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Nov 24, 2014

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PIC BY JOSEF GELERNTER / CATERS NEWS - (PICTURED: The panda stretching) - This is the adorable moment a baby panda was seen practising its morning stretches. Pictured posing on the top of a tree stump, the loveable bear is seen performing a variety of poses in an effort to wake itself up. Captured pointing its paws towards the sky, the panda then wriggled round to bring its legs to its head in an impressive feat of flexibility. Taken by Josef Gelernter, 33, the Austrian photographer jumped at the rare chance to snap the amusing mammal in action. Known for its love of sleeping, the fluffy little panda known as, Fu Bao, often sleeps for hours at a time and is rarely active. Spotted at Vienna Zoo, crowds soon joined Josef to marvel in the amusing mammals routine. SEE CATERS COPY. ** NOT FOR SALE IN POLAND OR RUSSIA **
Baby panda Fu Bao does his morning stretches at a Vienna, Austria, zoo. Josef Gelernter / Caters News

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An Iraqi Shiite fighter prays on the front line against the Islamic State in Saadiya, Diyala province, November 23, 2014. Iraqi forces said on Sunday they retook two towns north of Baghdad from Islamic State fighters, driving them from strongholds they had held for months and clearing a main road from the capital to Iran. Picture taken November 23, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CONFLICT MILITARY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
A Shiite fighter prays in Saadiya, Diyala, Iraq. Reuters

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People take photos of a Christmas tree made up of Japanese Manga character Doraemon at a shopping mall in the central business district in Singapore November 24, 2014. REUTERS/Edgar Su (SINGAPORE - Tags: SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Visitors photograph a Christmas tree made of Japanese Doraemon characters in Singapore. Reuters

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Couples kiss during a kissing contest in Wuhan, Hubei province, November 23, 2014. Some 20 couples attended the contest and the winners have been awarded an iPhone 6, according to local media. Picture taken November 23, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer (CHINA - Tags: SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA
Couples participate in a kissing contest in Wuhan, Hubei, China. Reuters

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U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and Vice President Joe Biden (R) applaud Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel after the president announced Hagel's resignaton at the White House in Washington, November 24, 2014. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden bid farewell to Defense Sec. Chuck Hagel in Washington. Reuters

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A Christmas pyramid is pictured next to the television tower at the Christmas market at Alexanderplatz square in Berlin November 24, 2014. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke (GERMANY - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
A Christmas pyramid glows in Berlin. Reuters

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Children collect items from among the debris of a school for the deaf and mute, destroyed in what activists said were overnight U.S.-led air strikes against the Islamic State, in Raqqa November 24, 2014. Raqqa, in eastern Syria, is controlled by the Islamic State. The United States and its allies have conducted two dozen strikes against Islamic State militants since Friday, launching nine strikes in Syria and 15 strikes in Iraq, according to U.S. Central Command. REUTERS/Nour Fourat (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT MILITARY EDUCATION SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Children collect items from a demolished school for the deaf following air strikes in Raqqa, Syria. Reuters

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A rainbow forms over a neighbourhood following a massive snow storm in West Seneca, New York November 24, 2014. Emergency workers filled thousands of sandbags on Sunday as the area around Buffalo, New York braced for potential flooding as warming temperatures began to melt up to seven feet (2 metres) of snow. REUTERS/Mark Blinch (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
A double rainbow forms over West Seneca, N.Y. Reuters

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Archbishop of Granada Francisco Javier Martinez and priests prostrate in front of the altar to seek pardon for sexual abuse in the Church at the cathedral in Granada, southern Spain, November 23, 2014. Three Spanish Catholic priests and a lay person, who were all not identified, were arrested on Monday, a police source said, in a child sexual abuse case whose victim Pope Francis has reportedly telephoned to offer the Church's apology. Picture taken November 23, 2014. REUTERS/Pepe Marin (SPAIN - Tags: CRIME LAW RELIGION TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Archbishop of Granada Francisco Javier Martinez and priests seek pardon for sexual abuse in the Church in Granada, Spain. Reuters

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ADDS NAME Tonia Taylor, from Gary, Indiana looks at the memorial set up at the site of the shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, November 24, 2014. A Missouri grand jury has made a decision on whether to indict a white police officer in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager in Ferguson, a killing that sparked angry protests in the St. Louis suburb, the Washington Post reported on Monday. REUTERS/Jim Young (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST)
A memorial for Michael Brown rests at his death site in Ferguson, Mo. Reuters

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MAKATI CITY, PHILIPPINES - NOVEMBER 24: People enjoy a lights and sounds show on November 24, 2014 in Makati City, Philippines. The Philippines is the earliest country known to celebrate Christmas. PHOTOGRAPH BY Mark Cristino / Barcroft Media UK Office, London. T +44 845 370 2233 W www.barcroftmedia.com USA Office, New York City. T +1 212 796 2458 W www.barcroftusa.com Indian Office, Delhi. T +91 11 4053 2429 W www.barcroftindia.com
A lights and sounds show enthralls a child in Makati City, Philippines. Barcroft Media

