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JANUARY 2018
Pictures of the day
Jan.29 – Jan.31, 2018
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JANUARY 2018
Pictures of the day
Jan.29 – Jan.31, 2018
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Greek workshop recreates ancient masterpieces
In this Monday, Jan. 22, 2018, a
sculptor paints a copy of the head of
Hygeia, deity of health, in THE
Culture Ministry's Lab in Athens. (AP
Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
Jan.22, 2018
GALLERY
PHOTOS

It might be the closest an artist can get to time travel: Painstakingly recreating the sculptures of
Greece’s ancient masters.
A group of artists working for Athens’ Culture Ministry has the exclusive right to make the
officially certified copies, which are meant for sale in Greek museum shops.
“The standard is very high. And every artist tries to emulate what was done by the artist in
ancient times,” supervisor Stelios Gavalas, a sculptor by training, told The Associated Press.
“For us, it is a very big honor to have daily contact with works of the great artists of antiquity.”

In this Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018, a copy of Venus
de Milo, Aphrodite the ancient Greek goddess
of love, beauty, pleasure and procreation,
made by plaster goes through color
processing in Culture Ministry's Lab in Athens.
(AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
Jan.16, 2018

In this Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018, a sculptor paints a plaster replica of the seven-
foot bronze statue of Zeus, or Poseidon, made in the mid-5th century B.C. in the
Culture Ministry's Lab in Athens. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
Jan.16, 2018

In this Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018, sculptors work
in the Culture Ministry's Lab in Athens. (AP
Jan.16, 2018

In this Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018,
employees of Culture Ministry work in
their Lab in Athens. (AP Photo/Thanassis
Stavrakis)
The team of about 50 fine arts
graduates works on a range of
sculptures, from a three-inch (nearly
eight-centimeter) hare from Roman-
era Macedonia to a seven-foot (more
than two-meter) statue of Zeus, or
Poseidon, made in the mid-5th century
B.C. and one of the star exhibits of the
National Archaeological Museum in
Athens.
All are full-scale, made out of plaster
in molds and painstakingly hand-
painted to match the hues of the
original piece, be it metal, marble,
clay or even ivory. Plaster is used
because it doesn’t shrink while drying,
unlike other materials such as resin,
and allows reproductions that are
completely accurate in size.
Jan.17, 2018

In this Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018, a worker places a
copy of the head of Kouros in Culture Ministry's Lab in
Athens. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
Jan.17, 2018

In this Monday, Jan. 22, 2018, a copy of the head of Alexander the Great
goes through color processing in Culture Ministry's Lab in Athens. (AP
Casts are made in the museums where the
originals are kept, and the ensuing moulds are
stored in the workshop, together with more
than a thousand prototype copies, some dating
from the late 19th century.
Each reproduction can take days to complete,
with the mid-5th century B.C. Zeus, or
Poseidon, requiring nearly two months from
beginning to end, including the time required
for the plaster to dry. That copy sits near the
top of the price range, costing 3,000 euros
($3,700).
For the time being, the copies can only be
bought at major museums and archaeological
sites. The proceeds are meant to help fund
Greek archaeology and conservation projects.
Culture Minister Lydia Koniordou promised at a
recent news conference that by the summer
they will also be available for online purchase.
Jan.22, 2018

In this Monday, Jan. 22, 2018, a sculptor cleans a copy of
the head of Hygeia, deity of health, in Culture Ministry's
Lab in Athens. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
Jan.22, 2018

In this Monday, Jan. 22, 2018, employees of
Culture Ministry carry copies at the warehouse of
the Lab in Athens. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
Jan.22, 2018

In this Monday, Jan. 22, 2018, an employee
of Culture Ministry places a copy at the
warehouse of the Lab in Athens. (AP
Jan.22, 2018

In this Monday, Jan. 22, 2018, an
employee of Culture Ministry paints
a plaster replica of a statue at the
Lab in Athens. A team of about 50
fine arts graduates work on a range
of sculptures, from a three-inch
hare from Roman-era Macedonia to
a seven-foot statue of Zeus, or
Poseidon, made in the mid-5th
century B.C. and one of the star
exhibits of the National
Archaeological Museum in Athens.
Jan.22, 2018

In this Monday, Jan. 22, 2018, plaster replicas of Hygeia,
ancient deity of health, are placed on a shelf storage in Culture
Ministry's Lab in Athens. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
Jan.22, 2018

In this Monday, Jan. 22, 2018, a sculptor
paints a plaster replica of the seven-foot
bronze statue of Zeus, or Poseidon, made in
the mid-5th century B.C. in the Culture
Ministry's Lab in Athens. (AP
Jan.22, 2018

In this Monday, Jan. 22, 2018, painters work on
plaster replicas in the Culture Ministry's Lab in
Athens. The team of about 50 fine arts graduates
work on a range of sculptures, from a three-inch
hare from Roman-era Macedonia to a seven-foot
statue of Zeus, or Poseidon, made in the mid-5th
century B.C. and one of the star exhibits of the
National Archaeological Museum in Athens. (AP
Jan.22, 2018

In this Monday, Jan. 22, 2018, plaster replicas
of Cycladic figurines are placed on a shelf
storage in Culture Ministry's Lab in Athens.
Jan.22, 2018

In this Monday, Jan. 22, 2018, employees
work at the warehouse of Culture Ministry's
Lab where they place the replicas used to
make moulds in Athens. (AP Photo/Thanassis
Stavrakis)
Jan.22, 2018

In this Monday, Jan. 22, 2018, tools are placed over ancient replicas in the
Culture Ministry's Lab in Athens. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
Jan.22, 2018

