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Bangladeshi street children warm themselves near a bonfire by the side of a road, as vehicles drive past in Dhaka, Bangladesh.A.M. Ahad/The Associated Press

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Protesters in Oakland, California face off following a grand jury's decision not to indict a police officer in the chokehold death of Eric Garner. The grand jury declined to indict New York City Police Officer Daniel Pantaleo in Garner's death.Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images

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A female Kurdish fighter takes aim in Kobani, Syria. On the front lines of the battle for Kobani, Kurdish female fighters have been playing a major role in helping defend the Syrian town from an onslaught by the Islamic State extremist group.Jake Simkin/The Associated Press

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Motorcycles and electric bicycles impounded by the police from their owners caused traffic accidents are seen at a parking lot in Hefei, China.Jianan Yu/Reuters

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Simon Bolivar, 63, walks towards his plot of land where he grows corn and potatoes in Huaraz, Peru. Villagers claim that due to global warming, each year there is more frost out of season and their crops are affected.Rodrigo Abd/The Associated Press

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A rainbow is seen behind the "Colonna Antonina" during a storm at sunset in Rome.Filippo Monteforte/AFP / Getty Images

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Large inflatable rabbit sculptures go on display at the Southbank Centre in London, England. The seven metre high inflatable sculptures by Australian artist Amanda Parer entitled ' Intrude' form part of the Southbank Centre's Winter Festival.Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

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Folk artist Han Xiaoming demonstrates painting with his tongue in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. Han dips his tongue in ink to paint on paper, and uses his fingers to fill in final adjustments.Aly Song/Reuters

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US tennis player Serena Williams of the Singapore Slammers enters the court during the International Premier Tennis League competition in Singapore .Roslan Rahman/AFP / Getty Images

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Living historian Paul Thompson, poses as General Walter Congreve VC at the National Memorial Arboretum as he reads the general's letter from the trenches describing the Christmas Day Truce of 1914.Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

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