Lagarde rides into Davos, Presidents Club scandal, and cloned primates, all in pictures

Star jump Tottenham’s Harry Kane scores against Southampton at St Mary’s Stadium

Demonstrators shout at a Times Up protest supporting womens rights in London, Britain, January 21, 2018 REUTERS/Peter Nicholls — © Peter Nichols/Reuters

Time for action Demonstrators shout at a Time’s Up protest supporting women’s rights in London

Pope Francis greets a child as he arrives to lead the Marian celebration of the Virgin de la Puerta in Trujillo, Peru, January 20, 2018. REUTERS/Douglas Juarez NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY — © Reuters

Papal welcome Pope Francis greets a child as he arrives to lead the Marian celebration of the Virgin de la Puerta in Trujillo, Peru

Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), waves as she uses an electric cart to move between venues ahead of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Monday, Jan. 22, 2018. World leaders, influential executives, bankers and policy makers attend the 48th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos from Jan. 23 - 26. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg — © Simon Dawson/Bloomberg

Slippery slope Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, waves as she uses an electric cart to move between venues ahead of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland

TOPSHOT - Residents carry religious icons of the baby Jesus during the annual Sto Nino (baby Jesus) feast in Manila on January 21, 2018. The Philippines is Asia's Catholic bastion with a flock of more than 80 million. Spain colonised the archipelago in the 16th century and spread the faith. / AFP PHOTO / NOEL CELISNOEL CELIS/AFP/Getty Images — © Noel Celis/AFP/Getty

Filipino feast Residents carry religious icons of the baby Jesus during the annual Sto Nino feast in Manila

epa06460795 Members of a historical military club participate in the World War II battle re-enactment marking the 75th anniversary of the breakthrough of the Nazi Siege of Leningrad (Soviet-era name of St.Petersburg) in WWII, near village Sinyavino, outside St. Petersburg, Russia, 21 January 2018. According to various sources, up to 700,000 civilians died from hunger, cold, shelling and air bombardment in a siege that lasted 900 days. EPA/ANATOLY MALTSEV — © Anatoly Maltsev/EPA

War games A historical military club re-enacts the 75th anniversary of the battle to break through the Nazi siege of Leningrad in the second world war, near Sinyavino, St Petersburg, Russia

Revellers dressed as devils walk among fireworks during "Correfocs" (fire runs), traditional celebrations in eastern Spain with people dressed as dancing devils while lighting fireworks among crowds of spectators, to mark the end of the local festivities in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, January 21, 2018. REUTERS/Enrique Calvo TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY — © Enrique Calvo/Reuters

Dancing devils Revellers dressed as devils walk among fireworks during Correfocs (fire runs), a traditional celebration in eastern Spain

TOPSHOT - A supporter of the presidential candidate for the Honduran Opposition Alliance Against the Dictatorship for the past election, Salvador Nasralla, lies on the street in front of police officers during a demonstration against the contested re-election of President Juan Orlando Hernandez, in Tegucigalpa on January 21, 2018. The opposition called for a "national strike" on Saturday to focus on blocking the country's main roads ahead of the start of the president's new term in office on January 27. Dozens of people have been killed and hundreds jailed since Hernandez was declared the winner of the November 26 run-off election -- but only after a three week stretch of often-interrupted ballot counting that stoked tensions and sparked accusations of fraud in the Central American country. / AFP PHOTO / Orlando SIERRAORLANDO SIERRA/AFP/Getty Images — © AFP/Getty Images

Inactive activist A supporter of Salvador Nasralla, the presidential candidate for the Honduran Opposition Alliance Against the Dictatorship, lies in front of police during a demonstration in Tegucigalpa, Honduras

TOPSHOT - A demonstrator throws a tear gas canister back at the riot police during clashes in Caracas on January 22, 2018 which erupted during a protest to condemn the death of dissident former police officer Oscar Perez - gunned down in a bloody police operation on February 16. Perez, whose body was buried by the government on January 21 against his family's wishes, was Venezuela's most wanted man since June when he flew a stolen police helicopter over Caracas dropping grenades on the Supreme Court and opening fire on the Interior Ministry. / AFP PHOTO / Juan BARRETOJUAN BARRETO/AFP/Getty Images — © AFP/Getty Images

Venezuela clash A demonstrator throws a tear gas canister back at riot police in Caracas

