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Protests Continue In Kiev As Parliament Offers Amnesty To Protesters
A protester warms himself inside a barricade in Kiev, Ukraine on Friday. Ukraine’s Prime Minister resigned Tuesday following months of unrest, while parliament works to scrap anti-protest laws. Getty Images
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APTOPIX Ukraine Protest
Independence Square, the epicenter of Ukraine’s unrest, in Kiev, Ukraine AP/Emilio Morenatti
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Protests Continue In Kiev As Parliament Offers Amnesty To Protesters
Residents make their way out of their homes and past barricades on Friday in Kiev. Getty Images
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New York Area Prepares For Super Bowl XLVIII
A Black Hawk helicopter patrols Manhattan near MetLife Stadium ahead of Super Bowl XLVIII on Sunday. Getty Images
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California Drought Dries Up Bay Area Reservoirs
A pipe emerges from cracked earth where the Almaden Reservoir once was in San Jose, Calif. California is having its driest year on record. Getty Images
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Dancers perform a fire dragon dance in the shower of molten iron spewing firework-like sparks during a folk art performance in Beijing
Dancers perform a fire dance to celebrate the first day of the Chinese New Year in Beijing on Friday. Reuters
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To Pray For Good Luck And Fortune For The New Year
People burn incense to welcome the Chinese New Year in Chongqing, China. Getty Images
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Philippines Chinese New year
Dragon dancers perform for the Chinese New Year on Friday in Manila, Philippines. AP/Bullit Marquez
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Giant Pandas At Play Inside The Chengdu Research Base
Giant panda babies enjoy themselves at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, China. Getty Images
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Giant Pandas At Play Inside The Chengdu Research Base
CHENGDU, CHINA – JANUARY 28: (CHINA OUT) Giant pandas enjoy themselves at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding on January 28, 2014 in Chengdu, Sichuan Province of China…. Getty Images
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APTOPIX Germany Ski Jumping World Cup
Germany’s Richard Freitag soars through the air at FIS World Cup ski jumping in Willingen, Germany on Friday. AP/Jens Meyer
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India Weather
A man rows his boat on a foggy morning outside Gauhati, India. AP/Anupam Nath
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India Kashmir Strike
Police hold back Kashmiri Muslim separatists during a protest against the Indian army in Srinagar, India on Friday. AP/Dar Yasin