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Day in photos Chinese farmer becomes female fashion model, New Zealand volcano, Israeli-Gaza conflict and more.
Nov. 20, 2012
Juventus forward Sebastian Giovinco celebrates after scoring during the Champions League football match between Juventus and Chelsea in Turin, Italy. Juventus won 3-0.
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Nov. 20, 2012
Liu Xianping, 72, prepares to model women's clothing for a Guangzhou, China, fashion company, Yecoo, that belongs to his granddaughter, known as Ms. Lv, left.
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Nov. 20, 2012
Liu, who spent most of his life as a poor farmer in remote Hunan province, has become an Internet sensation as he models clothes and accessories for his granddaughter’s shop.
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Nov. 21, 2012
Pupils freeze roses in a bowl of liquid nitrogen during a demonstration at a local grammar school in Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk. Ivan Timofeenko and Pavel Pankin, students from the Siberian Federal University who specialize in applied mathematics and physics and have conducted experiments aimed at the popularization of the exact sciences, for the pupils of the 7th grade at the "Universe" grammar school.
Ilya Naymushin
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Reuters
Nov. 21, 2012
Students watch a burning model of a volcano, made of Ammonium Bichromate powder and set alight, during a demonstration at a local grammar school in Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk. Demonstrative and spectacular lessons, dedicated to chemical, physical, chemical-biological and physical-chemical experiments, are expected to be held at 10 comprehensive schools of Krasnoyarsk in order to select most talented and enthusiastic schoolchildren for facultative training at Siberian Federal University starting from February 2013, according to organizers.
Ilya Naymushin
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Reuters
Nov. 21, 2012
A massive plume of ash billows up into the sky as Mount Tongariro erupts at Tongariro National Park, 186 miles north of Wellington, New Zealand. The government geological agency issued a warning on Wednesday after Tongariro on the north island erupted. The volcano previously erupted in August this year, the first time in more than a century.
Stefan Keller
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For Reuters
Nov. 20, 2012
Cardinal Timothy Dolan, archbishop of New York, greets Joan McAlister as she waits for free Thanksgiving groceries at the Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Memorial Community Center in Harlem. As part of the 2013 Feeding our Neighbors: An Interfaith Response Campaign, Dolan and other members of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York and the UJA-Federation helped to distribute Thanksgiving meals to more than 400 residents.
Spencer Platt
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Getty Images
Nov. 20, 2012
Danny Devero poses for a photo after disrobing outside San Francisco’s City Hall. San Francisco lawmakers voted to outlaw most public nudity, despite protests in the famously free-and-easy California city. The city's Board of Supervisors approved the ban in a 6 to 5 vote.
Josh Edelson
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AFP/Getty Images
Nov. 20, 2012
Kathleen Puerling talks with her dog, Jessie, during the Santa Paws Pets of Christmas Countdown event at the Animal Wellness Clinic in Michigan City, Ind.
Bob Wellinski
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The News Dispatch via AP
Nov. 20, 2012
Ice, a 5-month-old North American Puma female cub, plays with her handler at the Royev Ruchey zoo in a surburb of Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk.
Ilya Naymushin
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Reuters
Nov. 20, 2012
Swans look out of boats as they are transported to the wintering grounds at the Alster river Hamburg, in northern Germany,
David Hecker
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DAPD via AP
Nov. 20, 2012
Maintenance workers Vasile Kieltsch, left, and Markus Maier carry out an inspection on the 'Wallbergbahn' cable railway's steel cable at the Wallberg mountain in Rottach-Egern, near Tegernsee, Germany. Twice a year, in the autumn and spring, the railway undergoes a full maintenance review. It takes up to three weeks to inspect the 5000 meters of steel cable, 50 cabins, engine rooms, valley station and mountain station.
Michaela Rehle
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Reuters
Nov. 20, 2012
A U.S. Army soldier embraces his son after returning from a deployment in Afghanistanat Fort Carson, Colo. About 150 soldiers from the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, arrived home Tuesday.
Brennan Linsley
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AP
Nov. 20, 2012
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton deliver joint statements in Jerusalem. A diplomatic push to end Israel's nearly week-long offensive in the Gaza Strip gained momentum Tuesday, but continued fighting and a bus bombing in Tel Aviv on Wednesday dashed hopes of a quick cease-fire.
Baz Ratner
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AP
Nov. 21, 2012
Israeli soldiers clean the barrel of a 155 mm cannon near the Gaza border. Israel has positioned ground forces for a possible invasion of the Gaza Strip.
Yannis Behrakis
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Reuters
Nov. 21, 2012
Smoke rises after what witnesses said was an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City. Israel started its aerial assault a week ago to stop rocket attacks launched by Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip.
Mohammed Salem
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Reuters
Nov. 21, 2012
Palestinians react as flames and smoke rise from a smuggling tunnel after an Israeli airstrike along the border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip.
Hatem Omar
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AP
Nov. 20, 2012
An Israeli rescue worker is lifted by a crane as he surveys a building damaged by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip, in Rishon Lezion, near Tel Aviv.
Nir Elias
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Reuters
Nov. 20, 2012
An Israeli border policeman fires a tear gas canister during clashes with protesters against Israel's operations in the Gaza Strip, in the West Bank city of Hebron.
Nasser Shiyoukhi
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AP
Nov. 20, 2012
Palestinian youths throw stones during clashes with Israeli troops in the West Bank city of Hebron.
Nasser Shiyoukhi
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AP
Nov. 21, 2012
Israeli police officers examine a destroyed bus at the site of a bombing in Tel Aviv. A bomb ripped through the bus near the nation's military headquarters, wounding several people, Israeli officials said.
Dan Balilty
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AP
Nov. 20, 2012
Palestinian firefighters try to extinguish a fire on the National Islamic Bank in Gaza City, destroyed overnight in an Israeli airstrike. Early Tuesday, Israeli aircraft targeted another Hamas symbol of power, battering the headquarters of the bank senior Hamas officials set up to sidestep international sanctions on the militant group's rule.
Ashraf Amra
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AP
Nov. 20, 2012
Birds fly over the central Gaza Strip as the sun sets, as seen from a hill at the Israeli town of Sderot.
Lefteris Pitarakis
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AP
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