A Lithuanian Orthodox believer crosses himself as he bathes in the icy water shortly after midnight during a traditional Epiphany celebration in a lake near Vilnius, Lithuania, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021. Water that is blessed by a cleric on Epiphany is considered holy and pure until next year's celebration, and is believed to have special powers of protection and healing. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
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A surfer braves the waves in Porthcawl. Athena Pictures/Shutterstock
One of ten Melanistic grey seal pups which have been spotted by rangers at the National Trust’s Blakeney Point in Norfolk over the course of the winter pupping season. Black seals are rare with approximately one in 400 grey seals being melanistic. The Rangers cannot tell if seals are grey or melanistic until they moult at two to three-weeks-old and the black velvety coat is revealed. Hanne Siebers/National Trust/PA Wire
Catherine Southon lists some of 260 London street signs before before they go up for an online auction next month at Catherine Southon Auctioneers and Valuers in Chislehurst, south east London. Gareth Fuller/PA Wire
Marwell Zoo keeper Zoe Newnham with the zebras, as keepers across the zoo have been taking stock of the thousands of animals cared for there despite the challenges of being closed to the public because of the Covid-19 restrictions. Marwell Zoo/PA Wire
Flags are placed on the National Mall, with the U.S. Capitol behind them, ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. AP Photo/Alex Brandon
Student EMT Ruth Corscadden (left) and Paramedic Daniel McCollam wearing full PPE during their shift for the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service covering the Northern Trust’s Hospitals. Liam McBurney/PA Wire
Adelie penguins on the Antarctic Peninsula. Breeding Antarctic penguins could be helped by a proposed network of marine protected areas (MPAs), according to new research. Heather Lynch/Stony Brook University/PA Wire
Aerial photo shows the National Alpine Skiing Center in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China. Xinhua/Shutterstock
Members of the Last Sons of Liberty, of the Boogaloo Movement attend a second amendment rally during Lobby Day at the Virginia State Capitol 2nd Amendment Rally, Virginia State Capitol, Richmond. Chris Tuite/ImageSPACE/Shutterstoc
The bubbles get frozen in the Sayram lake in Bortala,Xinjiang,China. Top Photo Corporation/Shutterstock
A Lithuanian Orthodox believer crosses himself as he bathes in the icy water shortly after midnight during a traditional Epiphany celebration in a lake near Vilnius, Lithuania. AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis
Motorists make their way through floodwater on Derby Road in Hathern, Leicestershire. Joe Giddens/PA Wire
Residents build tents outside their house badly damaged by earthquake in Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia. Aid was reaching the thousands of people left homeless and struggling after an earthquake that killed a number of people struck early Friday. AP Photo/Yusuf Wahil
