Participants in China run half-naked to promote eco-friendly lifestyles
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Half-naked participants take part in the second "Guangzhu (naked) Run" in their underwear on a winter morning at the Olympic Forest Park in Beijing, on Feb 24, 2013. About 100 people joined this event, which required them to run wearing only their underwear for 3.5km, as a way to promote environmentally-friendly lifestyles. The lowest temperature in Beijing on Sunday is -1 deg C. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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A half-naked participant wears a gas mask as he takes part in the second "Guangzhu (naked) Run" on a winter morning at the Olympic Forest Park in Beijing, on Feb 24, 2013. About 100 people joined this event, which required them to run wearing only their underwear for 3.5km, as a way to promote environmentally-friendly lifestyles. The lowest temperature in Beijing on Sunday is -1 deg C. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Regula Kaltenrieder also known as clown doctor Schmatz of the Theodora foundation dresses in a cloak room at the Insel university's hospital for children in Bern on Feb 19, 2013. The Theodora foundation, which was founded in 1993 through the initiative of two brothers Andre and Jan Poulie who decided to name the foundation in memory of their mother, is a non-profit organisation whose mission is to make child patients in hospitals happy by entertaining them with clowns. The foundation currently operates in Switzerland and seven other countries which include England, Belarus, China, Spain, France, Italy and Turkey. Picture taken on Feb 19, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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The badge of clown doctor Schmatz of the Theodora foundation is pictured in a cloak room at the Insel university's hospital for children in Bern, on Feb 19, 2013. The Theodora foundation, which was founded in 1993 through the initiative of two brothers Andre and Jan Poulie who decided to name the foundation in memory of their mother, is a non-profit organisation whose mission is to make child patients in hospitals happy by dressing up as clowns. The foundation currently operates in Switzerland and seven other countries which include England, Belarus, China, Spain, France, Italy and Turkey. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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A participant lights his pipe during the 'Nostalgic Ski Race' in the western town of Neuastenberg on Feb 17, 2013. The 'Nostalgic Ski Race' is held every two years with about 40 participants and is organized by the ski club of Neuastenberg, a town which was founded in 1713. The conditions for the participation in the race are vintage skis and dresses. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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A passenger walks past wax figures of singers Britney Spears and Beyonce (right) on display as part of a publicity event, at the international airport in Sydney on Feb 28, 2013. The new figures of the pop stars will be exhibited at the Madame Tussauds wax museum in Sydney. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Shoes worn by producer Randy Jackson (left) and musician Steven Tyler (centre) are seen beside giant feet sported by comedian Jim Carrey as they arrive at the 2013 Elton John Aids Foundation Oscar Party in West Hollywood, California, on Feb 24, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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The image of an Eurofighter Typhoon is projected in the air by a laser show during the presentation and delivery of the 100th Eurofighter to the German airforce at headquarters of Military Air Systems Centre Cassidian in Manching near Ingolstadt, southern Germany, on Feb 28, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Israelis dressed as toy soldiers celebrate the Jewish holiday of Purim in Tel Aviv on Feb 23, 2013. Purim is a celebration of the Jews' salvation from genocide in ancient Persia, as recounted in the Book of Esther. Picture taken on Feb 23, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Riaz, three-year-old, sits in an open suitcase filled with clothes as his mother wheels it along the side of a highway in Mumbai on Feb 25, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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The walls of a toilet are decorated with a mountain panorama wallpaper and skis on the floor at the "Red Fox" restaurant in the winter sport resort of Rosa Khutor, a venue for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics near Sochi on Feb21, 2013. Although many complexes and venues in the Black Sea resort of Sochi mostly resemble building sites that are still under construction, there is nothing to suggest any concern over readiness. Construction will be completed by August 2013 according to organisers. The Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics opens on Feb 7, 2014. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Thijs Glas admires icicles on frozen branches in the private area of the nursery garden in Heerhugowaard on Feb 23, 2013. Glas sprayed water over the plants to freeze the buds of the hydrangea, a method of protecting them from the freezing night as temperatures within the frozen buds will be higher. Six thousand litres of water per hour are needed to keep the delicate buds frozen and protected. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Half-naked participants take part in the second "Guangzhu (naked) Run" in their underwear on a winter morning at the Olympic Forest Park in Beijing, on Feb 24, 2013. About 100 people joined this event, which required them to run wearing only their underwear for 3.5km, as a way to promote environmentally-friendly lifestyles. The lowest temperature in Beijing on Sunday is -1 deg C. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