TOPSHOT - Members of the House of Representatives leave after a vote on Capitol Hill after the House and Senate moved to end a government shutdown, on January 22, 2018 in Washington, DC. Lawmakers Monday approved a temporary funding bill that clears the way to ending a three-day government shutdown triggered by feuding over immigration policy. The stopgap bill, which in addition to funding the government through February 8 also reauthorizes a popular children's health insurance program, now heads to the White House where President Donald Trump is expected to sign it into law. / AFP PHOTO / Brendan SmialowskiBRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images — © AFP/Getty Images

Stopgap bill Members of the House of Representatives leave after a vote on Capitol Hill to end a government shutdown in Washington DC

Spain's Rafael Nadal serves to Argentina's Diego Schwartzman during their fourth round match at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian) — © AP Photo/Vincent Thian

Topspin Spain’s Rafael Nadal serves to Argentina’s Diego Schwartzman during their fourth-round match at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia

A model is being made up before the presentation of French fashion designer Alexis Mabille's Haute Couture Spring-Summer 2018 fashion collection, in Paris, Tuesday, Jan.23, 2018. (AP Photo/Francois Mori) — © AP Photo/Francois Mori

Fashion victim A model is made up before the presentation of French fashion designer Alexis Mabille’s spring-summer 2018 fashion collection in Paris

Armed Swiss police officers stand guard on the roof of a hotel near the congress center where the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum takes place in Davos, Switzerland, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber) — © AP Photo/Markus Schreiber

Davos defence Armed police stand guard at a hotel near the congress centre for the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland

Dorchester Madison Marriage story Guests outside The Dorchester Ballroom entrance during the annual Presidents Club Charity Dinner in London on January 18, 2018. — © Tolga Akmen/Financial Times

Presidents Club Guests mingle with a hostess outside an event in London for the Presidents Club charity. An FT investigation revealed hostesses at the event were groped, sexually harassed and propositioned during the men-only event

Ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont addresses the media after a meeting with the President of the Parliament of Catalonia Roger Torrent in Brussels, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert) — © AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaer

Spanish exile Ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont addresses the media after meeting the President of the Parliament of Catalonia, Roger Torrent, in Brussels

Cloned monkeys Zhong Zhong and Hua Hua are seen at the non-human primate facility at the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Shanghai, China January 20, 2018, in this picture provided by Chinese Academy of Sciences and released by China Daily. China Daily via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. CHINA OUT. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY — © China Daily via Reuters

Simian rivalry Cloned monkeys Zhong Zhong and Hua Hua are seen at the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Shanghai, China

TOPSHOT - Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and presidential representative to the Volga Federal District Mikhail Babich (2ndL) talk to Chief Mufti of Russia Talgat Tadzhuddin (R) and the head of the Republic of Bashkortostan Rustem Khamitov (2ndR) during their meeting in Kazan on January 24, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Sputnik / Alexey NIKOLSKYALEXEY NIKOLSKY/AFP/Getty Images — © AFP/Getty Images

Mufti meet Russian President Vladimir Putin and Mikhail Babich, the presidential representative to the Volga federal district (left) talk to Talgat Tadzhuddin, chief mufti of Russia, and Rustem Khamitov, head of the Republic of Bashkortostan, right, during a meeting in Kaza

TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump (C) waves upon his arrival at the Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting on January 25, 2018 in Davos, eastern Switzerland. The world's political and business elite headed on January 25 into a compelling encounter with President Donald Trump as the United States bids to carve out a competitive edge in trade, taxes and currency rates. / AFP PHOTO / Fabrice COFFRINIFABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images — © AFP/Getty Images

Potus at Davos Donald Trump waves as he arrives at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland

TOPSHOT - Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (R) whispers to former Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff, during a campaign rally to launch Lula's presidential candidacy for the upcoming October elections, at the Workers Central Union (CUT) headquarters in Sao Paulo, Brazil on January 25, 2018.
A Brazilian appeals court Wednesday upheld ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's conviction for corruption, dealing a body blow to his hopes of running for re-election this year. The three-judge panel sitting in the southern city of Porto Alegre unanimously ruled that his original 9.5-year jail sentence be extended to more than 12 years. Lula was defiant, telling he intends to run for the presidency despite the court setback.
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Hushed tone Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the former Brazilian president, right, whispers to Dilma Rousseff, another former Brazilian president, during a rally in São Paulo, to launch Lula’s presidential candidacy for the upcoming October elections

An Indian Army soldier marches next to a tableau during the Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India January 26, 2018. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Republic day An Indian soldier marches next to a tableau during the Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India

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