Wei Shengchu, 58, a supporter of traditional Chinese medicine, inserts an acupuncture needle with a miniatureThai national flag attached to it into his head during a photo opportunity in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China. Reuters archive

A patient suffering from facial paralysis undergoes acupuncture treatment at a traditional Chinese medical hospital in Jiaxing, Zhejiang province, China. Reuters archive

Lights crisscross the sky over the 2012 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California, USA. Reuters archive

Dare-devil Jay Cochrane walks a tightrope from the Skylon Tower to the Hilton over the city of Niagara Falls, Ontario, USA. Reuters archive

A building under construction is seen in fog in Rizhao, Shandong province, China. Reuters archive

Haitians bathe in a waterfall believed to have healing powers during the annual pilgrimage to Saut d’Eau in central Haiti. Reuters archive

Balinese Hindu devotees bathe in the Sebatu waterfall during a «Melukat» purification ritual in Gianyar District in the Indonesian island of Bali. Reuters archive

Tinlyn Jacobson plays Electronic Arts’ «Sports Active» game for the Nintendo Wii during the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles, USA. Reuters archive

A Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) combination handout photo shows Jason Leon (L), who caught an 18-foot, 8-inch Burmese python in southeast Miami-Dade County, USA. Reuters archive

People learn to differentiate between original (top) and counterfeit euro banknotes during a workshop in Salacgriva, Latvia. Reuters archive

People gather in front of the town hall, in sunlight which is reflected by giant mirrors (L, not pictured) erected on the mountainside, in the Norwegian industrial town of Rjukan, some 150 km west of Oslo, Norway. Reuters archive

Journalists look at the cartonnage case of the mummy of Nesperennub, a temple priest who lived 3000 years ago, during a media preview of the Mummy: Secrets of the Tomb exhibition at the ArtScience Museum in Singapore. Reuters archive

A pile of destroyed desktops and screens are seen in a performance of Spanish Bip-Bip Foundation during the International Telecoms Fair (SIMO) in Madrid, Spain. Reuters archive

Boeing 737 fuselages are delivered by train to a Boeing manufacturing site in Renton, Washington, USA. Reuters archive

Divers perform an underwater dragon dance next to Chinese sturgeons to welcome the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year at Beijing Aquarium in Beijing, China. Reuters archive