"I recommend getting inside the net. It's very good for you," jokes marine ecologist Peter Harrison. "It's good for your skin, it's good for your…
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Readers peruse the vast collection at Shaoyang library in Hunan, which has a mirrored ceiling. (Getty)
A father carries his daughter as they approach the Croatian border in an attempt to cross into the European Union. The family crossed into Croatia only to be pushed back into Bosnia by police a few hours later. There are currently some 3,000 refugees with children sleeping in abandoned houses and temporary accommodation in sub-zero temperatures in northern Bosnia. (Getty)
A patient is carried on a stretcher by healthcare workers outside Santa Maria hospital. Portugal reported a record 10,000 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours this week and the government warned hospitals were under ‘enormous pressure’ from the resurgence of the pandemic. (Getty)
Migrants from Eritrea, Egypt, Syria and Sudan are assisted about 110 miles north of the Libyan coast by aid workers from the Spanish NGO Open Arms, after fleeing Libya onboard a precarious wooden boat. (Getty)
Children play at a muddy refugee camp. (Getty)
Cars drive in a snow-covered landscape on the Nordhelle mountain near Meinerzhagen.(Getty)
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'Greater Israel' threatens to stain the region
