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Pictures of the day 15th Jan
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BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - JANUARY 15: Mark Wright & Karen Haur attend a photocall to launch the Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour 2015 at Birmingham Barclaycard Arena on January 15, 2015 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Richard Stonehouse/Getty Images) (credit:Richard Stonehouse via Getty Images)
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BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - JANUARY 15: Full cast attend a photocall to launch the Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour 2015 at Birmingham Barclaycard Arena on January 15, 2015 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Richard Stonehouse/Getty Images) (credit:Richard Stonehouse via Getty Images)
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Actor Chris Pine and Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs announce the nominees for Best Actor in a Leading Role at the 87th Academy Awards Nominations Announcement at AMPAS Samuel Goldwyn Theater on January 15, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Tommaso Boddi/WireImage) (credit:Tommaso Boddi via Getty Images)
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BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 15: Actor Chris Pine and Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs announce the nominees for Best Actor in a supporting Role at the 87th Academy Awards Nominations Announcement at AMPAS Samuel Goldwyn Theater on January 15, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Tommaso Boddi/WireImage) (credit:Tommaso Boddi via Getty Images)
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Models dressed in Far West style pose on the stand of Japanese car manufacturer Suzuki during a preview of the European Motor Show in Brussels on January 15, 2015. AFP PHOTO / EMMANUEL DUNAND (Photo credit should read EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:EMMANUEL DUNAND via Getty Images)
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Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, (L) is pictured as she receives a chair from pupils during a visit to Barlby primary school in central London, on January 15, 2015. The Duchess of Cambridge, Royal Patron of The Art Room, is expected to officially name The Clore Art Room at Barlby Primary School. (credit:LEON NEAL via Getty Images)
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Pope Francis, right, accompanied by Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, left, archbishop of Manila, waves to Filipinos as he arrives in Manila, Philippines Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015. Ecstatic crowds greeted Pope Francis as he arrived Thursday in the Philippines, Asia's most populous Catholic nation, for the first papal visit in 20 years. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge arrives for a visit to Barlby Primary School on January 15, 2015 in London, England. The Duchess of Cambridge is visiting the Clore Art Room at Barlby School to support the charity 'The Art Room' of which she is patron. (credit:Chris Jackson via Getty Images)
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J.J. Abrams, left, and Alfonso Cuaron announce the Academy Awards nominations at the 87th Academy Awards nomination ceremony on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015 in Beverly Hills, Calif. The 87th Annual Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Dan Steinberg/Invision/AP) (credit:Dan Steinberg/Invision/AP)
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Chris Pine, left, and Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs announce the Academy Awards nominees for best director at the 87th Academy Awards nomination ceremony on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015, in Beverly Hills, Calif. The 87th Annual Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Dan Steinberg/Invision/AP) (credit:Dan Steinberg/Invision/AP)
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Pope Francis loses his skull cap as he disembarks from his plane upon arrival from Sri Lanka Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015 in suburban Pasay city, south of Manila, Philippines. Ecstatic crowds greeted the pontiff as he arrived Thursday in the Philippines, Asia's most populous Catholic nation, for the first papal visit in 20 years. A sudden gust of wind blew off his papal cap seconds after he appeared, and Francis grabbed futilely for it and then smiled and descended the stairs from the plane. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Filipino Catholics gather after Pope Francis' motorcade passed by in Manila on January 15, 2015. Pope Francis arrived in the Philippines on January 15 for a five-day trip in the Catholic Church's passionate and chaotic Asian heartland that is tipped to attract a world-record papal crowd. AFP PHOTO / NOEL CELIS (Photo credit should read NOEL CELIS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:NOEL CELIS via Getty Images)
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French cartoonist Renald Luzier, aka Luz (R) and editor-in-chief of French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo Gerard Briard (2L) arrive to attend the funeral of Elsa Cayat, a psychoanalyst and contributor at the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, on January 15, 2015 at the Montparnasse cemetery in Paris. Twelve people were killed, including Cayat and cartoonists Charb, WolinsKi, Cabu and Tignous and deputy chief editor Bernard Maris, when gunmen armed with Kalashnikovs and a rocket-launcher opened fire in the Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo on January 7. AFP PHOTO / DOMINIQUE FAGET (Photo credit should read DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DOMINIQUE FAGET via Getty Images)
