January 4-10, 2025: Pictures of the week - ORSOLTECH

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Wildfires have swept through parts of Los Angeles, California, killing at least 10 people, destroying thousands of structures and forcing mass evacuation orders. In this photo, a firefighter battles the Eaton Fire in Altadena.

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The Pacific Palisades fire became the most destructive in Los Angeles history.

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The Eaton Fire destroyed the Altadena Community Church. While strong winds and lack of rain trigger fires, experts say climate change is worsening underlying conditions, making such fires more common.

Salvamento Maritimo / Handout via Reuters A migrant carries a newborn baby while a woman lies inside a rubber dinghy with other migrants rescued off the Canary Islands

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A baby born on a boat packed with migrants traveled from Africa to the Canary Islands this week, the Spanish Coast Guard said. She published a picture of the rescued infant alongside his mother and dozens of other migrants.

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The Venezuelan opposition said that its leader, Maria Corina Machado, was briefly arrested and then released. This came after she addressed a protest gathering in Caracas on the eve of the controversial inauguration of President Nicolas Maduro. The United Nations expressed its alarm after receiving reports of arbitrary arrests and intimidation in Venezuela ahead of opposition marches.

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Former US President Jimmy Carter lies in state in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, DC. The 39th US President died at the age of 100 on December 29, 2024, at his home in Plains, Georgia.

Ben Birchall/PA Luke Jerram sits in a chair and raises his hand towards his latest astronomical sculpture, Helios

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Artist Luke Jerram at the unveiling of his latest astronomical sculpture, Helios, at the Boardrooms in Bath, England.

OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT/AFP A voodoo devotee dances during a festival surrounded by people in the forest

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A devotee dances in the sacred forest in Awidah, during the first day of the Voodoo Festival. In Benin, Voodoo or Voodoo is recognized as an official religion and is followed by about 40% of the population.

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Revelers roam the streets of New Orleans on streetcars on Twelfth Night, which kicks off the Carnival season.

Khaled Desouky/AFP The sun rises in the sky filled with hot air balloons as people run along the road as part of the Egyptian Marathon.

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Runners begin the 32nd Egyptian Marathon in front of the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut as hot air balloons rise above the west bank of the Nile River in the southern Egyptian city of Luxor.