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Day in photos The world’s largest gun show, Tehran’s Fajr festival, Belarusan baptisms, Australian wildfires and more.
Jan. 17, 2013
Retired teacher Gao Yinyu, 77, prepares for a swim in the nude at a snow-covered bathing spot in Jilin, China, in a temperature of 13 degrees below zero. Gao has been exercising in only his underwear every morning for more than a decade and says he has rarely caught colds since retirement.
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Jan. 18, 2013
A Belarusan Orthodox man plunges into icy waters as a priest blesses him on the eve of the Epiphany holiday in Pilnitsa, Belarus. Thousands of believers brave freezing temperatures by jumping into holes cut in ice to mark Epiphany as they take part in a baptism ceremony.
Viktor Drachev
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Jan. 18, 2013
A woman from the Ladakh region of India offers prayers at the Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal. Thousands of people temporarily migrate to Kathmandu from hilly regions of Nepal and India to escape the cold weather during winter.
Niranjan Shrestha
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Jan. 17, 2013
Clearing skies await a tripod-toting photographer looking for a spot to capture the early-morning light at Portland Head Light in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. A storm that ended before dawn temporarily transformed Fort Williams Park into a snowy scene.
Robert F. Bukaty
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Jan. 17, 2013
Michael Kiefer of DeFuniak Springs, Fla., checks out a display of rifles at the Rock River Arms booth during the 35th annual SHOT Show in Las Vegas. The world's largest gun and outdoor trade show runs through Friday.
Julie Jacobson
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Jan. 18, 2013
An Indian border security force soldier keeps vigil inside an outpost along the India-Pakistan border in Suchit-Garh, about 22 miles southwest of Jammu, India. On both sides of the de facto border in Kashmir, villagers living on one of the world's most dangerous flashpoints have special reason to fear the return of tension between India and Pakistan.
Tuaseef Mustafa
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Jan. 18, 2013
Smoke billows from a burning car that burst into flames after gunmen opened fire on the convoy of Youth and Sports Minister Faisal Karami in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli. Armed protesters demanding the release of Islamist prisoners opened fire on the minister's convoy, Lebanese media reported. Karami was not harmed, but three others were wounded.
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Jan. 17, 2013
Iranian actress Elaheh Pourjamshid performs in “Awakening of the Particles,” telling a story on children's education, during the 31st Fajr International Theater Festival in central Tehran. The Fajr festival, the most important theatrical event in the country, is held in celebration of the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution, along with film, music and visual-arts events.
Vahid Salemi
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AP
Jan. 18, 2013
A giant sculpture of a baby, titled “Planet,” is unveiled in Singapore’s Gardens by the Bay. “Planet,” created by British artist Marc Quinn in 2008, represents a 7-month-old made out of painted bronze and steel, with the illusion of being weightless and suspended midair. This sculpture is the newest addition at the Gardens by the Bay, one of the city-state's newer attractions.
Wong Maye-E
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AP
Jan. 17, 2013
A dog looks over the back of a pew as people take part in Mass at Madrid’s San Antonio Church in honor of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals. The feast is celebrated each year in many parts of Spain; people bring their pets to churches to be blessed.
Daniel Ochoa De Olza
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Jan. 17, 2013
Yoko Ono and her son, Sean Lennon, chat aboard a bus on the way to visit fracking sites in northeastern Pennsylvania. They are touring natural-gas drilling sites in the state and visiting with residents who say they have been harmed by the controversial extraction process known as fracking.
Richard Drew
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AP
Jan. 18, 2013
Cows stand in a paddock after wildfires swept through Seaton, Australia. Wildfires raging across southern Australia have killed one person and destroyed several homes. Police say the body of a man was found Friday in a burned-out car near the small town of Seaton, about 120 miles east of Melbourne.
Andrew Brownbill
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Jan. 18, 2013
Roosters attack each other during a rooster fight as part of the Jonbeel festival near Jagiroad, India. Local tribal communities such as the Tiwa, Karbi, Khasi and Jaintia participate in large numbers in the festival, which signifies harmony and brotherhood among various tribes and communities.
Anupam Nath
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AP
Jan. 17, 2013
Sabine Conrad plays with her French sheepdog, El Lobo, in front of the snow-covered skyline of Erfurt, Germany. Weather forecasts predict cold winter weather during the next few days in Germany.
Jens Meyer
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AP
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