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Ground fog lies down in Inntal valley during the first sunny afternoon in 2015 in the Austrian province of Tyrol January 1, 2015. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (AUSTRIA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Ground fog covers Tyrol, Austria, at sunrise. Reuters

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U.S. President Barack Obama enjoys a shave ice at Island Snow in Kailua, Hawaii January 1, 2015. The President and his family are currently on their annual Christmas and New Year's holiday season vacation. REUTERS/Gary Cameron (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY FOOD TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
President Barack Obama enjoys a Sno-Cone in Kailua, Hawaii. Reuters

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Local residents dressed as Father Frost, an equivalent of Santa Claus, and his granddaughter Snegurochka (Snow-Maiden), walk with servicemen as they visit check points of the Ukrainian army and self-defence units to congratulate the military with the coming of a New Year, near Lysychansk, Luhansk region, January 2, 2015. REUTERS/Maksim Levin (UKRAINE - Tags: CONFLICT SOCIETY ANNIVERSARY MILITARY CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Residents dressed as Santa Claus and the Snow Maiden walk with local soldiers in Luhansk, Ukraine. Reuters

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Israeli soldiers detain a Palestinian protester during clashes following a protest against the nearby Jewish settlement of Qadomem, in the West Bank village of Kofr Qadom near Nablus January 2, 2015. REUTERS/Abed Omar Qusini (WEST BANK - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST MILITARY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Israeli soldiers detain a Palestinian protester in Nablus, West Bank. Reuters

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A dog fetches a ball on East Strand beach in the town of Portrush near the Giants Causeway in Northern Ireland January 2, 2015. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton (NORTHERN IRELAND - Tags: ANIMALS ENVIRONMENT)
A dog plays fetch in Portrush, Northern Ireland. Reuters

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A bride holds her purse with hands that are decorated with henna patterns, during a mass marriage ceremony held in Karachi January 2, 2015. A total of 50 couples from the Hindu community across Pakistan took their wedding vows during the mass wedding ceremony organized by the Pakistan Hindu Council. REUTERS/Athar Hussain (PAKISTAN - Tags: SOCIETY)
A bride holds her purse in a mass wedding in Karachi, Pakistan. Reuters

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A rainbow is seen as fire-fighters work to put out a fire at a storage oil tank in the port of Es Sider January 2, 2015. Libya has extinguished a fire at oil storage tanks at the country's biggest oil port, Es Sider, that had been raging for a week, officials said on Friday. REUTERS/Stringer (LIBYA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS ENERGY DISASTER)
A rainbow is formed during a fire fighting operation in Es Sider, Libya. Reuters

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***EXCLUSIVE*** ***VIDEO AVAILABLE*** MICHIGAN, USA - UNDATED: Alyssa Guarino, here 14-month old, seen cuddling with Nay-Nay in Michigan. A 13ft burmese python slithers over a baby in footage which is the stuff of nightmares for most parents - but for snake handler Jamie Guarino itís simply a show of affection from a beloved family pet. Jamie, 34, filmed daughter Alyssa, then 14-months old with his ten-year-old pet snake Nay-Nay. Jamie wants to educate people about snakes, which he says can be loving pets despite their bad reputation. PHOTOGRAPH BY Jamie Guarino / Barcroft USA 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 14-month old baby cuddles with her pet Burmese python in Michigan. Europics

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NANTONG, CHINA - JANUARY 01: Twenty couples attend a group wedding of Han Dynasty (206 BC–220 AD) rituals in Nantong on January 1, 2015 in Jiangsu province, China. PHOTOGRAPH BY Feature China / 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
Couples attend a group wedding in Nantong, China. Barcroft

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SOMERSET, UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 02: A wild pony pictured on the Quantock Hills early morning on January 02, 2015 in Somerset, England. PHOTOGRAPH BY iVistaphotography / Barcroft 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 wild pony grazes in Somerset, UK. Barcroft

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Jan. 2, 2015 - Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany - A giraffe has an eye on two little children at the zoo in Duisburg, Germany, 2 January 2015. At bad weather, the zoo's visitor volume is quite manageable. PHOTO: ROLAND WEIHRAUCH/dpa (Credit Image: © Roland Weihrauch/DPA/ZUMA Wire)
A giraffe eyes kids at a Duisburg, Germany, zoo. Zuma Press

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TOKYO, JAPAN - JANUARY 02: Emperor Akihito (L) speaks to well-wishers next to Empress Michiko during the celebration for the New Year on the veranda of the Imperial Palace on January 2, 2015 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Ken Ishii/Getty Images)
Japanese Emperor Akihito speaks alongside Empress Michiko in Tokyo. Getty

