Ten images that show it’s an odd, odd world we live in.
Participants run at the "Half-Naked Marathon" at Olympic Forest park in Beijing, China. This annual running event which requires participants to run half-naked, was organized to promote environmentally friendly lifestyles. Photograph: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters
A woman slides down during the shovel race event on the luge and bobsleigh track in Sigulda, Latvia. Photograph: Ints Kalnins/Reuters
The Berenson robot strolls among visitors during the exhibition ‘Persona: Oddly Human’ at the Quai Branly museum in Paris, France. The Berenson robot, developed in France in 2011, is the brainchild of anthropologist Denis Vidal and robotics engineer Philippe Gaussier. Photograph: Philippe Wojazer/Reuters
A newlywed couple celebrates during a mass wedding ceremony of the UnificationChurch at Cheongshim Peace World Centre in Gapyeong, South Korea. Photograph: Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters
A man looks at a Cadillac CT6 displayed inside a fish tank during an event promoting the car's environmental-friendly features, in Shanghai, China. Photograph: China Daily/Reuters
A mass of clocks, near a Burger King fast food restaurant, show random time on the 1985 sculture “L’Heure de Tous” (Everyone’s Time) by French artist Arman displayed outside the Saint Lazare train station in Paris. Photograph: Mal Langsdon/Reuters
A 6.16-meter tall Lego giraffe is seen next to a shopping mall in Shanghai, China. People spent 450 hours building a 6.16-meter tall cartoon giraffe with over 40,000 Lego pieces, according to the local media. Photograph: Aly Song/Reuters
A seven metre golden monkey clings to the side of MelbourneTown Hall as part of White Night Melbourne in Melbourne, Australia. Photograph: Graham Denholm/Getty Images
A girl feeds ducks and geese outside her home The River Thames floods Chiswick Mall in London, England. Photograph: Ben Pruchnie/Getty Images
German Chancellor Angela Merkel enjoys a beer during the Christain Democratic Union politial Ash Wednesday meeting in Volkmarsen, Germany. Photograph: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters
