THE PHILIPPINES The Taal Volcano erupts with a massive plume of ash and steam in Batangas Province on January 13. Nearly 50，000 people living near the volcano evacuated the area heeding an official w
The Taal Volcano erupts with a massive plume of ash and steam in Batangas Province on January 13. Nearly 50，000 people living near the volcano evacuated the area heeding an official warning
UNITED NATIONS
A poster of the Year of the Rat stamp sheet at the UN Postal Administration in the UN headquarters in New York City on January 13. The stamp was issued in celebration of the Chinese New Year
UNITED KINGDOM
Prime Minister Boris Johnson poses for a photo with Michelle O’Neill （second left）， leader of Sinn Fein， Arlene Foster（second right）， leader of the Democratic Unionist Party， and Julian Smith， Secretary of State for Northern Ireland， during his visit to Belfast on January 13. The two major parties in Northern Ireland have agreed to restore a power-sharing government， breaking a three-year political deadlock
LIBYA
Fighters of the UN-backed government forces organize their equipment in south Tripoli on January 12. The government and the eastern-based Libyan National Army accused each other of breaching the ceasefire in the area
BELARUS
Minsk hosts a ball on January 13 to welcome the traditional new year according to the Julian calendar， which started a day later
BELGIUM
A Volkswagen ID Buggy concept car on display at the 98th Brussels Motor Show in Brussels on January 9. The show was open to the public on January 10-19
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