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Mr. Ok Maurizio Palmulli dives for the 26th time, the first dates back to 1988, into the Tiber River from the Cavour Bridge in Rome, Italy.
Mr. Ok Maurizio Palmulli dives for the 26th time, his first was in 1988, into the Tiber River from the Cavour Bridge in Rome, Italy. Reuters
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An activist of the Ukrainian nationalist parties burns flare as he takes part in a rally to mark the 105th anniversary of Stepan Bandera's birth, one of the founders of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists, in Kiev.
An activist of the Ukrainian nationalist parties burns a flare as he takes part in a rally to mark the 105th anniversary of Stepan Bandera’s birth, one of the founders of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists, in Kiev. Reuters
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A Tuareg band performs a traditional dance during the 19th Ghat Festival of Culture and Tourism.
A Tuareg band performs a traditional dance during the 19th Ghat Festival of Culture and Tourism. Reuters
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Scores of posters with portraits of contesting candidates urging voters to cast their ballots for their respective parties are hung overhead on a street in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Scores of posters with portraits of contesting candidates urging voters to cast their ballots are hung overhead on a street in Dhaka, Bangladesh. AP
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Displaced people who fled the recent fighting between government and rebel forces in Bor, prepare to sleep in the open at night in the town of Awerial, South Sudan.
Displaced people who fled the recent fighting between government and rebel forces in Bor prepare to sleep in the open at night in the town of Awerial, South Sudan. AP
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Pope Francis kisses a baby Jesus statue as he leads a mass at Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican.
Pope Francis kisses a baby Jesus statue as he leads a mass at Saint Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. Reuters
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People offer prayers on the first day of the new year at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo.
People offer prayers on the first day of the new year at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo. Reuters
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Lebanese citizens gather at the site of a car bomb explosion in a stronghold of the Shiite Hezbollah group at the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon.
Lebanese citizens gather at the site of a car bomb explosion in a stronghold of the Shiite Hezbollah group at the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon. AP
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Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men attend a protest against plans to enlist men from their community into the military, in the Mea Shearim neighbourhood of Jerusalem.
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men attend a protest against plans to enlist men from their community into the military, in the Mea Shearim neighbourhood of Jerusalem. Reuters
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U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer, Diana Taylor, former mayor Michael Bloomberg, Sandra Lee and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo watch during Bill de Blasio's public inauguration for the mayor of New York at City Hall.
U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer, Diana Taylor, former mayor Michael Bloomberg, Sandra Lee and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo watch during Bill de Blasio’s public inauguration for the mayor of New York at City Hall. Reuters
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A man jumps into a hole cut in the ice on the Ottawa River during the annual Great Canadian Chill polar bear dip.
A man jumps into a hole cut in the ice on the Ottawa River during the annual Great Canadian Chill polar bear dip. Reuters
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Swimmers jump into frigid waters at Coney Island beach in New York.
Swimmers jump into frigid waters at Coney Island beach in New York. AP
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A Nepalese man climbs the Boudhanath stupa, a world heritage site, as he works to renovate it in Katmandu, Nepal
A Nepalese man climbs the Boudhanath stupa, a world heritage site, in Katmandu, Nepal. AP
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Milo Bloom, 10, skis over a snowbank next to a parked car during a snowstorm in Portland, Maine.
Milo Bloom, 10, skis over a snowbank next to a parked car during a snowstorm in Portland, Maine. AP
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A park crew clears the snow around Annish Kapoor's stainless steel Cloud Gate sculpture at Millennium Park in Chicago.
A park crew clears the snow around Annish Kapoor’s stainless steel Cloud Gate sculpture at Millennium Park in Chicago. AP