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Day in photos: Jan. 25, 2013

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Workers put the finishing touches on the Bartonsville Bridge in Rockingham, Vt. Its predecessor, built in 1870, was swept away by the Williams River during Tropical Storm Irene in 2011. AP
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Zambian goalkeeper Kennedy Mweene celebrates after scoring on a penalty kick against Nigeria during their African Cup match in Nelspruit, South Africa. AP
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An Egyptian protester carries an injured boy away from clouds of tear gas near Tahrir Square in Cairo. Rallies marked two years since the uprising that ousted President Mohammed Morsi. AP
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Brian Jenkins works to clear off his ice-encased truck outside his Bowling Green, Ky., home. AP
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Indian women hoist knives, distributed by India’s Shiv Sena party, in Mumbai. The swag also included chilli powder and follows weeks of national controversy over women’s safety set off by a public rape in Delhi. Reuters
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Young Egyptian protesters trade attacks with security forces near Tahrir Square in Cairo. AP
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A mortar shell, launched by the Syrain government, sits unexploded in a suburb of Damascus as clashes with pro-democracy rebels continue. Reuters
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Members of the National Police photograph the scene as the Panamanian government incinerates about 1.1 million pounds of confiscated narcotics. Reuters
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A worker stands by as crews rescue an upended, 950-ton excavator following an accident at an open-pit coal mine near Deutzen, Germany. The monstrous machine has been on its side since tipping last summer. Getty Images
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A long-exposure photo captures Maxime Laheurte of France as he soars through a run at the Nordic Combined FIS World Cup in Klingenthal, Germany. AP
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An Indian woman cries into her phone amid the rubble of a fire-gutted shanty town in Mumbai. The fire killed at least six people. AP
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An Indian Muslim boy totes a religious flag in a procession marking the anniversary of the birth of the Prophet Mohammed in Mumbai. AP
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Water drips from icicles formed along the Oude Gracht canal in Utrecht, Netherlands. Reuters