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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, left, walks along a watery driveway while surveying the aftermath of last week's lake-effect snowstorms on Monday, Nov. 24, 2014, in West Seneca, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo explores West Seneca, N.Y., following lake effect snowstorms. AP

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GLASTONBURY, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 24: Mist and frost lingers in fields surrounding Glastonbury Tor as the winter sun begins to rise on November 24, 2014 in Somerset, England. Weather forecasters are predicting that the UK is set to see a significant drop in temperature this week bringing the first widespread frost of the season with temperatures dropping as low as -5C (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
Mist and frost cover Glastonbury, England. Getty

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WALLKILL, NY - NOVEMBER 24: Archbishop of New York, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, celebrates Mass at the Wallkill Correctional Facility in Ulster County on November 24, 2014 in Wallkill, New York. Cardinal Dolan held the pre-Thanksging Mass in the prison chapel, and the service was attended by some 30 inmates as well as staff of the medium-security prison. The facility houses a total of almost 600 prisoners, most of them from New York City. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
Cardinal Timothy Dolan performs mass at the Wallkill Correctional Facility in Wallkill, N.Y. Getty

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Pic shows: This waterproof plastic sheeting printed with images of green hedges have now been put up to cover the existing hedging when it lost its leaves. Chinese council workers have refused to let something like winter get in the way of making their city look good after they were spotted putting up plastic hedge patterned edging to cover the existing hedging when it lost its leaves. Thousands of metres of waterproof plastic sheeting printed with images of green hedges have now been put up around the real thing in the city of Changchun, the capital of north-eastern China's Jilin Province. A council official told local media: "Many people feel depressed in the winter, and the site of the denuded trees only contributes to that feeling. We want to try and cheer people up a bit by putting some greenery around to make them feel better." He added: "If the plastic hedges are greeted favourably by locals, then we might consider similar initiatives around the city. We would not rule out plastic flowers as well." Workers this week were busy putting up the plastic sheeting and tying it the wooden stakes along some of the busiest sections such as Nanhu Road that leads into the city. The images were greeted both by people who thought the idea was stupid and those who welcomed the initiative as a great way of escaping the winter blues. One local Bo Fan, 34, said: "It certainly brightens up my morning commute into the city." (ends)
Officials in Changchun, China, cover dead grass with plastic green grass to boost winter morale. EuroPics

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Pic shows: The Green Lake in the village of Trag¾¾ü in Styria. Spectacular images that show how a summer park becomes a lake each spring complete with underwater trees have been captured by two divers. The snaps were taken at the Gruener See, or Green Lake as it is called in English, located in the southern Austrian province of Styria. During the summer and late winter the lake, located near the town of Tragoss at the foot of the snow-capped Hochschwab mountains, is only around a metre deep and the surrounding area is part of the country park. It is a favourite location for hikers and campers, but all of it vanishes underwater in the spring when the winter snow starts to melt, sending waters flooding down from the nearby mountain range. Trees have adapted to being underwater for upwards of a month every year at a time, with the water typically around 12-metres-deep through most of the spring. And as these spectacular images show it creates an eerie landscape which in the crystal clear waters flooding down from the melting ice and snow still allow the light to filter onto the grass and shrubs below. The photographs are part of the project to highlight Austria's investment in making sure it's rivers, streams and lakes remain crystal clear and unpolluted. They are being shown at a new Under Water World exhibition at the Biology Centre in the southern city of Linz to highlight the country's aquatic beauty spots. Two of Austria's leading underwater photographers, Gerald Kapfer and Harald Hois, also captured some of the plants and animals beneath the underwater lake which can now be seen at the photography exhibition. Exhibition curator Stephan Weigl said: "Many people are surprised that images like these have been captured in Austria rather than in somewhere more exotic like the Maldives but we really do have a beautiful aquatic landscape that is perhaps sometimes overlooked against the backdrop of the country's other natural wonders." (ends)
A lake forms over a park in Styria, Austria. EuroPics

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Visitors take photos of yellow leaves of gingko trees at Jingu Gaien, the outer garden of Meiji Jingu Shrine, in Tokyo Monday, Nov. 24, 2014. The avenue, lined with 146 gingko trees, attracts hundreds of thousands of people every autumn to admire beautifully colored leaves. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
Gingko trees in Tokyo exhibit autumn colors. AP

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A University of Virginia student looks over postings on the door of Peabody Hall related to the Phi Kappa Psi gang rape allegations at the school in Charlottesville, Va., Monday, Nov. 24, 2014. The university has suspended activities at all campus fraternal organizations amid an investigation into a published report in which a student described being sexually assaulted by seven men in 2012 at the Phi Kappa Psi house. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Supportive notes are seen on a door at University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Va. AP

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A tiger cub is caressed inside an incubator at a wildlife park in Kunming, Yunnan province, November 24, 2014. The newly born baby tiger was sent into the incubator due to poor health, according to the park management. REUTERS/Wong Campion (CHINA - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
A tiger cub makes his debut at a wildlife park in Kunming, China. Reuters

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