Feb 27, 2017

Brazil celebrates Carnival

Quinn Kelley 0 Comment World Brazil, carnival, Rio de Janeiro

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Dressed in hand-embroidered velvet costumes, mounted on beautiful horses, Brazilians celebrate Carnival with confetti and streamers in a tradition that dates back to the 18th century, turning the war between the Moors and Christians into a religious festival.

Revellers participate in the traditional carnival on horseback in Bonfim, Minas Gerais state, southeastern Brazil, on February 27, 2017. Dressed in hand-embroidered velvet costumes, mounted on beautiful horses, people ride through the town with confetti and streamers in a tradition that dates back to the 18th century, turning the war between the Moors and Christians into a religious festival. (Douglas Magno/AFP/Getty Images)

Revellers participate in the traditional carnival on horseback in Bonfim, Minas Gerais state, southeastern Brazil, on February 27, 2017. Dressed in hand-embroidered velvet costumes, mounted on beautiful horses, people ride through the town with confetti and streamers in a tradition that dates back to the 18th century, turning the war between the Moors and Christians into a religious festival. (Douglas Magno/AFP/Getty Images)

Revellers participate in the traditional carnival on horseback in Bonfim, Minas Gerais state, southeastern Brazil, on February 27, 2017. Dressed in hand-embroidered velvet costumes, mounted on beautiful horses, people ride through the town with confetti and streamers in a tradition that dates back to the 18th century, turning the war between the Moors and Christians into a religious festival. (Douglas Magno/AFP/Getty Images)

Revellers participate in the traditional carnival on horseback in Bonfim, Minas Gerais state, southeastern Brazil, on February 27, 2017. Dressed in hand-embroidered velvet costumes, mounted on beautiful horses, people ride through the town with confetti and streamers in a tradition that dates back to the 18th century, turning the war between the Moors and Christians into a religious festival. (Douglas Magno/AFP/Getty Images)

Revellers participate in the traditional carnival on horseback in Bonfim, Minas Gerais state, southeastern Brazil, on February 27, 2017. Dressed in hand-embroidered velvet costumes, mounted on beautiful horses, people ride through the town with confetti and streamers in a tradition that dates back to the 18th century, turning the war between the Moors and Christians into a religious festival. (Douglas Magno/AFP/Getty Images)

Revellers participate in the traditional carnival on horseback in Bonfim, Minas Gerais state, southeastern Brazil, on February 27, 2017. Dressed in hand-embroidered velvet costumes, mounted on beautiful horses, people ride through the town with confetti and streamers in a tradition that dates back to the 18th century, turning the war between the Moors and Christians into a religious festival. (Douglas Magno/AFP/Getty Images)

Revellers participate in the traditional carnival on horseback in Bonfim, Minas Gerais state, southeastern Brazil, on February 27, 2017. Dressed in hand-embroidered velvet costumes, mounted on beautiful horses, people ride through the town with confetti and streamers in a tradition that dates back to the 18th century, turning the war between the Moors and Christians into a religious festival. (Douglas Magno/AFP/Getty Images)

Revellers participate in the traditional carnival on horseback in Bonfim, Minas Gerais state, southeastern Brazil, on February 27, 2017. Dressed in hand-embroidered velvet costumes, mounted on beautiful horses, people ride through the town with confetti and streamers in a tradition that dates back to the 18th century, turning the war between the Moors and Christians into a religious festival. (Douglas Magno/AFP/Getty Images)

Revellers participate in the traditional carnival on horseback in Bonfim, Minas Gerais state, southeastern Brazil, on February 27, 2017. Dressed in hand-embroidered velvet costumes, mounted on beautiful horses, people ride through the town with confetti and streamers in a tradition that dates back to the 18th century, turning the war between the Moors and Christians into a religious festival. (Douglas Magno/AFP/Getty Images)

A performer dances during Vila Isabel performance at the Rio de Janeiro Carnival at Sambodromo on February 26, 2017 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Raphael Dias/Getty Images)

Revellers participate in the traditional carnival on horseback in Bonfim, Minas Gerais state, southeastern Brazil, on February 27, 2017. Dressed in hand-embroidered velvet costumes, mounted on beautiful horses, people ride through the town with confetti and streamers in a tradition that dates back to the 18th century, turning the war between the Moors and Christians into a religious festival. (Douglas Magno/AFP/Getty Images)

Revellers participate in the traditional carnival on horseback in Bonfim, Minas Gerais state, southeastern Brazil, on February 27, 2017. Dressed in hand-embroidered velvet costumes, mounted on beautiful horses, people ride through the town with confetti and streamers in a tradition that dates back to the 18th century, turning the war between the Moors and Christians into a religious festival. (Douglas Magno/AFP/Getty Images)

Revellers of Beija-Flor perform during the first night of Rio’s Carnival at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, early on February 27, 2017. (Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images)

A large dummy of US President Donald Trump is paraded among other figures along the streets of Olinda, Pernambuco, northeastern Brazil on February 27, 2017 as part of the carnival celebrations. (Leo Caldas/AFP/Getty Images)

Revellers of the Imperatriz Leopoldinense samba school perform during the first night of Rio’s Carnival at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, early on February 27, 2017. (Vanderlei Almeida/AFP/Getty Images)

Revellers of the Imperatriz Leopoldinense samba school perform during the first night of Rio’s Carnival at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, early on February 27, 2017. (Vanderlei Almeida/AFP/Getty Images)

A performer dances during Beija Flor performance at the Rio Carnival at Sambodromo on February 26, 2017 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Raphael Dias/Getty Images)