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Pope Francis attends a press conference aboard a plane during his trip to the Philippines on January 15, 2015. Pope Francis arrived in the Philippines on January 15 for a five-day trip in the Catholic Church's passionate and chaotic Asian heartland that is tipped to attract a world-record papal crowd. AFP PHOTO / POOL / ALESSANDRA TARANTINO (Photo credit should read ALESSANDRA TARANTINO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ALESSANDRA TARANTINO via Getty Images)
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Pope Francis attends a press conference aboard a plane during his trip to the Philippines on January 15, 2015. Pope Francis arrived in the Philippines on January 15 for a five-day trip in the Catholic Church's passionate and chaotic Asian heartland that is tipped to attract a world-record papal crowd. AFP PHOTO / GIUSEPPE CACACE (Photo credit should read GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GIUSEPPE CACACE via Getty Images)
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French interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve, right, with relatives, follow the coffin of police officer Franck Brinsolaro after the funeral ceremony in Sainte Croix church, in Bernay, western France, Thursday Jan. 15, 2015. Franck Brinsolaro who was the bodyguard of Charlie Hebdo editor and cartoonist Charb, was killed last week in the deadly attack against the satirical weekly. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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DORAL, FL - JANUARY 14: Miss Great Britain Grace Levy walks the runway during the Miss Universe Yamamay Swimsuit Runway Show at Trump National Doral on January 14, 2015 in Doral, Florida. (Photo by Larry Marano/FilmMagic) (credit:Larry Marano via Getty Images)
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School children from Tottenham UTC and The Big Bang Fair unveiled a giant origami paper boat, which was captained by Morwenna Wilson – a direct descendant of Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
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Jennifer Aniston arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of "Cake" at the ArcLight on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP) (credit:Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
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An expert team of 15 Aquarists at the SEA LIFE London Aquarium is kicking off the new year with a full attraction deep clean of all 62 displays – and there’s never a dull moment even doing chores, when surrounded by almost 7,000 inquisitive marine animals! The team began by diving into the magnificent Pacific Reef display to sweep the floors, interrupted briefly by Boris the enormous Green Sea Turtle, who received a quick shell scrub as they continued their work. Then moving onto cleaning all of the 150 windows, Aquarist Pete Williams was photo-bombed along the way by a passing one metre Southern Stingray.
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DORAL, FL - JANUARY 14: Miss Universe Contestants participate in Miss Universe Yamamay Swimsuit Runway Show at Trump National Doral on January 14, 2015 in Doral, Florida. (Photo by Alexander Tamargo/WireImage) (credit:Alexander Tamargo via Getty Images)
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What appears to be a huge snowstorm in Central Park in New York on January 14, 2015, is actually workers making artificial snow in preparation for the annual Winter Jam. The Winter Jam, to be held January 24, 2015 is the ultimate snow day, a free winter sports festival for New Yorkers of all ages, where you can go skiing, snowshoeing, shop in a winter market, and sledding in fresh snow, right in the heart of New York City. (credit:TIMOTHY A. CLARY via Getty Images)
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Local women scratch the surface of the beach to find coins thrown by pilgrims as offerings at Gangasagar, India, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015. The annual holy dip, that devotees believe absolves them of sin, was held Jan. 14-15 at the confluence of the Bay of Bengal and Ganges River. (AP Photo/ Bikas Das) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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MANILA, PHILIPPINES - JANUARY 15: Faithful gather at Malade area for Pope Francis arrival on January 15, 2015 in Manila, Philippines. Pope Francis will visit venues across Leyte and Manila during his visit to the Philippines from January 15 - 19. The visit is expected to attract crowds in the millions as Filipino Catholics flock to catch a glimpse of the leader of the Catholic Church in the Philippines for the first time since 1995. The Pope will begin the tour in Manila, then travelling to Tacloban to visit areas devastated by Typhoon Haiyan before returning to Manila to hold a mass at Rizal Park. The Philippines is the only Catholic majority nation in Asia with around 90 percent of the population professing the faith. (Photo by Lam Yik Fei/Getty Images) (credit:Lam Yik Fei via Getty Images)
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TACLOBAN, PHILIPPINES - JANUARY 15: Philippine National Police stand guard along the national highway during security rehearsal ahead of the papal visit to the area on January 15, 2015 in Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines. Pope Francis will visit venues across Leyte and Manila during his visit to the Philippines from January 15 - 19. The visit is expected to attract crowds in the millions as Filipino Catholics flock to catch a glimpse of the leader of the Catholic Church in the Philippines for the first time since 1995. The Pope will begin the tour in Manila, then travelling to Tacloban to visit areas devastated by Typhoon Haiyan before returning to Manila to hold a mass at Rizal Park. The Philippines is the only Catholic majority nation in Asia with around 90 percent of the population professing the faith. (Photo by Veejay Villafranca/Getty Images) (credit:Veejay Villafranca via Getty Images)
