Facing Danger

FACING DANGER

A competitor in the 66th Sydney to Hobart yacht race heads into a storm front. This year's ocean race has been hit by thunderstorms and hail, but only one boat has withdrawn

A stuntman displays his daring during Jhiri Mela, in India, a fair held every November in memory of a farmer who killed himself in the face of unjust demands from a landlord

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