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A tattered flag, an icy plunge, and more
The Week
A tattered flag, an icy plunge, and more
from Anahi Valenzuela, The Week Digital

People in traditional costumes glide past plum trees at the Xixi National Wetland Park in Hangzhou, China

Xinhua / Shutterstock

An American flag waves in the wind as a fire breaks out at the SBS Technologies warehouse in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania

Matt Rourke / AP

A woman plunges into the icy waters of the Neva River in Russia

Dmitri Lovetsky / AP

Students attempt to distract Stanford's Oziyah Sellers during an NCAA college basketball game in Durham, North Carolina

Ben McKeown / AP

A rainbow appears over a statue of Pope John Paul II outside the hospital where Pope Francis is hospitalized in Rome

Tiziana Fabi / Getty Images

People carry a dragon through the rain during the Chinese Lunar New Year parade in Chinatown, New York

Andres Kudacki / AP

Supporters release balloons to mark 500 days of captivity and demand the release of Israelis held hostage by Hamas in Tel Aviv, Israel

Ariel Schalit / AP

Dog-shaped candles burn in honor of Angel, the dog who inspired an anti-animal abuse bill in Bogotá, Colombia

Luisa Gonzalez / Reuters