Obama goes kitesurfing, Romania protests, Farage gets egged — in pictures

Friday February 10

Catherine Daunt, project curator at the British Museum, adjusts one of ten colour screenprints created 50 years ago by Andy Warhol, which have been installed ahead of the British Museum's forthcoming The American Dream: Pop to the present exhibition, which opens at the London museum on the 9th March. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Friday February 10, 2017. See PA story ARTS Warhol. Photo credit should read: Victoria Jones/PA Wire — © Victoria Jones/PA

Catherine Daunt, project curator at the British Museum, adjusts one of 10 screen prints created 50 years ago by Andy Warhol. They have been installed ahead of the museum’s The American Dream: pop to the present exhibition, which opens on March 9

Iranian school girls attend an annual rally commemorating the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution, which toppled the late pro-U.S. Shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Feb. 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi) — © Ebrahim Norooz/AP

Iranian girls attend a rally in Tehran to commemorate the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution

Thursday February 9

Civilians ride on a Somali police car as they celebrate the election of President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed in the streets of Somalia's capital Mogadishu, February 9, 2017. REUTERS/Feisal Omar — © Feisal Omar/Reuters

Civilians ride on a Somali police car as they celebrate the election of President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu

BAFTA staff lay out heads-on-sticks marking the seating plan at the Royal Albert Hall in London, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, ahead of the EE British Academy Film Awards on Sunday Feb. 12. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP) — © Joel Ryan/Invision/AP

Bafta staff position markers for the seating plan at the Royal Albert Hall in London ahead of the EE British Academy Film Awards on February 12

Wednesday February 8

TOPSHOT - A priest wearing the Romanian flag carries a makeshift cross in front of the government headquarters in Bucharest, during a protest against controversial corruption decrees on February 8, 2017. Around 2,000 people protested in Bucharest for the ninth day in row asking for the resignation of PSD (Social Democratic Party) rulled government. / AFP PHOTO / Daniel MIHAILESCUDANIEL MIHAILESCU/AFP/Getty Images — © Daniel Mihailescu/AFP

A priest wearing the Romanian flag carries a makeshift cross in Bucharest during a protest against corruption decrees

School pupils watch as Britain's Catherine the Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge (not pictured) leave an event organised by charity Place2Be during Children's Mental Health Week at Mitchell Brook Primary School in north London, Britain, February 6, 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY — © Toby Melville/Reuters

Pupils watch from window as the Duchess and Duke of Cambridge leave following a visit to Mitchell Brook primary school in north-west London

TOPSHOT - A Buddhist monk begs for alms in Durbar Square in Kathmandu on February 8, 2017. Home to the palaces of Malla and Shah kings who ruled over the city, Durbar Square is listed as a UNESCO world heritage site. / AFP PHOTO / PRAKASH MATHEMAPRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP/Getty Images — © Prakash Mathema/AFP/Getty

A Buddhist monk begs for alms in Durbar Square, Kathmandu. The square is listed as a Unesco world heritage site

Tuesday February 7

Former U.S. President Barack Obama sits on a boat during a kite surfing outing with British businessman Richard Branson during his holiday on Branson's Moskito island, in the British Virgin Islands, in a picture handed out by Virgin on February 7, 2017. Jack Brockway/Virgin Handout via REUTERS FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY — © Jack Brockway/Virgin/Via Reuters

Former US president Barack Obama on his way to a kitesurfing trip with Richard Branson during a holiday on the UK businessman’s Necker island in the Caribbean

LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 07: An animatronic baby is displayed during the press preview for the 'Robots' exhibition at the Science Museum on February 7, 2017 in London, England. The exhibition showcases robot history going back 500 years with over 100 robots including the largest collection of humanoid robots ever displayed. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) — © Carl Court/Getty

An animatronic baby at the preview of the Robots exhibition at the Science Museum in London. The exhibition showcases robot history going more than 500 years and includes the largest collection of humanoid robots ever displayed

Men carrying a shrine jump over a bon fire, which means a wish for good luck during a traditional Chinese lunar new year celebration in Jieyang, Guangdong province, China, February 2, 2017. Picture taken February 2, 2017. China Daily/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. CHINA OUT. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RTX2ZYBZ — © China Daily/Reuters

Men walk through a bonfire during a traditional lunar new year celebration in Jieyang, China

French conservative Francois Fillon, right, arrives on stage to hold a press conference at his campaign headquarters in Paris, France, Monday, Feb. 6, 2017. Fillon is trying to save his presidential bid as prosecutors investigate the political jobs he gave to his wife, son and daughter. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) — © Christophe Ena/AP

François Fillon, right, arrives at a press conference at his campaign headquarters in Paris, France. The former French prime minister is trying to save his presidential bid as prosecutors investigate political jobs he gave to family members

