Melissa Wilson sits inside her apartment, which is in repair after a flooding occurred due to a burst pipe caused by winter weather in the unit above hers. "I felt very numb the first time I came back to my apartment. But the more I came back, the more it started to hit me that these things are gone," says Melissa, in Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. February 24, 2021. Picture taken February 24, 2021. REUTERS/Shelby Tauber 

For more than 300 "ice miners" in Harbin, work begins in the numbing cold before dawn every day on the frozen Songhua, a broad river that winds its way through the northeastern Chinese city. Wielding long ice picks, the workers break up the frozen surface of the kilometre-wide river into crate-sized blocks of ice. Many of them construction labourers or farmers, they wear knee-high rubber boots, down jackets, thick gloves and hats with flaps to protect their ears from the frigid air. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY SEARCH "HARBIN RAWLINS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

For more than 300 "ice miners" in Harbin, work begins in the numbing cold before dawn every day on the frozen Songhua, a broad river that winds its way through the northeastern Chinese city. Wielding long ice picks, the workers break up the frozen surface of the kilometre-wide river into crate-sized blocks of ice. Many of them construction labourers or farmers, they wear knee-high rubber boots, down jackets, thick gloves and hats with flaps to protect their ears from the frigid air. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY SEARCH "HARBIN RAWLINS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Gino Verani is put on a stretcher as he is taken to hospital, after coming down with a fever, as his family stand around him, at his home in San Fiorano, Italy, August 23, 2020. Toniolo, Verani's grandson, said that while Verani was alone in bed on the ground floor, his condition got worse every day. He could not get up, and was almost always lying in bed. The confusion and agitation of the first period, due to immobility, gave way to a state of continuous numbness. When Verani came down with a fever, which Toniolo said was probably due to the air conditioning, they called health professionals to carry out checks and, as always, to exclude the risk that he had contracted COVID-19. REUTERS/Marzio Toniolo SEARCH "TONIOLO GRANDFATHER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Igor, the 13 year-old Siberian tiger is getting numbed by anaesthetics before the non invasive stem cell surgery in Zoo Szeged, Hungary April 18, 2018. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo 

Igor, the 13 year-old Siberian tiger is getting numbed by anaesthetics before the non invasive stem cell surgery in Zoo Szeged, Hungary, April 18, 2018. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo 

Bukusu boys crowd outside a house in Kenya's western region of Bungoma August 8, 2014. Circumcision rituals, which take place in August, are celebrated amongst some Kenyan tribes as an annual rite of passage into adulthood. The Bukusu group, a sub-tribe of the Luhya tribe which is one of the largest in Kenya, is one community to continue the tradition. The day before the ceremony, the boy's uncle slaughters a cow and dresses him in a chunk of the meat as a personal gift and as permission for him to proceed with the circumcision. The boys, aged 16 and under, bathe in the river to numb their bodies before the ritual, which they must undergo without flinching. Similar circumcision rituals and rites of passage are celebrated in many parts of Africa. Picture taken August 8, 2014. REUTERS/Noor Khamis (KENYA - Tags: HEALTH SOCIETY)

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A boy who underwent circumcision rests inside a house in Kenya's western region of Bungoma August 8, 2014. Circumcision rituals, which take place in August, are celebrated amongst some Kenyan tribes as an annual rite of passage into adulthood. The Bukusu group, a sub-tribe of the Luhya tribe which is one of the largest in Kenya, is one community to continue the tradition. The day before the ceremony, the boy's uncle slaughters a cow and dresses him in a chunk of the meat as a personal gift and as permission for him to proceed with the circumcision. The boys, aged 16 and under, bathe in the river to numb their bodies before the ritual, which they must undergo without flinching. Similar circumcision rituals and rites of passage are celebrated in many parts of Africa. Picture taken August 8, 2014. REUTERS/Noor Khamis (KENYA - Tags: HEALTH SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

