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A man dressed as a leprechaun stands beside the dyed green Chicago River during St. Patrick's Day celebrations.
A man dressed as a leprechaun stands beside the dyed green Chicago River during St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. Reuters
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A Palestinian family sits inside their makeshift house during power cuts in Khan Younis in Gaza Strip
A Palestinian family sits inside their makeshift house during power cuts in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. Reuters
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A devotee in a state of trance is calmed by volunteers during the annual Magic Tattoo Festival at Wat Bang Phra in Nakhon Prathom province
A devotee in a state of trance is calmed by volunteers during the annual Magic Tattoo Festival in Thailand. Reuters
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A Thai devotees shows his body tattoos during the annual Tattoo festival at Wat Bang Phra in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand.
A Thai devotees shows his body tattoos during the annual Tattoo festival at Wat Bang Phra in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand. Getty Images
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Shiffrin of the U.S. holds the women’s slalom trophy during a ceremony at the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup Finals in Lenzerheide
Mikaela Shiffrin of the U.S. holds the women’s slalom trophy during a ceremony at the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup Finals in Lenzerheide. Reuters
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Riders compete on the frozen Yenisei River during the 44th Ice Derby amateur horse race south of the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk.
Riders compete on the frozen Yenisei River during the 44th Ice Derby amateur horse race south of the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk. Reuters
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A boy stands in front of the Crimean parliament building on the eve of a referendum in Simferopol.
A boy stands in front of the Crimean parliament building on the eve of a referendum in Simferopol. Reuters
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A protester wearing a lion mask takes part in a march in central London against the shooting of lions in canned hunting. Getty Images
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Mercedes Formula One driver Hamilton of Britain prepares for the start of the the qualifying session for the Australian F1 Grand Prix in Melbourne
Mercedes Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain prepares for the start of the the qualifying session for the Australian F1 Grand Prix in Melbourne. Reuters
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A pro-Russian cossacks volunteer holds a whip during an oath-taking ceremony in Sevastopol, the day before the referendum in Crimea.
A pro-Russian cossacks volunteer holds a whip during an oath-taking ceremony in Sevastopol, the day before the referendum in Crimea. Getty Images
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Women and men in bridal gowns dance in Bryant Park in New York as they participate in the Brides of March 2014.
Women and men in bridal gowns dance in Bryant Park in New York as they participate in the Brides of March 2014. Getty Images
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Women and men in bridal gowns dance in Bryant Park in New York as they participate in the Brides of March 2014.
Women and men in bridal gowns dance in Bryant Park in New York as they participate in the Brides of March 2014. Getty Images
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Protesters hold as capes the pre-Baath Syrian flag, now used by the opposition, during a rally outside Downing Street in London to mark the third anniversary since the start of the Syrian conflict.
Protesters hold as capes the pre-Baath Syrian flag, now used by the opposition, during a rally outside Downing Street in London to mark the third anniversary since the start of the Syrian conflict. Getty Images
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Canada’s Billy Bridges is on ice before the start of the bronze medal sledge hockey game against Norway at the 2014 Sochi Winter Paralympic Games
Canada’s Billy Bridges is on ice before the start of the bronze medal sledge hockey game against Norway at the 2014 Sochi Winter Paralympic Games. Reuters
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A boy reacts to the camera as he celebrates ‘Holi’, India’s festival of colours, outside his makeshift home in New Delhi
A boy reacts to the camera as he celebrates ‘Holi’, India’s festival of colors in New Delhi. Reuters