Here are some of the stories that made headlines over the past week, as well as some photos that caught our eye.
A murmuration of migrating starlings is seen across the sky near the city of Beer Sheva, southern Israel, January 13, 2022. REUTERS/ Amir Cohen
Momix Dance Theater performs “Viva Momix” at the Brown Theatre in Louisville, Kentucky, on January 9, 2022. Stephen J. Cohen / Getty
A surfer rides during a big-wave-surfing session at Praia do Norte, or North Beach, in Nazare, Portugal, on January 8, 2022. Armando Franca / AP
A technician disinfects official balls before the Group F Africa Cup of Nations 2021 football match between Mauritania and Gambia at Limbe Omnisport Stadium in Limbe, Cameroon, on January 12, 2022. Issouf Sanogo / AFP / Getty
A woman carrying a water pitcher walks through a snow-covered field on the outskirts of Srinagar, Kashmir, on January 9, 2022. Danish Ismail / Reuters
Participants wearing protective face masks pray as they take an ice-cold bath during a ceremony to purify their souls, and to make wishes to overcome the pandemic Tokyo, Japan. Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters
A surfer falls while riding a wave after sunset in Encinitas, California. Mike Blake / Reuters
Crew members dress the set of the new Batgirl movie in Glasgow, Scotland. Jeff J Mitchell / Getty
Endangered bezoar ibex are seen on a mountaintop in Turkey. Ozkan Bilgin / Anadolu Agency / Getty
The Great Wall of China is seen after a light snowfall. Greg Baker / AFP / Getty
A man poses next to the excavated remains of Britain’s largest ichthyosaur at Rutland Water, England, in August 2021. The 10-meter-long fossil is estimated to be about 180 million years old. Anglian Water / Reuters
A worker collects dried incense sticks in a courtyard in Quang Phu Cau village, Vietnam, ahead of Lunar New Year celebrations, known in Vietnam as Tet. Nhac Nguyen / AFP / Getty
Students wearing protective masks study in a classroom in the Merlan school in Paillet, where Professor Mireille Dosso, the director of the Pasteur Institute of Côte d’Ivoire, said that cases of the new Omicron COVID-19 variant had been detected. Luc Gnago / Reuters
Ducklings huddle together in an exhibit at the 106th Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on January 12, 2022. Jacqueline Larma / AP
