ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - JANUARY 19: A silhouette of Thorbjorn Olesen of Denmark playing his second shot on the eighteenth hole during day one of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship at Yas Links Golf Course on January 19, 2023 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Warren Little / Getty Images)
ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - JANUARY 19: A silhouette of Thorbjorn Olesen of Denmark playing his second shot on the eighteenth hole during day one of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship at Yas Links Golf Course on January 19, 2023 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Warren Little / Getty Images)
A murga group performs during the inaugural carnival parade in Montevideo, Uruguay. AP Photo
A murga group performs during the inaugural carnival parade in Montevideo, Uruguay. AP Photo
Police block a street after a day of clashes with anti-government protesters in Lima, Peru. AP Photo
Police block a street after a day of clashes with anti-government protesters in Lima, Peru. AP Photo
Winter sunshine in Kabul. Dozens of people and tens of thousands of cattle have died in Afghanistan because of the freezing temperatures and food shortages. EPA
Winter sunshine in Kabul. Dozens of people and tens of thousands of cattle have died in Afghanistan because of the freezing temperatures and food shortages. EPA
The Guojiatuo Yangtze River Bridge in south-west China. The 1,403m bridge was opened to traffic on Wednesday. EPA
The Guojiatuo Yangtze River Bridge in south-west China. The 1,403m bridge was opened to traffic on Wednesday. EPA
US President Joe Biden leaves the White House for California, where he will review damage from recent flooding. EPA
US President Joe Biden leaves the White House for California, where he will review damage from recent flooding. EPA
French protesters in Nice during a demonstration against the government's pension reform plan. Reuters
French protesters in Nice during a demonstration against the government's pension reform plan. Reuters
Dog walkers cross frozen grassland in Bushy Park, London. Reuters
Dog walkers cross frozen grassland in Bushy Park, London. Reuters

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