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Jan 8, 2014

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Ice collects on the Delaware River in Philadelphia on Wednesday. A blast of arctic air has set cold-weather records in the East and Midwest. AP/Matt Rourke

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Riot Police Clear Protestors Ahead Of The Trial Of Former President Morsi

Riot police arrest a Muslim Brotherhood supporter ahead of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi’s trial in Cairo, Egypt on Wednesday. Getty Images

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Villagers Panic As Mount Sinabung's Volcanic Ash Reaches Their Homes

A girl stands as volcano Mount Sinabung spews smoke and ash in North Sumatra, Indonesia on Wednesday. Getty Images

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Asylum Seekers Rally At Israeli Parliament

Thousands of African asylum-seekers rally in front of the Israeli parliament on Wednesday in Jerusalem, Israel. Getty Images

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Bao Bao, the four and a half month old giant panda cub, plays with her mother Mei Xiang at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, DC. AP/Charles Dharapak

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A kite flyer prepares to fly his tiger kite at the International Kite Festival in Mumbai, India on Wednesday. AP/Rafiq Maqbool

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Anti-North Korean protesters rally on Wednesday, North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un’s birthday, in Seoul, South Korea. AP/Lee Jin-man

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A runner jogs through a eucalyptus grove in The Presidio park in San Francisco, Calif. AP/Marcio Jose Sanchez

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Palestinian security forces carry the body of the Palestinian ambassador to the Czech Republic, Jamal al-Jamal, at his funeral on Wednesday. AP/Majdi Mohammed

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Large Cold Weather System Begins To Ease Temperatures

Canadian geese stand on the frozen waters of the Washington Channel in Washington, DC. Getty Images

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Restoring Of The Column Of Virgin Mary At Hradcany Square In Prague

A statue of Adalbert of Prague is lifted into the air for restoration at Hradcany Square in Prague, Czech Republic. Getty Images

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Sumo Grand Champions Celebrate The New Year

Sumo grand champion Hakuho Sho, right, performs a ring purification ritual at the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo. Getty Images

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Children sit around a fire on a cold and foggy morning in New Delhi, India, as large swathes of north India suffer sub-zero temperatures. Getty Images

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France’s Alain Hermet races from the cities of San Rafael to San Juan in Argentina in the third stage of the Dakar Rally. AP/Victor R. Caivano

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A male buffalo knocks a male lion into the air at the South Luangwa National Park in Zambia. Barcroft Media

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Skating venues for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics are seen in the distance from Adler, Russia. Getty Images

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Courtyard-Residence Inn, a 68-story building crowned the tallest hotel in North America, is illuminated in New York City. AP/Mark Lennihan

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A man walks through a refugee camp in the suburbs of Islamabad, Pakistan. AP/B.K. Bangash

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