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A Bukusu family sits next to their son who just underwent circumcision inside a house in Kenya's western region of Bungoma August 8, 2014. Circumcision rituals, which take place in August, are celebrated amongst some Kenyan tribes as an annual rite of passage into adulthood. The Bukusu group, a sub-tribe of the Luhya tribe which is one of the largest in Kenya, is one community to continue the tradition. The day before the ceremony, the boy's uncle slaughters a cow and dresses him in a chunk of the meat as a personal gift and as permission for him to proceed with the circumcision. The boys, aged 16 and under, bathe in the river to numb their bodies before the ritual, which they must undergo without flinching. Similar circumcision rituals and rites of passage are celebrated in many parts of Africa. Picture taken August 8, 2014. REUTERS/Noor Khamis (KENYA - Tags: HEALTH SOCIETY)

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A Bukusu youth who just underwent circumcision is assisted by his father outside their home in Kenya's western region of Bungoma August 9, 2014. Circumcision rituals, which take place in August, are celebrated amongst some Kenyan tribes as an annual rite of passage into adulthood. The Bukusu group, a sub-tribe of the Luhya tribe which is one of the largest in Kenya, is one community to continue the tradition. The day before the ceremony, the boy's uncle slaughters a cow and dresses him in a chunk of the meat as a personal gift and as permission for him to proceed with the circumcision. The boys, aged 16 and under, bathe in the river to numb their bodies before the ritual, which they must undergo without flinching. Similar circumcision rituals and rites of passage are celebrated in many parts of Africa. Picture taken August 9, 2014. REUTERS/Noor Khamis (KENYA - Tags: HEALTH SOCIETY)

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A Bukusu youth stands covered in mud in preparation for a circumcision ritual in Kenya's western region of Bungoma August 9, 2014. Circumcision rituals, which take place in August, are celebrated amongst some Kenyan tribes as an annual rite of passage into adulthood. The Bukusu group, a sub-tribe of the Luhya tribe which is one of the largest in Kenya, is one community to continue the tradition. The day before the ceremony, the boy's uncle slaughters a cow and dresses him in a chunk of the meat as a personal gift and as permission for him to proceed with the circumcision. The boys, aged 16 and under, bathe in the river to numb their bodies before the ritual, which they must undergo without flinching. Similar circumcision rituals and rites of passage are celebrated in many parts of Africa. Picture taken August 9, 2014. REUTERS/Noor Khamis (KENYA - Tags: HEALTH SOCIETY)

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A traditional Bukusu circumciser checks on the condition of a youth who just underwent circumcision inside a house in Kenya's western region of Bungoma August 8, 2014. Circumcision rituals, which take place in August, are celebrated amongst some Kenyan tribes as an annual rite of passage into adulthood. The Bukusu group, a sub-tribe of the Luhya tribe which is one of the largest in Kenya, is one community to continue the tradition. The day before the ceremony, the boy's uncle slaughters a cow and dresses him in a chunk of the meat as a personal gift and as permission for him to proceed with the circumcision. The boys, aged 16 and under, bathe in the river to numb their bodies before the ritual, which they must undergo without flinching. Similar circumcision rituals and rites of passage are celebrated in many parts of Africa. Picture taken August 8, 2014. REUTERS/Noor Khamis (KENYA - Tags: HEALTH SOCIETY)

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People crowd around a Bukusu youth who just underwent circumcision outside a house in Kenya's western region of Bungoma August 9, 2014. Circumcision rituals, which take place in August, are celebrated amongst some Kenyan tribes as an annual rite of passage into adulthood. The Bukusu group, a sub-tribe of the Luhya tribe which is one of the largest in Kenya, is one community to continue the tradition. The day before the ceremony, the boy's uncle slaughters a cow and dresses him in a chunk of the meat as a personal gift and as permission for him to proceed with the circumcision. The boys, aged 16 and under, bathe in the river to numb their bodies before the ritual, which they must undergo without flinching. Similar circumcision rituals and rites of passage are celebrated in many parts of Africa. Picture taken August 9, 2014. REUTERS/Noor Khamis (KENYA - Tags: HEALTH SOCIETY)

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Bukusu villagers escort youths as part of a circumcision ritual in Kenya's western region of Bungoma August 9, 2014. Circumcision rituals, which take place in August, are celebrated amongst some Kenyan tribes as an annual rite of passage into adulthood. The Bukusu group, a sub-tribe of the Luhya tribe which is one of the largest in Kenya, is one community to continue the tradition. The day before the ceremony, the boy's uncle slaughters a cow and dresses him in a chunk of the meat as a personal gift and as permission for him to proceed with the circumcision. The boys, aged 16 and under, bathe in the river to numb their bodies before the ritual, which they must undergo without flinching. Similar circumcision rituals and rites of passage are celebrated in many parts of Africa. Picture taken August 9, 2014. REUTERS/Noor Khamis (KENYA - Tags: HEALTH SOCIETY)

