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Feb. 13, 2013
Prasit Rangsiyawong, 29, right, kisses bride Varuttaon Rangsiyawong, 27, during a wedding ceremony ahead of Valentine's Day in Prachin Buri province Thailand, east of Bangkok. Three Thai couples took part in the wedding ceremony arranged by a Thai resort, aimed to strengthen the relationships of the couples by doing fun activities.
Kerek Wongsa
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Feb. 13, 2013
A woman sits on a park bench with her dog along the waterfront beach of Ambleside Park in West Vancouver, B.C.
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Feb. 13, 2013
The piglet, known across the internet as Chris P. Bacon, scoots across the office floor of veterinarian and owner Len Lucerno in Clermont, Fla. The piglet's hind legs are deformed, so Lucero fashioned a wheelchair out of K'nex toys to help it get around. Chris has outgrown his second wheelchair, and will soon grow into his new, more permanent and rugged model.
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Reuters
Feb. 14, 2013
Indian Hindu devotees dry their cloths after a holy dip at Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers, during Maha Kumbh festival, in Allahabad, India.
Rajesh Kumar Singh
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AP
Feb. 13, 2013
Indian Hindu priests perform the evening Arti prayer during the Maha Kumbh festival. Millions of Hindu pilgrims are attending the festival, which is one of the world's largest religious gatherings that lasts 55 days and falls every 12 years. During the festival, pilgrims bathe in the holy Ganges River in a ritual they believe can wash away their sins.
Kevin Frayer
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AP
Feb. 13, 2013
Hindu holy men undergo rituals to be initiated as Naga sadhus, or naked Hindu holy men, at the Maha Kumbh festival. The significance of nakedness is that one will not have any worldly ties to material belongings, even something as simple as clothes. Rituals that transform selected holy men to Naga can only be done at the Kumbh festival.
Saurabh Das
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AP
Feb. 13, 2013
An activist reads banners bearing messages to denounce North Korea during a rally against North Korea's nuclear test, near the U.S. Embassy in Seoul. North Korea conducted its third nuclear test on Tuesday, in defiance of U.N. resolutions, drawing condemnation from around the world, including China, the North’s only major ally.
Kim Hong-Ji
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Reuters
Feb. 13, 2013
A prison warden beats prisoners as they enter their ward after their prison riot was quelled at the Lira Central Prison in Northern Uganda. The prisoners rioted against the long periods in remand and congestion in wards, according to local media. Lira Central Prison was built in the 1930s to hold fewer than 100 prisoners but there are currently 680.
Hudson Apunyo
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Reuters
Feb. 13, 2013
Police arrest actress Daryl Hannah and other environmental activists opposed to the Keystone XL oil pipeline project during a protest outside White House. Secretary of State John F. Kerry said last week he hopes his department will be able to make a decision in the near term on the pipeline, which would transport 830,000 barrels of oil per day from Canada's oil sands fields to refineries and ports in Texas and has been pending for 4 1
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2 years.
Jonathan Ernst
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Reuters
Feb. 13, 2013
Four men on a motorcycle flee shelling from the Al-Massir area in Aleppo, Syria. Fighting continues between government and rebel forces in Aleppo and elsewhere across Syria.
Muzaffar Salman
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Reuters
Feb. 13, 2013
Seattle Mariners players warm up during a spring training workout in Peoria, Ariz. Pitchers and catchers reported this week to major league camps in Arizona and Florida.
Charlie Riedel
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AP
Feb. 13, 2013
Argentina's Boca Juniors' Santiago Silva, right, grabs Mexico's Toluca's Diego Novaretti during a Copa Libertadores soccer match in Buenos Aires.
Eduardo Di Baia
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AP
Feb. 14, 2013
Japanese artist Yoko Ono dances next to art pieces "river bed and morning beams" during the opening of the exhibition "Half-a-wind show: A retrospective" at Schirn Kunsthalle in Frankfurt. Ono will celebrate her 80th birthday Feb. 18.
Lisi Niesner
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Reuters
Feb. 13, 2013
A churchgoer prepares to receive ashes from Baltimore Archbishop William Lori's outstretched hand during an Ash Wednesday Mass in Baltimore. Ash Wednesday marked the beginning of the Lenten season, a time when Christians commit to acts of penitence and prayer in preparation for Easter Sunday.
Patrick Semansky
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AP
Feb. 13, 2013
Pope Benedict XVI arrives for his weekly general audience at the Paul VI hall at the Vatican. Benedict made his first public appearance Wednesday since the announcement of his resignation.
Filippo Monteforte
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AFP/Getty Images
Feb. 14, 2013
Worshippers burn incense to pray for wealth on the fifth day of Chinese Lunar New Year, which is believed to be the day for welcoming the God of Wealth into households, at the Guiyuan Buddhist Temple in Wuhan, Hubei province, China.
Darley Shen
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Reuters
This undated image of the Planetary Nebula Sh2-174, which may suggest a rose to some, was obtained with Mosaic 1 camera on the Mayall 4-meter telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory in Tucson. A planetary nebula is created when a low-mass star blows off its outer layers at the end of its life. The core of the star remains and is called a white dwarf.
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Feb. 13, 2013
Designer Gilles Mendel poses for a portrait before the J. Mendel Autumn/Winter 2013 collection during New York Fashion Week.
Andrew Kelly
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Reuters
Feb. 13, 2013
Tibetans hold a candlelight vigil to show solidarity to Tibetans who have self-immolated and to mark the 100th anniversary of the 1913 Tibetan Proclamation of Independence at the Tibetan refugee camp in Lalitpur, Nepal. A Tibetan monk self-immolated on Wednesday at the premises of the Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Navesh Chitrakar
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Reuters
Feb. 13, 2013
A Tibetan girl holding a candle takes part in the vigil at the Tibetan refugee camp in Lalitpur, Nepal.
Navesh Chitrakar
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Reuters
Feb. 14, 2013
A girl accompanies her father, rear, as he waits to register before a mass wedding organized by the Philippine government's Home Development Mutual Fund in Quezon City in Manila. More than 3,000 couples were simultaneously married nationwide.
Cheryl Ravelo
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Reuters
Feb. 13, 2013
Models photos are seen with their outfits backstage before the Douglas Hannant Autumn/Winter 2013 collection runway show during New York Fashion Week
Joshua Lott
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Reuters
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