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Day in photos: Jan. 31, 2013

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A man clears snow from the canopy roof of a shopping mall entrance in central Kiev, Ukraine. AFP/Getty Images
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A family of Syrian refugees arrive at a camp in in Za’atari, Jordan. The Jordanian government is appealing for help with the massive influx of refugees fleeing Syria’s civil war. Getty Images
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Exiled Tibetans chant together at a rally for the Tibetan People’s Solidarity Campaign in New Delhi, India. AP
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Beyonce performs the National Anthem (for real this time) during a press conference promoting her appearance on the Super Bowl XLVII halftime show. Reuters
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A Palestinian boy mourns during the funeral of six members of a local Gaza City family who were killed in an accidental fire. AFP/Getty Images
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A new bell — known as Gabriel — is hoisted from a flatbed truck in front of the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris. Nine enormous bronze bells have made their way from a Normandy foundry to their new home. AP
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Riot police in Kashmir try calming demonstrators with hand gestures as protests raged against local authorities’ plans to raze illegally built homes in Sidhra. Reuters
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A Sotheby’s employee laughs at her reflection in “Untitled,” a work by Anish Kapoor, at the London auction house. Reuters
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Hindu holy men ritually bathe — an act believed to rid them of all ties in this life and dedicate themselves to serving God — in the Sangam during the Maha Kumbh festival in Allahabad, India. AP
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The daughter of Eusebio Gonzalez — a policeman shot dead while trying to stop a group of assailants in increasingly violent Ecatepec, Mexico — cries during a tribute to her father. Reuters
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A Pakistani schoolgirl receives a polio vaccine from a health worker at school in a poor neighborhood on the outskirts of Islamabad. AP
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A rocket carrying NASA’s next-gen Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-K lifts off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. Reuters