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In this photo taken on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013, Mt. Etna, Europe's most active volcano, spews lava as smoke billows during an eruption as seen from Acireale, near the Sicilian town of Catania, Italy.Carmelo Imbesi/The Associated Press

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South Africa's Willie le Roux scores a try against Scotland during their rugby union match at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh Scotland, November 17, 2013.RUSSELL CHEYNE/Reuters

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Children run as they play near a tree standing in front of fog over the central Bosnian town of Zenica on the Lisac mountain range November 17, 2013.DADO RUVIC/Reuters

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Survivors of Typhoon Haiyan rush to grab fresh water delivered by a U.S. military helicopter to their isolated village north of Tacloban November 17, 2013. Mobbed by hungry villagers, U.S. military helicopters dropped desperately needed aid into remote areas of the typhoon-ravaged central Philippines, as survivors of the disaster flocked to ruined churches on Sunday to pray for their uncertain future. The Philippines is facing up to an enormous rebuilding task from Typhoon Haiyan, which killed at least 3,681 people and left 1,186 missing, with many isolated communities yet to receive significant aid despite a massive international relief effort.DAMIR SAGOLJ/Reuters

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Hamilton Tiger-Cats wide receiver Brandon Banks (right) celebrates with teammates after beating the Toronto Argonauts 36-24 to win the CFL eastern conference final in Toronto on Sunday November 17 , 2013.Chris Young/The Canadian Press

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A tornado 2 miles west of Flatville, Ill., moves northeast at 12:51pm. The tornado damaged many farm buildings and homes on its way to Gifford, Ill., where scores of houses were devastated.John Dixon/The Associated Press

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U.S. President Barack Obama reacts as Oregon State scores on a close play near the end of their NCAA men's basketball game against the University of Maryland at College Park, Maryland November 17, 2013. First lady Michelle Obama's brother Craig Robinson is the head coach of the Orgeon State Beavers.JONATHAN ERNST/Reuters

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Paramilitary policemen stand in formation as they pay tribute to the Monument to the People's Heroes on Tiananmen Square in Beijing, November 17, 2013. China's new national security commission will enable the government to speak with a single voice when it comes to dealing with crises at home and abroad, state media cited President Xi Jinping as saying.CHINA STRINGER NETWORK/Reuters

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Brazilian indigenous people watch fireworks exploding in the sky during the closing ceremony of the XII Games of the Indigenous People in Cuiaba November 16, 2013.PAULO WHITAKER/Reuters

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A Palestinian girl lights a candle inside her house during a power cut in Jabalya in the northern Gaza Strip November 17, 2013. Gaza's lone power plant shut its generators on November 1, 2013 due to a fuel shortage, a move that will likely increase already long blackout hours in the impoverished coastal territory run by the Islamist Hamas group. Power has been provided to different areas in the territory in six-hour shifts since the closure.MOHAMMED SALEM/Reuters

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A supporter of a Nationalist movement protests in the town of Pernik, near Sofia November 17, 2013. Nationalist supporters gathered to protest against the plans of the local municipality to shelter immigrants in detention centres, local media reported. Earlier this week Bulgaria's president and prime minister condemned a rise in attacks on immigrants following an influx of refugees, mainly from Syria, in a rare joint statement.STRINGER/Reuters

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A man walks past damage that was caused by shelling from forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad, activists said, along a street in Duma neighbourhood in Damascus, November 17, 2013.BASSAM KHABIEH/Reuters

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Tornado damage in Washington Illinois can be seen in this handout picture courtesy of Alexandra Sutter/WMBD.com taken November 17, 2013. "A confirmed large and extremely dangerous tornado" was spotted near Washington, Illinois, located about 145 miles (233 kilometres) southwest of Chicago, the National Weather Service said.HANDOUT/Reuters

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Chile's former President Michelle Bachelet greets supporters as she leaves a polling station after voting in general elections in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013. Bachelet is the front runner and conservative Evelyn Matthei is a distant second in Sunday's election for Chile's presidency. Other candidates could push the vote into a Dec. 15 runoff.Luis Hidalgo/The Associated Press

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Covered in mosquito bites, a mother and her child wait for a chance to board any military transport planes from the US, Philippines, Malaysia and Singapore Sunday Nov. 17, 2013 at the damaged Tacloban airport, Tacloban city, Leyte province in central Philippines. Typhoon Haiyan, one of the most powerful typhoons ever recorded, slammed into central Philippine provinces on Nov. 8, leaving a wide swath of destruction and thousands of people dead.Bullit Marquez/The Associated Press

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Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Fouad Twal leads a mass as part of the International Day of Faith celebration on Mount Precipice, near the northern Israeli town of Nazareth, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013.Oded Balilty/The Associated Press

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