People look at a RoboThespian humanoid robot at the Tami Intelligence Technology stall at the WRC 2016 World Robot Conference in Beijing, China, October 21, 2016. The conference showcased China's burgeoning robot industry as the nation seeks to increase the use of robots in its manufacturing and service industries. (Photo by Thomas Peter/Reuters)

People celebrate the pagan rite called “Kolyadki” and mark the New Year, according to the Julian calendar on January 13, in the village of Vosava, Belarus January 13, 2017. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)

A model looks at her mobile phone backstage before Lenny Niemeyer show during Sao Paulo Fashion Week in Sao Paulo, Brazil, April 23, 2019. (Photo by Nacho Doce/Reuters)

The Mil Mi-28 N military helicopter is seen at the MAKS 2019 air show in Zhukovsky, outside Moscow, Russia, August 27, 2019. (Photo by Maxim Shemetov/Reuters)

A relic hunter dubbed “Indiana Bones” has lifted the lid on a macabre collection of 400-year-old jewel-encrusted skeletons unearthed in churches across Europe. Art historian Paul Koudounaris has hunted down and photographed dozens of gruesome skeletons in some of the world's most secretive religious establishments. Photo: Albertus in the church of St George in Burgrain, Germany. Incredibly, some of the skeletons, which took up to five years to decorate, were even found hidden away in lock-ups and containers. (Photo by Paul Koudounaris/BNPS)

“The Nine Emperor Gods Festival is a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar, which is observed primarily in Southeast Asian countries like Myanmar, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and also the Riau Islands. In Thailand, this festival is called Tesagan Gin Je, the Vegetarian Festival. It is celebrated throughout the entire country, but the festivities are at their height in Phuket, where about 35% of the population is Chinese. It attracts crowds of spectators because of many of the unusual religious rituals that are performed”. – Wikipedia. Photo: A devotee gest pierced at the Bang Neow shrine in Phuket. (Photo by Paula Bronstein)

A pigeon stretches its wings in the Ka Faroshi bird market in Kabul on July 16, 2022. (Photo by Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP Photo)