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Bustarviejo:Neighbours have drinks in the middle of the street during a heavy snowfall in Bustarviejo, outskirts of Madrid, Spain, Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. A persistent blizzard has blanketed large parts of Spain with 50-year record levels of snow, halting traffic and leaving thousands trapped in cars or in train stations and airports that suspended all services as the snow kept falling on Saturday. Half of Spain is on alert, with five provinces on their highest level of warning.

Amritsar: People participate in a candlelight vigil in memory of farmers who lost their lives during their ongoing agitation against the new farm laws, outside Golden Temple in Amritsar, Saturday

Patna Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar addresses JD(U) state council meeting, at party office in Patna

Samba: BSF personnel cut wild grass with the help of a bulletproof tractor along the International border, in Samba sector of Jammu and Kashmir.

New Delhi: Ducks at Sanjay Lake in New Delhi, Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. Amid a bird flu scare, ten ducks were found dead in the lake today.

New Delhi: A duck perches next to a dead fish at Sanjay Lake in New Delhi, Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. Amid a bird flu scare, ten ducks were found dead in the lake today. PTI Photo/ Manvender Vashist)

Srinagar: A flock of migratory birds huddle together on snow covered Dal Lake after the fresh snowfall, in Srinagar

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind addresses Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awardees, via video link, in New Delhi.

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivers the inaugural address at the 16th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention, via video conferencing, in New Delhi

Agra: Renovation works on a tower of the Taj Mahal being carried out by the Archaeological Survey of India, in Agra, Saturday

Srinagar: People row boats on Dal Lake to reach their destination after a recent snowfall

Hyderabad: Artist Pramod Sahu poses for a photograph with a ‘rangoli’ made by him depicting legendary late singer SP Balasubramaniam, in Hyderabad.

New Delhi: US Ambassador to India Kenneth I. Juster addresses during the New US Embassy groundbreaking ceremony, in New Delhi, Friday

Jaipur: A flock of pigeons flies over Jal Mahal during a cold winter day, in Jaipur

Bengaluru: A worker unloads sugarcane from a tempo ahead of the ‘Makar Sankranti’ festival in Bengaluru, Friday

Lahaul-Spiti: View of the snow covered area after the town received fresh snowfall, at Keylong in Lahaul-Spiti District

Ahmedabad: Workers apply colours on strings, to be used for flying kites, ahead of the Kite flying festival, in Ahmedabad.

Mumbai: City skyline engulfed in heavy smog, in Mumbai

Mumbai: An aerial view of Shivaji Park ground and its surrounding areas engulfed in smog, in Mumbai

Wilmington : President-elect Joe Biden listens as Vice President-elect Kamala Harris speaks during an event at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del., Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, to announce key nominees for the Justice Department.

Prayagraj: Public Library illuminated on the eve of 134th anniversary of the first meeting of Vidhan Mandal Uttar Pradesh, in Prayagraj, Thursday

Kallakurichi: People look at the carcass of sheep that were swept away by the heavy rains at Sankarapuram in Kallakurichi district

Mumbai: Bollywood actor Aamir Khan spotted at Bandra in Mumbai

Jammu: Stranded trucks wait for re-opening of Jammu and Kashmir National Highway, after heavy snowfall and landslides, in Jammu, Thursday.

Cuddalore District: Waterlogging at a field after heavy rainfall, in Cuddalore District

Hyderabad: A worker sprinkles disinfectant powder outside birds enclosure, as part of a preventive measure against Bird flu, at Nehru Zoological Park in Hyderabad

Jodhpur: State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) personnel search for an Indian Army commando who went missing during a military exercise at Takhat Sagar in Jodhpur.

Ghaziabad: Farmers on tractors move towards Delhi-UP Ghazipur border on NH 24 during their tractor protest march against new farm laws, in Ghaziabad.

Tokyo: Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga speaks during a news conference at the prime minister’s official residence in Tokyo, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. Japan has declared a state of emergency for Tokyo and three nearby areas as coronavirus cases continued to surge, hitting a daily record of 2,447 in the capital

Surat: Priests offer prayers during ‘Annakoot Darshan’ of Lord Swaminarayan, at Gurukul Temple in Surat.

Washington : President Donald Trump speaks during a rally protesting the electoral college certification of Joe Biden as President, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.

New Delhi: Makeshift tent for farmers set up at a closed mall during the protest over Centre’s farm reform laws, at Singhu Border, in New Delhi, Wednesday.

Ankara : Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, and Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama speak to the media after their talks at the presidential palace, in Ankara, Turkey.

Leh: A worker removes snow from the top of a bus after a fresh snowfall

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany Angela Merkel, through video-teleconference, in New Delhi

Munich: Adults and children enjoy the freshly snow-covered hills in the Bavarian capital in the Maximiliansanlagen near the Bavarian Parliament in Munich, Germany

New Delhi: Farmers ride a tractor during a protest against the new farm laws, at Ghazipur border in New Delhi.

New Delhi: A farmer shows his skills during a protest against the new farm laws, at Ghazipur border in New Delhi.

Iran: In this photo released on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 by the Iranian army, a drone is launched during a military exercise in undisclosed location in Iran. On Tuesday, the Iranian military began a wide-ranging, two-day aerial drill in the country’s north, state media reported, featuring combat and surveillance unmanned aircraft, as well as naval drones dispatched from vessels in Iran’s southern waters.

Srinagar: An aerial view of the city after a snowfall, in Srinagar

Chennai: A man wades through a waterlogged area after heavy rain, in Chenna

New Delhi: Police personnel take shelter under a waterproof tarpaulin sheet during rain near the farmer’s protest site, at Delhi-UP border near Ghazipur, in New Delhi

New Delhi: Farmers rest inside their makeshift tents during the ongoing protest over Centre’s farm reform laws, at Delhi-UP border near Ghazipur, in New Delhi

New Delhi: Farmers on tractors raise slogans during their protest over Centre’s farm reform laws, at the Delhi-UP border near Ghazipur, in New Delhi

Jaipur: Forest department official picks a sick crow from a roadside near Jal Mahal in Jaipur, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021. A bird flu alert has been sounded in Rajasthan after the presence of the dreaded virus was confirmed in dead crows and other birds in Rajasthan.

Chennai: Vehicles wade through a waterlogged road after heavy rain, in Chennai

Alappuzha: Farmers guide ducks towards a cage for thier culling, following detection of Avian Influenza (H5N8) at four places, in Alappuzha district of Kerala, Tuesday.

Prayagraj: Makeshift tents set up along the banks of River Ganga ahead of the annual Hindu religious fair of ‘Magh Mela’, in Prayagraj, Tuesday.

Iran: In this photo released on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021 by the Iranian army, drones are displayed prior to a drill, in an undisclosed location in Iran. The Iranian military began a wide-ranging, two-day aerial rill in the country’s north, state media reported, featuring combat and surveillance unmanned aircraft, as well as naval drones dispatched from vessels in Iran’s southern waters.

New York: FILE – In this Jan. 9, 2017, photo, then President-elect Donald Trump stands with Alibaba founder Jack Ma as they walk to speak with reporters after a meeting at Trump Tower in New York. Ma hasn’t been seen since he angered regulators with an October 2020 speech. That is prompting speculation about what might happen to the billionaire founder of the world’s biggest e-commerce company.