In this Monday, Jan. 22, 2018, an employee wraps
an ancient replica in the Culture Ministry's Lab in
Athens. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
TEXT FROM THE AP NEWS STORY, AP
PHOTOS: GREEK WORKSHOP
RECREATES ANCIENT MASTERPIECES BY
THANASSIS STAVRAKIS.
Jan.22, 2018

In this Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, sculptors work in
the Culture Ministry's Lab in Athens. (AP
Jan.24, 2018

For some Afghans weighed down
by decades of war and struggle, a
little comfort and distraction can
be found in the company of birds.
The war seems a long way off in
the Ka Faroshi bird market in the
heart of Kabul's old city, a narrow
lane with a few alleys off it,
packed with small, mud-walled
shops festooned with bird cages.
Mohammad Jan, 67, sits
beside a cage of partridges in
a shop at Ka Faroshi bird
market in Kabul, Afghanistan.
REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail
GALLERY
PHOTOS

Fighting cocks and partridges
squawk in bell-shaped wicker cages,
while finches, larks and canaries of
all varieties hop about in cages, and
pigeons coo in small aviaries made
of wire.
"In Afghanistan, it’s a passion to
keep birds," said Rafiullhah Ahmadi,
who sells fighting cocks at the
market.
"Some people love to keep fighting
cocks, some love to have partridges
and some love to have other kinds of
birds. It's a custom in Afghanistan."
Jan.18, 2018
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Another trader, Mohammad Zahir
Tanha, said birds helped bring relief
from the stress of life in the Afghan
capital, recently hit by a spate of
bloody militant attacks.
"I have a mental problem and
doctors advised me to keep birds,"
Tanha said in his shop, stacked with
cages.
"Right now, I have about 50 pigeons.
When I’m home I keep myself busy
with the pigeons and that keeps me
happy and fresh."
Mirza (right) and Noor pose for a picture.
Jan.18, 2018
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But the favourite of many
Afghans is the chukar partridge,
an elegant reddish-grey bird with
a black band across its eyes and
around its throat, a red beak, and
black stripes on its side.
The partridges are bred for
fighting.
"My passion is partridges, I’ve
been keeping partridges for about
60 years," said Abdul Khetab, 80,
another market trader.
"I’m first in Kabul in partridge
fighting."
Fatih, 70, holds a cage of partridges.
Jan.18, 2018
18 JAN 2018. KABUL, AFGHANISTAN. REUTERS/MOHAMMAD ISMAIL

Tanha said he was devoted to
his birds and treated them like
family.
"When you keep birds in a
cage you have to take care of
them the way you take care of
your children," he said.
"You have to love your birds
because birds can’t speak, to
say what they need."
Jan.18, 2018

Customers, most of them
men, but some blue burqa-
clad women too, squeeze
down the crowded street,
stopping to inspect birds on
display, haggle with
shopkeepers and buy bird
seed and other supplies
Jan.25, 2018

Most of the birds come
from Afghanistan, caught
in the wild or raised. Some
are imported from
neighbouring countries,
such as Iran and Pakistan,
but traders said business
was down, with few birds
being imported these days.
Jan.25, 2018

Ahmadi said the best fighting cocks
come from northern Afghanistan.
The most expensive ones can bring
up to 1 million afghanis ($14,000).
Sayed Mohammad Ali holds his rooster.
Jan.25, 2018

Jan.18, 2018
SLIDESHOW

Jan.18, 2018

Jan.19, 2018

Jan.25, 2018

And are there any worries about bird flu in
the market?
"Afghan birds don’t have bird flu, Pakistani
and Iranian birds have that," said Gawar
Khan, who trades fighting cocks.
Jan.25, 2018

January 29, 2018

Turkish forces push into Syria
A Turkish soldier waves a flag on
Mount Barsaya, northeast of
Afrin, Syria. REUTERS/ Khalil
Ashawi
Jan.29, 2018

Turkish forces are seen at Mount
Barsaya in northeast of Afrin, Syria.
REUTERS/ Khalil Ashawi
Jan.29, 2018

Turkish forces are seen on
Mount Barsaya, northeast of
Afrin, Syria. REUTERS/Khalil
Ashawi
Jan.29, 2018

Turkish forces are seen on Mount
Barsaya in northeast of Afrin, Syria.
REUTERS/ Khalil Ashawi
Jan.29, 2018

Turkish forces wave a flag on Mount
Barsaya, northeast of Afrin, Syria. REUTERS/
Khalil Ashawi
Jan.29, 2018

Members of Turkey-backed Free Syrian Army police forces patrol in Azaz, Syria.
REUTERS/Umit Bektas
Jan.29, 2018

A view shows moored peniche houseboats
and the Eiffel Tower along the flooded
banks of the River Seine after days of almost
non-stop rain caused flooding in the country
in Paris, France. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
Jan.29, 2018

A view shows the Pont Neuf bridge and Ile de la Cite along the flooded banks of
the River Seine. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
Jan.29, 2018

A view shows peniche houseboats moored along the flooded
banks of the River Seine. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuente
Jan.29, 2018

The banks of the Seine River
cover a park in Paris on Jan.
29, 2018.
Floodwaters have reached a
peak in Paris and are now
threatening towns
downstream along the rain-
engorged Seine River.
Weeks of heavy rains have
swollen the Seine and
tributaries, forcing road
closures, engulfing scenic
embankments and halting
river boat cruises through the
French capital.
— Michel Euler / AP
Jan.29, 2018

A home is submerged in floodwater
from the Seine in Villennes-sur-Seine,
west of Paris, on Jan. 29.
— Stephane De Sakutin / AFP - Getty
Images
Jan.29, 2018

