Siliguri, India: a clown applies makeup in a tent at the Kohinoor Circus. At present, there are only 10 circuses still active in India, whereas in the first half of the 20th century there were as many as 50 touring the countryPhotograph: Diptendu Dutta/AFP/Getty ImagesSão Paulo, Brazil: a homeless man wrapped in a foam mattress walks in Crackolandia, a place where addicts gather to smoke crackPhotograph: Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty ImagesTucuman, Argentina: horses run during stage nine of the Dakar 2013 rally, which is taking place in Peru, Argentina and ChilePhotograph: Franck Fife/AFP/Getty Images
Tembleque, Spain: fake coffins displayed in front of a local healthcare centre which is closing during emergency hours, following budget cuts in the Spanish health servicePhotograph: Pedro Armestre/AFP/Getty ImagesBerlin, Germany: a man wearing a bear costume walks through the snowPhotograph: Maurizio Gambarini/AFP/Getty ImagesLa Paz, Bolivia: coca leaf producers toss coca leaves being given away during an event commemorating the tradition of coca leaf chewing Photograph: Juan Karita/APNice, France: a man goes swimming in the Mediterranean sea. The temperature of the sea is 14C (57F)Photograph: Lionel Cironneau/APBamako, Mali: a French soldier lies on the ground during training for emergency first aid at the Malian army air basePhotograph: Joe Penney/ReutersErlenmoos, Germany: a bison bull shakes snow from its coatPhotograph: Felix Kaestle/EPAIdlib, Syria: a boy stands next to his father and cries as they wait to receive humanitarian aid Photograph: Giath Taha/ReutersManila, Philippines: a Brahminy kite swoops down on prey in the sea inside an enclosure of Ocean park Photograph: Ted Aljibe/AFP/Getty ImagesHavana, Cuba: people line up at a migration office, as a new law took effect ending the island's much-hated exit visa requirementPhotograph: Ramon Espinosa/APNetivot, Israel: women stand behind a curtain during an annual pilgrimage to the gravesite of Rabbi Yisrael Abuhatzeira, a Moroccan-born sage and kabbalist also known as the Baba SaliPhotograph: Amir Cohen/ReutersMumbai, India: a boy releases a kite during the Makar Sankranti festivalPhotograph: Vivek Prakash/Reuters
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