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Pictures of the Day 16th March
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Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev (L) meet in the Konstantin Palace on March 16, 2015 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. (Photo by Kyrgyzstan Presidency/Dosaliev Sultan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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A demonstrator carrying Palestinian flag walks at the Gaza-Israeli border during a protest against the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory on March 16, 2015. (Photo by Mustafa Hassona/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson plants flowers at the Royal Botanical Gardens where he joined Kew apprentices, diploma students, and Kew horticulturist Carlos Magdalena to plant young Victoria Amazonica Waterlilies, a colourful hybrid of waterlilies and lotus plants, in the Princess of Wales Conservatory at Kew Gardens. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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Kylie Jenner attends a photocall in her role as ambassador for Nip+Fab at Westfield in London, England. (Photo by Eamonn McCormack/Getty Images) (credit:Eamonn McCormack via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: A general view during a Flashbob To Promote The UK Release of The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out Of Water at Canary Wharf held on March 16, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Anthony Harvey/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures UK) (credit:Anthony Harvey via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: General view during a Flash Bob To Promote The UK Release of The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out Of Water, at Canary Wharf, held on March 16, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures UK) (credit:Tim P. Whitby via Getty Images)
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The toughest off road run in the UK “The Mighty Deerstalker”, returned to Innerleithen for its 10th year this weekend. The event which is run by leading adventure sports company Rat Race, saw 3,000 men and women dressed head to toe in tweed, tackle mud-filled trenches, water crossings and forest trails in the Scottish borders late on Saturday night. Participants entered the race either as an individual or as a team and could choose between the 5K Deerstalker or the 10K Mighty Deerstalker course. The 5km “Deerstalker” race was completed in daylight and was designed for those competitors who are new to off-road running.
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A young boy walks past a makeshift barricade made of wreckages of buses to obstruct the view of regime snipers and to keep people safe in the rebel-held side of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo. Syria's conflict enters its fifth year on March 15, 2015 with the regime emboldened by shifting international attention and a growing humanitarian crisis exacerbated by the rise of the Islamic State group. (credit:KARAM AL-MASRI via Getty Images)
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Police use water cannon to disperse protesters led by the opposition Congress party in New Delhi on March 16, 2015. Police on March 16 baton-charged and fired water cannon at demonstrators rallying in the Indian capital against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's land reforms, which they say will harm the country's millions of farmers. AFP PHOTO/ MONEY SHARMA (Photo credit should read MONEY SHARMA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MONEY SHARMA via Getty Images)
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A worker pushes trolleys into the Hyper Cacher during its reopening, in Paris, France, Sunday, March 15, 2015. The kosher supermarket was the scene of a deadly attack in January where Amedy Coulibaly killed four people. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Hyper Cacher Supermarket in Porte de Vincennes re-opens two months after it was the scene of a terror attack (credit:Wenn)
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An aerial view of damaged houses in seen on March 16, 2015 in Port Vila, Vanuatu. Cyclone Pam has hit South Pacific islands on Saturday with hurricane force winds, huge ocean swells and flash flooding and has caused severe damage to housing. Aid agencies say it could be one of the worst disasters ever to hit the region. (Photo by Dave Hunt - Pool/Getty Images) (credit:Pool via Getty Images)
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Hundreds of kids and adults gathered at Chessington World of Adventures Resort to be part of the penguin pack as they attempted to break the Guinness World Record for the largest group of people dressed as penguins. Penguin history has been made this weekend as Chessington smashed the world record with 500 people turning up dressed in penguin ponchos, beating the original record of 373.
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Filipino extremist leader Mohammad Ali Tambako (C) is escorted by police and military personnel shortly after arriving at a military airbase in Manila on March 16, 2015, a day after he and five of his colleagues were arrested in the southern island of Mindanao. Philippine authorities arrested a Muslim breakaway leader who had coddled a bomb-maker listed as one of the US' 'most wanted terrorists', the military chief said on March 16. (credit:TED ALJIBE via Getty Images)
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MADRID, SPAIN - MARCH 15: Gareth Bale of Real Madrid celebrates after scoring Real's opening goal during the La Liga match between Real Madrid CF and Levante UD at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on March 15, 2015 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Denis Doyle/Getty Images) (credit:Denis Doyle via Getty Images)
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People gather in Copacabana beach during a protest against Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, March 15, 2015. Protests have been called for across Brazil to demonstrate against President Dilma Rousseff, whose popularity has never been lower as she faces a sputtering economy and a massive corruption scandal. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Russian firefighters are at work to extinguish a fire which broke out in Novodevichy Convent bell tower in central Moscow, on March 15, 2015. Novodevichy Convent was founded in 1524. AFP PHOTO / ALEXANDER UTKIN (Photo credit should read ALEXANDER UTKIN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ALEXANDER UTKIN via Getty Images)
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The IFC tower is seen shrouded in fog in Hong Kong on March 16, 2015. The foggy weather in the Southern Chinese city is caused by a humid maritime airstream affecting the south China coastal areas. AFP PHOTO / Philippe Lopez (Photo credit should read PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PHILIPPE LOPEZ via Getty Images)
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TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 16: Models showcase designs on the runway during the Sretsis show as part of Mercedes Benz Fashion Week TOKYO 2015 A/W at Shibuya Hikarie on March 16, 2015 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Koki Nagahama/Getty Images) (credit:Koki Nagahama via Getty Images)
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ERZURUM, TURKEY - MARCH 15: A man rides his 'ghost rider' sled as he takes part in cardboard sled race at Palandoken in Erzurum, eastern Turkey on March 15, 2015. At Palandoken, one of the most important ski centres in Turkey and the world, guests from different areas of Turkey competed in a cardboard sled race. Citizens who joined the competition, organized on a piste belonging to a hotel, were organized into categories including telephone handset, boat, sled, shark, coffin and robot according to the design and dimensions of their sled, then the winners of each category competed for first place. (Photo by Ahmet Okatali/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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Chadian jockeys race to the finish line during an afternoon of races at the hippodrome in N'djamena, Chad, Sunday March 15, 2015. Horse races take place every Sunday, bringing hundreds of spectators willing to brave the excruciating heat to watch their favorite sport.(AP Photo/Jerome Delay) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Rescue personnel work at the site where a tourist bus crashed killing at least 54 people, near the city of Joinville, southern state of Santa Catarina, Brazil, Sunday, March 15, 2015. The Brazilian government raised the death toll of a bus accident to 54 while police continued their search for more victims Sunday in the rugged lands of southern Brazil. The dead include at least eight young children, three adolescents, 24 women and 14 men, the government of Santa Catarina state said in a statement earlier Sunday, when the death toll stood at 49. (AP Photo/Eduardo Valente-Agencia O Globo) BRAZIL OUT (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A monkey rests on Justin Bieber's shoulder as he speaks at the Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber at Sony Pictures Studios on Saturday, March 14, 2015, in Culver City, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP) (credit:Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
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Chinese paramilitary policemen watch over Tiananmen Square from a rooftop across from the Great Hall of the People, as the sun rises ahead of the closing ceremony of the annual National People's Congress at the hall, in Beijing Sunday, March 15, 2015. Premier Li Keqiang expressed determination Sunday to press ahead with reforms meant to reduce the Chinese government's role in the economy in hopes of spurring growth despite what he acknowledged would be pain for "vested interests" that benefit from regulation. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)