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Oct 21, 2014

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A koala climbs on a tree at the zoo of "Chimelong Paradise", in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, October 15, 2014. REUTERS/Alex Lee (CHINA - Tags: ANIMALS)
A koala climbs a tree in a Guangzhou, China, zoo. Reuters

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A journalist tosses a balloon into the air as he poses for his TV crew (not pictured) amongst stands for balloons which will be used in the installation 'Lichtgrenze' (Border of Light) at a warehouse in Berlin October 21, 2014. A part of the inner city of Berlin will be temporarily divided from November 7 to 9, with a light installation featuring 8000 luminous white balloons to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT ANNIVERSARY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
The “Border of Light (Lichtgrenze)” installation is shown in Berlin, Germany. Reuters

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A Turkish Kurdish woman sports a wrist band with the Kurdish colours as she gestures with others at the funeral of Kurdish fighters killed during clashes against Islamic State in Kobani, at a cemetery in the southeastern town of Suruc, Sanliurfa province October 21, 2014. Turkey has offered to help Kurds enter the fight for Kobani, parts of which have apparently been re-taken from Islamic State militants, while the U.S. has air-dropped arms for the first time to help the city's defenders. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach (TURKEY - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CONFLICT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Turkish Kurdish women raise victory signs in Sanliurfa, Turkey. Reuters

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Widows, who have been abandoned by their families, light sparklers after offering prayers on the banks of the river Yamuna as part of Diwali celebrations organised by non-governmental organisation Sulabh International in Vrindavan, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh October 21, 2014. Hundreds of the widows who live in various ashrams run by the Sulabh International participated in the celebrations for the first time this year, according to the organisers. Diwali, the annual festival of lights will be celebrated across the country on October 23. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood (INDIA - Tags: RELIGION ANNIVERSARY SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Widows light sparklers for Diwali in Vrindavan, India. Reuters

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A man rides a camel as the sun sets along the banks of the river Yamuna, in Vrindavan in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh October 21, 2014. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood (INDIA - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)
A man rides a camel in the sunset in Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, India. Reuters

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Jodi Arias (R) sits in the Maricopa County Superior Court as the opening statements in her penalty phase begins in Phoenix, Arizona, October 21, 2014. An Arizona jury was sworn in on Tuesday to decide whether Jodi Arias, who was convicted of the 2008 slaying of her ex-boyfriend at a sensational trial, should face the death penalty or life in prison. REUTERS/Tom Tingle/The Arizona Republic/Pool (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW SOCIETY)
Jodi Arias begins her penalty phase of court in Phoenix, Ariz. Reuters

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"Umbrellas", the sculpture by Giorgos Zogolopoulos is illuminated in pink light to mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month in Thessaloniki in northern Greece October 21, 2014. REUTERS/Alexandros Avramidis (GREECE - Tags: HEALTH SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
“Umbrellas” by Giorgio Zogolopoulos is lit pink for breast cancer awareness in Thessaloniki, Greece. Reuters

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Kimberly Mumaugh (R), and A.J. McDaniel (L), kiss as Reverend Audette Fulbright looks on after getting married outside the Laramie County Courthouse in Cheyenne, Wyoming October 21, 2014. Gay marriages began in Wyoming October 21, 2014 after the state filed a formal notice that it will not appeal a judge's order overturning a ban on same-sex matrimony, the state's attorney general said on October 20.REUTERS/Michael Smith/Wyoming Tribune Eagle (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY POLITICS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS
Same-sex newlyweds kiss in Cheyenne, Wyo. Reuters

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ARLINGTON, VA - OCTOBER 21: U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel (L) hosts an honor cordon for Minister of Defense of Israel Moshe Ya'alon (R) October 21, 2014 at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. Ya'alon is on a five-day visit in the United States. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Sec. of Defense Chuck Hagel hosts Israeli Minister of Defense Moshe Ya’alon in Arlington, Va. Getty

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NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 21: Barbara Smith (L), a nurse with Mount Sinai Health System, and Bryan Christensen, a doctor and member of the Center for Disease Control's Domestic Infection Control Team for the Ebola Response, demonstrate to health care professionals how to properly put on protective medical gear when working with someone infected with the ebola virus at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on October 21, 2014 in New York City. The outfit includes two pairs of gloves, mesh breathing mask, protective hood, plastic face shield, booties, liquid resistant gown and sanitizer. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
Nurses give an Ebola protection demonstration in New York. Getty

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SANLIURFA, TURKEY - OCTOBER 21: (TURKEY OUT) People carry the coffin of a Kurdish People's Protection Unit (YPG) fighter who was killed during clashes against Islamic State (ISIS) in Kobani, Syria, during a funeral at a cemetery October 21, 2014 in Suruc, Sanliurfa province, Turkey. Turkey announced that they will allow Iraqi Kurdish forces to cross its territory to reinforce the Syrian Kurdish militia in the besieged city of Kobani. (Photo by Gokhan Sahin/Getty Images)
People mourn a Kurdish fighter in Sanliurfa, Turkey. Getty

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A Chinese man jumps and flips in front of a statue on a compound of a commercial building in Beijing, China Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
A man does a flip in front of a statue in Beijing, China. AP

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A worker rappels down the west face of the Gateway Arch Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014, in St. Louis, taking stain samples of the stainless steel surface. The National Park service is hoping to sample the stains and figure out what caused them so they can be removed. (AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Robert Cohen) EDWARDSVILLE INTELLIGENCER OUT; THE ALTON TELEGRAPH OUT
A worker scales the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Mo. AP

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A pro-democracy student protester wipes her eyes as she watches with others a live broadcast of government officials meeting with student protest organizers, in the Mong Kok district of Hong Kong, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014. Hong Kong student leaders and government officials held talks Tuesday to end pro-democracy protests now in their fourth week even as the city's Beijing-backed leader reaffirmed his unwillingness to compromise on the activists' key demand. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)
A protester wipes her eyes in Hong Kong. AP

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Oscar Pistorius, center, is led out of court in Pretoria, South Africa, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014. Pistorius received a five-year prison sentence for culpable homicide by judge Thokozile Masipais for the killing of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp last year (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
Oscar Pistorius leaves court in Pretoria, South Africa, after his sentencing. AP

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Spanish Navy Marines take positions during a military exercise in the Garrucha beach near Almeria, Spain, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014. NATO warships are exercising in the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean as part of a NATO Response Force training to test its crisis response capabilities with over 23 warships. The exercises tests the levels of readiness for rapid response to any NATO contingency involving more than 5,000 military and naval personnel from 14 NATO nations: Belgium, Canada, France, Germany , Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States; and 2 partner nations: Finland and Sweden. (AP Photo/Daniel Tejedor)
Spanish Navy Marines take positions in an exercise in Almeria, Spain. AP

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Larry Hogan, left, Republican candidate for Maryland governor, pretends not to hear New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie as he speaks with reporters about his visit to Maryland at The Original Pancake House in Bethesda, Md., Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014. Christie, the head of the Republican Governors Association, is making his second trip to Maryland to help Hogan's campaign against the Democratic candidate, Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Republican Maryland gubernatorial candidate Larry Hogan tunes out N.J Gov. Chris Christie in Bethesda, Md. AP

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