In photos: Images capture the bright side of life from around the world
Zookeeper Hattie Sire with Humboldt penguins during the annual stocktake at ZSL London Zoo in London, U.K..JOHN SIBLEY/Reuters
Rachel Gershom, 83 years old, and other senior citizens dance at a vaccination party before they receive a fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine after Israel approved a second booster shot for the immunocompromised, people over 60 years and medical staff in a retirement home in Netanya, Israel.AMMAR AWAD/Reuters
Children play in the snow after a heavy snowfall in Kabul, Afghanistan.MOHD RASFAN/AFP/Getty Images
A spontaneous snowball fight after a heavy snowfall in Kabul, Afghanistan.MOHD RASFAN/AFP/Getty Images
Slovakia's Petra Vlhova celebrates winning on the podium at the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Slalom in Zagreb, Crotia.ANTONIO BRONIC/Reuters
A man dives into an ice hole at a pond in St. Petersburg, Russia,Dmitri Lovetsky/The Associated Press
People play ice hockey on a frozen canal at the Beijing Olympic Park in Beijing, host to the 2022 Winter Olympic Games.NOEL CELIS/AFP/Getty Images
Mini's driver Jakub Przygonski of Poland and German co-driver Timo Gottschalk compete during Stage 4 of the Dakar 2022 between al-Qaysumah and Riyadh in Saudi Arabia.FRANCK FIFE/AFP/Getty Images
With the winter sun low in the sky and a view of the Pacific Ocean, a skateboarder cruises along the Huntington Beach Bike Trail on the bluff above the beach in California.Mark Rightmire/The Associated Press
Panda cub plays in the snow at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C..Smithsonian's National Zoo/Reuters
Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes of Canada competes during the Qualification at the Four Hills Tournament Men Bischofshofen at Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze in Bischofshofen, Austria.Jasmin Walter/Getty Images
People enjoy sledging at the volunteer run Ski-Allenheads as the cold weather continues in Northumberland, U.K..LEE SMITH/Reuters