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Children and adults play with the snow in Central Park in Manhattan as a major storm covers New York City with more than a foot expected on the ground, United States. Photo by Lev Radin/Pacific Press/Shutterstock
People queue for SMART coronavirus testing in Southport, Merseyside. A testing blitz of 80,000 people in England is aiming to find “every single case” of the South Africa coronavirus variant in a bid to stop the spread of the more infectious strain. Photo by Peter Byrne/PA
A Koala and tree decorated with Chinese lanterns are seen at Wild Life Sydney Zoo, in Sydney, Australia. The Chinese lunar new year falls on Feb. 12, 2021. Photo by Xinhua/Shutterstock
As the Spring Festival approaches, farmers usher in a busy production season of red lanterns in Xianju Hengxi Town, Ningbo City, east China’s Zhejiang Province. Photo by Shutterstock
Re-opening of Borghese Museum, Rome, Italy. Photo by Roma/IPA/Shutterstock
A snowman wearing a facemask after heavy snowfall overnight in Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, UK. Photo by Adam Vaughan/SOPA Images/Shutterstock
Extinction Rebellion protesters display a banner after climbing onto the canopy of the HS2 offices on Eversholt Street in London. Photo by Luciana Guerra/PA Wire
Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 135th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa. Phil’s handlers said that the groundhog has forecast six more weeks of winter weather during this year’s event that was held without anyone in attendance due to potential COVID-19 risks. Photo by AP Photo/Barry Reeger
People walk their dogs along a flooded road near to Sonning in Berkshire. Parts of northern England have seen heavy snowfall overnight, with the Met Office warning rural communities are at risk of becoming cut off and widespread travel disruption is likely. Photo by Andrew Matthews/PA
An Amur tiger (also known as a Siberian tiger), plays in the snow at Yorkshire Wildlife Park in Doncaster, England. Photo by Danny Lawson/PA
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Chinese New Year Lanterns. Photo by Xinhua/Shutterstock
Red-billed oxpecker rests on a Kudu in the Mapungubwe National Park, South Africa. Photo by Rudolph van Aarde/Solent News/Shutterstock
