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Pictures Of The Day: Tuesday 19th January 2016
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US actor Leonardo DiCaprio (2nd L) looks on during the 22nd Annual Crystal Awards at the opening of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos on January 19, 2016.More than 40 heads of states and governments attend the WEF in Davos, which this year is focused on 'mastering the fourth Industrial Revolution,' organisers said. / AFP / FABRICE COFFRINI (Photo credit should read FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:FABRICE COFFRINI via Getty Images)
Montenegro Orthodox Epiphany(02 of29)
Christian Orthodox believers swim across cold water for a cross in the river Ribnica, in Podgorica, Montenegro, marking Orthodox Epiphany, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016. Orthodox Serbs celebrate Epiphany on Jan. 19, following the old Julian calendar, with the tradition of retrieving crosses from the rivers and lakes. (AP Photo/Risto Bozovic) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Aviemore Sled Dog Rally 2016(03 of29)
Huskies taking part in a practice session in the forest at Feshiebridge ahead of the 33rd Aviemore Sled Dog Rally being held in the shadow of the Cairngorm mountains this weekend. (credit:Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)
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A derelict farmhouse stands surrounded by snow in the three peaks area of the Yorkshire Dales, as a 100-mile wide corridor of snow has seen some Britons waking up to frosty conditions. (credit:John Giles/PA Wire)
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Models present creations for fashion house Fendi during the Men Fall - Winter 2016 / 2017 collection shows at the Milan's Fashion Week on January 18, 2016 in Milan. AFP PHOTO / GIUSEPPE CACACE / AFP / GIUSEPPE CACACE (Photo credit should read GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GIUSEPPE CACACE via Getty Images)
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TOPSHOT - A boy fixes his bike at Zaatari refugee camp, close to the northern Jordanian city of Mafraq on January 18, 2016. / AFP / KHALIL MAZRAAWI (Photo credit should read KHALIL MAZRAAWI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KHALIL MAZRAAWI via Getty Images)
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TOPSHOT - A woman poses for a photograph with artwork entitled 'Portrait of Angela Merkel' by Colin Davidson, during a press preview at the London Art Fair in north London on January 19, 2016. The fair is set to run until January 24. AFP PHOTO / LEON NEALRESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE, MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION, TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION / AFP / LEON NEAL (Photo credit should read LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:LEON NEAL via Getty Images)
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TOPSHOT - A man walks along a road damaged in the fighting between government troops and separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) fighters, in the Kurdish town of Silopi, in southeastern Turkey, near the border with Iraq on January 19, 2016. Turkey is waging an all-out offensive against the separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), with military operations backed by curfews aimed at flushing out rebels from several southeastern urban centres. / AFP / ILYAS AKENGIN (Photo credit should read ILYAS AKENGIN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ILYAS AKENGIN via Getty Images)
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Orthodox believers plunge in icy water during the celebration of the Epiphany in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016. Thousands of Orthodox believers celebrate the holiday of the Epiphany on Jan. 19, and traditionally plunge into holes cut through thick ice on rivers and ponds to cleanse themselves with water deemed holy for the day. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Russia Epiphany(10 of29)
A Russian Orthodox believer bathes in the icy water on Epiphany in the Neva River in St.Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016. The temperature in St.Petersburg is minus 5 Celsius (23 Fahrenheit). Thousands of Russian Orthodox Church followers plunged into icy rivers and ponds across the country to mark Epiphany, cleansing themselves with water deemed holy for the day. Water that is blessed by a cleric on Epiphany is considered holy and pure until next year's celebration, and is believed to have special powers of protection and healing.(AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Longest Volkswagen Kombi in the world(11 of29)
SEMARANG, INDONESIA - JANUARY 19 : Longest Volkswagen Kombi in the world is seen in front of a garage in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia, on January 19, 2016. World's longest Volkswagen Kombi van took more than a year to build and stretches to 7.6 metres long with an engine of 2000 cc,41 windows and six wheels. (Photo by Dhana Kencana/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Longest Volkswagen Kombi in the world(12 of29)
SEMARANG, INDONESIA - JANUARY 19 : Wahyu Pamungkas (R), talks with a client in his world's longest Volkswagen Kombi in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia, on January 19, 2016. World's longest Volkswagen Kombi van took more than a year to build and stretches to 7.6 metres long with an engine of 2000 cc,41 windows and six wheels. (Photo by Dhana Kencana/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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Britain's Andy Murray (R) shakes hands as he celebrates after victory in his men's singles match against Germany's Alexander Zverev on day two of the 2016 Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 19, 2016. AFP PHOTO / SAEED KHAN-- IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE / AFP / SAEED KHAN (Photo credit should read SAEED KHAN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:SAEED KHAN via Getty Images)
Preparations For The World Economic Forum (WEF) 2016(14 of29)
Armed members of the Swiss Police watch from the roof of the Hotel Davos ahead of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016. World leaders, influential executives, bankers and policy makers attend the 46th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos from Jan. 20 - 23. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Bank Of England Governor Mark Carney Delivers The 50th Anniversary Peston Lecture At Queen Mary University(15 of29)
