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| Bethlehem, West Bank: Christian Orthodox monks tour the Church of the Nativity |
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| Fuengirola, Spain: Men dressed as Kings Caspar, Melchior and Balthazar, otherwise known as the three wise men, arrive by helicopter to take part in an Epiphany parade |
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| Beijing, China: Divers dressed as a Chinese dragon swim in a tank at the Beijing aquarium |
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Los Angeles, US: Actor Emmy Rossum gets a hug from fellow Shameless cast member
William H Macy at the premiere of the second season
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| Terra Nova Bay, Antartica: A Weddell seal basks in the sun on sea ice after emerging from a hole made by South Korean scientific divers for underwater ecological surveys |
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| Jerusalem: An ultra-Orthodox Jew wearing a sack, a sign of mourning, prays during the Tenth of Tevet fast day at the Western Wall |
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| Bodh Gaya, India: A group of boys watch the Kalachakra Buddhist festival through an iron grille |
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Basra, Iraq: A man grieves over the coffins of his son and daughter before
burial
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| Kalofer, Bulgaria: Men perform the traditional Horo dance in the icy waters of the Tundzha river as part of the Epiphany day celebrations |
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Krasnoyarsk, Russia: Fishermen sail on a boat through a frosty fog along the Yenisei river
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| Tokyo, Japan: Yokozuna, or the grand champion of sumo, Hakuho (centre), performs the ceremonial entrance at the Meiji shrine |
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| Oberhof, Germany: Spectators stand in heavy snowfall to watch the relay event of the IBU biathlon World Cup |
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Fiambala, Argentina: Toyota drivers try to push their car through dunes at the Dakar rally
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| Madrid, Spain: Actors perform during the annual Epiphany parade |
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| Beijing, China: A woman cuts a pig's trotter for a customer at her pork stall in a meat market |
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| Berlin, Germany: Demonstrators dressed as farm animals protest in front of the Chancellery |
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| Zigong, China: Visitors view lotus-themed lanterns and lights at the Zigong international lantern festival |