Pictures Of The Day: Wednesday 3rd December 2014

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Pictures of the day 3rd Dec
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A firefighter removes a fallen tree near Ottenschlag in Lower Austria, on December 3, 2014.
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Singers Lady Gaga (L) and Tony Bennett leave the 'Good Morning America' taping at the ABC Times Square Studios on December 3, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Ray Tamarra/GC Images) (credit:Ray Tamarra via Getty Images)
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A road shrine is covered with frost near Kottes in Lower Austria, on December 3, 2014. (credit:CHRISTIAN BRUNA via Getty Images)
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Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks in Gaston Hall at Georgetown University in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014, about âSmart Power: Security Through Inclusive Leadershipâ as part of the launch of the inaugural National Action Plan Academy, a joint initiative of the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security, The Institute for Inclusive Security and the No Ceilings initiative of the Clinton Foundation. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Dean Cain and ION Television pitch in with the Coalition for the Homeless at St. Bartholomew's Church on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014 in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision for ION Media/AP Images) (credit:Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
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Katie Price launches her new perfume 'Kissable Fierce' at the Worx studios. (credit:WENN)
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An employee of Clayton Fold Christmas Tree Farm carries Norway Spruce and Nordmann Fir trees as they are prepared for sale during the Christmas period on his farm in the Peak District National Park in Cheshire, north west England, on December 3, 2014. AFP PHOTO / OLI SCARFF (credit:OLI SCARFF via Getty Images)
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Olga Kurylenko arrives at the Melbourne Premier of 'The Water Diviner' at Rivoli Cinema on December 3, 2014 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images) (credit:Scott Barbour via Getty Images)
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Dylan Georgiades is hugged by Olga Kurylenko as Ben Norris (2nd R) and Russell Crowe look on as they arrive at the Melbourne Premier of 'The Water Diviner' at Rivoli Cinema on December 3, 2014 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images) (credit:Scott Barbour via Getty Images)
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A woman is assisted by Red Cross workers as she is overcome by emotion after seeing the body of a relative who was killed in Tuesday's attack, at the mortuary in Nairobi, Kenya Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014. The Islamic militant group al-Shabab claimed responsibility for a methodical massacre in northern Kenya early Tuesday that killed 36 non-Muslims - 10 days after a similar attack on a bus that killed 28 - and it prompted President Uhuru Kenyatta to shake up his national security team amid public outrage over the continuing violence. (AP Photo/Khalil Senosi) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Israeli soldiers take security measure after they demolish Palestinians buildings and a market due to 'officially unauthorized' at the Shuafat refugee camp, Jerusalem, Israel, on November 3, 2014. (Photo by Salih Zeki Fazlioglu/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne, left, with his deputy the Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander leave the Treasury for the House of Commons to deliver the Autumn statement, in London, Wednesday Dec. 3, 2014. George Osborne will be setting out the Conservative-led government's spending plans ahead of next year's election, trumpeting encouraging economic numbers in one of the final economic statements before the vote. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Prince Harry attends The Annual ICAP Charity Day at ICAP on December 3, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images) (credit:Stuart C. Wilson via Getty Images)
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Prince Harry attends The Annual ICAP Charity Day at ICAP on December 3, 2014 in London, England. (credit:Stuart C. Wilson via Getty Images)
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ATHENS, GREECE - DECEMBER 02 : Protestors throw rock towards riot police after clashes occured between protestors and riot police during a protest in solidarity with a 22-years old jailed hunger striker, Nikos Romanos in Athens, Greece on December 02, 2014. (Photo by Ayhan Mehmet/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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ATHENS, GREECE - DECEMBER 02 : Firemen try to extinguish a bus during a protest in solidarity with a 22-years old jailed hunger striker, Nikos Romanos in Athens, Greece on December 02, 2014. (Photo by Ayhan Mehmet/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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Legoland model maker Katrina James poses for pictures with a 3kg Lego star as she places it onto the top of a 8m tall Lego christmas tree during a photocall at Legoland Windsor Resort, west of London, on December 3, 2014. The tree, which is comprised of 300,000 lego bricks and took 4 weeks to build, will be on display until December 24, 2014. (credit:LEON NEAL via Getty Images)
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Ed Sheeran performing with Adriana Lima on the catwalk (credit:Rex Features)
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Heather Graham attends the Tenth Annual UNICEF Snowflake Ball at Cipriani Wall Street on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014, in New York. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP) (credit:Scott Roth/Invision/AP)