A view shows the Statue of Liberty
replica and flooded banks of the
River Seine after days of almost
non-stop rain caused flooding in
the country in Paris.
REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
Jan.29, 2018

Lava flows from the crater of Mount
Mayon Volcano during an eruption
in Legazpi city, Albay province,
south of Manila, Philippines.
REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco
Jan.29, 2018

Bruno Mars accepts the award for
record of the year for "24K Magic."
— Matt Sayles / Invision/AP
Jan.29, 2018

Kendrick Lamar
— Christopher Polk / Getty
Images for NARAS
Jan.29, 2018

Kesha, center, performs
"Praying" as, from left, Bebe
Rexha, Cyndi Lauper, Camila
Cabello, Andra Day and Julia
Michaels provide back up vocals.
— Matt Sayles / Inivsion/AP
Jan.29, 2018

Kesha is embraced by fellow singers after
they performed Praying at the Grammy
Awards. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
Jan.29, 2018

Ukraine Anniversary
Hundreds of people march with torches to
commemorate the 100th anniversary of the
Ukrainians' fight against Moscow's bolsheviks in Kiev,
Ukraine, Monday, Jan. 29, 2018. On Jan. 29, 1918, a
historical battle between Bolshevik forces of
thousands and a small Ukrainian unit of several
hundred, mainly students, took place near Kruty
railway station in 130km from Kiev. (AP Photo/Efrem
Lukatsky)
Jan.29, 2018

Reuters / Monday, January 29, 2018
Members of a historical military club take part in
a historical reenactment performance of the
battle on January 29, 1918 when several hundred
students died while defending the Ukrainian
capital from the Bolsheviks, in Kiev, Ukraine.
REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
Jan.29, 2018

Lebanon Politics
Supporters of Lebanese
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri
ride a scooter past a road block,
during a protest against
Lebanese Foreign Minister Gibran
Bassil, in Beirut, Lebanon,
Monday, Jan. 29, 2018. Lebanese
Prime Minister Saad Hariri is
urging calm after a video
emerged showing Bassil calling
Berri, the powerful parliament
speaker, a "thug" in a closed
meeting. (AP Photo/Hussein
Malla)
Jan.29, 2018

Spain Traditional Carnival
Two young Joaldunaks called
Zanpantzar, take part in the Carnival
between the Pyrenees villages of
Ituren and Zubieta, northern Spain,
Monday, Jan. 29, 2017. In one of the
most ancient carnivals in Europe,
dating from before the Roman empire,
companies of Joaldunak (cowbells)
made up of residents of two towns,
Ituren and Zubieta, parade the streets
costumed in sandals, lace petticoats,
sheepskins around the waist and
shoulders, coloured neckerchiefs,
conical caps with ribbons and a hyssop
of horsehair in their right hands and
cowbells hung across their lower back.
(AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
Jan.29, 2018

Quadruple Shooting
An officer looks out from a
row home where authorities
say at least four people have
been shot to death the day
before, in Reading, Pa.,
Monday, Jan. 29, 2018. (AP
Photo/Matt Rourke)
Jan.29, 2018

Quadruple Shooting
Mourners gather Monday, Jan. 29, 2018,
where authorities say at least four people
have been shot to death the day before,
in Reading, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Jan.29, 2018

Quadruple Shooting
A man gathers with other mourners
where authorities say at least four
people have been shot to death the day
before, in Reading, Pa., Monday, Jan. 29,
2018. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Jan.29, 2018

Ecuador Referendum
Ecuador's former President Rafael Correa speaks into a
microphone as he arrives to lead a rally against an
upcoming constitutional referendum in Rumicucho,
Ecuador, Monday, Jan. 29, 2018. Sunday's referendum,
called by current President Lenin Moreno, will present
voters with seven questions, from making it impossible
for Correa to run again for president, to lengthening the
statute of limitations in cases of sexual abuse, to
expanding national park territory to reduce oil drilling.
(AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
Jan.29, 2018

Afghanistan
An Afghan woman leaves the site of an attack at
the Marshal Fahim academy in Kabul, Afghanistan
Monday, Jan. 29, 2018. Islamic State militants
attacked Afghan soldiers guarding the military
academy in the capital Kabul on Monday, killing
at least 10 troops and wounding 16. AP
Photo/Rahmat Gul)
Jan.29, 2018

An injured man receives medical
assistance after a blast in Kabul,
Afghanistan. REUTERS/Mohammad
Ismail
Jan.29, 2018

Mexico Missing Teen
A protestor holds a sign reading in
Spanish, "Without being at war,
Mexico is the country with the
second highest levels of forced
disappearances. Who are the police
protecting?" during a
demonstration calling on security
forces to stop harassing young
people and explain what happened
to Marco Antonio Sanchez during
the five days he was missing, at the
Angel of Independence monument
in Mexico City, Monday, Jan. 29,
2018. Sanchez, the 17-year-old
university student whose
disappearance after being detained
by police prompted an outcry on
social media, was located on
Sunday in neighboring Mexico
State. (AP Photo/Rebecca
Blackwell)
Jan.29, 2018

Heat Mavericks Basketball
Miami Heat center Hassan Whiteside, left, and
Dallas Mavericks guard Wesley Matthews (23)
slam into the scorer's table while chasing after
the ball in the first half of an NBA basketball
game Monday, Jan. 29, 2018, in Dallas. (AP
Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Jan.29, 2018

Chile Tompkins National Parks
Guanacos sit during a signing ceremony
in Patagonia Park, Chile, Monday, Jan.
29, 2018. Chilean President Michelle
Bachelet signed decrees Monday
creating vast new national parks using
lands donated by U.S. conservation
organization Tompkins Conservation in
what is believed to be the largest private
donation of land ever from a private
entity to a country. (AP Photo/Esteban
Felix)
Jan.29, 2018

