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Day in photos: Feb. 6, 2013

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A newly released NASA photo shows the Orion nebula as captured by the space program’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer. EPA
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People clambor for a bag of oranges as Greek farmers distributed more than 50 tons of free fruit and vegetables outside the Agriculture Ministry in Athens as a protest against high fuel and production costs. AFP/Getty Images
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Protestors show their disdain for cutbacks in education in Barcelona, Spain. AP
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A man tries to extinguish a fire from a balcony in a burning building in Damascus hit by a Syrian Army mortar shell. Reuters
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A child seems perplexed by the bare-bottomed Hindu holy men parading past during the Maha Kumbh festival in Allahabad, India. AP
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Members of The Flying Bulls aerobatics team from the Czech Republic fly in formation in their Zlin Z-50s over the Yelahanka Air Force station in Bangalore, India AFP/Getty Images
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A student activist binds the eyes of a statue depicting participants in Bangladesh’s war for independence amid rallies demanding death for Abdul Quader Mollah. A war crimes tribunal sentenced him to life imprisonment for numerous offenses during the 1971 war. Reuters
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Members of Honourable Artillery Company fire a 62-gun salute at the Tower of London in honor of the 61st anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s accession to the throne. AFP/Getty Images
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A model — maybe looking to catch a few snowflakes — sticks out her tongue while showing off a creation from the Degen collection on the first day of New York Fashion Week. Reuters
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A demonstrator smashes through a glass wall at a tram stop in Strasbourg, France, during protests by European steel workers near the European Parliament. AFP/Getty Images
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Nigeria’s Victor Moses battles Mali’s Fousseiny Diawara for a header in their African Cup of Nations semifinal match. Nigeria prevailed, 4-1. AFP/Getty Images