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An elephant receives a banana from a zookeeper for otoshidama, or New Year's gift, at the Ueno zoological garden in Tokyo on January 2, 2014. The zoo gave gifts to their animals to attract visitors as the zoo reopened after closing for a four-day year-end holiday. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images)
An elephant celebrates the New Year with a banana in a Tokyo zoo. AFP / Getty

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SURABAYA, INDONESIA - JANUARY 02: Indonesian Army carry the coffin of Grayson Herbert Linaksita, a victim of the AirAsia flight QZ8501, after he was handed over to his family at the police hospital on January 2, 2015 in Surabaya, Indonesia. A massive recovery operation has begun following confirmation from Indonesian officials that remains and debris found in waters off Borneo are from the missing AirAsia plane. Flight QZ8501 from Surabaya to Singapore, with 162 people on board, lost contact with air traffic control at 07:24 a.m. local time on December 28. (Photo by Oscar Siagian/Getty Images)
Indonesian soldiers carry a coffin of a AirAsia flight QZ8501 victim in Surabaya, Indonesia. Getty

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The Norman Atlantic ferry is being towed into the port of Brindisi, Italy, Friday, Jan. 2, 2015. The blaze that broke out Sunday and torched the ferry has killed at least 11 people and authorities prepared to search it for possible more dead. Italy says 477 people were rescued, most by helicopters that plucked survivors off the top deck in gale-force winds and carried them to nearby boats. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
The Norman Atlantic Ferry is brought to port in Brindisi, Italy, after a fire. AP

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USA Rights Only-Hamburg, Germany - 1/2/15-Zebras at the Hagenbeck Zoo in Hamburg -PICTURED: Zebras -PHOTO by: WERNER STRUSS /startraksphoto.com -Startraks_action_19402822 Editorial - Rights Managed Image - Please contact www.startraksphoto.com for licensing fee Startraks Photo New York, NY For licensing please call 212-414-9464 or email sales@startraksphoto.com Startraks Photo reserves the right to pursue unauthorized users of this image. If you violate our intellectual property you may be liable for actual damages, loss of income, and profits you derive from the use of this image, and where appropriate, the cost of collection and/or statutory damages.
Zebras play in a Hamburg, Germany, zoo. StarTraks

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People surf on the waves by Baby Makapuu Beach near where President Barack Obama and the first family are snorkeling at Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve, according to the White House, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015, on the island of Oahu in Hawaii during the Obama family vacation. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
People enjoy the sand and surf at Baby Makapuu Beach, Hawaii. AP

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Bystanders on the bridge snap cellphone pictures as Brad Larson falls toward the water during the annual Olalla Polar Bear Plunge in Olalla, Wash. on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Kitsap Sun, Meegan M. Reid)
A man takes a dive during the Polar Bear Plunge in Olalla, Wash. AP

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epaselect epa04544676 Candles and flowers are placed by mourners for the victims of the stampede, in front of the statue of the late Shanghai mayor Chen Yi near the stampede site on the Bund in Shanghai, China, late 01 January 2015. The stampede left at least 35 people dead and more than 40 injured in Shanghai, marring celebrations that drew revellers around the world to ring in 2015. The accident occurred 25 minutes before midnight at the crowded Chen-Yi Square along the city's famed Huangpu River waterfront, China News agency reported, citing government officials. The chaos reportedly broke out when revellers yelled that money was being thrown, and people were trampled in the rush. EPA/STR CHINA OUT
A vigil is held for victims of a New Year’s Eve stampede in Shanghai, China. EPA

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epaselect epa04545023 The setting sun dips the sky in orange-red light over Basilica of San Luca Near Bologna, Italy, 02 January 2014. EPA/GIORGIO BENVENUTI
The sun sets in Bologna, Italy. EPA

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epaselect epa04545038 A bulldozer of a glass recycling processing plant builds a mountain of bottles following the Christmas and New Year celebrations, in Gameren, Netherlands, 02 January 2015. EPA/KOEN VAN WEEL
A bulldozer crushes glass at a Gameren, the Netherlands, recycling facility. EPA

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epaselect epa04544726 A view of burnt houses after a fire that razed a slum area in Quezon City, east of Manila, Philippines, 02 January 2015. The fire cause by a fire cracker on the start of New Year 2015, razed more than 800 houses made from light materials, leaving around 4000 families homeless and Three person dead, a fire investigator said. EPA/RITCHIE B. TONGO
Burnt houses remain after a New Year’s Eve fire in Quezon City, Philippines. EPA

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epa04544839 An about eight-month-old baby macaque (C) cuddles with a male and a female (L) barbary macacque at the Tierpark 'Affenberg' close to Salem, Germany, 02 January 2015. Around 200 barbary macaques spend the winter in Germany's biggest open-air monkey enclosure at Lake Constance. EPA/FELIX KAESTLE
A snow monkey family cuddles in a Salem, Germany, zoo. EPA

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