Belarus' villagers celebrate the traditional Kalyady holiday in the village of Bukcha, some 280 km south of Minsk, on January 7, 2018. Villagers walk from house to house singing, dancing, eating and drinking with their neighbours. / AFP PHOTO / Sergei GAPONSERGEI GAPON/AFP/Getty Images
Bikas Das, The Associated PressA sadhu, or a Hindu holy man, blesses a devotee as he smokes marijuana at a transit camp on the way to Gangasagar, in Kolkata, India, Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018. Thousands of Hindu pilgrims are expected to take the annual holy dip at Gangasagar, where the Ganges River reaches the Bay of Bengal, on the auspicious Makar Sankranti festival day that falls on Jan. 14.
A reveller takes part in the "White Day" parade, on January 6, 2018, during the Carnival of Blacks and Whites in Pasto, Colombia, the largest festivity in the south-western region of the country. More than 10,000 people among artists, craftsmen and revellers take part in the Blacks and Whites Carnival, which has its origins in the mix of the multiple Andean, Amazonian and Pacific cultural expressions. It is celebrated every year from January 2 to 6 in the city of Pasto and is part of UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity since 2009. / AFP PHOTO / LUIS ROBAYOLUIS ROBAYO/AFP/Getty Images
A girl looks on candle during an Orthodox Christmas service in a church in Bishkek late on January 6, 2018. Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas on January 7 in the Middle East, Russia and other Orthodox churches that use the old Julian calendar instead of the 17th-century Gregorian calendar adopted by Catholics, Protestants, Greek Orthodox and commonly used in secular life around the world / AFP PHOTO / VYACHESLAV OSELEDKOVYACHESLAV OSELEDKO/AFP/Getty Images
A reveller takes part in the "White Day" parade, on January 6, 2018, during the Carnival of Blacks and Whites in Pasto, Colombia, the largest festivity in the south-western region of the country. More than 10,000 people among artists, craftsmen and revellers take part in the Blacks and Whites Carnival, which has its origins in the mix of the multiple Andean, Amazonian and Pacific cultural expressions. It is celebrated every year from January 2 to 6 in the city of Pasto and is part of UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity since 2009. / AFP PHOTO / LUIS ROBAYOLUIS ROBAYO/AFP/Getty Images
A reveller takes part in the "White Day" parade, on January 6, 2018, during the Carnival of Blacks and Whites in Pasto, Colombia, the largest festivity in the south-western region of the country. More than 10,000 people among artists, craftsmen and revellers take part in the Blacks and Whites Carnival, which has its origins in the mix of the multiple Andean, Amazonian and Pacific cultural expressions. It is celebrated every year from January 2 to 6 in the city of Pasto and is part of UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity since 2009. / AFP PHOTO / LUIS ROBAYOLUIS ROBAYO/AFP/Getty Images
A performer waits for the beginning of the Samba School street parade at Copacabana's beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on January 06, 2018. Copacabana's beach avenue became a "sambadrome" where more than one thousand musicians and dancers from all major Rio de Janeiro's samba schools performed for tourists and locals. / AFP PHOTO / MAURO PIMENTELMAURO PIMENTEL/AFP/Getty Images
Revellers pose on a float during the "White Day" parade, on January 6, 2018, during the Carnival of Blacks and Whites in Pasto, Colombia, the largest festivity in the south-western region of the country. More than 10,000 people among artists, craftsmen and revellers take part in the Blacks and Whites Carnival, which has its origins in the mix of the multiple Andean, Amazonian and Pacific cultural expressions. It is celebrated every year from January 2 to 6 in the city of Pasto and is part of UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity since 2009. / AFP PHOTO / LUIS ROBAYOLUIS ROBAYO/AFP/Getty Images
A woman wearing a traditional Bulgarian dress poses in front of the Bulgarian St Stephen's Church, also known as the 'Iron Church', after its reopening ceremony, in Istanbul on January 7, 2018. The leaders of Turkey and Bulgaria on January 7 reopened the Bulgarian St Stephen's Church after seven years of restoration, a gesture of harmony in an often turbulent relationship between the two neighbours. / AFP PHOTO / OZAN KOSEOZAN KOSE/AFP/Getty Images
German chancellor Angela Merkel delivers a statement in Berlin, Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018. German Chancellor Angela Merkel embarked Sunday on talks with the center-left Social Democrats on forming a new government, with leaders stressing the need for speed as they attempt to break an impasse more than three months after the country's election.
