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Winter course for Arctic researchers at Far Eastern Federal University(01 of28)
VLADIVOSTOK, RUSSIA. FEBRUARY 1, 2016. Students making an ice hole with an auger during a class as part of Ice Mechanics, an annual international winter course at Far Eastern Federal University, in the Novik Bay off Russky Island. The course was launched in 2015 and is a part of a project aimed at advancing the development of world ocean resources. Students are to conduct experiments to test the hardness of the ice cap and to learn more about ice properties and ice structure. Yuri Smityuk/TASS (Photo by Yuri Smityuk\TASS via Getty Images) (credit:Yuri Smityuk via Getty Images)
Stirling Council fishery season opens(02 of28)
Ray Mears sips whisky as he officially opens the Stirling Council fishery season at the flooded River Teith in Callander. (credit:Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)
France Drifting Ship(03 of28)
In this photo taken on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016 and provided by the Prefecture Maritime Atlantique on Friday, Jan. 29, 2016, the cargo ship "Moderm Express" is pictured drifting off the coast of France. The cargo ship listing in the water is drifting empty off the coast of France, as maritime rescue workers wait for the seas to calm. The captain of the capsized Modern Express, sailing with a load of wood in the Bay of Biscay, 300 kilometers (180 miles) off the coast of France, sent out a distress call on Tuesday and its crew of 22 was evacuated by Spanish helicopters. (Loic Bernardin/ Prefecture Maritime Atlantique via AP) THIS IMAGE MAY ONLY BE USED FOR 10 DAYS FROM TIME TRANSMISSION - MANDATORY CREDIT (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
France Drifting Ship(04 of28)
In this photo taken on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016, and provided by the Prefecture Maritime Atlantique, rescue workers make their way on the deck of the cargo ship "Moderm Express" drifting off the coast of France. The cargo ship listing in the water is drifting empty off the coast of France, as maritime rescue workers wait for the seas to calm. The captain of the capsized Modern Express, sailing with a load of wood in the Bay of Biscay, 300 kilometers (180 miles) off the coast of France, sent out a distress call on Tuesday and its crew of 22 was evacuated by Spanish helicopters. (Loic Bernardin/ Prefecture Maritime Atlantique via AP) THIS IMAGE MAY ONLY BE USED FOR 10 DAYS FROM TIME TRANSMISSION - MANDATORY CREDIT (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Whitworths Shots has launched the Willpower Workout – which aims to help the 10 million Brits ditching their diets as we enter February. Follow the workout here.
Russian Navy ship passes through Bosphorus Strait(06 of28)
ISTANBUL, TURKEY - FEBRUARY 01: A ship named 'Minsk' belonging to the Russian Navy passes through the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul, Turkey on February 1, 2016. (Photo by Isa Terli/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Omega Dubai Desert Classic - Previews(07 of28)
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - FEBRUARY 01: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland in action during his practice round as a preview for the 2016 Omega Dubai Desert Classic on the Majlis Course at the Emirates Golf Club on February 1, 2016 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images) (credit:David Cannon via Getty Images)
Schools reopen in Pakistan (08 of28)
RAWALPINDI, PAKISTAN FEBRUARY 01: Students arrive at their schools, which were reopened after being closed for one week due to security threats by Taliban militants following their assault at a university in the town of Charsadda in northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhawa killing 21people, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on February 1, 2016. (Photo by Muhammed Reza /Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
'Goosebumps' Berlin Photo Call(09 of28)
BERLIN, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 01: Jack Black attends a photo call for the film 'Goosebumps' (German title: 'Gaensehaut') at Hotel Adlon on February 1, 2016 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Isa Foltin/Getty Images for Sony Pictures) (credit:Isa Foltin via Getty Images)
Russian army carries out airstrikes in Aleppo(10 of28)
ALEPPO, SYRIA - FEBRUARY 01: Civil defense team members carry a Syrian man who was buried under the wreckage after the war crafts belonging to the Russian Army carried out airstrikes in the Anadan district of Aleppo, Syria on February 01, 2016. (Photo by Muhammed Kurab/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Chinese Return Home Before Spring Festival(11 of28)
WUHAN, CHINA - JANUARY 31: (CHINA OUT) Sanitation workers clean the ground in the snow at Hankou Railway Station on January 31, 2016 in Wuhan, Hubei Province of China. Wuhan welcomes the travel rush with the snow before the Spring Festival. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images) (credit:ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
BELARUS-WEATHER(12 of28)
A duck swims in a puddle at a park in Minsk, during warm winter weather with temperatures at two degree Celsius on February 1, 2016. / AFP / SERGEI GAPON (Photo credit should read SERGEI GAPON/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:SERGEI GAPON via Getty Images)
BRITAIN-ART(13 of28)
A member of the auction house staff poses by 'Untitled (Red Fan)' by Japanese artist Kazuo Shiraga during a photocall on Febuary 1, 2016 to promote Bonham's upcoming 'Post-War and Contemporary Art' sale in London. / AFP / LEON NEAL / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION (Photo credit should read LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:LEON NEAL via Getty Images)
UAE-ANIMALS-FALCONRY(14 of28)
An Emirati man inspects the houbara bustard hunted by a falcon at the al-Marzoon Hunting reserve, 60 Kilometres south of Madinat Zayed, on February 1, 2016. / AFP / KARIM SAHIB (Photo credit should read KARIM SAHIB/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KARIM SAHIB via Getty Images)