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Bukusu villagers escort a youth, who is wearing a piece of beef, from his uncle's home as part of a circumcision ritual in Kenya's western region of Bungoma August 8, 2014. Circumcision rituals, which take place in August, are celebrated amongst some Kenyan tribes as an annual rite of passage into adulthood. The Bukusu group, a sub-tribe of the Luhya tribe which is one of the largest in Kenya, is one community to continue the tradition. The day before the ceremony, the boy's uncle slaughters a cow and dresses him in a chunk of the meat as a personal gift and as permission for him to proceed with the circumcision. The boys, aged 16 and under, bathe in the river to numb their bodies before the ritual, which they must undergo without flinching. Similar circumcision rituals and rites of passage are celebrated in many parts of Africa. Picture taken August 8, 2014. REUTERS/Noor Khamis (KENYA - Tags: HEALTH SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

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A Bukusu youth is smeared with mud as part of a circumcision ritual in Kenya's western region of Bungoma August 9, 2014. Circumcision rituals, which take place in August, are celebrated amongst some Kenyan tribes as an annual rite of passage into adulthood. The Bukusu group, a sub-tribe of the Luhya tribe which is one of the largest in Kenya, is one community to continue the tradition. The day before the ceremony, the boy's uncle slaughters a cow and dresses him in a chunk of the meat as a personal gift and as permission for him to proceed with the circumcision. The boys, aged 16 and under, bathe in the river to numb their bodies before the ritual, which they must undergo without flinching. Similar circumcision rituals and rites of passage are celebrated in many parts of Africa. Picture taken August 9, 2014. REUTERS/Noor Khamis (KENYA - Tags: HEALTH SOCIETY)

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People crowd around a Bukusu youth who just underwent circumcision outside a house in Kenya's western region of Bungoma August 9, 2014. Circumcision rituals, which take place in August, are celebrated amongst some Kenyan tribes as an annual rite of passage into adulthood. The Bukusu group, a sub-tribe of the Luhya tribe which is one of the largest in Kenya, is one community to continue the tradition. The day before the ceremony, the boy's uncle slaughters a cow and dresses him in a chunk of the meat as a personal gift and as permission for him to proceed with the circumcision. The boys, aged 16 and under, bathe in the river to numb their bodies before the ritual, which they must undergo without flinching. Similar circumcision rituals and rites of passage are celebrated in many parts of Africa. Picture taken August 9, 2014. REUTERS/Noor Khamis (KENYA - Tags: HEALTH SOCIETY)

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A Bukusu youth waits outside his uncle's home for a circumcision ritual in Kenya's western region of Bungoma August 8, 2014. Circumcision rituals, which take place in August, are celebrated amongst some Kenyan tribes as an annual rite of passage into adulthood. The Bukusu group, a sub-tribe of the Luhya tribe which is one of the largest in Kenya, is one community to continue the tradition. The day before the ceremony, the boy's uncle slaughters a cow and dresses him in a chunk of the meat as a personal gift and as permission for him to proceed with the circumcision. The boys, aged 16 and under, bathe in the river to numb their bodies before the ritual, which they must undergo without flinching. Similar circumcision rituals and rites of passage are celebrated in many parts of Africa. Picture taken August 8, 2014. REUTERS/Noor Khamis (KENYA - Tags: HEALTH SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

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Bukusu boys dance in preparation for a circumcision ritual in Kenya's western region of Bungoma August 8, 2014. Circumcision rituals, which take place in August, are celebrated amongst some Kenyan tribes as an annual rite of passage into adulthood. The Bukusu group, a sub-tribe of the Luhya tribe which is one of the largest in Kenya, is one community to continue the tradition. The day before the ceremony, the boy's uncle slaughters a cow and dresses him in a chunk of the meat as a personal gift and as permission for him to proceed with the circumcision. The boys, aged 16 and under, bathe in the river to numb their bodies before the ritual, which they must undergo without flinching. Similar circumcision rituals and rites of passage are celebrated in many parts of Africa. Picture taken August 8, 2014. REUTERS/Noor Khamis (KENYA - Tags: HEALTH SOCIETY)

