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South Korean soldiers take a snow bath during military exercises in Pyeongchang, South Korea

South Korean soldiers prove their hardiness during winter mountain training exercises by taking a snow bath.

Visitors at a dinosaur exhibition in Sydney, Australia

Visitors enjoy a preview of an exhibition based on the BBC's Walking With Dinosaurs TV series, featuring 14 full-scale dinosaur models in Sydney, Australia.

Clothes in a department store in Troyes, France

The winter sales are in full swing in a department store in Troyes, France.

The Soul of the Universe is displayed at a jewellery house in Kiev, Ukraine

It took 24 people three years to create The Soul of the Universe which goes on display at the Karpova Jewellery House in Kiev, Ukraine.

A Hindu holy man wears a garland of marigold flowers

An Indian Hindu holy man, or Sadhu, wears a garland of marigold flowers during the Ardh Kumbh Mela festival in northern India.

A farmer walks through fog near Amritsar, India

An Indian farmer walks through the fog which has been affecting parts of northern India recently.

A man sits on a dock in Herrsching, Germany

A German man enjoys a winter evening in Herrsching as very mild weather affects most of the country.

A prototype of a hydrogen-powered car goes for a test drive in Taipei, Taiwan

Members of the Taiwanese press turn out for a test drive of Mingdao University's hydrogen-powered car in Taipei.

Rescue workers at the site of a house destroyed by an explosion in Blois, France

A neighbour watches rescue workers at the site of a house destroyed by an explosion in central France.






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