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Thursday, January 18: Our World In Pictures

January 18, 2018 Brooklyn Daily Eagle
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GEORGIA — Snow and Wind Hit South: A couple walks their dog through a snow covered Piedmont Park as the sun rises in Atlanta on Wednesday. The South awoke on Wednesday to a two-part arctic mess. First came a thin blanket of snow and ice, and then came the below-zero wind chills and record-breaking low temperatures in New Orleans and other cities.

PERU — Indigenous Groups Meet: Antonio Borges Serum, of the ethnic group “Hunikui” from Acre, Brazil, listens to a speech during a meeting by Amazonian indigenous people in Puerto Maldonado on Thursday, one day ahead of Pope Francis’ arrival to Peru’s Amazon.

BRAZIL — Soldiers Attempt to Restore Order: A woman stands in a doorway smoking a cigarette as soldiers take part in a surprise operation in the Jacarezinho slum in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday. Troops have been sent to Rio due to the increase of the violence, and in an attempt to help restore order, but so far have had little impact. The operation on Thursday took place three weeks ahead of Carnival, when thousands of tourists are expected to arrive in the city.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — White House Staffers Meet: House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Devin Nunes (R-California) arrives for a House Intelligence Committee meeting on Capitol Hill on Thursday.

 

 

 

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