A woman poses on the flooded St. Mark's square during an acqua-alta (high-water) alert in Venice, on November 19, 2013. (Photo by Andrea Pattaro/AFP Photo)

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Portugal's Patricia Mamona competes in the women's triple jump final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on August 1, 2021. (Photo by Dylan Martinez/Reuters)

A woman sunbathes, while police patrol nearby, as a meeting of G7 leaders takes place in St. Ives, Cornwall, England, Saturday, June 12, 2021. Leaders of the G7 gather for a second day of meetings on Saturday, in which they will discuss COVID-19, climate, foreign policy and the economy. (Photo by Jon Super/AP Photo)

Lulu Shaffer of Team United States takes a run during the preliminary rounds of the Women's Dual Moguls Competition at the Intermountain Healthcare Freestyle International Ski World Cup at Deer Valley on February 03, 2024 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)

A robot Ecce by the Robot studio is pictured at the world's largest industrial technology fair, the Hannover Messe, in Hanover April 13, 2015. (Photo by Wolfgang Rattay/Reuters)

In this Thursday, October 5, 2017 photo, Chile's singer-songwriter Mon Laferte performs in concert at the Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City. The 34-year-old artist, who just received five Latin Grammy nominations, performed three sold-out concerts at the National Auditorium, on consecutive evenings, beginning Thursday. (Photo by Eduardo Verdugo/AP Photo)

This little kingfisher clearly didn't read the sign when it landed itself a minnow in a no fishing zone. Taxi driver Paul Bird, 52, from Newmarket, Suffolk, UK, captured this amusing moment whilst out looking to photograph kingfishers in Norfolk, an hour drive from his home. Paul explained: “There are a total of six perches the bird was using from which to fish, one of them being the No Fishing sign”. (Photo by Paul Bird/Solent News & Photo Agency)

A couple wearing face masks rides a bicycle at a park in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, March 7, 2020. The number of infections of the COVID-19 disease spread around the globe. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)