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Bukusu villagers observe a ritual which is part of circumcision ceremonies taking place in Kenya's western region of Bungoma August 8, 2014. Circumcision rituals, which take place in August, are celebrated amongst some Kenyan tribes as an annual rite of passage into adulthood. The Bukusu group, a sub-tribe of the Luhya tribe which is one of the largest in Kenya, is one community to continue the tradition. The day before the ceremony, the boy's uncle slaughters a cow and dresses him in a chunk of the meat as a personal gift and as permission for him to proceed with the circumcision. The boys, aged 16 and under, bathe in the river to numb their bodies before the ritual, which they must undergo without flinching. Similar circumcision rituals and rites of passage are celebrated in many parts of Africa. Picture taken August 8, 2014. REUTERS/Noor Khamis (KENYA - Tags: HEALTH SOCIETY)

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A Bukusu youth is addressed by an uncle as they take part in rituals related to circumcision ceremonies in Kenya's western region of Bungoma August 8, 2014. Circumcision rituals, which take place in August, are celebrated amongst some Kenyan tribes as an annual rite of passage into adulthood. The Bukusu group, a sub-tribe of the Luhya tribe which is one of the largest in Kenya, is one community to continue the tradition. The day before the ceremony, the boy's uncle slaughters a cow and dresses him in a chunk of the meat as a personal gift and as permission for him to proceed with the circumcision. The boys, aged 16 and under, bathe in the river to numb their bodies before the ritual, which they must undergo without flinching. Similar circumcision rituals and rites of passage are celebrated in many parts of Africa. Picture taken August 8, 2014. REUTERS/Noor Khamis (KENYA - Tags: HEALTH SOCIETY)

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Actor Rob Morrow, star of the series "Numb3rs", poses with his wife Debbon Ayer at the CBS television network's Premiere Party in Hollywood September 16, 2009. REUTERS/Fred Prouser (UNITED STATES ENTERTAINMENT) 

Actress NAvi Rawat, star of the series "Numb3rs" poses at the CBS television network's Premiere Party" in Hollywood September 16, 2009. REUTERS/Fred Prouser (UNITED STATES ENTERTAINMENT) 

Mohammad Maqbool, a Kashmiri health worker, smiles after an interview with Reuters outside a police mortuary in Srinagar March 27, 2008. Numbed by handling mutilated corpses, 55-year-old Maqbool, who has helped perform autopsies on at least 15,000 bodies, says he feels relaxed as violence in the disputed Himalayan region has subsided. Officials estimate more than 43,000 people have been killed since Muslim militants launched an armed revolt against New Delhi's rule over a part of Kashmir in 1989. Human rights groups put the toll at about 60,000 dead or missing. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR) 

Mohammad Maqbool, a Kashmiri health worker, listens to questions during an interview with Reuters inside a police mortuary in Srinagar March 27, 2008. Numbed by handling mutilated corpses, 55-year-old Maqbool, who has helped perform autopsies on at least 15,000 bodies, says he feels relaxed as violence in the disputed Himalayan region has subsided. Officials estimate more than 43,000 people have been killed since Muslim militants launched an armed revolt against New Delhi's rule over a part of Kashmir in 1989. Human rights groups put the toll at about 60,000 dead or missing. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR) 

Mohammad Maqbool, a Kashmiri health worker, sits outside his office after an interview with Reuters outside a police mortuary in Srinagar March 27, 2008. Numbed by handling mutilated corpses, 55-year-old Maqbool, who has helped perform autopsies on at least 15,000 bodies, says he feels relaxed as violence in the disputed Himalayan region has subsided. Officials estimate more than 43,000 people have been killed since Muslim militants launched an armed revolt against New Delhi's rule over a part of Kashmir in 1989. Human rights groups put the toll at about 60,000 dead or missing. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR) 