A performer dances during Imperatriz Leopoldinense performance at the Rio de Janeiro Carnival at Sambodromo on February 26, 2017 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Raphael Dias/Getty Images)

A performer dances during Imperatriz Leopoldinense performance at the Rio de Janeiro Carnival at Sambodromo on February 26, 2017 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Raphael Dias/Getty Images)

A performer dances during Salgueiro performance at the Rio de Janeiro Carnival at Sambodromo on February 26, 2017 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Raphael Dias/Getty Images)

A performer dances during Salgueiro performance at the Rio de Janeiro Carnival at Sambodromo on February 26, 2017 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Raphael Dias/Getty Images)

A performer dances during Salgueiro performance at the Rio de Janeiro Carnival at Sambodromo on February 26, 2017 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Raphael Dias/Getty Images)

A performer dances during Vila Isabel performance at the Rio de Janeiro Carnival at Sambodromo on February 26, 2017 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Raphael Dias/Getty Images)

A performer dances during Beija Flor performance at the Rio Carnival at Sambodromo on February 26, 2017 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Raphael Dias/Getty Images)

Raissa de Oliveira dances during Beija Flor performance at the Rio Carnival at Sambodromo on February 26, 2017 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Raphael Dias/Getty Images)

A performer dances during Imperatriz Leopoldinense performance at the Rio de Janeiro Carnival at Sambodromo on February 26, 2017 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Raphael Dias/Getty Images)

A performer dances during Salgueiro performance at the Rio de Janeiro Carnival at Sambodromo on February 26, 2017 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Raphael Dias/Getty Images)

A performer dances during Salgueiro performance at the Rio de Janeiro Carnival at Sambodromo on February 26, 2017 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Raphael Dias/Getty Images)

A performer dances during Beija Flor performance at the Rio Carnival at Sambodromo on February 26, 2017 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Raphael Dias/Getty Images)

A performer dances during Beija Flor performance at the Rio Carnival at Sambodromo on February 26, 2017 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Raphael Dias/Getty Images)

A performer dances during Imperatriz Leopoldinense performance at the Rio de Janeiro Carnival at Sambodromo on February 26, 2017 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Raphael Dias/Getty Images)

Feb 24, 2017

Vendee Globe solo around-the-world sailing race

Quinn Kelley 0 Comment Sports, World France, sailing, Vendee Globe

26 Photos

Photos from the Vendee Globe solo around-the-world sailing race. French skipper Armel Le Cleac’h won the yacht race on January 19, 2017 in a record time. T
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Feb 24, 2017

Portraits from North Korea

Jin Kim 0 Comment World daily life, North Korea, portraits

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Daily life in North Korea

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Feb 20, 2017

Horses race on a frozen lake at Swiss resort’s White Turf event

Steve Earley 0 Comment Eurasia, Sports, World Animals, horse racing, horses, snow, sports, Switzerland, winter

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If the third Saturday in May in Baltimore can be too hot for you, another horse racing spectacle, held over the weekend at a mountain resort in Switzerland, courts the opposite extreme, holding its meeting on a frozen lake.

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Feb 20, 2017

Traveling Telescope teaches Kenyan students the science of astronomy

Quinn Kelley 0 Comment Africa, World Africa, astronomy, Kenya, The Traveling Telescope

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Although Kenya lies on the equator and has dramatic nighttime skies in rural areas, children find it hard to name planets and other bodies as astronomy is rarely taught in schools — but that is changing as The Traveling Telescope visits some of the country’s most remote areas with telescopes and virtual reality goggles.
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Feb 17, 2017

Saudi Arabia’s first Comic Con

Quinn Kelley 0 Comment Entertainment, World anime, Comic Con, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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Saudi Arabia is hosting its first ever Comic-Con event in the coastal city of Jeddah. The three-day festival of anime, pop art, video gaming and film-related events is part of a government initiative to bring more entertainment to Saudi Arabia, which bans alcohol, public cinemas and theater.
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Feb 10, 2017

International Hot Air Balloon Festival

Caroline Pate 0 Comment The Baltimore Sun, World hot air balloon, Hot Air Balloon Festival, Phillipines

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Balloon enthusiasts prepare to take flight during the annual International Hot Air Balloon Festival at the former Clark US Air Force base in the Philippines province of Pampanga, north of Manila on February 9, 2017.
Some 29 balloon enthusiasts from around the globe are participating in the event which runs February 9 to 12.

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Feb 8, 2017

Month-long Swasthani Festival in Nepal

Quinn Kelley 0 Comment World Kathmandu, Nepal, Swasthani Festival

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Nepalese Hindu devotees participated in a mass bathing ritual during the month-long Swasthani Festival in Changu Narayan at Bhaktapur, on the outskirts of Kathmandu on February 8, 2017. Hundreds of married and unmarried women in the Himalayan nation are marking the month-long fast in the hope of a prosperous life and conjugal happiness.
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Feb 7, 2017

Flooding, landslides strike Peru

Quinn Kelley 0 Comment Americas, Weather, World flooding, landslides, Lima, Peru

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Torrential rains, landslides and overflowing of rivers have killed 25 people and affected over 200,000 in Peru since the beginning of the year.
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Feb 5, 2017

Catching waves at “Pipeline” in Hawaii

Christina Tkacik 0 Comment Americas Hawaii, Oahu, pipeline, surfing

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AFP: “Pipeline” or “Pipe,” is a surf reef break located in Hawaii, off Ehukai Beach Park in Pupukea on O’ahu’s North Shore. Pipeline is notorious for huge waves which break in shallow water just above a sharp and cavernous reef, forming large, hollow, thick curls of water that surfers can tube ride.

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