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A woman covers her face while kissing her partner during a kissing contest held in celebration of Valentine's Day at the Happy Valley amusement park in Beijing February 14, 2014.KIM KYUNG-HOON/Reuters

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A fan of team Canada holds up a Valentines Day sign for Canada forward Sidney Crosby after a men's ice hockey game against Austria at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 14, 2014, in Sochi, Russia.Julio Cortez/The Associated Press

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Russian President Vladimir Putin shows handmade mittens presented to him at Canada House during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 14, 2014 in Sochi, Russia.Mikhail Klimentyev/The Associated Press

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Gilmore Junio in the stands from where he watched the 1,000m race at the speed skating venue in the Sochi Olympic Park February 14, 2014. Gilmore Junio selflessly gave up his spot in the 1,000 metres to team mate Denny Morrison.John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail

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Canadian figure skater Patrick Chan during the men's free skate February 14, 2014 at the Sochi Winter Olympics.John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail

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Canada's Devon Kershaw skis during the men's cross-country 15km classic event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics February 14, 2014. Picture taken with multiple exposure funtion.KAI PFAFFENBACH/Reuters

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Workers groom the women's downhill course at the Rosa Khutor Alpine center at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 14, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia.Charlie Riedel/The Associated Press

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Shirtless Norwegian fans cheer during the men's supercombined at the Alpine ski venue at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 14, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia.Gero Breloer/The Associated Press

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Mellisa Hollingsworth of Canada puts on a cowboy hat after her final run during the women's skeleton competition at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 14, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia.Dita Alangkara/The Associated Press

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Norway's Chris Andre Jespersen wears a cut suit as he takes some rest after completing the men's 15K classical-style cross-country race at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 14, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia.Gregorio Borgia/The Associated Press

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Security personnel watch the sky as President Barack Obama leaves Fresno, Calif., Friday, Feb. 14, 2014, en route to Rancho Mirage, Calif., to meet with Jordan's King Abdullah II.Jacquelyn Martin/The Associated Press

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Yves Hamelin, Canadian Short Track Team director, throws a bottle in the Black Sea, after bottling the team's difficulties of the team in a symbolic gesture, late Friday February 14, 2014 near the Sochi Olympic Park.HO/The Canadian Press

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Buddhist monks pray at the Wat Phra Dhammakaya temple in Pathum Thani province, north of Bangkok on Makha Bucha Day February 14, 2014. Makha Bucha Day honours Buddha and his teachings, and falls on the full moon day of the third lunar month.DAMIR SAGOLJ/Reuters

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Canada forward Jeff Carter scores against Austria goaltender Bernhard Starkbaum in the second period of a men's ice hockey game at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 14, 2014, in Sochi, Russia.Mark Blinch/The Associated Press

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A housing complex is seen covered with ash from Mount Kelud, in Yogyakarta February 14, 2014.DWI OBLO/Reuters

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A girl shelters under an umbrella during during a rainstorm in London February 14, 2014.NEIL HALL/Reuters

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People dig out vehicles buried in snow in downtown Albany, N.Y., on Friday, Feb. 14, 2014. Schools are closed across a swath of eastern New York from the mid-Hudson Valley to the Albany area as the region starts to dig out from 12 to 20 inches of snow dumped by the latest winter storm.Mike Groll/The Associated Press

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Britain's Prince William (R), Duke of Cambridge, helps with flood defences at a petrol station in Dachet, southern England, February 14, 2014.PAUL HACKETT/Reuters

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People look at an installation of 100 golden mannequins called "Determination" by artist Tatiana Voytovich-Berkovich by the plinth where a bust of Vladimir Lenin used to stand in Kiev February 13, 2014.STRINGER/Reuters

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