Reuters / Monday, January 29, 2018
Russia's Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar lights
candles during the stone-laying ceremony
for the memorial to members of the
resistance at Nazi concentration camps
during World War Two, at the Jewish
Museum and Tolerance Centre as part of the
International Holocaust Victims
Remembrance Day, in Moscow, Russia.
REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
Jan.29, 2018

January 30, 2018

A flock of starlings fills the dusk sky over
Rome, Italy. REUTERS/Tony Gentile
Jan.30, 2018

A demonstrator confronts riot police
during a rally in defense of the
nationalization of lithium reserves in the
country, in Santiago, Chile.
REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza
Jan.30, 2018

Destroyed building from previous
clashes are seen in Mosul, Iraq.
REUTERS/Khalid Al-Mousily
Jan.30, 2018

Earthquake victims embrace as they take part in
a farewell ceremony to their homes in a building
in Pacifico 455, damaged during the September
2017 earthquake in Mexico City, Mexico.
REUTERS/Carlos Jasso
Jan.30, 2018

Prototypes for President Trump's border wall
with Mexico are seen behind the current
border fence in this picture taken from the
Mexican side of the border in Tijuana, Mexico.
REUTERS/Jorge Duenes
Jan.30, 2018

David Beckham, wearing a league scarf,
salutes a section of the crowd at this official
announcement for Miami's MLS expansion
team in Miami, Florida. REUTERS/Andrew
Innerarity
Jan.30, 2018

A honour guard stands at the Tomb of
the Unknown Soldier by the Kremlin
wall in Moscow, Russia.
REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
Jan.30, 2018

Afghan Presidential palace employees
prepare for Indonesian President Joko
Widodo to get off the plane in Kabul
airport in Kabul, Afghanistan.
REUTERS/Massoud Hossaini/Pool
Jan.30, 2018

Supporters of Amal movement hold
the party's flag near burning tires in
Beirut, Lebanon.
REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
Jan.30, 2018

Britain's Catherine, the Duchess of
Cambridge, visits a bandy ice rink during
her official visit with Prince William in
Stockholm, Sweden. REUTERS/Hannah
McKay
Jan.30, 2018

A taxi driver takes part in a demonstration
against what taxi drivers say is unfair
competition from new car sharing
companies such as Uber, in San Salvador, El
Salvador. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas
Jan.30, 2018

A Palestinian farmer throws wheat seeds
during a tour by the International
Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), near
the border with Israel, in the southern
Gaza Strip. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu
Mustafa
Jan.30, 2018

A Taiwanese M60A3 tank fires off
blank shells during a military drill in
Hualien, eastern Taiwan.
REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Jan.30, 2018

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro throws
the ball during a softball game with ministers
and military high command members at
Fuerte Tiuna military base, in Caracas,
Venezuela. REUTERS/Marco Bello
Jan.30, 2018

A reveller dresses in a leaf costume during carnival
celebrations in Ituren, northern Spain, alongside bell-
wearing dancers known as Joaldunak who perform a ritual
dance to ward off evil spirits and awaken the coming
spring. REUTERS/Vincent West
Jan.30, 2018

Cast member Chadwick Boseman
poses at the premiere of Black
Panther in Los Angeles.
REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
Jan.30, 2018

Afghan security forces stand near the Marshal Fahim military academy after a
series of explosions in Kabul, Afghanistan. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail
Jan.30, 2018

Reuters / Tuesday, January 30, 2018
Supporters of Kenyan opposition leader Raila
Odinga of the National Super Alliance (NASA)
coalition gesture through a bus window ahead of
his planned swearing-in ceremony as the
President of the People's Assembly in Nairobi,
Kenya. REUTERS/Baz Ratner
Jan.30, 2018

Driverless cars
The self-driving delivery vehicle from Silicon Valley startup Nuro, intended to be
used for local commerce, is shown in San Francisco. Courtesy of Nuro/Handout
via REUTERS
Jan.30, 2018

A driverless vehicle at Vanke's
Building Research Centre testing
area in Dongguan, south China's
Guangdong province, November
2015. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Jan.30, 2018

The Smart concept autonomous
car Vision EQ fortwo model.
REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
Jan.30, 2018

Turkey Syria
Turkey-backed Syrian opposition
fighters of the Free Syrian Army
drive towards the border with
Syria, in the outskirts of the border
town of Kilis, Turkey, Tuesday, Jan.
30, 2018. Turkey launched a
military offensive against Afrin on
Jan. 20 to drive out the Syrian
Kurdish People's Protection Units,
or YPG, which is says are an
extension of the outlawed Kurdish
rebels inside Turkey. (AP
Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
Jan.30, 2018

Britain Brexit
Pro-EU membership supporters hold
European Union flags as they protest
against Brexit across the street from the
Houses of Parliament in London, Tuesday,
Jan. 30, 2018. A leaked, and gloomy,
economic forecast has inflamed arguments
about Britain's decision to leave the
European Union. Brexit-supporting
politicians on Tuesday said those who
released the document were trying to
derail Britain’s EU exit, while pro-EU
lawmakers accused the government of
burying bad news. (AP Photo/Matt
Dunham)
Jan.30, 2018

Peru Fujimori Protest
Anti-corruption demonstrators
wear defaced masks of Peru's
former President Alberto Fujimori
in Lima, Peru, Tuesday, Jan. 30,
2018. Demonstrators were
protesting that Fujimori was
given a medical pardon while
serving a 25-year sentence for
human rights abuses and graft
committed during his 1990-2000
rule. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
Jan.30, 2018