Mark Carney, governor of the Bank of England (BOE), delivers the 50th anniversary Peston Lecture at the School of Economics and Finance at Queen Mary University in London, U.K., on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016. Carney signaled an increase in interest rates is still some way off, using his first speech of the year to highlight global economic risks and persistent factors weighing on inflation. Photographer: Luke MacGregor/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Chancellor Merkel Visits German Navy First Flotilla(16 of29)
KIEL, GERMANY - JANUARY 19: German Chancellor Angela Merkel inspects a member of the German Navy's Special Forces divers' unit while she visted the 'Braunschweig' warship on January 19, 2016 in Kiel, Germany. Merkel was visiting the 'Braunschweig,' a small frigate of the German Navy's First Flotilla, at its home base in Kiel. The German Navy is participating in the international military coalition fighting the Islamic State (IS) in Syria. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Sean Gallup via Getty Images)
PETA Protests Against Animal Suffering In The Fashion Industry(17 of29)
BERLIN, GERMANY - JANUARY 19: Activists of the animal rights organisation PETA protest against animal suffering in the fashion industry outside the fashion week venue on January 19, 2016 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Target Presse Agentur Gmbh/Getty Images) (credit:Target Presse Agentur Gmbh via Getty Images)
Winter weather Jan 19th 2016(18 of29)
The sunrise over Holme Pierrepont, Nottinghamshire , as swathes of the country have been warned of icy conditions. (credit:Neil Squires/PA Wire)
Javan Gibbon baby(19 of29)
EDITORS NOTE: ALTERNATE CROP Previously unreleased photo dated 08/01/16 of a four week old Javan Gibbon clinging to its mother Belle as it makes its public debut at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park near Ashford in Kent. The as yet unnamed baby is the first of its species to be born at the park in six years. (credit:Gareth Fuller/PA Wire)
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Firefighters work on extinguishing a fire at the Ritz Hotel in Paris on January 19, 2016. A major fire broke out at the landmark Paris Ritz hotel, which is closed for renovations, the fire service said. The blaze is on the 'top floor of the building and the roof', a fire service spokesman said. AFP PHOTO / LIONEL BONAVENTURE / AFP / LIONEL BONAVENTURE (Photo credit should read LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:LIONEL BONAVENTURE via Getty Images)
Las Luminarias De San Anton Festival(21 of29)
SAN BARTOLOME DE PINARES, SPAIN - JANUARY 16: A man rides a horse through a bonfire during 'Las Luminarias' Festival on January 16, 2016 in San Bartolome de Pinares, Spain. In honor of Saint Antony the Abbot, the patron saint of animals, horses are riden through the bonfires on the night before the official day of honoring animals in Spain. The tradition, which is hundreds of years old, is meant to purify and protect the animal in the coming year. (Photo by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images) (credit:Pablo Blazquez Dominguez via Getty Images)
Australian Open Tennis(22 of29)
Rafael Nadal, right, of Spain is consoled by compatriot Fernando Verdasco after his first round loss to Verdasco at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016.(AP Photo/Mark Baker) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Ukraine Epiphany(23 of29)
An Orthodox believer plunges in icy water during celebrations of the Epiphany in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016. Orthodox believers celebrate the holiday of the Epiphany on Jan. 19, and traditionally bathe in holes cut through thick ice on rivers and ponds to cleanse themselves with water deemed holy for the day. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Severe Cold(24 of29)
A scene along Chicago's lakefront photographed Monday, Jan.18, 2016. It was the coldest morning of the season so far in Chicago with sub-zero temperatures and wind chills across the area. The arctic air mass that froze water pipes in Minnesota and lead Chicago officials to ask residents to check on neighbors this weekend is sticking around in some parts of the upper Midwest. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
APTOPIX France Migrants(25 of29)
Migrants walk in the makeshift camp Monday, Jan.18, 2016 in Calais, northern France. Bulldozers were used to clear part of a 100-meter-long strip of land between the camp and the highway. Up to 6,000 people were staying there in the fall, though the number has decreased recently. Containers behind are converted to shelters to accommodate as many as 1,500 migrants. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Severe Cold(26 of29)
A scene along Chicago's lakefront photographed Monday, Jan.18, 2016. It was the coldest morning of the season so far in Chicago with sub-zero temperatures and wind chills across the area. The arctic air mass that froze water pipes in Minnesota and lead Chicago officials to ask residents to check on neighbors this weekend is sticking around in some parts of the upper Midwest. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Hot Water Pipes Burst In Beijing(27 of29)
BEIJING, CHINA - JANUARY 18: (CHINA OUT) Workers help to clean near Beijing News Plaza as the hot water pipes burst here on January 18, 2016 in Beijing, China. The pipes burst at nearly 9:00 pm, dispersing heavy steam clouds over the area. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images) (credit:ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
David Cameron Visits Mosque in Leeds(28 of29)
LEEDS, UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 18: Prime Minister David Cameron (C) talks with Imam Qari Asim (R), and Shabana Muneer, a member of Makkah Masjid mosque's women's group, as he visits Makkah Masjid Mosque on January 18, 2016 in Leeds, England. Cameron announced a £20 million fund to help Muslim women avoid isolation, and potential radicalisation, by learning English. He also said that Muslim women who have entered the country on a spousal visa and fail to learn English to a high enough standard could not be guaranteed to stay in the country. (Photo by Oli Scarff - WPA Pool /Getty Images) (credit:WPA Pool via Getty Images)
Russia Epiphany(29 of29)
A Russian Orthodox believer bathes in the icy water on Epiphany at the Church of the Holy Trinity in Ostankino near TV Tower in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Jan. 18, 2016. Water that is blessed by a cleric on Epiphany is considered holy and pure until next year's celebration, and is believed to have special powers of protection and healing. The Russian Orthodox Church follows the old Julian calendar, according to which Epiphany falls on Jan. 19. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr) (credit:Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr/AP)