23:26 GMT, Monday, 5 January 2009

Day in pictures

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In China’s north-eastern Heilongjiang province, a sculpture takes shape at the Harbin ice and snow festival.


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Several European countries have also seen snow. Here, two tourists jump as they take a picture in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris.


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And in Berlin, a visitor wandered among snow-covered monuments at the German capital's Holocaust memorial.


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At the Sydney Opera House in Australia, a member of the acrobatic troupe Le Grand Cirque emerges from smoke and lights during a performance.


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People gather round a bonfire in Nov Dojran, Macedonia, as part of celebrations ahead of the Orthodox Christian Christmas Day.


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Construction workers in Washington DC install bullet-proof glass in the stand which US President Elect Barack Obama will use during his inauguration on 20 January.


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Cuban dancers wait to perform at the unveiling of a statue of former Panamanian president Gen Omar Torrijos in Havana.


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In Tokyo, a young participant at the annual new year's calligraphy contest starts an inscription with brush and ink.


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And in Gurgaon, India, a pet monkey clutches the leg of his owner as she plays with a stray dog.

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