People sitting in a cafe react as a protester wearing a costume and holding a placard reading “Vaccinated, I am coming for you” stands by the window, during a demonstration against the COVID-19 passport restrictions imposed to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Barcelona, Spain, January 22, 2022. (Photo by Albert Gea/Reuters)





People take part in a military exercise for civilians conducted by veterans of the Ukrainian National Guard Azov battalion, amid threat of Russian invasion, in Kyiv, Ukraine on January 30, 2022. According to a survey conducted by the Kiev International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) from December 2021, 50.2 percent of Ukrainians said they would resist in case of a Russian military intervention into their city, town or village. Every third respondent to the poll said they were ready to engage in armed resistance, and 21.7 percent said they were ready to participate in civil resistance actions. (Photo by Gleb Garanich/Reuters)





Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya attends a meeting of the U.N. Security Council on the situation between Russia and Ukraine, at the United Nations Headquarters in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., January 31, 2022. (Photo by Andrew Kelly/Reuters)





A Hindu holy man, or Sadhu, reacts as a healthcare worker collects a swab sample from him for a rapid antigen test at a base camp where pilgrims gather before heading for an annual trip to Sagar Island for the one-day festival of “Makar Sankranti”, amidst the spread of the COVID-19, in Kolkata, India on January 7, 2022. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)





Taliban fighters pose for pictures while riding rental horses during a snowfall at the Qargha lake in Kabul on January 3, 2022. (Photo by Mohd Rasfan/AFP Photo)





A pilgrim drinks wine amid candles lit for “Gauchito” Gil to mark the anniversary of his death, in his sanctuary near Mercedes, Corrientes, Argentina, Saturday, January 8, 2022. The pilgrimage to honor the folk hero resumes after it was cancelled last year due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. (Photo by Mario De Fina/AP Photo)





Members of the Paraguay-African cultural group Kamba Cua start celebrations with a procession in honor of Saint Balthazar, one of the Three Kings, on Epiphany, in Fernando de la Mora, Paraguay, late Saturday, January 8, 2022, two days after the official holiday. The annual procession is a tradition that keeps Paraguay's Afro-descendants connected with their African roots through ancestral dance, drumming and customs. (Photo by Jorge Saenz/AP Photo)





Two young women wearing a traditional Kimono poses for a selfie photo as they attend a ceremony to commemorate the Coming of Age Day of young people entering adulthood in Tokyo, Japan, on January 10, 2022. While the COVID-19 epidemic continues to progress in Japan due to the new Omicron variant, the events that have been organized by the various municipalities of Tokyo have followed a strict sanitary protocol, such as temperature control, disinfection of hands, and the wearing of a protective mask. (Photo by David Mareuil/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





Britain's Emma Raducanu attends a practice session ahead of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 13, 2022. (Photo by Mike Frey/AFP Photo)





People help to remove a trolley bus from an intersection during a power outage in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, 25 January 2022. There is no electricity in the capital of Nur-Sultan, Shymkent, Taraz, Turkestan region, as well as in the capital of Kyrgyzstan – Bishkek, the city of Osh and the city of Tashkent in Uzbekistan. There are also reports of a lack of electricity in Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and the border zone of China. According to preliminary data, an uncontrolled release of radiation-explosive material occurred at the site of the Kok-Borsok energy ring, causing a fire and an explosion. According to experts of Kok-BorsokElectro, the restoration of the damaged section will take from 7 to 10 days. The incident is classified as a terrorist attack. (Photo by Igor Kovalenko/EPA/EFE)





First Nations projections by Pitjantjara Artist David Miller appear on the sails of the Sydney Opera House on January 26, 2022 in Sydney, Australia. The artwork tells the story of the song line of the Wati Ngintaka (the giant perentie lizard man) as he searches for a special grindstone, creating waterholes and food sources in his travels. Australia Day, formerly known as Foundation Day, is the official national day of Australia and is celebrated annually on January 26 to commemorate the arrival of the First Fleet to Sydney in 1788. Indigenous Australians refer to the day as 'Invasion Day' and there is growing support to change the date to one which can be celebrated by all Australians. (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)





Traditional costume masks used to celebrate the Malanka festival are placed on a fence in the village of Krasnoilsk, Ukraine, Friday, January 14, 2022. Dressed as goats, bears, oxen and cranes, many Ukrainians rang in the new year last week in the colorful rituals of the Malanka holiday. Malanka, which draws on pagan folk tales, marks the new year according to the Julian calendar, meaning it falls on Jan. 13-14. In the festivities, celebrants go from house to house, where the dwellers offer them foodEthan Swope





Police officers stand as NHS staff and others protesting against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine rules throw NHS uniforms at the entrance to Downing Street in London, Britain, January 22, 2022. (Photo by Peter Nicholls/Reuters)





Salvadoran indigenous participate in a ceremony to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the massacre of Izalco where indigenous and peasants were killed in 1932, in Izalco, El Salvador, 22 January 2022. (Photo by Rodrigo Sura/EPA/EFE)





A police officer checks the vaccination status of a visitor during a patrol in a shopping mall in Vienna, Austria, Wednesday, January 12, 2022. Austria will end its lockdown for unvaccinated residents next Monday – one day before a COVID-19 vaccine mandate takes effect in the country, the government announced Wednesday, according to Austrian news agency APA. Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer and Health Minister Wolfgang Mueckstein said the measure, which was introduced in November, was no longer needed because there was no threat of intensive care capacities at hospitals being overstretched, APA reported. (Photo by Lisa Leutner/AP Photo)





Dancers perform during the celebration of the “Parachicos” traditional festivity in Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas State, Mexico on January 20, 2022. The “Parachicos” is a celebration with pre-Hispanic origins, according to the municipality of Chiapa de Corzo. (Photo by Hector Quintanar/AFP Photo)





This photo taken on January 24, 2022 shows two panda cubs playing with festive decorations at the Shenshuping breeding base of Wolong National Nature Reserve in Wenchuan, in China's southwestern Sichuan province, ahead of the Lunar New Year of the Tiger on February 1. (Photo by AFP Photo/China Stringer Network)





A police officer stands by a slogan on the wall outside the Park Hotel, used as an immigration detention hotel where tennis player Novak Djokovic is confined in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, January 9, 2022. After five nights in hotel detention Djokovic will get his day in court on Monday, Jan. 10, in a controversial immigration case that has polarized opinions in the tennis world and elicited heartfelt support for the star back home in his native Serbia. (Photo by Mark Baker/AP Photo)





Ivory Coast's Max Gradel, right, is pulled by a fan who invaded the playing field at the end of the African Cup of Nations 2022 group E soccer match between Ivory Coast and Algeria at the Japoma Stadium in Douala, Cameroon, Thursday, January 20, 2022. (Photo by Themba Hadebe/AP Photo)