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Day in pictures

Gaza protest

A boy takes part in a protest outside the UN headquarters in Beirut

Chinese Lanterns outside the Bird's Nest

Preparations for the Chinese New Year get under way in Beijing

snow in County Durham

Winds and wintry weather continues to battle Britain as sledgers brave the snow in County Durham

Re-enacting the Epiphany

A Christian Orthodox believer in Minsk celebrates the Epiphany by re-enacting the baptism of Christ by John the Baptist

Baruto of Estonia

Estonian sumo wrestler Baruto is thrown to the ground during the Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo

"Shapes in White" 2009

Two Italian sculptors create their version of ET in a snow sculpting competition in Austria

Great Britain's Anne Keothavong

Tempers flared as temperatures soared on the first day of the Australian Open



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