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  • Deanne Ferguson looks around at icicles ...

    Jason Franson, The Canadian Press via The Associated Press

    Deanne Ferguson looks around at icicles during a tour of the Ice Castles attraction in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018. The ice castle is crafted by hand, using only icicles and water, and resembles organic formations found in nature.

  • TOPSHOT - Constantin Schmid of Germany ...

    Joe Klamar, AFP/Getty Images

    Constantin Schmid of Germany jumps during the ski jumping event of the third stage at the 66th Four Hills Tournament in Innsbruck, Austria on Jan. 4, 2018.

  • The sun begins to set as ...

    Aileen Devlin, The Daily Press via The Associated Press

    The sun begins to set as sledders get in their last minute rides down a snow-covered hill in Newport News, Va., on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018.

  • A mourner cries while taking a ...

    Nasser Nasser, The Associated Press

    A mourner cries while taking a farewell look at the body of Musab Tamemi, 17, who was killed in clashes with the Israeli army Wednesday, during his funeral in the West Bank village of Deir Nizam, near Ramallah, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018. Israel's military said soldiers opened fire at a protester with a gun during clashes and is reviewing the incident. There has been in spike in violence since President Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital last month.

  • The sun breaks through a layer ...

    Don Campbell, The Herald-Palladium via The Associated Press

    The sun breaks through a layer of clouds and shines on an ice-coated tree at Tiscornia Park in St. Joseph, Mich., Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018.

  • TOPSHOT - Participants gesture during a ...

    Kim Won-jin, AFP/Getty Images

    Participants gesture during a mass demonstration in support of a new year address made by North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un at Kim Il-Sung square in Pyongyang on Jan. 4, 2018.

  • In this Jan 3, 2018 photo ...

    Sebastian Gollnow/dpa via The Associated Press

    In this Jan 3, 2018 photo several female Gelada baboons, also known as bleeding-heart baboons, cuddle with their youngs in order to keep warm at the Wilhelma zoo in Stuttgart, Germany.

  • TOPSHOT - A woman reacts with ...

    Ye Aung Thu, AFP/Getty Images

    A woman reacts with flour over her face while playing a game with cake-making ingredients as part of local festivities marking Myanmar's 70th Independence Day in Yangon on Jan. 4, 2018. The country is celebrating the 70th anniversary of its declaration of independence from British colonial rule.

  • Manatees huddle up at the Three ...

    Luis Santana, Tampa Bay Times via The Associated Press

    Manatees huddle up at the Three Sisters Springs in Crystal River, Fla., to stay warm in the natural spring on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018. Three Sisters Springs is part of the Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge and is a manatee sanctuary in the winter where Manatees swim to escape the cold water. As Florida experiences unusually cold temperatures and even snow in some parts, wildlife officials are keeping a close eye on vulnerable manatees and sea turtles.

  • TOPSHOT - People visit the Harbin ...

    Greg Baker, AFP/Getty Images

    People visit the Harbin Ice and Snow World, part of the annual Harbin Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival in Harbin in China's northeast Heilongjiang province on Jan. 4, 2018. The festival, which attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors annually, officially opens on January 5.

  • TOPSHOT - A Syrian man walks ...

    Hamza Al-ajweh, AFP/Getty Images

    A Syrian man walks amid destruction following bombardment a day earlier in the rebel-controlled town of Misraba, in the eastern Ghouta region on the outskirts of the capital Damascus, on Jan. 4, 2018. At least 28 civilians have been killed by bombardment in the besieged Syrian opposition stronghold of Eastern Ghouta, near Damascus, most of them in Russian air raids, a monitor said.

  • Snow falls over Times Square, Thursday, ...

    Mary Altaffer, The Associated Press

    Snow falls over Times Square, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018, in New York. A massive winter storm swept from the Carolinas to Maine on Thursday, dumping snow along the coast and bringing strong winds that will usher in possible record-breaking cold.

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A selection of photos from around the world Thursday, January 4, 2018.

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