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A woman rides her bicycle during sunset in Hannover, northern Germany. Picture: DPA/AP Read More »

you prefer orange or lemon-lime? A dog lover shows off her parka pooches at an international dog exhibition in Minsk. PHOTO BY VIKTOR DRACHEV/AFP/GETTY IMAGES Read More »

A villager runs to escape from a cloud of hot volcanic ash engulfing villages in Karo district during the latest eruption of Mount Sinabung Volcano on Indonesia’s Sumatra island. The scorching ash killed 14 people, including four schoolchildren. PHOTO BY SUTANTA ADITYA/AFP/GETTY IMAGES Read More »

8of20Wax your snowboards, Hawaiians: A fresh blanket of snow covers dormant volcano Mauna Kea behind a statue of Hawaiian King Kamehameha in Hilo. The highest point in Hawaii received 6 to 12 inches at the 10,000-foot level. PHOTO BY TIM WRIGHT/ASSOCIATED PRESS Read More »

Swedish snowboarder Sven Thorgren soars through the air during snowboard slopestyle training in Sochi. Picture: LUCAS JACKSON/REUTERS Read More »

Ethnic Yi women are seen on their way to a dragon worship ceremony in Shiping county, Yunnan province. The dragon worship ceremony is held every 12 years to pray for good fortune and harvest. Read More »

A 180 degrees rainbow paints the sky, creating a bridge between earth and sky. I was hiking under the rain up in the Dolomites, in the Catinaccio Range close to Paolina hut, Trentino, Italy, waiting for a summer sunset, when the sky magically opened up and the sunlight made the rest. (© Alessandro Gruzza/National Geographic Photo Contest) Read More »