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Sochi Olympics Freestyle Skiing Men
Canada’s Travis Gerrits crashes during the men’s freestyle skiing aerials at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics on Monday. AP
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APTOPIX Sochi Olympics Figure Skating
Lithuania’s team competes in ice dance figure skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. AP
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Sochi Olympics Biathlon Men
Two skiers trudge through fog during the men’s biathlon 15k mass start at the Winter Olympics on Monday. AP
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Sochi Olympics
Spectators walk past the Olympic flame on a foggy night in Olympic Park during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. AP
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SYRIA-CONLFICT
A man carries a child after an air strike by Syrian government forces in Feb. 2014 in Aleppo, Syria. AFP/Getty Images
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Singapore Air Show
Jets from the Korea Air Force aerobatics team, the Black Eagles, perform a maneuver at the Singapore Air Show on Saturday. AP
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Denmark Beached Whale
People walk over a beached sperm whale in Henne, Denmark. AP
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John Kerry
Secretary of State John Kerry takes a selfie with students in Jakarta, Indonesia on Sunday before giving a speech on climate change. AP
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Hong Kong Marathon
More than 73,000 runners participate in the annual Hong Kong Marathon on Sunday. AP
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A female Bengali white tiger drags a man by his shirt after the man climbed into the enclosure, at a zoo in Chengdu
A Bengali white tiger drags a man by his shirt after he climbed into the enclosure at Chengdu Zoo in China on Sunday. Reuters
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Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon, Kurt Busch, Matt Kenseth, Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Four cars crash as a fifth car (88) moves low to avoid the wreck during the NASCAR Sprint Unlimited in Daytona Beach, Fla. on Saturday. AP
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Venezuela Protests
An anti-government demonstrator shouts for police to not fire tear gas during clashes in Caracas, Venezuela on Saturday. AP
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Brazil Carnival Dogs
Nick, a dog dressed in carnival regalia, is seen during the dog carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Sunday. AP
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APTOPIX Britain London Fashion Week A/W 2014
Cara Delevingne models at London Fashion Week on Sunday. AP
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Saidaiji Temple Naked Festival Takes Place
Men in loincloths participate in the Hadaka Matsuri, or Naked Festival, at Saidai-ji Temple in Okayama, Japan on Saturday. Getty Images
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Philippines Fire
Filipino firemen take a rest after controlling flames that gutted a bank and other buildings in Manila, Philippines on Sunday. AP
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Mexico Weapons Sculpture
A sculpture made from the parts of guns and other weapons titled Charro Jalisco stands on exhibit in Mexico City. AP
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Flooding Misery Continues For Hundreds Of Homes Across Southern England
A home next to the Thames River is surrounded by flood water on Monday in Shiplake, England. Getty Images
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Leafcutter ants
Leafcutter ants carry small pieces of blackberry leaves at the Frankfurt Zoo in Germany. EPA
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India Daily Life
Monkeys huddle to keep warm as it rains in Nadani, India. AP
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APTOPIX Mideast Bahrain
Pro-democracy activists, one wearing a Guy Fawkes mask, participate in a march near Saar, Bahrain on Saturday. AP
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Handout photo of Pope Francis' new national identification card and passport
Pope Francis asked for a new identification card and passport so he can continue traveling the world using Argentine documentation. Reuters