A man takes a picture of portraits (LtoR) of late French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo's deputy chief editor Bernard Maris, French cartoonists Georges Wolinski, Bernard Verlhac (aka Tignous), Charlie Hebdo editor Stephane Charbonnier (aka Charb) and Jean Cabut (aka Cabu) near the magazine's offices at Rue Nicolas Appert, in Paris on January 7, 2018, on the third anniversary of the jihadist attack on French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. Two French jihadists who had sworn allegiance to al-Qaeda killed 11 people at Charlie Hebdo's offices in 2015 over the staunchly atheist magazine's satirical coverage of Islam and the prophet Mohammed. / AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULTCHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT/AFP/Getty Images
A Serbian Orthodox nun walks outside the Medieval Monastery in the town of Gracanica during the ceremonial burning of dried oak branches, symbolizing the Yule log during Orthodox Christmas eve celebrations in Gracanica, on January 6, 2018. The branches are also carried into the homes and burned on Orthodox Christmas Day, which is celebrated according to the Julian calendar, on January 7. / AFP PHOTO / Armend NIMANIARMEND NIMANI/AFP/Getty Images
A picture taken on January 7, 2018 shows buildings in a flooded street in Marnay, after the Ognon river overflowed due to the weather conditions. / AFP PHOTO / SEBASTIEN BOZONSEBASTIEN BOZON/AFP/Getty Images
A picture taken on January 7, 2018 shows the strong currents and higher level of the river Seine, in Paris, due to the weather forecast, with the Eiffel Tower on the background. / AFP PHOTO / OLIVIER MORINOLIVIER MORIN/AFP/Getty Images
This handout from the Korea Coast Guard taken and released on January 7, 2018 shows the Panamanian-flagged tanker "Sanchi" on fire after a collision with a cargo ship at sea. Thirty-two people, mostly Iranians, were missing on January 7 after an oil tanker collided with a cargo ship off the coast of east China, the transport ministry said. / AFP PHOTO / KOREA COAST GUARD / handout / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / KOREA COAST GUARD" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS HANDOUT/AFP/Getty Images
Devotees display replicas of the Black Nazarene during a procession outside Quiapo church in Manila on January 7, 2018, ahead of the annual procession on January 9. Hundreds of thousands of barefoot devotees will on January 9 attend the annual religious procession in one of the world's biggest Catholic parades honoring an ebony statue of Jesus Christ they believe has miraculous powers. / AFP PHOTO / TED ALJIBETED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images
People skate and walk on the frozen "Oeschinensee" mountain lake near Kandersteg in the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland, Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018. (Peter Klaunzer/Keystone via AP)
People walk at Narino Square in Pasto, Colombia, on January 7, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Luis ROBAYOLUIS ROBAYO/AFP/Getty Images
Maxim Malinovsky, AFP/Getty ImagesBelarus soldiers take part in an Orthodox service in a military base in Minsk on Jan. 7, 2018. Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas on January 7 in the Middle East, Russia and other Orthodox churches that use the old Julian calendar instead of the 17th-century Gregorian calendar adopted by Catholics, Protestants, Greek Orthodox and commonly used in secular life around the world.
Women pig farmers take pigs out, in the village of Tonezh, on January 7, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Sergei GAPONSERGEI GAPON/AFP/Getty Images
Radek Mica, AFP/Getty ImagesMore than 300 people dressed in costumes perform the cult comedy Monty Python's Silly Walk on Jan. 7 in Brno, Czech Republic, marking the International Silly Walk Day.
Ben Stansall, AFP/Getty ImagesPeople use cash machines as they take part in the annual 'No Trousers On The Tube Day' at Liverpool Street Station in London on Jan. 7, 2018. Started in 2002 with only seven participants, the day is now marked in over 60 cities around the world. The idea behind "No Pants" is that random passengers board a subway car at separate stops in the middle of winter, without wearing trousers. The participants wear all of the usual winter clothing on their top half such as hats, scarves and gloves and do not acknowledge each other's similar state of undress.
People take part in the annual 'No Trousers On The Tube Day' (No Pants Subway Ride) at Liverpool Street Station in London on January 7, 2018. Started in 2002 with only seven participants, the day is now marked in over 60 cities around the world. The idea behind "No Pants" is that random passengers board a subway car at separate stops in the middle of winter, without wearing trousers. The participants wear all of the usual winter clothing on their top half such as hats, scarves and gloves and do not acknowledge each other's similar state of undress. / AFP PHOTO / Ben STANSALLBEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images
Ben Stansall, AFP/Getty ImagesA tube train arrives as people take part in the annual 'No Trousers On The Tube Day' on the Central line in London on Jan. 7, 2018. Started in 2002 with only seven participants, the day is now marked in over 60 cities around the world. The idea behind "No Pants" is that random passengers board a subway car at separate stops in the middle of winter, without wearing trousers. The participants wear all of the usual winter clothing on their top half such as hats, scarves and gloves and do not acknowledge each other's similar state of undress.