State Of Union
President Donald Trump
walks into the House
Chamber as he arrives for his
State of the Union address to
a joint session of Congress
on Capitol Hill in
Washington, Tuesday, Jan.
30, 2018. (AP Photo/Susan
Walsh)
Jan.30, 2018

State Of Union
House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin whispers to Vice
President Mike Pence before the State of the Union address to a
joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday,
Jan. 30, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Jan.30, 2018

State of Union
President Donald Trump
gestures as delivers his first
State of the Union address in
the House chamber of the U.S.
Capitol to a joint session of
Congress Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018
in Washington, as Vice President
Mike Pence and House Speaker
Paul Ryan applaud. (Win
McNamee/Pool via AP)
Jan.30, 2018

State of the Union
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of
Calif., center seated, with other House
members wearing black in support the
metoo and timesup movement, ahead of
tonight's State of the Union address on
Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 30,
2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Jan.30, 2018

State of the Union Ohio
Supporters watch President Donald Trump
speak at a State of the Union watch party
hosted by the Hamilton County Republican
Party, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018, in Cincinnati.
(AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Jan.30, 2018

Spain Traditional Carnival
A group of participants dressed in traditional clothes and
wearing large hats decorated with ribbons and feathers,
known as ''Ttutturo'', take part in the Carnival of the
Pyrenees villages of Leitza, northern Spain, Tuesday, Jan.
30, 2018. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
Jan.30, 2018

Spain Traditional
Carnival
A group of participants dressed
with traditional clothes and
wearing larges hats know as
''Ttutturo'', decorated with
colored ribbons and feathers
as a symbol to the land, enter
at a bar as they take part in the
Carnival of the Pyrenees
villages of Leitza, northern
Spain, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018.
(AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
Jan.30, 2018

Kenya Politics
Supporters of opposition leader
Raila Odinga, one wearing a
Pharaoh costume, gather in
advance of a mock "swearing-in"
ceremony of Odinga at Uhuru Park
in downtown Nairobi, Kenya
Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018. Odinga is
due Tuesday to hold a so-called
"inauguration" of himself in protest
of President Uhuru Kenyatta's new
term following the divisive 2017
election. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
Jan.30, 2018

Kenya Politics
Supporters of opposition
leader Raila Odinga, one
wearing a mask, attend a
mock "swearing-in" ceremony
at Uhuru Park in downtown
Nairobi, Kenya Tuesday, Jan.
30, 2018. Odinga was sworn-
in as "the people's president"
during a mock "inauguration",
in protest of President Uhuru
Kenyatta's new term following
the divisive 2017 election, and
despite the government's
warning that the event would
be considered treason. (AP
Photo/Ben Curtis)
Jan.30, 2018

Greece Macedonia
A skateboarder practices next to the
modern bronze statue of Alexander
the Great on his famous horse
Bucephalus in the northern port city
of Thessaloniki , Greece, on Tuesday,
Jan. 30, 2018. The United Nations
said Monday that progress can be
made to resolve a 25-year-old
dispute between Greece and
Macedonia over the latter nation's
name "with the right spirit of
compromise by the leadership and
by the peoples of the two
countries." (AP Photo/ Giannis
Papanikos)
Jan.30, 2018

Spain Catalonia
A man wearing a mask of Catalonia's ex-
president Carles Puigdemont during a
protest outside of the Parliament of
Catalonia in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, Jan.
30, 2018. Plans by Catalan separatist
lawmakers to re-elect fugitive ex-president
Tuesday received a setback when the house
speaker postponed the session, saying the
planned parliament meeting would not
take place until there were guarantees
Spanish authorities "won't interfere.". (AP
Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Jan.30, 2018

France Floods
A man uses a dinghy boat in a
flooded street of the island of
Vaux, west of Paris, Tuesday, Jan.
30, 2018. Rivers swollen by
France's heaviest rains in 50 years
have engulfed romantic quays in
Paris, swallowed up gardens and
roads, halted riverboat
cruises,and raised concerns about
climate change. (AP
Photo/Thibault Camus)
Jan.30, 2018

France Floods
A swan swims along a flooded street on
the island of Vaux, west of Paris, Tuesday,
Jan. 30, 2018. Rivers swollen by France's
heaviest rains in 50 years have engulfed
romantic quays in Paris, swallowed up
gardens and roads, halted riverboat
cruises — and raised concerns about
climate change. (AP Photo/Thibault
Camus)
Jan.30, 2018

Brazil Corruption
Backdropped by posters with line
drawings that depict Brazil's former
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and a
message that reads in Portuguese,
“Lula is innocent”, Douglas Silva waits
at a bus stop in Brasilia, Brazil,
Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018. A three-judge
panel last week unanimously upheld
da Silva's corruption and money
laundering conviction and raised his
sentence from nine and a half to 12
years and one month in prison. The
unemployed worker says the former
leader should have been sentenced for
more years in prison. (AP Photo/Eraldo
Peres)
Jan.30, 2018

South Korea Daily Life
Women wearing South Korean
traditional costume "Hanbok" take a
selfie in snow in front of the
Gwanghwamun, the main gate of
the 14th-century Gyeongbok Palace,
one of South Korea's well-known
landmarks, in Seoul, South Korea,
Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018. (AP
Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Jan.30, 2018

Westminster Dog Show
Chinese dog breeds pose for a picture
during a news conference in New York,
Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018. The dogs were part
of news conference to promote the 142nd
Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog
Show, which is taking place in New York
City starting Feb. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Seth
Wenig)
Jan.30, 2018

Kenya Sun Halo
A bird of prey flies in the sky in front
of a sun halo seen over downtown
Nairobi, Kenya Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018.
Sun halos are caused by light
interacting with ice crystals in the
atmosphere. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
Jan.30, 2018

