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Day in photos Carnival preparations, fashion week in Berlin, flooding in Indonesia, LeBron James and more in the day in photos.
Jan. 16, 2013
A worker stands in the tunnel of the North-South subway line in Amsterdam. The new Line 52 was due for completion last year, but the project was delayed because of financial and structural reasons. Completion is now scheduled for 2017. The line will offer more direct trips, as well as connections with Amsterdam Central Station.
Robin Van Lonkhuijsen
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Jan. 16, 2013
Models display clothes by the label Frida Weyer during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Berlin.
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Jan. 17, 2013
Takeshi Endo, public relations manager of Japanese plant construction company JGC, is surrounded by members of the press at the company's headquarters in Yokohama. At least three of its workers were among the 41 foreigners kidnapped by heavily armed Islamist gunmen in Algeria.
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Jan. 16, 2013
A worker paints a Carnival float sculpture at the Grande Rio Samba School in Rio de Janeiro. Each year, samba schools pick out a theme that may be based on a historic event or a social issue and then bring the idea to life through colorful floats and glamorous costumes that are mostly kept under wraps until the start of the pre-Lenten festival. This year, it runs Feb. 9-12.
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Jan. 17, 2013
Finland's Jarkko Nieminen hits a return to Croatia's Ivan Dodig during their second-round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne.
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Jan. 16, 2013
Pascal Larroque, co-driver of Pascal Thomasse, both of France, pulls their car with a cable from the bank of a river during the 11th stage of the 2013 Dakar Rally from La Rioja to Fiambala, Argentina.
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Le Parisien via AP
Jan. 17, 2013
Indian military bands practice during preparations for the Beating Retreat ceremony near the Presidential Palace in New Delhi. The ceremony is held annually on Jan. 29.
Saurabh Das
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AP
Jan. 17, 2013
A man pushes his motorcycle through a flooded street in Jakarta, Indonesia. Floods regularly hit parts of Jakarta in the rainy season, but Thursday's inundation after an intense rainstorm appeared especially widespread.
Tatan Syuflana
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AP
Jan. 16, 2013
An Iranian officer lashes a man, convicted of rape, in the northeastern city of Sabzevar, Iran. Rape, like murder and treason, can be punished by the death sentence in Iran, but sometimes judges imposed a sentence of lashes before execution or imprisonment.
Hossein Esmaeli
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AP
Jan. 16, 2013
A woman is rescued from being trapped inside a wall of the parking garage at the Gretchen Kafoury Commons in Portland, Ore. Firefighters worked for more than three hours to cut her free.
Brent Wojahn
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Jan. 16, 2013
A man drinks wine near a bonfire in San Bartolome de Pinares, Spain, in honor of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals. On the eve of St. Anthony's Day, hundreds ride horses through the narrow cobblestone streets of the small village of San Bartolome during the Luminarias, a festival that dates back 500 years and is meant to purify the animals with the smoke of the fires and protect them for the year to come.
Daniel Ochoa De Olza
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AP
Jan. 16, 2013
A model presents a creation by designer Patrick Mohr at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Berlin.
Johannes Eisele
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Jan. 16, 2013
Brazilian mixed martial arts wrestler Godofredo Pepey practices during a training session for the Ultimate Fighting Championship in a temporary ring under a bridge in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil. The UFC event will take place in Sao Paulo on Saturday.
Yasuyoshi Chiba
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Jan. 16, 2013
President Obama, second from left, accompanied by Vice President Biden, left, hugs 8-year-old letter writer Grant Fritz during a news conference on proposals to reduce gun violence. The event was held at the White House, and Obama and Biden were joined by law enforcement officials, lawmakers and children, who wrote the president about gun violence after the mass shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., last month.
Susan Walsh
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AP
Jan. 16, 2013
Members of the brotherhood of Saint Sebatian Matyr participate in the dance of the Moors and Christians in Apastepeque, about 30 miles east of San Salvador, El Salvador. The brotherhoods dance in the honor of the co-patron saint of the town.
Jose Cabezas
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Jan. 16, 2013
A skier competes during the fifth Linecatcher at the Cirque de Fond Blanc in Les Arcs ski resort, in the French Alps.
Philippe Desmazes
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Jan. 16, 2013
Two swans look for edible water plants at Zaanse Schans in Zaandam, north of Amsterdam. Zaanse Schans was designed to preserve the cultural heritage of the Zaan River region and attracts about a million visitors annually.
Peter Dejong
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AP
Jan. 16, 2013
The Miami Heat's LeBron James, center, acknowledges fans in the stands as teammate Dwyane Wade, left, looks on after James scored his 20,000 career point against the Golden State Warriors during the second half of an NBA game in Oakland, Calif. He is the youngest player in NBA history to score 20,000 points.
Marcio Jose Sanchez
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Jan. 16, 2013
Los Angeles Kings Ice Crew members Arsee, left, and Jessica pose with fan Marc Volpe, center, as he kisses the Stanley Cup, on tour at the USS Iowa in Los Angeles. Hockey's top prize was presented to the Kings in June when they defeated the New Jersey Devils in the 2012 Stanley Cup finals.
Damian Dovarganes
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AP
Jan. 15, 2013
The jacket of boxing promoter Don King is seen before he announces a title bout during a news conference at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
Timothy A. Clary
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AFP/Getty Images
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