The day in photos

The day in photos

Feb 16, 2015

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Birds fly across the sky on a polluted day in Wuhan, Hubei province, February 16, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer (CHINA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA

Birds fly across a heavily polluted sky in Wuhan, China. Reuters

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A couple watches fireworks in Cadiz, Spain.

A couple watches fireworks in Cadiz, Spain. Getty

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Israeli border police detain a Palestinian man in Abu Dis, West Bank.

Israeli border police detain a Palestinian man in Abu Dis, West Bank. Getty

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TONGA - AUGUST 21: A young calf swms over its mother, on August 21, 2014, in Tonga. AN INQUISITIVE newborn whale swims towards a photographer in the warm waters around Tonga in the Pacific Ocean. The young marine mammal, which could be as young as four days old, was spotted playing and swimming to the surface of the ocean carefully guarded by its mother. Fabrice Guerin, a 48-year-old wildlife photographer and art director from Paris, described the sighting as ëmagicalí. PHOTOGRAPH BY Fabrice Guerin / 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 humpback whale calf swims over its mother in Tonga. Barcroft Media

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Elephant Asha (L) and mother Angele are pictured on Asha's 2nd birthday in the zoo and Botanic Garden in Budapest on February 14, 2015. AFP PHOTO / ATTILA KISBENEDEK (Photo credit should read ATTILA KISBENEDEK/AFP/Getty Images)

A baby elephant bonds with its mother in a Budapest zoo. Getty

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Well wishers bring flowers and light candles to honour the shooting victims outside the main Synagogue in Copenhagen, Denmark on February 15, 2015. Two fatal attacks in the Danish capital, at a cultural center during a debate on Islam and free speech and a second outside the city's main synagogue. France's ambassador to Denmark Francois Zimeray, who was attending the debate, told AFP the attackers were seeking to replicate the January 7 assault by jihadists in Paris on satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo that left 12 dead. AFP PHOTO / ODD ANDERSEN (Photo credit should read ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images)

Well wishers honor shooting victims outside the main synagogue in Copenhagen. Odd Anderson / AFP / Getty

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Relatives of Egyptian Coptic Christians purportedly murdered by Islamic State (IS) group militants in Libya react after hearing the news on February 16, 2015 in the village of Al-Awar in Egypt's southern province of Minya. Egypt's leader vowed to punish the "murderers" responsible for the beheading of 21 Egyptian Christians after the Islamic State group in Libya released a video purportedly showing the mass killing. AFP PHOTO / MOHAMED EL-SHAHED (Photo credit should read MOHAMED EL-SHAHED/AFP/Getty Images)

Relatives of Christians killed in Libya react to the news in Al-Awar, Egypt. Getty

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Performers from the Vila Isabel samba school parade during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Feb. 16, 2015. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Performers gather in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for Carnival. AP

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In this photo taken on Friday, Feb. 13, 2015, Hsu Li-yen, 28, makes prayer offering incense sticks in his family shop to fill huge orders in the run up to the Chinese New Year in New Taipei City, Taiwan. After his mandatory 2-year military service, Hsu chose to learn the family craft from his uncle who currently runs the shop. “People like to go to temples (to pray) for a good start of the new year… they use incense and (fake) paper money to ask for a peaceful year ahead,” He plans to spend time with his family over the holidays and says, “I hope everyone can be healthy, safe, and happy throughout this new year.” (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

A worker makes incense for Chinese New Year in Taipei, Taiwan. AP

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epaselect epa04622599 An Afghan boy carries a goat near his temporary shelter on the outskirts of Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan, 16 February 2015. Due mainly to foreign aid Afghanistan's economy has shown signs of improvement though many Afghans still face job insecurity, with tough competition for work as day laborers offering meagre returns, a situation further complicated by an increase in attacks in the country coinciding with the withdrawal of NATO-led forces. EPA/SAYED MUSTAFA

A boy carries a goat in Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan. EPA

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A police officer stands in front of the cultural center where an alleged shooter killed one person on Saturday in Copenhagen, Denmark, Monday, Feb. 16, 2015. The shooter was killed by police who believe he also shot a second person at a Jewish synagogue. (AP Photo/Michael Probst).

A police officer stands watch in Copenhagen. AP

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An Ukrainian soldier rests on his vehicle near the road between the towns of Debaltseve and Artemivsk, Ukraine, Monday, Feb. 16, 2015. The Ukrainian government and Russia-backed rebels accused each other Monday of violating a cease-fire in eastern Ukraine, a day before the parties are due to start withdrawing heavy weaponry under a recently brokered deal. The cease-fire, which went into effect on Sunday, had raised cautious hopes for an end to the 10-month-old conflict, which has already claimed more than 5,300 lives. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

A soldier rests on a tank in Debaltseve, Ukraine. AP

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Philadelphia firefighters work the scene of an overnight blaze in west Philadelphia, Monday Feb. 16, 2015, as icicles hang from where the water from their hoses froze. Bone-chilling, single digit temperatures have gripped the region, prompting the closure of all parish and regional Catholic elementary schools in the city of Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma)

Firefighters battle an overnight blaze in frozen Philadelphia. AP

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Penguins dressed in Chinese traditional costumes walk at Harbin Polar Land decorated with Chinese Lunar New Year theme in Harbin in northeast China's Heilongjiang province Monday, Feb. 16, 2015. Workers dressed up six gentoo penguins in the park to celebrate the Lunar New Year on coming Feb. 19 this year which marks the Year of the Sheep on the Chinese zodiac. (AP Photo) CHINA OUT

Penguins in traditional costumes celebrate the lunar new year in Heilongjiang, China. AP

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epaselect epa04622457 Skeleton figures representing Islamist militant groups Al-Qaeda and IS on a carnival float with the inscription 'terror competition' as part of the 'Rosenmontag' carnival parade in Duesseldorf, Germany, 16 February 2015. EPA/FEDERICO GAMBARINI

Al Qaeda and ISIS get their own floats in Duesseldorf, Germany. EPA

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A carnival reveler sparkles in Duesseldorf, Germany.

A Carnival reveler sparkles in Duesseldorf, Germany. EPA

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epaselect epa04622694 An Alttann devil rides past carnival visitor Thomas Rapp, dressed as the Pope, during the Rosenmontag (Shrove Monday) parade, a traditional carnival celebration, in the historic old town of Ravensburg, Germany, 16 February 2015. The Rose Monday parades are the highlight of the German carnival. EPA/FELIX KAESTLE

A devil plays with a faux pope in a Ravensburg, Germany, parade. EPA

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A holy man prays in Kathmandu, Nepal.

A holy man prays in Kathmandu, Nepal. Reuters

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SURAKARTA, INDONESIA - FEBRUARY 16: 15-year-old orangutan (Pongo pygmaues) Tori and her son, Dustin eating vegetables and fruits at Jurug Zoo at Jurug Zoo on February 16, 2015 in Surakarta, Indonesia. Orangutan populations are threatened by habitat fragmentation approximately 55% in the last 20 years due to the conversion of forests to plantations, mines and settlements. The population of great apes is also threatened by forest fires. PHOTOGRAPH BY Agoes Rudianto / 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

An orangutan and her son eat vegetables in a Surakarta, Indonesia, zoo. Barcroft Media

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