Mohammad Maqbool, a Kashmiri health worker, speaks during an interview with Reuters inside a police mortuary in Srinagar March 27, 2008. Numbed by handling mutilated corpses, 55-year-old Maqbool, who has helped perform autopsies on at least 15,000 bodies, says he feels relaxed as violence in the disputed Himalayan region has subsided. Officials estimate more than 43,000 people have been killed since Muslim militants launched an armed revolt against New Delhi's rule over a part of Kashmir in 1989. Human rights groups put the toll at about 60,000 dead or missing. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR) 

Mohammad Maqbool, a Kashmiri health worker, gestures during an interview with Reuters inside a police mortuary in Srinagar March 27, 2008. Numbed by handling mutilated corpses, 55-year-old Maqbool, who has helped perform autopsies on at least 15,000 bodies, says he feels relaxed as violence in the disputed Himalayan region has subsided. Officials estimate more than 43,000 people have been killed since Muslim militants launched an armed revolt against New Delhi's rule over a part of Kashmir in 1989. Human rights groups put the toll at about 60,000 dead or missing. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR) 

Elhaim (L) and Instisar do exercises during their gym time at the shelter where they live in Cairo November 14, 2007. The shelter that they live in takes in unmarried girls from the street that are not already pregnant. The girls that are taken in are often children of Egypt's rural poor or from families living in shantytowns on the outskirts of Cairo. They may sleep on the pavement or in public gardens, face a constant threat of rape, and sniff glue to dull the pain and numb the cold. To match feature EGYPT-STREETGIRLS REUTERS/Tara Todras-Whitehill 

Yasmine (L), Elhaim (C), and Instisar do exercises during their gym time at the shelter where they live in Cairo November 14, 2007. The shelter that they live in takes in unmarried girls from the street that are not already pregnant. The girls that are taken in are often children of Egypt's rural poor or from families living in shantytowns on the outskirts of Cairo. They may sleep on the pavement or in public gardens, face a constant threat of rape, and sniff glue to dull the pain and numb the cold. To match feature EGYPT-STREETGIRLS REUTERS/Tara Todras-Whitehill 

Captain Hosam (C) the girls' trainer, shows Elhaim (L) and Yasmine how to do a karate kick during their gym time at the shelter where they live in Cairo November 14, 2007. The shelter that they live in takes in unmarried girls from the street that are not already pregnant. The girls that are taken in are often children of Egypt's rural poor or from families living in shantytowns on the outskirts of Cairo. They may sleep on the pavement or in public gardens, face a constant threat of rape, and sniff glue to dull the pain and numb the cold. To match feature EGYPT-STREETGIRLS REUTERS/Tara Todras-Whitehill (EGYPT) 

Yasmine (L), Elhaim (C), and Instisar do exercises during their gym time at the shelter that they live at in Cairo November 14, 2007. The shelter that they live in takes in unmarried girls from the street that are not already pregnant. The girls that are taken in are often children of Egypt's rural poor or from families living in shantytowns on the outskirts of Cairo. They may sleep on the pavement or in public gardens, face a constant threat of rape, and sniff glue to dull the pain and numb the cold. To match feature EGYPT-STREETGIRLS REUTERS/Tara Todras-Whitehill (EGYPT) 

Instisar (L) and Elhaim (C) do an arts project with their teacher at the shelter that they live at in Cairo November 14, 2007. The shelter takes in unmarried girls from the street that are not already pregnant. The girls that are taken in are often children of Egypt's rural poor or from families living in shantytowns on the outskirts of Cairo. They may sleep on the pavement or in public gardens, face a constant threat of rape, and sniff glue to dull the pain and numb the cold. To match feature EGYPT-STREETGIRLS REUTERS/Tara Todras-Whitehill (EGYPT) 

A teacher watches a child do his lesson at the shelter that they live at in Cairo November 14, 2007. The children that are taken in are often children of Egypt's rural poor or from families living in shantytowns on the outskirts of Cairo. They may sleep on the pavement or in public gardens, face a constant threat of rape, and sniff glue to dull the pain and numb the cold. To match feature EGYPT-STREETGIRLS REUTERS/Tara Todras-Whitehill (EGYPT) 

Young Japanese women struggle with their numb feet after being in the same position with their legs tucked underneath for over a long period of time during Shinto maidens workshop at Kanda Myojin Shrine in Tokyo August 17, 2007. A total of 20 high school and university students took part in the one-day course to learn the rites and rituals of Shinto religion, which included detailed instructions on the ways to bow, pray and walk in a proper manner. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao (JAPAN) 

Michael Waltrip waits on the pit road before qualifying in his number 55 Toyota for the Pepsi 400 NASCAR Nextel Cup race at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida July 6, 2007. The Pepsi 400 is scheduled for July 7. REUTERS/Mark Wallheiser (UNITED STATES) 

France's Emmanuel Collard drives his Pescarolo C60 number 16 just ahead of the other Pescarolo number 8 driven by France's Franck Montagny during the Le Mans 24 Hours endurance race in Le Mans, western France, June 17, 2006. 

