A woman takes a picture of ice-covered vehicles unloaded from the cargo ship Sun Rio, which was caught in severe weather conditions in the Sea of Japan, in the port of Vladivostok, Russia, Dec. 29, 2021.

Fireworks explode over the ancient Parthenon temple on Acropolis hill during New Year's Day celebrations, Athens, Greece, Jan. 1, 2022.

The sun sets behind the Statue of Liberty, as seen from Battery Park in New York City's Lower Manhattan, United States, Dec. 26, 2021.

People enjoy their time on frozen Lake Çıldır as it is visited by tourists in Kars, Turkey, Dec. 26, 2021.

Emiratis walk their camels during the Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Camel Festival for Purebred Arabian Camels and Camel Beauty Contest (al-Dhaid 2021-2022) in the Gulf emirate of Sharjah, UAE, Dec. 29, 2021.

Indian paramilitary soldiers stand guard at a checkpoint in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Dec. 30, 2021.

An aerial view shows a shopping mall shaped like a ship amid residential buildings in Hong Kong, China, Dec. 27, 2021.

Worshippers attend a memorial service for Anglican Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu at the St. Mary's Cathedral in Johannesburg, South Africa, Dec. 30, 2021.

Fireworks explode over the Chao Phraya River during New Year celebrations, amid the spread of COVID-19, in Bangkok, Thailand, Jan. 1, 2022.

A worker hangs dyed shawls at a shop in Lahore, Pakistan, Dec. 29, 2021.

View of a huge fire behind Route 40 in Paraje Villegas, Rio Negro province, 70 kilometers (44 miles) south of Bariloche, Argentina, Dec. 29, 2021.

Revelers take part in the Els Enfarinats festival in the town of Ibi near Alicante, Spain, Dec. 28, 2021.

Alona Nacua (R) stands with her son as she looks at their house damaged by Typhoon Rai in Cebu city, central Philippines on Christmas Day, Dec. 25, 2021.

People visit shops to purchase food and supplies to celebrate the new year in Tokyo's Ueno shopping district, Japan, Dec. 30, 2021.

Members of a local winter swimming club take part in festive bathing in the icy waters of Boyarskoye lake outside Tomsk, Russia, Dec. 26, 2021.

A taxi driver wearing a protective face mask drives on a street, following new cases of the coronavirus disease, in Shanghai, China, Dec. 30, 2021.

A man uses an inflatable mattress during flooding caused by the overflowing Cachoeira river in Itabuna, Bahia state, Brazil, Dec. 26, 2021.

Peruvian shamans give their predictions for 2022 holding photos of U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin, during a traditional ritual prior to New Year's Eve at San Cristobal hill, Lima, Peru, Dec. 29, 2021.