A member of Turkey-backed Free Syrian Army police forces stands guard on the
road near Azaz, Syria January 27, 2018. REUTERS/Yesim Dikmen
Jan.27, 2018
GALLERY
PHOTOS

Smoke rises from the Syrian side as
seen near the Oncupinar border gate
on the Turkish-Syrian border in Kilis,
Turkey, January 28, 2018.
REUTERS/Murad Sezer
Jan.28, 2018
GALLERY
PHOTOS

Turkish forces and Free Syrian Army
members are seen on Mount Barsaya,
northeast of Afrin, Syria January 28, 2018.
REUTERS/ Khalil Ashaw
Jan.28, 2018
GALLERY
PHOTOS

Turkey-backed Free Syrian Army fighters
fire a mortar in Barsaya mountain,
northeast of Afrin, Syria January 28,
2018. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi
Jan.28, 2018
GALLERY
PHOTOS

A Turkish soldier stands on top of a tank
near the Turkish-Syrian border in Hatay
province, Turkey, January 28, 2018.
REUTERS/Murad Sezer
Jan.28, 2018
GALLERY
PHOTOS

A Turkish army artillery unit is
pictured on the Turkish-Syrian border
in Kilis, Turkey January 28, 2018. Ismail
Coskun/Ihlas News Agency (IHA) via
REUTERS
Jan.28, 2018
GALLERY
PHOTOS

Turkey-backed Free Syrian Army fighters are
seen in Qastal village in east Afrin, Syria
January 30, 2018. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi
Jan30, 2018

Plainclothes police officers and forensic
experts examine the site after a rocket fired
from Syria landed in a neighborhood, near
the Oncupinar border gate in Kilis, Turkey
January 30, 2018. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
Jan.302018

Plainclothes police officers and forensic experts
examine after a rocket fired from Syria landed on a
field near the Oncupinar border gate on Turkish-
Syrian border in Kilis, Turkey, January 30, 2018.
REUTERS/Murad Sezer
Jan.30, 2018

January 31, 2018

Turkish Army tanks are seen near the
Turkish-Syrian border in Kilis province,
Turkey January 31, 2018.
REUTERS/Osman Orsal
Jan.31, 2018

Turkey-backed Free Syrian Army fighters ride
in a vehicle near the Turkish-Syrian border in
Kilis province, Turkey January 31, 2018.
REUTERS/Osman Orsal
Jan.31, 2018

Turkey-backed Free Syrian Army fighters are
seen in Qastal village in east Afrin, Syria.
REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi
Jan.31, 2018

A kurdish girl gestures during
a protest against the Turkish
attacks on Afrin in Qamishli,
Syria. REUTERS/Rodi Said
Jan.31, 2018

PyeongChang 2018: Olympic
venues from space
The eyes of the world will be on South Korea during the
upcoming Winter Olympics.PyeongChang Olympic Stadium
DigitalGlobe's satellites give us a unique
perspective on many of the venues where
Olympians from around the world will put
years of training to the test, competing in
102 events in 15 sport disciplines.
The PeyongChang Olympic stadium, which
seats 35,000, will host the opening and
closing ceremonies of the games on Feb.
9th and 25th.
Most snow sports will be staged in
PyeongChang while alpine speed events
will take place in Jeongseon and all ice
sports will compete in the coastal city of
Gangneung.
According to the organizers, all the venues
are located within a 30-minute drive of the
Olympic Stadium.
— DigitalGlobe
Jan.31, 2018

PyeongChang Olympic Village
The village has eight 15-story buildings to house athletes competing in
snow events in the host town of PyeongChang and nearby Jeongseon.
Another Olympic village will house athletes in Gangeung for competitors
in ice events like hockey and skating.
In addition to accommodation, the villages include banks, post offices,
convenience stores, laundry rooms, gyms and religious centers.
— DigitalGlobe
Jan.31, 2018

Phoenix Snow Park
The park will host freestyle
skiing and snowboarding
events.
— DigitalGlobe
Jan.31, 2018

Olympic Sliding Center
Bobsleigh, luge and skeleton events will be
held at the center.
— DigitalGlobe
Jan.31, 2018

Jeongseon Alpine Center
Up to 6,500 spectators can
watch downhill and Super-G
skiing events at the center.
— DigitalGlobe
Jan.31, 2018

Yongpyong Alpine Center
Giant slalom and slalom ski events will
be held at the center.
— DigitalGlobe
Jan.31, 2018

The Alpensia Ski Jumping Center
The tops of the ramps for the "Large
Hill," left, and "Normal Hill" are visible
at the bottom of this satellite view.
— DigitalGlobe
Jan.31, 2018

Gangneung Oval
Skating, hockey and curling will be staged in
the coastal city of Gangneung.
Olympic rings cover the roof of the Gangneung
Oval where speed skating events will be
hosted. Short track speed skating and figure
skating events will be held at the Ice Arena,
just below and to the left of the Oval.
— DigitalGlobe
Jan.31, 2018

Gangneung
Gangneung, a city of 210,000, is a
popular summer destination for South
Koreans.
— DigitalGlobe
Jan.31, 2018

Overview of Olympic venues
The Olympic Stadium is circled in red
at top, the Olympic Village is at center
and the Yongpyong Alpine Center is at
lower left.
— DigitalGlobe
Jan.31, 2018

Malaysia Thaipusam Festival
A Hindu devotee carries milk pot during the Thaipusam festival at
Batu Caves in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018.
Thaipusam, which is celebrated in honor of Hindu god Lord Murugan,
is an annual procession by Hindu devotees seeking blessings,
fulfilling vows and offering thanks. (AP Photo/Sadiq Asyraf)
Jan.31, 2018

