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  • <p>Italy’s Mount Etna erupts, spewing out a bright orange cloud of volcanic lightning, cloud and ash. (PA)</p>
    1/12

    Mount Etna Erupts

    Italy’s Mount Etna erupts, spewing out a bright orange cloud of volcanic lightning, cloud and ash. (PA)

  • <p>A dog with a little santa riding on his back takes a break at the Auckland Santa Run. (Phil Walter/Getty)</p>
    2/12

    Getting Festive

    A dog with a little santa riding on his back takes a break at the Auckland Santa Run. (Phil Walter/Getty)

  • <p>People hike on the Perito Moreno glacier in Los Glaciares National Park, part of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field in Argentina. The majority of the almost 50 large glaciers in Los Glaciares National Park have been retreating during the past fifty years due to warming temperatures. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)</p>
    3/12

    Glacial Progress

    People hike on the Perito Moreno glacier in Los Glaciares National Park, part of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field in Argentina. The majority of the almost 50 large glaciers in Los Glaciares National Park have been retreating during the past fifty years due to warming temperatures. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

  • <p>A blanket of heavy smog covered the city of Shanghai this week, pictured here at sunrise. (Imaginechina/Rex)</p>
    4/12

    City In Smog

    A blanket of heavy smog covered the city of Shanghai this week, pictured here at sunrise. (Imaginechina/Rex)

  • <p>Giant Panda Basi celebrates her 35th birthday at the Panda Research and Exchange centre in Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China. (Xinhua/Rex)</p>
    5/12

    King Of The Zoo

    Giant Panda Basi celebrates her 35th birthday at the Panda Research and Exchange centre in Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China. (Xinhua/Rex)

  • <p>Competitors in the Fairyhouse Races in Ireland rush past a giant puddle on the inside of the track. (Alan Crowhurst/Getty)</p>
    6/12

    Off To The Races

    Competitors in the Fairyhouse Races in Ireland rush past a giant puddle on the inside of the track. (Alan Crowhurst/Getty)

  • <p>A young girl holds up her drawing in a makeshift camp on the Greek-Macedonian border. (Ognen Teofilovski/Reuters)</p>
    7/12

    Finding A Home

    A young girl holds up her drawing in a makeshift camp on the Greek-Macedonian border. (Ognen Teofilovski/Reuters)

  • <p>A woman takes a chilly dip in a partially frozen lake in Shenyang, China. (Seng Li/Reuters)</p><p><br></p>
    8/12

    Icy Swim

    A woman takes a chilly dip in a partially frozen lake in Shenyang, China. (Seng Li/Reuters)


  • <p>Great Britain defeated Belgium 3-1 to win the Davis Cup for first time since 1936. Andy Murray sealed victory with a win over David Goffin-Great Britain team celebrate win. (BPI?Rex)</p>
    9/12

    Victory Celebration

    Great Britain defeated Belgium 3-1 to win the Davis Cup for first time since 1936. Andy Murray sealed victory with a win over David Goffin-Great Britain team celebrate win. (BPI?Rex)

  • <p>Hundreds of lanterns are hung on Rajadamnern Road, Thailand, in celebration of King Bhumibol Adulyadej birthday. (Zuma/Rex)</p>
    10/12

    Happy Birthday

    Hundreds of lanterns are hung on Rajadamnern Road, Thailand, in celebration of King Bhumibol Adulyadej birthday. (Zuma/Rex)

  • <p>Two spooky life-sized Victorian dolls rode the underground in London this week to mark the launch of the world’s first psychological theme park ride created by Derren Brown. (Rex)</p>
    11/12

    Ghost Train

    Two spooky life-sized Victorian dolls rode the underground in London this week to mark the launch of the world’s first psychological theme park ride created by Derren Brown. (Rex)

  • <p>The world’s longest and highest glass-bottomed bridge is currently under construction over the Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon. (Rex)</p>
    12/12

    Flying High

    The world’s longest and highest glass-bottomed bridge is currently under construction over the Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon. (Rex)

<p>Italy’s Mount Etna erupts, spewing out a bright orange cloud of volcanic lightning, cloud and ash. (PA)</p>
<p>A dog with a little santa riding on his back takes a break at the Auckland Santa Run. (Phil Walter/Getty)</p>
<p>People hike on the Perito Moreno glacier in Los Glaciares National Park, part of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field in Argentina. The majority of the almost 50 large glaciers in Los Glaciares National Park have been retreating during the past fifty years due to warming temperatures. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)</p>
<p>A blanket of heavy smog covered the city of Shanghai this week, pictured here at sunrise. (Imaginechina/Rex)</p>
<p>Giant Panda Basi celebrates her 35th birthday at the Panda Research and Exchange centre in Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China. (Xinhua/Rex)</p>
<p>Competitors in the Fairyhouse Races in Ireland rush past a giant puddle on the inside of the track. (Alan Crowhurst/Getty)</p>
<p>A young girl holds up her drawing in a makeshift camp on the Greek-Macedonian border. (Ognen Teofilovski/Reuters)</p>
<p>A woman takes a chilly dip in a partially frozen lake in Shenyang, China. (Seng Li/Reuters)</p><p><br></p>
<p>Great Britain defeated Belgium 3-1 to win the Davis Cup for first time since 1936. Andy Murray sealed victory with a win over David Goffin-Great Britain team celebrate win. (BPI?Rex)</p>
<p>Hundreds of lanterns are hung on Rajadamnern Road, Thailand, in celebration of King Bhumibol Adulyadej birthday. (Zuma/Rex)</p>
<p>Two spooky life-sized Victorian dolls rode the underground in London this week to mark the launch of the world’s first psychological theme park ride created by Derren Brown. (Rex)</p>
<p>The world’s longest and highest glass-bottomed bridge is currently under construction over the Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon. (Rex)</p>
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