Feb. 1 Photo Brief: A ‘Bear’ wins the Wing Bowl, the Ravens prepare for the Super Bowl and ewes take to the streets in France
Shepherds protest the new European Union electronic RFID chip legislation, Jamie ‘The Bear’ McDonald upsets three-time winner Jon Squibb by 5 wings at ‘Wing Bowl 21,’ the Harbaugh brothers hold a press conference before the Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers battle it out in Super Bowl XLVII and more in today’s daily brief.
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- French and German shepherds demonstrate with a herd of ewes in a street of Valence, southeastern France, to protest against the electronics chip RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) system imposed on their animals. The shephards are protesting over the mandatory tracking of all of their animals with electronic chips after new European Union legislation passed to impose this on all animals born since 2010. (Philippe Desmazes/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Children pose for a picture as Syrian refugees go about their daily business in the Za’atari refugee camp in Za’atari, Jordan. Record numbers of refugees are fleeing the violence and bombings in Syria to cross the borders to safety in northern Jordan and overwhelming the Za’atari camp. The Jordanian government are appealing for help with the influx of refugees as they struggle to cope with the sheer numbers arriving in the country. (Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
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- Ten paratroopers of the 17th Engineers Engineer Regiment paratrooper Montauban are dropped with materials from a C 130 and a C 160 aircrafts above the airport in Timbuktu, on January 29, 2013 as part of the French military operation codenamed Serval. (EMA-ECPAD/Arnaud Roine/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A Malian child stands in front of the black board of his school in Timbuktu, indicating the last day of class on March 22, 2012, as the school re-open today after 10 months of islamists ruling in Northern Mali. French-led troops worked today to secure the last Islamist stronghold in the north after a lightning offensive against the extremists. (Fred Dufour/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Malian children attend a class in a school of Timbuktu, which re-opens today after 10 months of islamists ruling in northern Mali. French-led troops worked today to secure the last Islamist stronghold in the north after a lightning offensive against the extremists. The fabled desert city of Timbuktu, an ancient centre of Islamic learning, has been recaptured on January 28 by French-led forces in their offensive against Islamist rebels who have been occupying Mali’s north since last April. (Fred Dufour/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Migrant workers dressed up as Angry Birds (L and 2nd L), Garfield (C), Donald Duck characters and the Chinese God of Wealth (R) during a sit-in protest to demand their salaries outside the China National Radio headquarters in Beijing January 31, 2013. The five migrant workers, whose salaries had been defaulted by various companies after working at several construction sites in Zhangjiakou of Hebei province, came to Beijing in order to raise public awareness and get help, local media reported. The Chinese characters on the papers read, ‘Give me back my hard-earned money.’ (Stringer/Reuters)
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- An entourage member with foam breasts walks past a sign during the parade of contestants before ‘Wing Bowl 21’ in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Tim Shaffer/Reuters)
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- Philadelphia dancer ‘Big Daddy’ shows his stomach as he parades during the ‘Wingbowl 21’ in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Tim Shaffer/Reuters)
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- Jamie ‘The Bear’ McDonald from Granby, Connecticut eats a chicken wing during ‘Wing Bowl 21’ in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Tim Shaffer/Reuters)
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- Jamie ‘The Bear’ McDonald from Granby, Connecticut celebrates winning ‘Wing Bowl 21’ after eating 287 chicken wings in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. McDonald upset three-time winner Jon Squibb (R) who consumed 282 for second place. (Tim Shaffer/Reuters)
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- Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh (left) and San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh speak during a press conference at the New Orleans Convention Center. Super Bowl XLVII will be played between the San Francisco 49ers at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. (Matthew Emmons/USA TODAY Sports)
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- Conquer and Rise, mascot ravens, are among the guest appearing on segments with Natalie Morales, a ‘Today Show’ anchor, during the show’s broadcasts from the Inner Harbor. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun)
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- Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton (left) dunks Today Show personality Jenna Wolfe with a bucket of Gatorade on radio row in preparation for Super Bowl XLVII at the New Orleans Convention Center. (John David Mercer/USA TODAY Sports)
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- Deja Vu showgirls throw beads to pedestrians on Bourbon Street in the French Quarter in advance of Super Bowl XLVII between the Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers inNew Orleans on January 31, 2013. (Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports)
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- A Somali government soldier, trained by the European Union Training Mission (EUTM) team, poses with a stun grenade as he waits with other graduates for their passing out ceremony at Bihanga army training camp, 368 km (230 miles) west of Uganda’s capital Kampala. Five hundred fifty one Somali soldiers, trained for seven months in urban combat skills by the EUTM, graduated on Friday and are now ready for deployment back in their home country, according to a media release by the EU Kampala offices. (James Akena/Reuters)
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- Protesters throw stones and molotov cocktails at security forces inside the presidential palace during clashes between protesters and police in front of the palace, in Cairo. Opponents of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi hurled petrol bombs at his palace on Friday as protesters returned to the streets of Egypt demanding his overthrow after the deadliest violence of his seven months in power. (Asmaa Waguih/Reuters)
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- German model Micaela Schaefer wearing a gummy bear bikini poses with a giant gummy bear on the ‘Boulevard of the Stars’ next to a Berlinale poster in Berlin. (Odd Andersen/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A girl uses a water pump to fill her pot on the outskirts of Lahore, Pakistan. (Mohsin Raza/Reuters)
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- A general view of part of Oruro city and a statue of the Virgin of the Socavon, the patron saint of miners, is seen during its inauguration at Santa Barbara hill, some 200 km (124 miles) south of La Paz, Bolivia. The statue measures 45 metres (148 feet) in height and stands at 3,850 meters (12,631 feet) above sea level according to its sculptors. (David Mercado/Reuters)
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- Fireworks are seen at the inauguration of the statue of the Virgin of the Socavon, the patron saint of miners, at Santa Barbara hill on the outskirts of Oruro, some 200 km (124 miles) south of La Paz, Bolivia. (David Mercado/Reuters)
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