Fireworks light up the sky behind ice sculptures during the opening of the annual ice festival in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China January 5, 2019. (Photo by Reuters)
A selection of photos shot recently from around the world:
This picture taken on January 1, 2019 shows a man wearing a costume diving into a partly frozen lake in Shenyang, in China's northeastern Liaoning Province, at a temperature of minus 21 degrees Celsius. (By AFP)
People watch the Three Kings of The Cabalgata Los Reyes Magos (Cavalcade of the Three Kings), the day before Epiphany, in Pamplona, northern Spain, on January 5, 2019. (Photo by AP)
Revellers take part in the "The Castaneda Family" parade in Pasto, Colombia, on January 4, 2019, during the Blacks and Whites Carnival, the largest festivity in the southwest region of the country. (Photo by AFP)
Schoolchildren attend a yoga session in Ahmedabad, India, on January 5, 2019. (Photo by AFP)
Emirati youths perform a traditional dance during the AFC Asian Cup opening ceremony at Zayed Sport City in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, on January 5, 2019. (Photo by AP)
A ski tourist removes snow from a car after heavy snowfall in Vilzmoos, Austria, on January 5, 2019. (Photo by AP)
Mini's French driver Cyril Despres and co-driver Jean Paul Cottret take part in a driving session in San Bartolo, 75 km south of Lima, Peru, on January 4, 2019, ahead of the 2019 Dakar Rally, which will take place in Peru from January 6 to 17, 2019. (Photo by AFP)
In this picture, taken on December 6, 2018, a Pakistani man cooks grilled meat at a restaurant in Namak Mandi in Peshawar, Pakistan. (By AFP)
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