Gamekeepers try to take a sedated rhino out of the water during a capture and translocation operation in Nairobi National Park. AFP
Gamekeepers try to take a sedated rhino out of the water during a capture and translocation operation in Nairobi National Park. AFP
Al Gore during an interview on the opening day of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Bloomberg
Al Gore during an interview on the opening day of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Bloomberg
Comoros soldiers clear barricades placed by opposition protesters in Moroni. Former coup leader Azali Assoumani won re-election in the first round of a disputed presidential vote in the Comoros, an Indian Ocean island chain. AFP
Comoros soldiers clear barricades placed by opposition protesters in Moroni. Former coup leader Azali Assoumani won re-election in the first round of a disputed presidential vote in the Comoros, an Indian Ocean island chain. AFP
A Sikh religious procession on the occasion of the birth anniversary of the 10th Guru of the Sikhs, Guru Gobind Singh, in Prayagraj. AFP
A Sikh religious procession on the occasion of the birth anniversary of the 10th Guru of the Sikhs, Guru Gobind Singh, in Prayagraj. AFP
One of the denizens of Gatorland Park in Orlando, Florida. EPA
One of the denizens of Gatorland Park in Orlando, Florida. EPA
A protester throws apples as farmers from the Midi-Pyrenees region of southwestern France dump waste and manure outside a government building during a protest against taxation. AFP
A protester throws apples as farmers from the Midi-Pyrenees region of southwestern France dump waste and manure outside a government building during a protest against taxation. AFP
Waiting for sunrise over the Bay of Bengal in Puducherry, India. AFP
Waiting for sunrise over the Bay of Bengal in Puducherry, India. AFP
Riders urge their mounts through flames during the annual Luminarias celebration on the eve of Saint Anthony's day in the village of San Bartolome de Pinares, Spain. Reuters
Riders urge their mounts through flames during the annual Luminarias celebration on the eve of Saint Anthony's day in the village of San Bartolome de Pinares, Spain. Reuters

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