Biteback's Jeremy Corbyn Biography On Sale At Foyles Bookstore(15 of28)
LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 01: Copies of the book by Rosa Prince of Jeremy Corbyn 'Comrade Corbyn' are displayed for sale in Foyles Bookshop on February 1, 2016 in London, England. The new book, subtitled 'A Very Unlikely Coup', reveals how Corbyn's victory in last year's Labour leadership contest happened almost by accident after an online campaign by Labour activists urged MP's to nominate more left-wing contenders, resulting in just the one unlikely candidate. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) (credit:Chris Jackson via Getty Images)
Russian Navy ship passes through Bosphorus Strait(16 of28)
ISTANBUL, TURKEY - FEBRUARY 01: A ship named 'Minsk' belonging to the Russian Navy passes through the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul, Turkey on February 1, 2016. (Photo by Isa Terli/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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Some of the eagle owls and scops owls that were confiscated from an officer of the Office of the Transport Security are sheltered at the Wildlife Rescue Center in suburban Manila on February 1,2016. Authorities at the Philippines' main airport have taken possession of 47 rare animals or birds which an officer of the office of the Transport Security was allegedly trying to smuggle to Japan, a senior wildlife official said January 31. (credit:JAY DIRECTO via Getty Images)
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Caen's French forward Andy Delort celebrates after scoring a goal during the French L1 football match between Caen (SM Caen) and Nice (OGC Nice) on January 31, 2016 at the Michel d'Ornano stadium in Caen. AFP PHOTO / CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP / CHARLY TRIBALLEAU (Photo credit should read CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:CHARLY TRIBALLEAU via Getty Images)
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A man takes cover as Turkish police spray water cannon to disperse demonstrators who gathered in Istanbul to protest curfews in eastern Turkey on January 31, 2016.Vowing to flush out the Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) from Turkey's urban centres, the authorities have in recent weeks enforced curfews in three locations in the southeast to back up military operations that activists say have killed dozens of civilians. / AFP / BULENT KILIC (Photo credit should read BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:BULENT KILIC via Getty Images)
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Anna Cappellini and Luca Lanotte of Italy perform during a gala exhibition event at the end of the European Figure Skating Championships in Bratislava on January 31, 2016. / AFP / SAMUEL KUBANI (Photo credit should read SAMUEL KUBANI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:SAMUEL KUBANI via Getty Images)
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A cloud of ash and smoke is spewed from the Popocatepetl Volcano as seen from the Izta-Popo National Park, in the central Mexican state of Puebla, on January 31, 2016. AFP PHOTO/RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP / RONALDO SCHEMIDT (Photo credit should read RONALDO SCHEMIDT/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:RONALDO SCHEMIDT via Getty Images)
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Chinese workers stand next to a Kadjar car at the production line of France's Renault and China's Dongfeng Group factory in Wuhan, Hubei province on February 1, 2016. French car giant Renault opened its first car factory in China on February 1, the last major manufacturer to set up a plant in the world's biggest auto market. AFP PHOTO / JOHANNES EISELE / AFP / JOHANNES EISELE (Photo credit should read JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JOHANNES EISELE via Getty Images)
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Dogs wearing Olympics ring headbands ride in a stroller at a carnival pet parade in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016. People dressed up their pets in costumes for the annual block parade near Copacabana beach. (AP Photo/Leo Correa) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, accompanied by her daughter Chelsea Clinton, reacts to applause as she arrives for a rally at Abraham Lincoln High School in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Spain's bullfighter Jose Tomas performs at the Monumental Bullring in Mexico City, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016. (AP Photo) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Novak Djokovic of Serbia holds his trophy aloft after defeating Andy Murray of Britain in the men's singles final at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016.(AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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People fill St. Mark's Square in Venice, Italy, to watch the ' Flight of the Angel ' Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016, as a woman dressed in traditional costume descends from the bell tower into the square. Carnival-goers in Venice are being asked by police to momentarily lift their masks as part of new anti-terrorism measures for the annual festivities. Sundayâs main crowd-pleaser known as the Flight of the Angel went off without a hitch. In that event, a costumed young woman, attached by wires, " flies " over the crowd, starting from St. Markâs bell tower and gradually descending to the square. (AP Photo/Luigi Costantini) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
IRAQ-CONFLICT-RAMADI(28 of28)
Iraqi pro-government forces fire a rocket during clashes with Islamic State (IS) group fighters, on the eastern outskirts of Ramadi, the capital of Anbar province on January 31, 2016. / AFP / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:AHMAD AL-RUBAYE via Getty Images)