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Xining, China

Xining, China REUTERS/Reinhard Krause

Children dressed up as characters from the Chinese mythology are tied to a framework before being carried during the "Shehuo" festival in a village near Xining, Qinghai province.

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Duhani, Afghanistan

afghanistan students REUTERS/Oleg Popov

Afghan students sit on the ground during a lesson at the secondary school in the village of Duhani, Kunar Province, eastern Afghanistan.

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Sapporo, Japan

sapporo japan REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Workers give a last touch on a huge snow sculpture prior to the opening of the 60th Sapporo snow festival in Sapporo, northern island of Japan.

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Beijing, China

beijing firewood REUTERS/David Gray

A farmer and his wife collect firewood along a road on the outskirts of Beijing.

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London, England

london REUTERS/ Eddie Keogh

Pedestrians walk across Westminster Bridge as snow falls, in central London.

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Jakarta, Indonesia

jakarta REUTERS/Beawiharta

An Indonesian woman selling vegetables waits for customers beside a railway track in Jakarta.

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Melbourne, Australia

melbourne REUTERS/Mick Tsikas

Scaffolders, who were given the day off because of high temperatures, jump off Beach Pier in Melbourne.

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Stuttgart, Germany

porsche museum REUTERS/Michaela Rehle

Workers unveil the first Porsche model type 64 from 1939 in the newly built Porsche Museum during the official opening ceremony in Stuttgart.

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Beijing, China

Beijing, China REUTERS/Reinhard Krause

A performer wears traditional clothes during a temple fair today celebrating Chinese New Year in Beijing. Hundreds of millions of Chinese welcomed the Year of the Ox, packing temple fairs, setting off fireworks and firecrackers for the traditional holiday. REUTERS/Reinhard Krause

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Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong, China REUTERS/Garrige Ho

Devotees offer their prayers at the Wong Tai Sin temple in Hong Kong shortly after midnight today to celebrate the Chinese New Year. REUTERS/Garrige Ho

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Karkaralinsk, Kazakhstan

eagle hunt REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov

Hunter Tastanbek Bergenbai holds his tame golden eagle before a traditional hunting contest near the town of Karkaralinsk in central Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan's national sport of Sayat, or hunting with golden eagles, is popular in the Central Asian state.

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Times Square, New York City

times square inauguration Photo by Frank Murray

A small crowd squeezed onto a median in Times Square to watch the inauguration ceremony for President Barack Obama projected on the large screens above the streets.

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Travel as History

Travel as History REUTERS/Mike Segar

The helicopter carrying former U.S. President George W. Bush leaves the U.S. Capitol following the inauguration of President Barack Obama in Washington. REUTERS/Mike Segar

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Streets of the World: Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C.

Barack Obama, cardboard cutout Photo by Michael Yessis.

Michael Yessis captures some of the sights on Barack Obama's inauguration parade route.

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Hawaii: Holoholo Wale

hawaii Photo by Pam Mandel.

Pam Mandel captures the spirit of her new Hawaii: Holoholo Wale blog with a selection of her favorite photos from the Islands

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