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Poland Athletics Indoor Worlds
Cuba’s Yarianna Martinez leaps in the women’s triple jump at the World Indoor Championships in Sopot, Poland, on Friday. AP
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Ukraine
A woman walks by Ukrainian riot police in Donetsk, Ukraine, a Russian stronghold, on Friday. AP
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Melissa Etheridge, Janelle Monáe, Patti LaBelle
Singers Melissa Etheridge, left, and Janelle Monáe, applaud Patti LaBelle, right, as she is introduced at the White House on Thursday. AP
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The Dalai Lama Gives A Talk At Washington National Cathedral
The Dalai Lama gives a talk to a full house at Washington National Cathedral on Friday in Washington, DC. Getty Images
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Iraqi children herd water buffaloes in the Euphrates river in Najaf
Iraqi children herd water buffaloes beside the Euphrates river in Najaf, south of Baghdad. Reuters
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APTOPIX Venezuela Protests
Demonstrators prepare to throw Molotov cocktails at National Guardsman during clashes in Caracas, Venezuela, on Thursday. AP
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A multiple exposure picture shows Fodorova of Ukraine as she competes during the women's shot put pentathlon event at the world indoor athletics championships at the ERGO Arena in Sopot
Ukraine’s Alina Fodorova competes in the women’s shot put pentathlon at the World Indoor Championships in Sopot, Poland on Friday. Reuters
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Members of the Presidential Security Groups push back student activists International Women's Day protest in Manila
Guards use shields and sticks to push back student protesters at the presidential palace in Manila, Philippines, on Thursday. Reuters
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A student presses down on the wrist vein of her fellow student as she practises hand massage during a training course at Huaxia Liangtse Massage Training Centre, in Zhengzhou
A student presses down on the wrist vein of her fellow student at Huaxia Liangtse Massage Training Center, in Zhengzhou, China. Reuters
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Locals Participate In The Jethart Hand-ba
Men tussle for the leather ball during the annual Fastern Eve Handba in Jedburgh, Scotland, on Thursday. Getty Images
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Animals at the Hagenbeck Zoo in Hamburg
Pink pelicans squawk at the Hagenbeck Zoo in Hamburg, Germany. Startraks
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Lawyers Walk Out Over Legal Aid Cuts
Lawyers rally in a demonstration against proposed legal aid fees outside Parliament on Friday in London. Getty Images
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Villagers watch a wrestling match during Chua Nanh festival in Ninh Hiep village, outside Hanoi
Villagers watch a wrestling match during the three day festival of Chua Nanh in Ninh Hiep, Vietnam. Reuters
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Maine Daily Life
Like a frozen waterfall, a wall of ice more than 40 feet high stretches down to the water at Acadia National Park in Maine. AP
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APTOPIX Turkey Politics Erdogan
Supporters of Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan cheer as he addresses a party rally in Elazig, Turkey, on Thursday. AP
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APTOPIX Mideast Iraq
A car dealer inspects his damaged vehicles after a car bomb exploded in Baghdad, Iraq, on Friday. AP
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Greece Financial Crisis
Riot police detain a protester during a demonstration against austerity measures in Athens, Greece, on Friday. AP
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People walk past a copy of an Pac-Man art piece by French urban artist "Space Invader", in Hong Kong
People walk past of a Pac-Man art piece by French urban artist “Space Invader” in Hong Kong on Friday. Reuters