Singapore Daily Life
A woman brisk walks along the East Coast
beach which is a popular spot away from
the hustle and bustle of city life for locals
to exercise, at the start of a work day on
Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018, in Singapore.
(AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
Jan.31, 2018

Samuel Rodriguez (L) looks while his son Emanuel throws out a bucket of
mud, while they unearth a vehicle, after Hurricane Maria hit the island in
September 2017, in Utuado, Puerto Rico. REUTERS/Alvin Baez
Jan.31, 2018

A farmer walks through a wheat field on a foggy winter morning on
the outskirts of Jammu. REUTERS/Mukesh GuptaJan.31, 2018

The world's tallest man, Sultan Kosen and the
shortest woman, Jyoti Amge walk in front of
the Great Pyramids and the Sphinx of Giza on
the outskirts of Cairo. REUTERS/Mohamed
Zaki
Jan.31, 2018

Russian President Vladimir Putin is seen
on an electronic screen during a meeting
with his confidants ahead of the
upcoming presidential election in
Moscow. REUTERS/Grigory Dukor
Jan.31, 2018

Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga of the
National Super Alliance (NASA) holds a bible
as he takes a symbolic presidential oath of
office in Nairobi, Kenya. REUTERS/Baz Ratner
Jan.31, 2018

A Houthi arms depot explodes after it was
hit by air strikes in Sanaa, Yemen.
REUTERS/Khaled Abdulla
Jan.31, 2018

India's third Scorpene-class submarine INS Karanj is seen silhouetted
as a tugboat pulls it during its launch at the Mazagon Dock Ltd. naval
shipbuilding yard, in Mumbai, India. REUTERS/Shailesh AndradeJan.31, 2018

North Korean defector Ji Seong-ho, currently a law
student at Dongguk University, holds up his crutches
during President Trump's State of the Union address on
Capitol Hill. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Jan.31, 2018

A Palestinian boy charges a mobile phone
from batteries offered as a free service in his
neighborhood which experiences power
shortages, in Johr El-Deek in Gaza.
REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
Jan.31, 2018

Lifeguard of Spanish NGO Proactiva Open Arms Xavi Cerda gestures
from onboard an RHIB to fellow lifeguards during a rescue operation
simulation in central Mediterranean Sea. REUTERS/Alkis
Konstantinidis
Jan.31, 2018

Photographers take photos of Sid the Pug
at a media preview event for the
Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in
Manhattan. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
Jan.31, 2018

Albania's ruined churches seek salvation
Reuters / Wednesday, January 31, 2018
A man looks at a damaged fresco in The Orthodox
Church of Saint Athanasios in Leshnica, Saranda,
Albania. The government and the Orthodox
church itself have started restoring some of the
structures that date from the Byzantine period or
later in the south of the country. REUTERS/Florion
Goga
Jan.31, 2018

A general view of The Orthodox Church of Saint Athanasios in Muzina, Saranda.
The churches are often in picturesque locations and their fortunes reflect the
twists of Albanian politics over the last century. REUTERS/Florion Goga
Jan.31, 2018

Reuters / Wednesday, January
31, 2018
A man is seen walking by the
ruins of The Orthodox Church
of Saint Athanasios in
Leshnica, Saranda. Albania
became a functioning state
after World War One after
domination under the
Ottoman Empire. It became
communist after World War
Two but embraced democracy
in 1990 and aspires to join the
European Union.
REUTERS/Florion Goga
Jan.31, 2018

A damaged fresco is pictured in The
Orthodox Church of Saint Athanasios in
Leshnica, Saranda. REUTERS/Florion Goga
Jan.31, 2018

A man looks at a damaged fresco in
The Orthodox Church of Saint
Athanasios in Leshnica, Saranda.
REUTERS/Florion Goga
Jan.31, 2018

A damaged fresco is pictured in The Orthodox Church of
Saint Athanasios in Leshnica, Saranda. REUTERS/Florion
Goga
Jan.31, 2018

A man points out a damaged fresco in The
Orthodox Church of Saint Athanasios in
Leshnica, Saranda, Albania. REUTERS/Florion
Goga
Jan.31, 2018

Yemen separatists capture Aden
Reuters / Wednesday, January
31, 2018
Smoke billows from a car parts
store hit by shells during the
conflict in the port city of Aden.
Southern Yemeni separatists
took control of the port city of
Aden after two days of fighting,
residents said on Tuesday,
confining the internationally
recognized government of
President Abd-Rabbu Mansour
Hadi to the presidential palace.
REUTERS/Fawaz Salman
Jan.31, 2018

Southern Yemeni separatist fighters
flash the V sign as they ride on the
back of a truck in Aden.
Jan.31, 2018

Smoke billows from a car parts store hit by
shells during the conflict in the port city of
Aden. REUTERS/Fawaz Salman
Jan.31, 2018

Supporters of southern Yemeni
separatists take part in an anti-
government protest in Aden.
Jan.31, 2018

Muneer al-Yafee, a southern Yemeni
separatist leader (C) walks at the site of
an anti-government protest in the port
city of Aden. REUTERS/Fawaz Salman
Jan.31, 2018

Southern Yemeni separatists stand by a
tank in the port city of Aden.
Jan.31, 2018

A man stands outside a car parts store hit by
shells during the conflict in the port city of
Jan.31, 2018

Southern Yemeni separatists stand at the
gate of a pro-government military barracks,
with a poster of Yemen's President Abd-
Rabbu Mansour Hadi, in the port city of
Jan.31, 2018

Supporters of southern Yemeni separatists
take part in an anti-government protest in
Jan.31, 2018

