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The chill of mid-winter has set in around the northern hemisphere, bringing freezing temperatures to much of Europe and Asia, with weekend snowstorms hitting Turkey, Greece, and several parts of the U.S.

People are coping where they must and playing where they can, from China to Colorado, from New York to Istanbul.

Gathered here are a few recent images of the chilly weather across the north.

A photo taken on January 1, 2017 shows a sculpture frozen over in the Fontaine des Mers fountain on the Place de la Concorde in Paris.

Steam rises from chimneys of a heating power plant near a monument of Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, with the air temperature at about minus 17 degrees Celsius (1.4 degrees Fahrenheit), during sunset in Moscow, Russia, on January 9, 2017.

People walk during a snowfall in Istanbul on January 7, 2017.

People play in the snow during snowfall in Istanbul on January 7, 2017.

A man walks next to frozen cars in Thessaloniki, Greece, on January 9, 2017.

People hunting small animals cross the terrain near a heating plant in morning temperatures of -19 degrees Celsius (-2.2 degrees Fahrenheit) in Minsk, Belarus, on January 9, 2017.

People walk through the Commonwealth Avenue Mall during a winter storm in Boston, Massachusetts, on January 7, 2017.

A snowman sits across from lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center in New York City on January 8, 2017, as people stand in a park in Jersey City, New Jersey.

A woman skates on the frozen lake of Orlangen, south of Stockholm, Sweden.

A newly married couple walk in Sultanahmet square during a snowfall in Istanbul on January 8, 2017.

A person walks by the snow-covered temple of Apollon in Ancient Corinth, Greece, on January 8, 2017.

People walk through Times Square during a snow storm on January 7, 2017 in New York City.

The Ice Castles are shown during final preparations on December 27, 2016, in Midway, Utah.

A child sleds through a street in Istanbul on January 7, 2017.

Streetlamps are covered in snow and ice on Feldberg mountain near Frankfurt, Germany, on January 5, 2017.

A pair of tugboats cross Elliott Bay in view of the Olympic Mountains sporting a fresh coat of snow on January 3, 2017, in Seattle.

A Highland Cow is pictured as frost covers the trees and fields in Andlau, France, on January 6, 2017.

People walk with their dog on the frozen Neva River near a new cable-stayed bridge across the Sea Canal in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on January 6, 2017.

People climb an artificial frozen waterfall at a ski resort in Metabief, France, on January 7, 2017.

The Blue mosque, seen during snowfall in Istanbul on January 8, 2017.

Ice boats compete in the Hungarian championship on the smooth ice of frozen Lake Tisza at Abadszalok, Hungary, on January 7, 2017.

People walk among snow-covered trees in Holzkirchen, Germany, on January 5, 2017.

Ice covers a frozen fountain as Pope Francis leads his Sunday Angelus prayer in Saint Peter's square at the Vatican on January 8, 2017.

People visit ice sculptures illuminated by coloured lights at the Harbin Ice and Snow Festival to celebrate the new year in Harbin, China, on January 5, 2017.

Participants of the annual 'No Pants Subway Ride' pose for a group picture in snow in front of Brandenburg gate in Berlin, Germany, on January 8, 2017.

Mia Stein tackles her Labrador Frankie in the snow during a break in a winter storm, at a park in Boulder, Colorado, on January 5, 2017.

A man ice-fishes at midday on the frozen Bothnia Sea in Vaasa, Western Finland, on December 28, 2016.