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Day in photos: Jan. 16, 2013

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Arkady Shilkloper plays his three-metre long alphorn on the top of the largest sail of the Sydney Opera House as part of the Sydney Festival in Australia. Mark Metcalfe / Getty Images
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The jacket of promoter Don King is shown during a press conference at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn for the upcoming Bernard Hopkins-Tavoris Cloud bosing match. AFP/Getty Images
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A worker stands in the tunnel of the yet-to-be-completed North-South subway line in Amsterdam. AFP/Getty Images
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A team from Russia races their Kamaz truck behind the buggy of a driver from Netherlands during the 11th stage of the 2013 Dakar Rally. AP
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President Obama high-fives eight-year-old Hinna Zejah after unveiling a series of gun control proposals during an event at the White House. Reuters
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A model presents a creation by designer Patrick Mohr at the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week for autumn/winter 2013 in Berlin. AP
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A woman tries to keep dry as she walks an isthmus along Piraeus street during heavy rainfall in Athens, Greece. AP
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A bull charges towards bull tamers during an event in Alanganallur, India. AP
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Los Angeles Kings Ice Crew members pose with Kings’ fan Marc Volpe as he kisses the Stanley Cup on tour at the USS Iowa in Los Angeles. AP
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A woman walks near a merry-go-round at Rossio square in Lisbon, Portugal. Reuters
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Two train drivers shake hands from their train windows after stopping at Gara de Nord railway station during a two-hour protest by railway workers over delayed salary payments in Bucharest, Romania. Reuters