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Day in photos: Jan. 18, 2013

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Venus Williams prepares to serve durign her third round match against Maria Sharapova during day five of the 2013 Australian Open at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia. Getty Images
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Finished Actor statuettes for the 19th annual Screen Actors Guild Award are on display at the American Fine Arts Foundry in Burbank, Calif. FilmMagic
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A woman carrying a red umbrella walks across Westminster Bridge, with the Palace of Westminster in the background in London. AP
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Myanmar construction workers stand by piles bricks at a brick-making factory on the outskirts of Yangon. AFP/Getty Images
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Finland’s Juho Hanninen steers his Ford Fiesta RS during the 11th stage of the 81st Monte-Carlo Rally between Saint-Jean-en-Royans and La Cime du Mas in southeastern France. AFP/Getty Images
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A worker vacuums a platform at the US Capitol as preparations continue for the second inauguration of President Obama. AFP/Getty Images
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A model presents a creation by designer Miranda Konstantinidou as part of the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week for autumn winter 2013 in Berlin. AP
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An elderly Egyptian man walks past riot police during a protest held by Muslim Salafi groups against the French military attack on Mali, in front of the French embassy in Cairo, Egypt Friday, Jan. 18, 2013. France launched airstrikes on Jan. 11, to help the government of Mali defeat al-Qaida-linked militants. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra) AP
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A Belarus Orthodox believer plunges into icy waters as a priest blesses him on the eve of the Epiphany holiday in Pilnitsa. AFP/Getty Images
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Performers dressed in Lama monk costumes blow horns during a ceremony marking the beginning of a winter fishing festival in Kangping county, China. Reuters
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The sun sets behind a tower under construction in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. AP
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Members of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment cross Horse Guards Parade in the snow in central London. Reuters