Swimmers wearing fancy dress costumes take to the water at a New Year's Day event in Manchester, Britain, January 1, 2022. (Photo by Jason Cairnduff/Reuters)





Bulgarian Muslim bride Kimile Avdinova dances next to her groom Kadri Kichukov during their wedding ceremony in the village of Ribnovo, in the Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria, January 2, 2022. The remote mountain village of Ribnovo in southwest Bulgaria has kept its traditional winter marriage ceremony alive despite decades of Communist persecution, followed by poverty that forced many men to seek work abroad. The wedding ritual was resurrected with vigour among the Pomaks – Slavs who converted to Islam under Ottoman rule. The highlight of the ceremony is the painting of the bride's face, where in a private rite open only to female in-laws, her face is covered in thick, chalky white paint and decorated with colourful sequins. (Photo by Stoyan Nenov/Reuters)





A bicyclist rides along the East Front Plaza during a snow storm on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 3, 2022. (Photo by Tom Brenner/Reuters)





Tourists visit Maya Bay as Thailand reopens its world-famous beach after closing it for more than three years to allow its ecosystem to recover from the impact of over tourism, at Krabi province, Thailand on January 3, 2022. To ensure it remains protected, authorities said only up to 375 visitors will be allowed to visit at one time and swimming will be prohibited for now. Boats will only be allowed to dock at a designated location at the back of the bay to avoid damaging coral reefs, they said. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





A view shows a burning police car during a protest against LPG cost rise following the Kazakh authorities' decision to lift price caps on liquefied petroleum gas in Almaty, Kazakhstan on January 5, 2022. (Photo by Pavel Mikheyev/Reuters)





Md Rallye Sport's Christian Lavieille and co-driver Johnny Aubert in action during Dakar Rally stage 3 in Saudi Arabia on January 4, 2022. (Photo by Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters)





A chameleon tries to stay out of the water during floods caused by heavy rain in Imperatriz, Maranhao state, Brazil on January 6, 2022. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)





A man performs to receive alms from pilgrims at the confluence of the river Ganges and the Bay of Bengal on the occasion of “Makar Sankranti” festival at Sagar Island, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the eastern state of West Bengal, India, January 14, 2022. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)





Wrestling camel Ozarslan Bey, adorned with colourful ornaments, takes part in the Camel Beauty Contest ahead of the annual 40th Efes Selcuk Camel Wrestling Festival, in the Aegean town of Selcuk, near Izmir, Turkey on January 15, 2022. (Photo by Murad Sezer/Reuters)





A woman reacts as she is tested for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at El Salvador del Mundo Square in San Salvador, El Salvador, January 17, 2022. (Photo by Jose Cabezas/Reuters)





Greek presidential guards, known as Evzones, take part in a ceremony celebrating Saint George of the Fustanella, the Patron Saint of the Presidential Guard, at their barracks in Athens, Greece, January 17, 2022. (Photo by Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters)





A woman takes a dip in icy water during celebrations of the Orthodox Christian feast of Epiphany in Pereslavl-Zalessky, Yaroslavl region, Russia on January 18, 2022. (Photo by Maxim Shemetov/Reuters)





A musician reacts during the funeral of late 23-year-old teacher, Ashling Murphy, who was murdered while out jogging, outside the St. Brigid's Church in Mountbolus near Tullamore, Ireland on January 18, 2022. (Photo by Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters)





US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) greets Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov before their meeting, in Geneva, on January 21, 2022. Washington and Moscow's top diplomats meet in Geneva in a last-ditch bid for a solution over Ukraine, with the United States increasingly fearing that Russia will invade despite warnings of severe reprisals. (Photo by Alex Brandon/Pool via AFP Photo)





Dionisio Leal looks at heaps of ash from the Cumbre Vieja volcano surrounding his house as he stands at the window, in Las Manchas neighbourhood on the Canary Island of La Palma, Spain, January 20, 2022. (Photo by Borja Suarez/Reuters)





A woman poses for a photo inside the upside down house, in Guatavita, Colombia on January 23, 2022. (Photo by Luisa Gonzalez/Reuters)





Dolls representing the indigenous god of abundance Ekeko are displayed at the Aymara Festival of Alasita, where people buy miniatures related to their personal wishes for the year, in La Paz, Bolivia January 24, 2022. (Photo by Claudia Morales/Reuters)





Models present creations by designer Virginie Viard as part of her Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2022 collection show for fashion house Chanel in Paris, France, January 25, 2022. (Photo by Violeta Santos Moura/Reuters)





Raccoon Fritzi plays with water at the home of veterinarian Mathilde Laininger in Berlin, Germany, January 27, 2022. She cares for four raccoons that can no longer be released into the wild. Raccoon Fritzi has an Instagram account with ten thousand followers. (Photo by Hannibal Hanschke/Reuters)