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A woman walks near a barricade at the main street Khreschatyk where pro-European integration protesters hold a rally in central Kiev, December 12, 2013.GLEB GARANICH/Reuters

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A Moroccan youth plays soccer at the Atlantic beach in Agadir, one of the host cities for the FIFA Club World Cup, December 12, 2013.AMR ABDALLAH DALSH/Reuters

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Miranda Pacchiana, center, of Newtown, Conn., holds a candle at the conclusion of a vigil to remember those who lost their lives because of gun violence on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013 at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.Matt McClain/The Associated Press

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Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men walk on a snow-covered road in winter in Jerusalem December 12, 2013. Schools and offices in Jerusalem and parts of the occupied West Bank were closed and public transport briefly suspended after heavy snowfall on Thursday.AMIR COHEN/Reuters

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A baby boy the length of a palm is seen inside an incubator in this posed picture taken at a hospital in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, December 11, 2013. According to local media, the mother gave birth to the 760g baby after a pregnancy of only 25 weeks. The baby will be monitored at the hospital for three to four months before being discharged.CHINA DAILY/Reuters

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People take part in a torch-lit rally as they celebrate after the Supreme Court rejected Abdul Quader Mollah's request for an appeal against his death sentence in Dhaka December 12, 2013. The court on Thursday cleared the way for the execution of Mollah, who is found guilty of war crimes committed during the 1971 war of independence from Pakistan.ANDREW BIRAJ/Reuters

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People queue to view the body of former South African President Nelson Mandela as he lies in state at the Union Buildings in Pretoria in this December 12, 2013 handout aerial picture provided by the South African Government Communication and Information System (GCIS).GCIS/Reuters

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Flamingos stand in their enclosure during snowfall in winter in Jerusalem's Biblical Zoo December 12, 2013.BAZ RATNER/Reuters

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