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A man pulls a sheet over the body of a victim of Iraqi violence at Yarmouk hospital morgue in Baghdad March 27, 2006. Scores of bodies, most mutilated, are turning up across the country every day. Such is the level of killing that the discovery of 30 bodies, many beheaded, on the main road of a village northeast of Baghdad on Sunday barely drew a mention in local media. REUTERS/Ceerwan Aziz 

Members of music group Linkin Park (L-R) Joseph Hann, Rob Bourdon, Mike Shinoda, Chester Bennington, Phoenix Farrell and Brad Delson pose with the award they won for best rap/sung collaboration with Jay-Z for 'Numb/Encore' at the 48th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles February 8, 2006. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith 

Members of music group Linkin Park (L-R) Joseph Hann, Rob Bourdon, Mike Shinoda, Chester Bennington, Phoenix Farrell and Brad Delson pose with the award they won for best rap/sung collaboration with Jay-Z for 'Numb/Encore' at the 48th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles February 8, 2006. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith 

A German policemen looks at torched cars in the Berlin district of Wedding November 9, 2005. A number of cars were set on fire in the German cities of Berlin and [Cologne] in suspected copycat attacks after nearly two weeks of widespread unrest in France, police said on Wednesday. [Police in the German capital said three cars and a motorcycle were burned in the working class north Berlin district of Wedding, while witnesses said they later saw two more cars burning. Five other cars were burned in the nearby Moabit quarter two nights earlier.] 

Haitian presidential candidate Guy Philippe for "FNR" (National Reconstruction Front) holds his number for the presidential elections in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, October 31, 2005. Presidential candidates chose their representative number on the ballot for the next Presidential race. 

Hospice workers massage the shoulders of Nkosinathi Mthembu at his home in Esikhawini township, near Empangani, in South Africa's Kwa-Zulu Natal province October 13, 2005. Although Nkosinathi is one of the few to recieve anti-retroviral and tuberculosis medication, many patients still lack access to basic health care resources in the country with the world's highest HIV/AIDS caseload. The United Nations AIDS agency, UNAIDS, says sub-Saharan Africa has just over 10 percent of the world's population but is home to more than 60 percent of all people living with HIV. Around 2.3 million people died of AIDS in the region in 2004. UNAIDS estimates that $8.3 billion will be available to fight AIDS globally from all sources in 2005. Although this is up from $6.1 billion in 2004, when the U.S. alone gave $2.7 billion, it will leave a $4 billion shortfall, it says. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings Pictures of the month October 2005 Pictures of the Year 2005 

Japanese teenagers dressed as shrine maidens struggle with their numb feet after being in the same position with their legs tucked underneath for over an hour during Shinto manner lessons in a shrine maiden training course at Kanda Myojin Shrine in Tokyo August 18, 2005. The shrine gave lessons to high school students, hoping to help deepen their understanding of Japanese culture and tradition. PP05080157 ODLY REUTERS/Toshiyuki Aizawa ES/TY 

Russia's Elena Likhovtseva, the number 16 seed, hits a forehand to [France's Mary Pierce], the number 21 seed, during their women's semi-final match in the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium, Paris, June 2, 2005. [Pierce delighted her home fans by crushing Likhovtseva 6-1 6-1 on Thursday to set up a French Open final against fellow former champion Justine Henin-Hardenne.] 

In a photo taken February 6, New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick (2-L) and his father Steve (2-R) are dunked with water by linebacker Tedy Bruschi (54) after the Patriots defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 24-21 in Super Bowl XXXIX in Jacksonville, Florida. Bruschi was released from the hospital after spending two days recovering from a mild stroke that caused numbness, blurred vision and severe headaches. REUTERS/Marc Serota MS 

Russia's Evgenia Linetskaya celebrates her third round win over [Amy Frazier of the U.S.], the number 21 seed, at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne January 21, 2005. Linetskaya won 6-3 6-4. 

