arabia from 05 to 17 January 2020. (Photo by Andre Pain/EPA/EFE)





Muslims return home on an overcrowded train, after attending the final prayer of Bishwa Ijtema, which is considered the world's second-largest Muslim gathering after Haj, in Tongi, outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 12, 2020. (Photo by Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters)





Voodoo devotees dressed as Zangbeto, the traditional Vodoo guardians of the night, parade on the main boulevard of Porto-novo in Benin on January 11, 2020. The 4th edition of the Porto Novo International Festival (FIP) takes place from January 4 to 12, 2020 in Porto-Novo. 1,200 cultural and ritual masks from several African countries paraded for a grand parade during the 4th edition of the International Festival of Culture, Arts and Vodun Civilization scheduled to date in Porto-Novo. (Photo by Yanick Folly/AFP Photo)





Residents look at the errupting Taal Volcano in Tagaytay City, Philippines, January 13, 2020. (Photo by Eloisa Lopez/Reuters)





Residents fleeing Taal Volcano's eruption ride a flatbed truck on January 13, 2020 in Lemery, Batangas province, Philippines. The Philippine Institute of of Volcanology and Seismology raised the alert level to four out of five, warning that a hazardous eruption could take place anytime, as Manila's international airport suspended flights and authorities began evacuating tens of thousands of people from the area. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)





Residents use plastic bags to shield themselves from ash mixed with rainwater as Taal Volcano erupts on January 12, 2020 in Talisay, Batangas province, Philippines. Local authorities have begun evacuating residents near Taal Volcano as it began spewing ash up to a kilometer high Sunday afternoon. The Philippine Institute of of Volcanology and Seismology has raised the alert level to three out of five, warning of the volcano's continued “magmatic unrest”. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)





The Taal Volcano in the central Philippines boomed to life on Sunday, January 12, 2020 spilling ash and causing evacuations in nearby communities – and officials warn that a more powerful eruption is imminent. One of the world’s smallest volcanoes, Taal is among two dozen active volcanoes in the Philippines, which lies along the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, a seismically active region that is prone to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. (Photo by Kester Ragaza/Pacific Press/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





Motorists drive through a road covered in volcanic ash from Taal Volcano's eruption on January 13, 2020 in Lemery, Batangas province, Philippines. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)





Residents help scrape a road covered wih mud spewed by Taal volcano over Tanauan town, Batangas province south of Manila on January 13, 2020. Lava and broad columns of ash illuminated by lightning shot from an erupting volcano south of the Philippine capital on January 13, grounding hundreds of flights amid an alert for a possible “explosive eruption”. (Photo by Ted Aljibe/AFP Photo)





A youth living at the foot of Taal volcano rides an outrigger canoe while the volcano spews ash as seen from Tanauan town in Batangas province, south of Manila, on January 13, 2020. The Philippines was on alert January 13 for the “explosive eruption” of a volcano south of Manila, which officials said could be imminent after a massive column of ash forced a halt to flights at the capital's main airport. (Photo by Ted Aljibe/AFP Photo)





Stray dogs are seen on a road covered in volcanic ash from Taal Volcano's eruption on January 13, 2020 in Lemery, Batangas province, Philippines. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)





Residents fleeing Taal Volcano's eruption wait for a ride on the side of a highway on January 13, 2020 in Lemery, Batangas province, Philippines. The Philippine Institute of of Volcanology and Seismology raised the alert level to four out of five, warning that a hazardous eruption could take place anytime, as Manila's international airport suspended flights and authorities began evacuating tens of thousands of people from the area. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)





Residents look on as Taal Volcano erupts on January 12, 2020 in Talisay, Batangas province, Philippines. Local authorities have begun evacuating residents near Taal Volcano as it began spewing ash up to a kilometer high Sunday afternoon. The Philippine Institute of of Volcanology and Seismology has raised the alert level to three out of five, warning of the volcano's continued “magmatic unrest”. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)





Lightning streak over Batangas as Taal Volcano continue its eruption on Sunday evening, January 12, 2020 in the central Philippines. Phivolcs reminded the public that the volcano's main crater was “strictly off limits” due to sudden steam explosions and the possible release of high concentrations of lethal volcanic gases. Residents of towns near Taal Volcano are being taken to safer ground following increasing volcanic activity, a disaster-mitigation official said. (Photo by Domcar C. Lagto/SIPA Press/Pacific Press/Rex Features/Shutterstock)