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A detail of a resin sculpture, called "All Together Now", by artist Andrew Edward's is seen after being unveiled in the remains of St Luke's Church in Liverpool, northern England December 15 , 2014. The sculpture, depicting the Christmas Day football match between German and British soldiers fighting on the front line in World War One in 1914, will be displayed in the church that was damaged during German bombing of Liverpool in 1941. It will be displayed in the Liverpool church for a week, before being taken to be displayed at the area near Flanders where the football match took place. The longer term plan is for a permanent sculpture to be cast in bronze from the resin-finished version. REUTERS/Phil Noble (BRITAIN - Tags: SOCIETY SPORT SOCCER CONFLICT)
The sculpture “All Together Now” is unveiled in Liverpool, England. Reuters

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A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange December 15, 2014. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS)
A trader doesn’t look optimistic at the New York Stock Exchange. Reuters

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People take pictures inside a giant Christmas ball, part of New Year and Christmas holiday season decorations, in central Moscow, December 15, 2014. The 11.5-metre (38-foot) high ball claims a spot in the Guinness Book of Records as the biggest Christmas toy in the world, according to local media. REUTERS/Maxim Zmeyev (RUSSIA - Tags: SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
People take pictures inside a giant Christmas ball in Moscow. Reuters

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New South Wales Premier Mike Baird speaks at a press conference after the siege at a Sydney cafe ended December 16, 2014. Heavily armed Australian police stormed a Sydney cafe on Tuesday and freed a number of hostages being held there at gunpoint, in a dramatic end to a 16-hour siege in which three people were killed and four wounded. REUTERS/Jason Reed (AUSTRALIA - Tags: CRIME LAW POLITICS CIVIL UNREST HEADSHOT)
New South Wales Premier Mike Baird speaks at a press conference after the siege at a Sydney, Australia, cafe ended. Reuters

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U.S. soldiers from the 3rd Cavalry Regiment engage in a pull-up contest before a training mission at forward operating base Gamberi, in the Laghman province of Afghanistan December 15, 2014. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST MILITARY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
US soldiers train in a pulliup competition in Laghman, Afghanistan. Reuters

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A Christmas wreath hangs on the door to the Oval Office as U.S. President Barack Obama returns to the White House in Washington December 15, 2014. Obama was in Joint Base Maguire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey to thank the troops and their families for their service and sacrifice. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)
President Barack Obama returns to the White House. Reuters

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TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY PATRICK BEART A young woman looks at Taiko, a polar bear playing in its pond, from her lodge in the zoo of the French western city of La Fleche, on December 12, 2014. Every night, polar bears share their zoological park with visitors who wait for their appearances from their cosy lodge. AFP PHOTO / JEAN-FRANCOIS MONIER (Photo credit should read JEAN-FRANCOIS MONIER/AFP/Getty Images)
A polar bear plays in a La Fleche, France, zoo. AFP / Getty

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LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 15 Senior Aquarist Charles-Edouard Fusari feeds a Green Sea Turtle Greedy Boris with sprouts at The Sea Life London Aquarium on December 15, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images)
A sea turtle gets a snack at the Sea Life London Aquarium. Getty

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PLUMPTON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 15: (EDITORS NOTE: This image was processed using digital filters) A general view as runners clear a fence at Plumpton racecourse on December 15, 2014 in Plumpton, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
Horses clear a fence at a Plumpton, England, racetrack. Getty

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 16: People run with their hands up from the Lindt Cafe, Martin Place during a hostage standoff on December 16, 2014 in Sydney, Australia. Police stormed the Sydney cafe as a gunman has been holding hostages. (Photo by Joosep Martinson/Getty Images)
People run from the Lindt Cafe in Sydney, Australia. Getty

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JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, NEW JERSEY - DECEMBER 15: An Army soldier photographs the forming audience of armed forces with his mobile phone in advance of an event with U.S. President Barack Obama December 15, 2014 at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. Obama will address the troops to thank them for their service and mark the end of the combat mission in Afghanistan. ahead of the upcoming holidays. (Photo by Mark Makela/Getty Images)
A member of the troops photographs President Barack Obama at McGuire Air Force Base in Lakehurst, N.J. Getty

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US President Barack Obama shakes hands with New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (L) after speaking to US troops at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey, December 15, 2014. AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)
President Barack Obama shakes hands with Gov. Chris Christie at McGuire Air Force Base in Lakehurst, N.J. Getty

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JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, NEW JERSEY - DECEMBER 15: Members od U.S. audience of armed forces listen to U.S. President Barack Obama speaks December 15, 2014 at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. Obama will address the troops to thank them for their service and mark the end of the combat mission in Afghanistan. ahead of the upcoming holidays. (Photo by Mark Makela/Getty Images)
Troops listen to President Barack Obama at McGuire Air Force Base in Lakehurst, N.J. Getty

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This is an aerial view taken from the Concorde square Ferris wheel, showing part of the Champs-Elysees avenue, in Paris. Monday Dec. 15, 2014. The decorations and lights are traditionally put up in late November each year in time for Christmas. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)
Champs-Elysees glows in Paris. AP

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A protester raises a yellow banner that reads "I want genuine universal suffrage" while police clear barricades and tents on a main road in the occupied areas at Causeway Bay district in Hong Kong Monday, Dec. 15, 2014. Hong Kong police pulled down barricades Monday and folded up tents at the third and final pro-democracy protest camp, putting an end to demonstrations that have blocked traffic in the southern Chinese city's streets for 2 1/2 months. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
Protests persist in Hong Kong. AP

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In this Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014 photo, a green Iguana basks in the protected area of Cabezas de San Juan in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. The Cabezas de San Juan nature reserve has seven distinct coastal ecosystems and one of the few bioluminescent bays in the world. (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo)
A green iguana basks in the Fajardo, Puerto Rico, sunlight. AP

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A girl stands next to an art installation depicting a gorilla entitled 'Silver Back' by artist David Mach, as she poses for the photographers during a press preview of a themed auction that features the animal as artistic inspiration, entitled 'Creatures Great and Small', in London, Monday, Dec. 15, 2014. The two-meter tall gorilla by the Turner Prize nominated artist is the third of an edition of three, the first of which holds the Guinness World Record for the largest art installation made entirely from coat hangers. The sale scheduled for Dec. 17, 2014, explores animals across a diverse range of mediums and styles, from intricate carving details in 19th century furniture through to contemporary sculpture, according to Christie’s auction house. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
The “Silver Back” art installation is ready to pounce in London. AP

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The Waldklang Christmas Market glows in Salzburg, Austria. StarTraks

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First lady Michelle Obama greets patients, families, and staff during a visit at the Children’s National Health System in Washington, Monday, Dec. 15, 2014. With the first lady are former patients, from left, Kyra DeStefano and Aaron Kirby from Upper Marlboro, Md. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
First lady Michelle Obama greets patients, staff and families at Children’s National Health System in Washington. AP

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Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush speaks at commencement exercises for The University of South Carolina in Columbia, S.C., on Monday, Dec. 15, 2014. It marks the Republican leader's second visit in three months to the state that will host the 2016 presidential primary season's first contest in the South. (AP Photo/
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush speaks at the University of South Carolina’s commencement in Columbia, S.C. AP

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