Arctic blast hits Chicago, Illinois, U.S, Up Helly Aa festival in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, and other pictures from around the world in Today in Pictures.
A pedestrian stops to take a photo by Chicago River, as bitter cold phenomenon called the polar vortex has descended on much of the central and eastern United States, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., January 29, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS
Guizers dressed as Vikings from the Jarl Squad set fire to the longship with burning brands as they take part in the Up Helly Aa festival in Lerwick, Shetland Islands on January 29, 2019. PHOTO: AFP
Somali firemen try to extinguish burning cars at the scene where a car bomb exploded in front of a restaurant in Mogadishu, Somalia January 29, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS
French climber Alain Robert, also known as "The French Spiderman", scales the 47-storey GT International Tower in Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines January 29, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS
A photo released on January 29, 2019 shows an Indian rider performing a stunt on a motorbike at a "Wall of Death" motordrome carnival show at a fairground during the Kumbh Mela festival in Allahabad in India's Uttar Pradesh state on January 27, 2019 . PHOTO: AFP
A steel worker of Germany's industrial conglomerate ThyssenKrupp AG takes a sample of raw iron from a blast furnace at Germany's largest steel factory in Duisburg, Germany on January 28, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS
A child looks at a lantern installation at a light show to celebrate the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year in Huai'an, Jiangsu province, China January 28, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS
An Indian man feeds migratory seagulls at Narmada River early in the morning in Jabalpur in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh on January 29, 2019. PHOTO: AFP
Five-day-old baby Rotschild giraffe is seen with her mother at the zoo in Prague, on January 29, 2019. PHOTO: AFP
Skaters make their rounds during the Dutch Alternative Elfstedentocht (Alternative Eleven City Races) skating marathon on the Weissensee near Techendorf, Austria, January 29, 2019. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
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