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Our world in photos: February 2

February 2, 2022 Michaela Keil
ILLINOIS — Winter storm: A lone pedestrian navigated Chicago's famed Loop in windy, falling snow and slushy street conditions on Wednesday. A major winter storm with millions of Americans in its path brought a mix of rain, freezing rain, and snow to the middle section of the United States as airlines canceled hundreds of flights, governors urged residents to stay off roads, and schools closed campuses. Photo: Charles Rex Arbogast/AP
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PENNSYLVANIA — Punxsutawney Phil: Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume held Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 136th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, on Wednesday. Phil’s handlers said that the groundhog forecasted six more weeks of winter.
Photo: Barry Reeger/AP

 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Jump: Seton Hall guard Kadary Richmond (0) went to the basket during the second half of the team’s NCAA college basketball game against Georgetown, on Tuesday. Seton Hall won 70-63.
Photo: Nick Wass/AP

 

MEXICO — Bull run: A bloodied bull was taunted by onlookers during the running of the bulls to celebrate the feast of the Virgin of Candelaria in Tlacotalpan, Veracruz state, on Tuesday.
Photo: Felix Marquez/AP

 

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SYRIA — Grief: Mohammad al-Mahmoud, the father of seven-day-old baby Fatima, cried at her grave in Haranbush village, Idlib province, on Wednesday. Doctors said Fatima died from the cold after she was brought to a hospital from a refugee camp near the village of Haranbush.
Photo: Ghaith Alsayed/AP

 

MARYLAND — Commanders: Washington Commanders jerseys were displayed at an event to unveil the NFL football team’s new identity, on Wednesday, in Landover. The new name came 18 months after the once-storied franchise dropped its old moniker following decades of criticism.
Photo: Patrick Semansky/AP

 

UNITED KINGDOM — Line-out: Britain’s Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, was lifted up in a line-out as she played rugby in her new role as Patron of the Rugby Football Union, in Twickenham Stadium, London, on Wednesday, to meet England players, coaches, and referees and join a training session on the pitch.
Photo: Jeremy Selwyn/Pool Photo via AP

 

ARGENTINA — Protest: A man was shaded by his Argentine flag during a protest against Supreme Court justices in front of the courthouse in Buenos Aires, on Tuesday. The ruling Peronist Front and many unions marched for “independent justice” and against the court, which they alleged is prejudicial against them.
Photo: Rodrigo Abd/AP

 

UNITED KINGDOM — Sighting: Members of the public photographed Britain’s Prince Charles, and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, during their visit to Chinatown, to celebrate the Lunar New Year, in London, on Tuesday.
Photo: Justin Tallis/Pool Photo via AP

 

ARGENTINA — Camera celebration: Argentina’s Lautaro Martinez celebrated scoring his side’s opening goal against Colombia during a qualifying soccer match for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 at Mario Alberto Kempes stadium in Cordoba, on Tuesday.
Photo: Nicolas Aguilera/AP

 

CHINA — Preparation: A forerunner tested the alpine skiing downhill course at the 2022 Winter Olympics, on Wednesday, in the Yanqing District of Beijing.
Photo: Robert F. Bukaty/AP

 

INDIA — Masked: An opposition Congress party worker, who wore a mask of Amit Shah, India’s home minister, looked through a scope during a protest accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government of using military-grade spyware to monitor political opponents, journalists and activists, in New Delhi, on Wednesday. India’s opposition demanded an investigation into how the Israeli spyware, known as Pegasus, was used in India.
Photo: Altaf Qadri/AP

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