Skater Christoper Melgar watches security forces during a protest against food scarcity affecting community soup kitchens in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, February 8, 2024. (Photo by Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo)





A demonstrator holds up a sign with a picture of Argentina's President Javier Milei during a protest as lawmakers debate Milei's economic reform bill, known as the “omnibus bill”, outside the National Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on February 1, 2024. (Photo by Matias Baglietto/Reuters)





Revelers dance alongside a sound truck known as an electric trio, during a pre-carnival “Bloco da Gold” street party, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, January 27, 2024. A fixture of Brazil's Carnival festivities, the rigs effectively did away with front-row seats, making Carnival more accessible to the crowds of revelers. (Photo by Bruna Prado/AP Photo)





A Purepecha Indigenous woman adjusts her hair after arriving to Ocumicho, having walked from Erongaricuaro with a group carrying a flame that the community had kept alive for one year, in Michoacan state, Mexico, Wednesday, January 31, 2024. A new flame will be lit in Ocumicho at the “New Fire” ceremony on Feb. 2 to mark the new year, after extinguishing the old fire on Feb. 1 which is considered an orphan day that belongs to no month and is used for mourning and renewal. (Photo by Eduardo Verdugo/AP Photo)





South African singer Tyla performs during the Times Square New Year's Eve celebration on Sunday, December 31, 2023, in New York. With rising performances at the world's biggest stages and record numbers on global music charts and streaming platforms, African acts are charting a new course for music produced on the continent, taking advantage of high-profile international collaborations, a digital boost from the internet and streaming platforms as well as new investment opportunities. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP-File)





Activists of feminist group Femen stage a protest against feminicides in Spain at Plaza San Andres square in Madrid on January 27, 2024. (Photo by Oscar del Pozo/AFP Photo)





Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, as he is interviewed by a reporter during the 138th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., Friday, February 2, 2024. Phil's handlers said that the groundhog has forecast an early spring. (Photo by Barry Reeger/AP Photo)





A man carries an gun as he strolls along the promeande in Tel Aviv, 20 January 2024. Since the 07 October 2023 Hamas attacks, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has recruited more than 300,000 reservists soldiers, while over 260,000 new applications for weapons licenses have been submitted to the Ministry of Internal Security office, the minister of national security said. The events of October 2023 had a huge impact on Israeli citizens and their sense of personal security. (Photo by Abir Sultan/EPA/EFE)





Hence Roling, Kew Ambassador and in House Florist, looks at displays of Orchids ahead of the opening to the public of the Orchid festival at Kew Gardens in London, Thursday, February 1, 2024. The festival which is open from Feb.3 to March 3, features thousands of colourful orchids and hundreds of other tropical plants-Horticultural displays all hand-crafted from plants, including lemurs, chameleons and the enigmatic aye-aye. (Photo by Alastair Grant/AP Photo)





American singer-songwriter Miley Cyrus accepts the award for Record of the Year for Flowers during the 66th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S., February 4, 2024. (Photo by Mike Blake/Reuters)





Model Coco Rocha presents a creation at the Christian Siriano Fall/Winter 2024 collection show at New York Fashion Week, in New York City, U.S., February 8, 2024. (Photo by Andrew Kelly/Reuters)





Warriors of the Canas community pose for a picture as they take part in the Luchas de Toqto (Toqto Fights), ritual fights between communities for a good harvest and fortune for the rest of the year, in Cusco, Peru on February 1, 2024. (Photo by Oswald Charca/Reuters)





People kiss before the start of the Carmelitas street party on the first day of Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, February 9, 2024. (Photo by Bruna Prado/AP Photo)





A candidate to Queen of Carnival performs during the Election of the Queen of Carnival gala in Santa Cruz de Tenrife on the Spanish Canary island of Tenerife, on February 7, 2023. The candidates for Queen of the Carnival wear costumes of more than five-meter high and over 80 kilos in weight. Considered one of the most popular and well-known carnival in the world, following Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), the Carnival of Santa Cruz de Tenerife offers festivities that range from the election of the Carnival Queen, children and adult murgas (satirical street bands), comparsas (dance groups) to performances on the streets. (Photo by Desiree Martin/AFP Photo)





Covered with black mud from head to toe, Manuel Hernandez and his wife Josefina share a light moment on the shore of Las Salinas lagoon in Chilca, Peru, Saturday, February 3, 2024. Las Salinas is a lagoon that is rich in salt and other minerals. (Photo by Martin Mejia/AP Photo)





Revelers dance in the “Cordao do Boitata” street pre-carnival party in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, February 4, 2024. (Photo by Silvia Izquierdo/AP Photo)





Masked revellers wearing period costumes pose during the traditional Venice Carnival, on February 4, 2024. (Photo by Marco Bertorello/AFP Photo)





Dancers perform at a celebration honoring Saint Thomas, the patron saint of Chichicastenango in Guatemala, Thursday, December 21, 2023. (Photo by Moises Castillo/AP Photo)





A member of the Paraguay-African cultural group Kamba Cua dances to honor Saint Balthazar, one of the Three Kings, as part of Epiphany celebrations in Fernando de la Mora, Paraguay, Saturday, January 6, 2024. (Photo by Jorge Saenz/AP Photo)





People celebrate as they watch the traditional New Year's fireworks from the water at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on January 1, 2024. (Photo by Tercio Teixeira/AFP Photo)