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Indian blind men scuffle with policemen as they participate in a rally demanding an increase in reservation for disabled people in government jobs, in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014. December 3 is marked as the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A gust of wind blows Pope Francis' hair during his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Candice Swanepoel attends the pink carpet of the 2014 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show on December 2, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Anthony Harvey/Getty Images for Victoria's Secret) (credit:Anthony Harvey via Getty Images)
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MACKSVILLE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 03: Phillip Hughes's cricket bat rests against his coffin during the Funeral Service for Phillip Hughes at Macksville High School Stadium on December 3, 2014 in Macksville, Australia. Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes passed away last Thursday, aged 25, as a result of head injuries sustained during the Sheffield Shield match between South Australia and New South Wales at the SCG on Tuesday 25th November. (Photo by Cameron Spencer - Pool/Getty Images) (credit:Cameron Spencer via Getty Images)
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MACKSVILLE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 03: The coffin of Phillip Hughes is carried down the aisle during the Funeral Service for Phillip Hughes on December 3, 2014 in Macksville, Australia. Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes passed away last Thursday, aged 25, as a result of head injuries sustained during the Sheffield Shield match between South Australia and New South Wales at the SCG on Tuesday 25th November. (Photo by Cameron Spencer - Pool/Getty Images) (credit:Cameron Spencer via Getty Images)
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MACKSVILLE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 03: People walk during the procession during the Funeral Service for Phillip Hughes on December 3, 2014 in Macksville, Australia. Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes passed away last Thursday, aged 25, as a result of head injuries sustained during the Sheffield Shield match between South Australia and New South Wales at the SCG on Tuesday 25th November. (Photo by Daniel Munoz - Pool/Getty Images) (credit:Daniel Munoz via Getty Images)
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Family and Australian cricket players help carry the coffin of Australian batsman Phillip Hughes from the hall in his home town of Macksville in northern New South Wales on December 3, 2014. Hughes died 27 November from bleeding on the brain, two days after being knocked unconscious by a bouncer while batting during a domestic match at the Sydney Cricket Ground, throwing the cricketing world into mourning. AFP PHOTO / WILLIAM WEST (Photo credit should read WILLIAM WEST/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:WILLIAM WEST via Getty Images)
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Singer Taylor Swift performs at the Victoria's Secret fashion show in London, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP) (credit:Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
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Alessandra Ambrosio, left, and Adriana Lima display creations with other models at the end of the Victoria's Secret fashion show in London, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP) (credit:Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
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Firemen try to extinguish a bus clashes during between anarchists and police in central Athens, on Tuesday, Dec 2, 2014. The violence followed a large demonstration Tuesday in support of a jailed anarchist Nikos Romanos who is on hunger strike seeking prison leave to attend university. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris) (credit:Petros Giannakouris/AP)
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The 2014 Capitol Christmas Tree is seen after U.S. Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) lit it up December 2, 2014 at the West Front Lawn of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. This year's tree is from the Chippewa National Forest in Minnesota .Photo by Olivier Douliery/ABACAUSA.com (credit:Olivier Douliery/ABACA USA)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 02: Masks depicting Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne are lined up on a wall opposite Downing Street by anti austerity protestors on December 2, 2014 in London, England. The Chancellor will deliver his Autumn statement to Parliament tomorrow. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Peter Macdiarmid via Getty Images)
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Taylor Swift (left) and Karlie Kloss during the Victorias Secret Fashion Show 2014 held at Earls Court, London England. (credit:PA)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 02: The Chancellor George Osborne holds a copy of the Autumn Statement as he discusses the allocation of LIBOR fines to the Armed Forces with members of the Armed Forces at 11 Downing Street on December 2, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Anthony Devlin - WPA Pool/Getty Images) (credit:WPA Pool via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 02: Adriana Lima (l) and Alessandra Ambrosio walk the runway at the annual Victoria's Secret fashion show at Earls Court on December 2, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images) (credit:Tim P. Whitby via Getty Images)
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Prince Charles, Prince of Wales looks on as his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall is greeted by TV presenter Eamonn Holmes during a visit to Sky on December 2, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Alastair Grant - WPA Pool/Getty Images) (credit:WPA Pool via Getty Images)