A picture taken December 16, 2003 shows the Israeli artist Magdalena Hefetz (L) as she sits by her work called "Set Table" at the Artists House in Jerusalem. The Israeli Palestinian conflict inspires Israeli artists to reflect in their work what they see as the daily humiliation and suffering of Palestinians. The artists hope to jar an Israeli public numbed by daily bloodshed for the past three years. 

A picture taken December 16, 2003 shows the Israeli artist Magdalena Hefetz (L) as she sits by her work called "Set Table" at the Artists House in Jerusalem. The Israeli Palestinian conflict inspires Israeli artists to reflect in their work what they see as the daily humiliation and suffering of Palestinians. The artists hope to jar an Israeli public numbed by daily bloodshed for the past three years. TO GO WITH FEATURE-BC-MIDEAST-ISRAEL-ARTREUTERS/ Gil Cohen Magen 

Chilean Rodolfo Mancilla (L), former political prisoner jailed on
Dawson Island in 1974 by the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet, gives a
pair of mittens once worn by his fellow prisoner Jose Toha, to Toha's
daughter, Carolina, during a reunion of dozens of former prisoners and
relatives on the island on November 23, 2003. Mancilla and Toha were
just two of the hundreds brought to Dawson Island by boat, blindfolded,
overcome with fear, bruised from beatings and numbed by psychological
torture such as mock executions. Picture taken on November 23.
REUTERS/Defense Ministry/FEATURE/RIGHTS-CHILE-CAMP

CB/SV 

Holding a banner that reads "Hunger," demonstrators march through
downtown Buenos Aires protesting against the International Monetary
Fund, September 9, 2003. Argentina's previous defaults on debt payments
numbed financial markets' sensitivity to its debt problems, a senior
IMF official said today, as the possibility of another default loomed.
Argentina said it would not use its international reserves to pay a $3
billion debt due today, as it sought a wider aid deal before the lender
is paid. REUTERS/Enrique Marcarian

EM/GAC 

Demonstrators march through downtown Buenos Aires protesting against
the International Monetary Fund, September 9, 2003. Argentina's
previous defaults on debt payments numbed financial markets'
sensitivity to its debt problems, a senior IMF official said on
Tuesday, as the possibility of another default loomed. Argentina said
it would not use its international reserves to pay a $3 billion debt
due on Tuesday to the as it sought a wider aid deal before the lender
is paid. REUTERS/Enrique Marcarian

EM 

A demonstrator holding a placard that reads: "No to the debt payment,"
shouts slogans against the International Monetary Fund in Buenos Aires,
September 9, 2003. Argentina's previous defaults on debt payments
numbed financial markets' sensitivity to its debt problems, a senior
IMF official said on Tuesday, as the possibility of another default
loomed. Argentina said it would not use its international reserves to
pay a $3 billion debt due on Tuesday as it sought a wider aid deal
before the lender is paid. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci

EM 

Demonstrators march through downtown Buenos Aires protesting against
the International Monetary Fund, September 9, 2003. Argentina's
previous defaults on debt payments have numbed financial markets'
sensitivity to its debt problems, a senior IMF official said on Tuesday
as the possibility of another default loomed. Argentina said it would
not use its international reserves to pay a $3 billion debt due on
Tuesday to the as it sought a wider aid deal before the lender is paid.
REUTERS/Enrique Marcarian

EM/GN 

New York Yankees pitcher Jeff Weaver follows through on a pitch to the
Oakland A's in the second inning at Yankee Stadium in New York, August
9, 2002. Weaver was an emergency replacement for starter Orlando
Hernandez, who was unable to come out to pitch the second inning and
left the game with numbness in his leg. REUTERS/Ray Stubblebine

RFS 

New York Yankees pitcher Orlando Hernandez pitches to the Oakland A's
in the first inning at Yankee Stadium in New York, August 9, 2002.
Hernandez was unable to come out to pitch the second inning, and left
the game with numbness in his leg. REUTERS/Ray Stubblebine

RFS