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Day in photos Floods in Australia, Brazilian nightclub fire, Screen Actors Guild Awards, clashes in Cairo and more in the day in photos.
Jan. 27, 2013
A homeless child stands on one of the trusses of the Quezon Bridge in Manila. President Benigno Aquino III recently signed into law a $49 billion budget, vowing to use higher taxes on tobacco and alcohol to help assist the poor in the Philippines.
Noel Celis
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AFP/Getty Images
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Jan. 28, 2013
A man walks past the icy Spree River in Berlin. After a cold spell, temperatures in the German capital are rising.
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Jan. 26, 2013
Nicolas Salencon of Argentina jumps on the wild face of "l'Aiguille Pourrie" (the Rotten Spire) during the French stage of the Freeride World Tour in Chamonix.
Philippe Desmazes
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Jan. 26, 2013
Firefighters and volunteers work to douse a fire at a two-story garment factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The fire killed at least six female workers and injured five, police and fire officials said. The latest fire occurred more than two months after a fire killed 112 workers in another factory near the capital city, raising questions about the safety measures in Bangladesh garment industry.
A.M. Ahad
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AP
Jan. 27, 2013
An Egyptian protester throws a tear gas canister at riot police near Tahrir Square in Cairo. Clashes continued for the fourth day between protesters and police near the city’s central square, the birthplace of the 2011 uprising against longtime president Hosni Mubarak.
Khalil Hamra
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AP
Jan. 28, 2013
The Pluit Dam is seen full of garbage in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Adek Berry
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AFP/Getty Images
Jan. 27, 2013
An Indonesian Chinese man cleans a Buddha statue in the preparation for the lunar new year celebrations at Satya Buddha Temple in Medan, Indonesia.
Binsar Bakkara
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AP
Jan. 27, 2013
South African supporters cheer before the South Africa vs. Morocco soccer match during the Africa Cup of Nations at Moses Mahiba Stadium in Durban, South Africa.
Francisco Leong
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AFP/Getty Images
Jan. 26, 2013
Linda Phiel places a Whopper Jr. sandwich from Burger King on the casket to be buried with her father, David Kime Jr., at Prospect Hill Cemetery in York, Pa. Phiel and other mourners went through the drive-through at Burger King and each got the hamburger to honor Kime, who loved fast food.
Jason Plotkin
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York, Pa., Daily Record via AP
Jan. 27, 2013
Actress Anne Hathaway poses backstage with the award for best supporting actress at the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. She won for her portrayal of Fantine in “Les Miserables.”
Chris Pizzello
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Invision/AP
Jan. 27, 2013
Participants jump with their sled during the traditional Schnablerrennen sledge race near the Bavarian village of Gaissach in southern Germany. More than 70 teams took part in the traditional event.
Christof Stache
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AFP/Getty Images
Jan. 27, 2013
French skipper François Gabart celebrates with teammates after winning the Vendee Globe solo round-the-world race off the coast of Les Sables d'Olonne, France. Gabart, 29, was the youngest skipper in the event and set a record with a time of 78 days, two hours and 16 minutes.
Jean-Sebastien Evrard
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AFP/Getty Images
Jan. 26, 2013
Eduardo Rasberge, 48, known as Suitcase Woman, wears a decorative suitcase on his head while posing for a photo during the Banda de Ipanema block parade, a pre-Carnival event, in Rio de Janeiro. The Suitcase Woman has been a Carnival regular for the past 30 years.
Silvia Izquierdo
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AP
Jan. 28, 2013
Peter Wison and Beata Jaremko sit on a bench surrounded by floodwater as the Brisbane River breaks its banks at the West End in Brisbane, Australia. Helicopters plucked dozens of stranded Australians to safety in dramatic rooftop rescues as severe floods swept the northeast, killing at least three people and inundating thousands of homes.
Patrick Hamilton
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AFP/Getty Images
Jan. 27, 2013
A man stands around coffins containing the remains of nightclub fire victims after the bodies were identified at a gymnasium in Santa Maria, Brazil. A fast-moving blaze roared through the crowded, windowless Kiss nightclub early Sunday, within seconds filling the space with flames and a thick, toxic smoke that killed more than 230 panicked partygoers.
Felipe Dana
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AP
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