A zebra faces down a chilly wind at Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire, England.
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Soldiers stand guard on a tank outside Egypt's presidential palace in Cairo.
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A young Indian child cries as she watches police detain communist activists at a rally in Hyderabad against utility price hikes.
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President Obama watches workers building an engine during a tour of the Daimler Detroit Diesel Plant in Redford, Mich., where he later spoke on the economy and "fiscal cliff" negotiations.
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Harry Jackson, 13, the oldest of the choristers at St. Paul's Cathedral in London, sings as the choir prepares for its busiest season of the year.
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A visitor inspects a giant illuminated sphere that's part of the Lyon, France, Festival of Lights.
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Nobel laureates and their guests sit for the Nobel Banquet at City Hall in Stockholm, Sweden. The European Union was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
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A man brushes snow off the top of a military monument at Mansudae in Pyongyang, North Korea.
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Monte Carlo casino in Monaco, France, can be seen reflected in the massive Christmas decorations outside its doors.
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Spanish police carry a member of the Mortgage Victims' Platform away from financial company Bankia's headquarters, which the group tried to occupy during a protest against evictions in Madrid.
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Protesters burn an effigy of Philippine President Benigno Aquino in commemoration of International Human Rights Day in Manila.
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Chief Raoni Metuktire, leader of Brazil's Kayapo tribe, speaks (yes, speaks) about a campaign to protect the Amazon at the Geneva Press Club in Switzerland.