News in Pics, January 22: Best photos from around the world

Carnival samba school parades in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, scheduled for the end of February, were postponed to April due to the new wave of covid infections, authorities said January 21, 2022. Credit: AFP Photo

Water flowing from a manhole floods an intersection in Oita early on January 22, 2022, after a 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the Pacific coast in southwestern Japan. Credit: AFP Photo

People look at the general view of Toledo city, after the Japan Convention Bureau (Yakei) in collaboration with the Japan Tourism Office of Spain, recognised the medieval city of Toledo with the most beautiful panoramic view of the world at night, near Madrid, Spain. Credit: Reuters Photo

At least two people where killed and one wounded after a shooting at the Xcaret hotel complex near Cancun, Mexico's main Caribbean destination, authorities reported Friday. The shooting attack occurred when a man of Canadian origin shot three people of the same nationality. Credit: AFP Photo

The Zephyr Theater ice maze is known as the largest ice maze in the United States, it was designed by Franz Hall of The Zephyr Theatre. Construction required 10,742 square feet of ice in 2,900 blocks, and more than 3,000 multicolor LEDs. Credit: AFP Photo

One of the world's most influential Buddhist monks, Thich Nhat Hanh, died in Vietnam on January 22, 2022 at age 95, his Zen teaching organization said in a statement posted to the peace activist's Twitter account. Credit: AFP Photo