Monday February 6

CHINA - FEBRUARY 6: Teenage girls of the Long Horn Miao ethnic minority group wear headdresses as they prepare as they gather forTiaohua or Flower Festival as part of the Lunar New Year on February 6, 2017 in Longga village, Guizhou province, southern China.The Long Horn Miao are recognized for their declining practice of wrapping a blend of linen, wool, and the hair of their ancestors around animal horns or a wooden clip to make headdresses. Many young women say they now wear the headdresses only for special occasions and festivals, as the ornaments, which are attached by the horns to their real hair, have proved impractical for modern daily life in a fast changing world. China officially recognizes 56 different ethnic minorities, and statistics show over 7 million Chinese identifying themselves as Miao. But the small Long Horn Miao community counts only around 5000 people living in 12 villages, whose age-old traditions, language, and culture are fading. It is increasingly difficult in a modernizing China, as young people are drawn from remote rural villages to opportunities in bigger cities amongst wide-scale urbanization. Farming and labour remain the mainstays of life for the Long Horn Miao, leaving the area relatively poor in comparison with many parts of China. The government has invested significant amounts into local infrastructure and the tourism industry to try to bolster the local economy. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images) — © Kevin Frayer/Getty

Girls of the Long-Horn Miao ethnic minority prepare for a flower festival to celebrate the lunar new year in Guizhou province, southern China

STOKE, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 06: UKIP leader Paul Nuttall (R) and former Leader Nigel Farage MEP dodge an egg thrown by a youth as they arrive in Stoke-On-Trent for a public meeting this evening on February 6, 2017 in Stoke, England. The Stoke-On-Trent central by-election has been called after sitting Labour MP Tristram Hunt resigned from his seat to be a museum director. The seat has always been a Labour stronghold but will see fierce competition from The United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) as they target people who voted for Brexit and the tradtional Labour working classes. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) — © Christopher Furlong/Getty

Paul Nuttall, right, the Ukip leader, and Nigel Farage, his predecessor, dodge an egg thrown at them on their arrival in Stoke-on-Trent to campaign in a by-election

Palestinians run cover as smoke rises following an Israeli air strike on a Hamas post, in the northern Gaza Strip on February 6, 2016. Israel struck a number of Hamas positions in Gaza after a "projectile" fired from the Palestinian enclave crashed in a border area, the Israeli army said. / AFP PHOTO / MOHAMMED ABEDMOHAMMED ABED/AFP/Getty Images — © Mohammed Abed/AFP/Getty

Palestinians run for cover following an Israeli air strike on a Hamas post in the northern Gaza Strip

A performer dressed in a chimpanzee costume walks past brides as they arrive at a mass marriage ceremony in which, according to its organizers, 109 tribal, Muslim and Hindu couples from various villages across the state took their wedding vows, at Bahirkhand village, north of Kolkata, India February 5, 2017. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RTX2ZOU5

Sunday February 5

A performer dressed as chimpanzee walks past brides as they arrive at a mass marriage ceremony in the Indian village of Bahirkhand, north of Kolkata. According to organisers, 109 couples from surrounding villages took their wedding vows

Football Soccer - African Cup of Nations - Final - Egypt v Cameroon - Stade d'AngondjÃ© - Libreville, Gabon - 5/2/17 Cameroon fans before the match Reuters / Mike Hutchings Livepic TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY — © Mike Hutchings/Livepic/Reuters

Cameroon fans prepare for the match between their side and Egypt in the final of the African Cup of Nations football championship in Gabon

Saturday February 4

U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump greet a marching bad as they arrive at Trump International Golf club to watch the Super Bowl LI between New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., February 5, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria — © Carlos Barria/Reuters

US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania arrive at the Trump International Golf club in Florida to watch the televised Super Bowl clash between the New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons, in Houston. The Patriots, after a dramatic comeback, won 34-28

TIMIKA, PAPUA, INDONESIA - FEBRUARY 04: A illegal gold miner of Kamoro people, sift through sand and rock as they pan for gold on February 4, 2017 in Timika, Papua Province, Indonesia. Indonesia produces over 70 billion dollars in gold a year and is home to the largest gold mine and the third largest copper mine in the world, the Grasberg mine, which is located at West Papua. According to reports, the Grasberg mine, owned Freeport McMoRan, dumps as much as 200,000 tonnes of mine waste directly into the Aikwa delta system every day, turning thousands of hectares of forest and mangroves into wasteland. Indonesia continues to face various environmental problems since the gold rush and has one of the worst mercury problems from small-scale gold mining where miners usually operate without required permits. On the average, miners are able to get one gram of gold per day, which is equivalent to around 400,000 rupiah or US$30. Indigenous tribes in West Papua such as the Kamoro are still trying to make a living from fishing and foraging for food. They claim that the tailing from the gold mines have raised the riverbed, suffocating fishes, oysters and shrimps which the Kamoro people rely on for food and their livelihood. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images) — © Ulet Ifansasti/Getty

A member of the Kamoro people sifts sand and rock to recover gold in Timika, West Papua, Indonesia

Britain Rugby Union - England v France - Six Nations Championship - Twickenham Stadium, London - 4/2/17 England players celebrate after the game Reuters / Stefan Wermuth Livepic EDITORIAL USE ONLY. — © Stefan Wermuth/Livepic/Reuters

England rugby players celebrate their 19-16 victory over France in the RBS Six Nations Championship at Twickenham stadium in London

Obama goes kitesurfing, Romania protests, Farage gets egged — in pictures

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