A man reads a newspaper as he takes part in the annual 'No Trousers On The Tube Day' (No Pants Subway Ride) at Liverpool Street Station in London on January 7, 2018. Started in 2002 with only seven participants, the day is now marked in over 60 cities around the world. The idea behind "No Pants" is that random passengers board a subway car at separate stops in the middle of winter, without wearing trousers. The participants wear all of the usual winter clothing on their top half such as hats, scarves and gloves and do not acknowledge each other's similar state of undress. / AFP PHOTO / Ben STANSALLBEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images
Pope Francis presides over a Mass in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018. Pope Francis on Sunday baptized 34 cooing and crying babies in the splendor of the Sistine Chapel, and encouraged their parents to make sure the "language of love" is spoken at home. With Michelangelo's famed frescoes on the ceiling overhead, the parents, some with other young children in tow, brought 18 girls and 16 boys forward to Francis in the annual ceremony.
Pope Francis baptizes a baby at the Vatican, Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018. Pope Francis on Sunday baptized 34 cooing and crying babies in the splendor of the Sistine Chapel, and encouraged their parents to make sure the "language of love" is spoken at home. With Michelangelo's famed frescoes on the ceiling overhead, the parents, some with other young children in tow, brought 18 girls and 16 boys forward to Francis in the annual ceremony.
Khalil Hamra, The Associated PressPalestinian Greek orthodox Christians attend the Christmas Eve Mass at St. Porphyrios Church in Gaza City, early Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018.
Rajesh Kumar Singh, The Associated PressAn Indian Hindu holy man, or Sadhu, is seen silhouetted against a makeshift tent as he applies vermillion paste on the forehead of a Hindu devotee after taking a holy dip at "Sangam," the meeting point of Indian holy rivers the Ganges and the Yamuna, during the annual traditional fair of Magh Mela in Allahabad, India, Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018. Hundreds of thousands of devout Hindus are expected to take holy dips at the confluence during the astronomically auspicious period of over 45 days celebrated as Magh Mela.
A man dressed as Father Frost leaves a house as he celebrates the traditional Kalyady holiday in the village of Sredniye Pechi, some 290 km south of Minsk, on January 7, 2018. Kolyady is an ancient pagan holiday initially celebrated on winter solstice but since appropriated to celebrate Christmas, Julian calendar's New Year, and other winter holidays / AFP PHOTO / Sergei GAPONSERGEI GAPON/AFP/Getty Images
Skiers react in the finish area, after crossing the finish line for the Women's 9 km Pursuit Free - Final Climb race during the FIS World cup Tour de Ski at Val Di Fiemme Cermis's Alps in Cavalese, northern Italy, on January 7, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / ANDREAS SOLAROANDREAS SOLARO/AFP/Getty Images
Peugeot's Spanish driver Carlos Sainz and co-driver Lucas Cruz (L) and Peugeot's French driver Cyril Despres and co-driver David Castera compete during the 2018 Dakar Rally Stage 2 in and around the Peruvian town of Pisco, on January 7, 2018. The 40th edition of the Dakar Rally will take competitors through Peru, Bolivia and Argentina until January 20. / AFP PHOTO / Franck FIFEFRANCK FIFE/AFP/Getty Images
Steven Senne, The Associated PressSam Safa, of Merrimack, N.H., owner of Reeds Ferry Market, sprinkles salt at the entrance to the convenience store, Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018, in Merrimack. A lone Powerball ticket sold at Reeds Ferry Market matched all six numbers and will claim a $570 million jackpot, one day after another single ticket sold in Florida nabbed a $450 million Mega Millions grand prize. Reeds Ferry Market is to receive a $75,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.
Water flows over the American Falls as ice forms in this view from the Canadian side in Niagara Falls, Ont., Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018. Almost every year frigid temperatures transform the falls into an icy winter wonderland when the mist is blown back, freezing on the landscape. (Aaron Lynett/The Canadian Press via AP)
Julie Jacobson, The Associated PressFishing trawlers sit at a dock surrounded by sheets of ice on Lake Montauk, Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018, in Montauk, N.Y.
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Belarus' villagers celebrate the traditional Kalyady holiday in the village of Bukcha, some 280 km south of Minsk, on January 7, 2018.
Villagers walk from house to house singing, dancing, eating and drinking with their neighbours. / AFP PHOTO / Sergei GAPONSERGEI GAPON/AFP/Getty Images
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