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Slovakia: six goldfinches vie for five branches on a thistle bush. The unlucky sixth bird had to perch on the ground
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| Telford, England: a competitor emerges from muddy water during the Tough Guy Challenge endurance race |
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| Virar, India: couples sit together during a mass wedding ceremony on the outskirts of Mumbai. More than 1,000 couples were married during the event organised by a local politician |
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| Giglio island, Italy: the wreck of the cruise liner Costa Concordia lies outside the harbour at dusk |
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| Madrid, Spain: an Indignados protester sticks his national identity card on his forehead at a protest against police identity checks in Puerta del Sol square |
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| Maungmakan beach, Burma: a supporter of the opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi holds up her picture as she gives a speech in Dawei township |
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| Malabo, Equatorial Guinea: Angolan police drafted in to help local officers prevent supporters entering the stadium before the African Cup of Nations football match between Equatorial Guinea and Zambia |
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| Bangkok, Thailand: meerkats huddle together as it rains at Dusit Zoo |
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| Kozaki, Japan: workers prepare vessels for washing rice at the Terada Honke sake brewery |
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| Cairo, Egypt: demonstrators in front of the state television building call for the army to hand power to civilians |
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| Taipei, Taiwan: workers burn incense paper after praying outside their company's building on the first day back at work after the lunar new year holidays |
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| Naples, Florida, US: supporters of the Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney attend a campaign rally |
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| New York, US: revellers rest in a park after a Chinese new year parade in Chinatown |