Inside Guantanamo
A group of detainees observe morning
prayer before sunrise inside Camp Delta,
October 28, 2009. REUTERS/DoD/Petty
Officer 2nd Class Marcos T. Hernandez
GALLERY
PHOTOS

Detainees pray in a communal
area of Camp Six, March 18,
2011. REUTERS/DoD/Petty
Officer 1st Class David P.
Coleman
GALLERY
PHOTOS

US Navy guards escort a detainee
through Camp Delta, June 10, 2008.
REUTERS/DoD/1st Lt. Sarah Cleveland
GALLERY
PHOTOS

A selection of lunch meals offered to detainees are displayed in a food
preparation area, March 7, 2013. REUTERS/Bob Strong
GALLERY
PHOTOS

Reuters / Wednesday, January 31, 2018
An Egyptian archaeological technician uses
chemical injection to renovate a pharaonic bed
with animal figures which belonged to The Golden
King Tutankhamun, in the conservation centre of
the Grand Egyptian Museum, on the outskirts of
Cairo. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
Jan.31, 2018

Super Bowl I ring to commemorate the Green Bay Packers 35-10 victory over the
Kansas City Chiefs at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles,
California on January 15, 1967. Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Super Bowl championship ringsGALLERY
PHOTOS

Super Bowl II ring to commemorate the Green Bay Packers 33-14 victory over
the Oakland Raiders at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida on January 14, 1968.
Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
GALLERY
PHOTOS

Super Bowl III ring to commemorate the New York Jets 16-7 victory over the
Baltimore Colts at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida on January 12, 1969. Kirby
Lee-USA TODAY Sports
GALLERY
PHOTOS

Super Bowl IV ring to commemorate the Kansas City Chiefs 23-7 victory over the
Minnesota Vikings at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana on January 11,
1970. Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
GALLERY
PHOTOS

Suiting up
NASA astronaut Joe Acaba, left, assists spacewalkers Norishige
Kanai, from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, and NASA's
Mark Vande Hei during a fit check of their spacesuits on Jan. 18
aboard the space station.
— NASA
GALLERY
PHOTOS

Astronaut selfie
Spacewalker Mark Vande Hei snaps a picture
of himself during the first spacewalk of 2018
on Jan. 23.
The reflective visor is necessary to reflect the
blinding sun beams.
Photos: The evolution of the spacesuit
— Mark Vande Hei / NASA
Jan.23, 2018
GALLERY
PHOTOS

Take off!
An Ariane-5 rocket, carrying television and
communication satellites and NASA's GOLD
mission instrument, takes off from its launch
pad in Kourou, French Guiana, on Jan. 25.
About 9 minutes after liftoff, the outlook
turned grim: Arianespace lost contact with
the rocket's upper stage, leading to
speculation that the payloads had been lost.
But everything turned out all right in the
end, according to representatives of the
France-based launch provider.
The GOLD mission will examine Earth's upper
atmosphere to see how the boundary
between Earth and space changes over time.
— JM Guillon / ESA via EPA
Jan.25, 2018
GALLERY
PHOTOS

A British Airways aicraft flies in front of a
full moon over London. REUTERS/Toby
Melville
Jan.31, 2018

A full moon is seen behind the business
tower Lakhta Centre, which is under
construction in St. Petersburg, Russia.
REUTERS/Anton Vaganov
Jan.31, 2018

A super blood blue moon is seen during an
eclipse at a temple in Bangkok.
REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
Jan.31, 2018

A lunar eclipse of a full blue moon is seen above
a statue at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
railway station in Mumbai, India.
REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui
Jan.31, 2018

A blue moon comes out of a lunar
eclipse as it sets past an ocean pier in
Oceanside, California. REUTERS/Mike
Blake
Jan.31, 2018

A lunar eclipse of a full blue moon is seen
above the ferris wheel on the Santa
Monica Pier. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
Jan.31, 2018

A lunar eclipse over Oceanside, California. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Jan.31, 2018

Debris is scattered next to
the track after an Amtrak
train collided with a
garbage truck in Crozet,
Virginia, on Jan. 31, 2018.
— Justin Ide / Crozet
Volunteer Fire Department
via Reuters
AT THE SCENE: TRAIN CARRYING
GOP LAWMAKERS STRIKES
GARBAGE TRUCK
A chartered train carrying Republican lawmakers to a retreat collided with a
trash truck in Virginia Wednesday morning.
Jan.31, 2018

Emergency personnel at the scene.
White House Press Secretary Sarah
Huckabee Sanders confirmed that
one person had died and another
was seriously injured.
No members of Congress or their
staff were hurt, she said.
— Rep. Greg Walden / via AP
Jan.31, 2018

The crossing where the crash
occurred was equipped with
flashing lights as well as gates on
both sides of the track, sources
told NBC News.
— Zack Wajsgrasu / The Daily
Progress
Jan.31, 2018

Flake said the front car of the
train derailed during the crash.
— Rep. Greg Walden / via EPA
Jan.31, 2018

The train was carrying House and Senate Republicans
to the retreat in West Virginia when it hit the truck.
"It was a sudden impact, a loud noise and everyone
was jolted,” Rep. Carlos Curbelo of Florida said on
MSNBC.
— Justin Ide / Crozet Volunteer Fire Department via
Reuters
Jan.31, 2018

House Speaker Paul Ryan was on the train but
was not injured, a source told NBC News.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was
not on the train, a spokesperson said.
Related: Train carrying GOP Congress members
hits garbage truck, one dead
— Zack Wajsgrasu / The Daily Progress via AP
Jan.31, 2018

The wreckage of the garbage truck
lies beside the Amtrak passenger
train after the collision.
— Drone Base / via Reuters
Jan.31, 2018
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