A half-naked participant wears a gas mask as he takes part in the second "Guangzhu (naked) Run" on a winter morning at the Olympic Forest Park in Beijing, on Feb 24, 2013. About 100 people joined this event, which required them to run wearing only their underwear for 3.5km, as a way to promote environmentally-friendly lifestyles. The lowest temperature in Beijing on Sunday is -1 deg C. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Regula Kaltenrieder also known as clown doctor Schmatz of the Theodora foundation dresses in a cloak room at the Insel university's hospital for children in Bern on Feb 19, 2013. The Theodora foundation, which was founded in 1993 through the initiative of two brothers Andre and Jan Poulie who decided to name the foundation in memory of their mother, is a non-profit organisation whose mission is to make child patients in hospitals happy by entertaining them with clowns. The foundation currently operates in Switzerland and seven other countries which include England, Belarus, China, Spain, France, Italy and Turkey. Picture taken on Feb 19, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
The badge of clown doctor Schmatz of the Theodora foundation is pictured in a cloak room at the Insel university's hospital for children in Bern, on Feb 19, 2013. The Theodora foundation, which was founded in 1993 through the initiative of two brothers Andre and Jan Poulie who decided to name the foundation in memory of their mother, is a non-profit organisation whose mission is to make child patients in hospitals happy by dressing up as clowns. The foundation currently operates in Switzerland and seven other countries which include England, Belarus, China, Spain, France, Italy and Turkey. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
A participant lights his pipe during the 'Nostalgic Ski Race' in the western town of Neuastenberg on Feb 17, 2013. The 'Nostalgic Ski Race' is held every two years with about 40 participants and is organized by the ski club of Neuastenberg, a town which was founded in 1713. The conditions for the participation in the race are vintage skis and dresses. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
A passenger walks past wax figures of singers Britney Spears and Beyonce (right) on display as part of a publicity event, at the international airport in Sydney on Feb 28, 2013. The new figures of the pop stars will be exhibited at the Madame Tussauds wax museum in Sydney. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Shoes worn by producer Randy Jackson (left) and musician Steven Tyler (centre) are seen beside giant feet sported by comedian Jim Carrey as they arrive at the 2013 Elton John Aids Foundation Oscar Party in West Hollywood, California, on Feb 24, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
The image of an Eurofighter Typhoon is projected in the air by a laser show during the presentation and delivery of the 100th Eurofighter to the German airforce at headquarters of Military Air Systems Centre Cassidian in Manching near Ingolstadt, southern Germany, on Feb 28, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Israelis dressed as toy soldiers celebrate the Jewish holiday of Purim in Tel Aviv on Feb 23, 2013. Purim is a celebration of the Jews' salvation from genocide in ancient Persia, as recounted in the Book of Esther. Picture taken on Feb 23, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Riaz, three-year-old, sits in an open suitcase filled with clothes as his mother wheels it along the side of a highway in Mumbai on Feb 25, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
The walls of a toilet are decorated with a mountain panorama wallpaper and skis on the floor at the "Red Fox" restaurant in the winter sport resort of Rosa Khutor, a venue for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics near Sochi on Feb21, 2013. Although many complexes and venues in the Black Sea resort of Sochi mostly resemble building sites that are still under construction, there is nothing to suggest any concern over readiness. Construction will be completed by August 2013 according to organisers. The Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics opens on Feb 7, 2014. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Thijs Glas admires icicles on frozen branches in the private area of the nursery garden in Heerhugowaard on Feb 23, 2013. Glas sprayed water over the plants to freeze the buds of the hydrangea, a method of protecting them from the freezing night as temperatures within the frozen buds will be higher. Six thousand litres of water per hour are needed to keep the delicate buds frozen and protected. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
From half-naked participants taking part in Guangzhu (naked) Run in China to promote environmentally-friendly lifestyles, to clown doctors in Switzerland, here's a selection of odd and unusual images from around the world over the past week.
