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Photos of the Week: 12/31–1/6 (35 photos)

New Year’s Eve celebrations worldwide, the swearing-in of the 115th US Congress, dealing with a bird flu outbreak in France, chilly weather in the north, a post-apocalyptic zombie movie filmed in China, Dakar Rally racing in Argentina, and much more.

Competitors riding a traditional horn sled speed down the mountain during the 48th annual horn sled race (Hornschlittenrennen) on January 6, 2017, in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. The horn sleds are made of wood, are built to prescribed specifications for the race and are based on sleds once used for transporting wood in the German Alps. Race teams compete on a track 1,000 meters long and reach top speeds of up to 100km per hour. (Thomas Lohnes / Getty)
http://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2017/01/photos-of-the-week-123116/512402/