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Members of a Malaysian fire and rescue team inspect an overturned bus after it swerved to avoid hitting a tyre in the road and plunged into a ditch near the Malaysian town of Tapah on the country's main north-south highway early on January 15, 2015. Eight people were killed and 22 others injured when the tour bus veered off the Malaysian highway and caught fire, media reports said. MALAYSIA OUT AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:STR via Getty Images)
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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 15: Shelby Rogers of the United States (r) and Olivia Rogowska of Australia react after posing with a snake during an animal exhibit for players ahead of the 2015 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 15, 2015 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Vince Caligiuri/Getty Images) (credit:Vince Caligiuri via Getty Images)
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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 15: Novak Djokovic of Serbia ( ANZ Ambassador ) hugs Anna Bishop (8) ANZ Hot Shots winner after a hit up on Rod Laver Arena at Melbourne Park on January 15, 2015 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Vince Caligiuri/Getty Images for ANZ) (credit:Vince Caligiuri via Getty Images)
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, and other members of the Government look down during a minute of silence to commemorate the victims of last week's Paris terror attacks during a meeting of the German federal parliament, Bundestag, in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Workers climb as they prepare to install new high-voltage electric power transmission line on an electric pylon in Kuala Lumpur on January 15, 2015. Currently 16% of Malaysian electricity generation is hydroelectric, the remaining 84% being thermal. The oil and gas industry in Malaysia is currently dominated by state owned Petronas. (credit:MOHD RASFAN via Getty Images)
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Kevin Jorgeson, bottom left, raises his arms beside Tommy Caldwell after both reached the summit of El Capitan, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015, as seen from the valley floor in Yosemite National Park, Calif. Caldwell and Jorgeson became the first to free-climb the rock formation's Dawn Wall. They used ropes and safety harnesses to catch them in case of a fall, but relied entirely on their own strength and dexterity to ascend by grasping cracks as thin as razor blades and as small as dimes. (AP Photo/Ben Margot) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Spectators gaze at El Capitan for a glimpse of climbers Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015, as seen from the valley floor in Yosemite National Park, Calif. Caldwell and Jorgeson became the first to free-climb the rock formation's Dawn Wall. They used ropes and safety harnesses to catch them in case of a fall, but relied entirely on their own strength and dexterity to ascend by grasping cracks as thin as razor blades and as small as dimes. (AP Photo/Ben Margot) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Linda Hill, from Murray the Bakers, poses for a photo after winning the World Scotch Pie championship at the Westerwood Hotel in Cumbernauld, Scotland. (credit:Danny Lawson/PA Wire)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 14: London mayor Boris Johnson meets youngsters before taking part in a game of football during a visit to the Millwall Football Club Community Trust on January 14, 2015 in London, England. The Mayor met young Londoners choosing football and better life chances over crime at the official launch of the London Premier League Kicks youth mentoring programme. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) (credit:Carl Court via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 14: London mayor Boris Johnson (L) takes part in a game of football during a visit to the Millwall Football Club Community Trust on January 14, 2015 in London, England. The Mayor met young Londoners choosing football and better life chances over crime at the official launch of the London Premier League Kicks youth mentoring programme. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) (credit:Carl Court via Getty Images)
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Prince Harry is presented with a basketball shirt and a size 15 basketball shoe by NBA All-Star Carmelo Anthony during a Coach-Core Graduation event at St James's Palace in London. (credit:Chris Jackson/PA Wire)
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ALLAHABAD, INDIA - JANUARY 14: Hindu devotees gearing up for the dip and daily rituals on the auspicious occasion of Makar Sankranti during the annual Magh Mela gathering at the bank of Sangam on January 14, 2015 in Allahabad, India. Magh Mela is a 45 days annual Hindu religious fair held on the banks of Sangam, the confluence of three rivers Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati. (Photo by Sheeraz Rizvi/Hindustan Times via Getty Images) (credit:Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
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KRASNOILSK, UKRAINE - JANUARY 14: Villagers in costume celebrate the winter festival of Malanka on January 14, 2015 in Krasnoilsk, Ukraine. The holiday, which involves dressing in elaborate costumes and going from house to house as a group singing traditional songs, is celebrated on New Year's Day of the Orthodox calendar, a week after Orthodox Christmas. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images) (credit:Brendan Hoffman via Getty Images)
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KRASNOILSK, UKRAINE - JANUARY 14: Villagers dress up in costumes as they celebrate the winter festival of Malanka on January 14, 2015 in Krasnoilsk, Ukraine. The holiday, which involves dressing in elaborate costumes and going from house to house as a group singing traditional songs, is celebrated on New Year's Day of the Orthodox calendar, a week after Orthodox Christmas. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images) (credit:Brendan Hoffman via Getty Images)