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Date: 2/15/2012 Album ID: 1415591
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News photos from around the world, Wed., Feb. 15, 2012.
The statue entitled Unconditional Surrender stands tall in the parkway along the waterfront Monday, Feb. 13, 2012 in San Diego. The statue, which was modeled after a photograph by Alfred Eisenstaedt taken in Times Square on V-J Day at the end of World War II, is schedule to be moved at the end of the month. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)
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With a little help from her owner Marty Connolly of St. Louis, Duchess casually takes a drink from the water fountain Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, in Tower Grove Park. Don't worry she is careful not to touch the parts humans use, said Connolly, who says they walk daily in the park. And on a side note, Duchess, a Great Dane, stands at 6 ft 4 in on her hind legs weighing 140, 10 pounds more than her owner. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, second left, is shown the Ampulla and Coronation Spoon used at her coronation in 1953 by the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, left, as her husband Prince Philip, third from left, and other Christian guests watch as they attend a multi-faith reception to mark the Diamond Jubilee of the Queen's Accession at Lambeth Palace in London, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham-Pool)
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Afghan girls carry water in plastic containers on their heads in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Ahmad Jamshid)
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Ultra-Orthodox Jewish bride Nechama Paarel Horowitz fulfils the Mitzvah tantz during her traditional Jewish wedding with Chananya Yom Tov Lipa, the great-grandson of the Rabbi of the Wiznitz Hasidic followers, in the Israeli town of Petah Tikva near Tel Aviv, Israel, early Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012. The Mitzvah tantz, in which family members and honored rabbis are invited to dance in front of the bride, often holding a gartel, and then dancing with the groom. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
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In this Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012 photo Ultra-Orthodox Jews gather for the traditional Jewish wedding of Chananya Yom Tov Lipa, the great-grandson of the Rabbi of the Wiznitz Hasidic followers, in the ultra-Orthodox town of Bnei Brak near Tel Aviv, Israel.(AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
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North Korean women perform in a mass synchronized swimming show in Pyongyang, North Korea Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012 to celebrate the birthday of the late leader Kim Jong Il who would have turned 70 on Feb. 16, 2012. The women performed, as a grand finale, the song We Will Defend General Kim Jong Un at the Risk of Our Lives. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
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A driver carefully makes his way during a heavy snowfalls near Veznice, Highlands Region, 130 kilometres (80 miles) south east of Prague, on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/CTK, Lubos Pavlicek) SLOVAKIA OUT
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An injured inmate is carried as he arrives at the hospital after a fire broke out at the prison in Comayagua, Honduras, a town 90 miles (140 kilometers) north of the Central American country's capital, Tegucigalpa, early Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012. Radio reports from Comayagua said dozens of prisoners were burned beyond recognition and the prison was destroyed by the flames. The fire claimed the lives of at least 272 inmates. (AP Photo/Fernando Antonio)
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A woman grieves outside a prison where a fire broke out inside in Comayagua, Honduras, 90 miles (140 kilometers) north of the capital, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, early Wednesday Feb. 15, 2012. At least 300 inmates were killed and 21 are injured, according to authorities. (AP Photo/Fernando Antonio)
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Members of Sri Lanka's People's Liberation Front brave police water cannons during a protest in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012 . A wave of protests have swept across the country after the government increased fuel prices from Saturday night. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
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A Hindu holy man, with his face and body smeared with ash sits at the Pashupatinath Temple in Katmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012. Hindu holy men from Nepal and India have started arriving at the temple ahead of the Shivaratri festival dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva which falls on Feb. 20. (AP Photo/Binod Joshi)
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An Indonesian boy jumps into the sea while playing with his friends at a fishermen village in Belawan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)
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An Indian worker removes the petiole from red chilies at Shertha village, near Ahmadabad, India, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012. A worker earns around ten Rupees ( 0.20 USD) for removing the petiole of 20 kilograms (4.4 Pounds) of red chili. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)
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Indian schoolgirls lie low under their desks during a disaster drill checking the alertness and preparedness of various agencies in the event of a major earthquake, at the N.P Bengali Girls School in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012. Ambulance sirens screamed across New Delhi as the Indian capital held a major disaster drill amid fears that a major earthquake could topple many buildings and homes. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)
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Lucia Gatta, 44, receives a kiss from her daughter, Lucia Tressel, 5, after Gatta became a U.S. citizen following a naturalization ceremony at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in West Palm Beach. Gatta is originally from Chile but has lived is the U.S. since 2001. In celebration of Valentine's Day, we wanted to keep families together, said immigration services officer Tonia Malaniak. That's what U.S. immigration is all about. (AP Photo/Allen Eyestone, The Palm Beach Post) MAGS OUT NO SALES
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Rajji, 75, rests after casting her vote outside a polling station in Varanasi, India, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012. The third phase of the seven-phased elections in Uttar Pradesh, India's most populous and politically crucial state, is being held Wednesday. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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