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A rainbow shines in the sky above the city following a rainstorm, in Gaza City, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Adel Hana) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Indian forest officials and veterinary doctors tend to the injuries of a tranquilised injured leopard at a veterinary hospital in Bhubaneswar on December 1, 2015. The male leopard estimated to be some 4-5 years old was rescued by forest officials after it entered a village near Athamallik Forest in the eastern state of Orissa. AFP PHOTO/ASIT KUMAR / AFP / ASIT KUMAR (Photo credit should read ASIT KUMAR/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ASIT KUMAR via Getty Images)
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US Marine Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton (R) is escorted by Philippines policemen shortly after arriving at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on December 1, 2015, from Olongapor city where a court convicted of him of homicide for the killing of Jennifer Laude in a motel in October 2014. A Philippine court has convicted a US Marine of killing a Filipina transgender woman in a red light district, in a case that reignited long-simmering anti-US sentiment in the country. AFP PHOTO / TED ALJIBE / POOL / AFP / POOL / TED ALJIBE (Photo credit should read TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:TED ALJIBE via Getty Images)
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Hundreds of heads were turned this morning at King’s Cross Station as Virgin Trains unveiled its two Christmas trains sporting striking blue liveries in place of the famous Virgin red. A Pendolino transformed into a Penguilino and a Class 91 made over as Claus 91 appeared side by side for the first time at London’s iconic station. The unveiling marked the end of a nationwide competition amongst primary school children for a Christmas Train design. Joint winners, nine year old Amber Maxfield and 11 year old Madeleine Deakin, were there to see their festive drawings come to life. The competition attracted hundreds of entries and was run in partnership with the Book Trust. The judging panel, which was headed by Jill Murphy, author of the popular Worst Witch and The Large Family series, were so impressed by the entries that two winners were chosen.
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Fire crews at the scene of a fire in Charlotte Square, Newcastle. (credit:Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)
Britain Davis Cup Final Tennis(06 of24)
British Prime Minister David Cameron poses for the media with Britain's Davis Cup winning tennis team, from left, Andy Murray, James Ward, Dominic Inglot, captain Leon Smith, Kyle Edmund and Jamie Murray, outside 10, Downing Street, London, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015. Britain won the Davis Cup, by beating Belgium on Sunday Nov. 29. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Today, Cadbury delivered its first truckful of festive joy, unveiling a one of kind Christmas grotto - made entirely out of chocolate – hidden behind the first door of its real-life24-day advent calendar. The classic Christmas scene was given a mouth-watering makeover to mark the first day of advent, with 23 more trucks set to follow suit, travelling across the UK throughout December as part of the most delicious countdown to Christmas. The magical display took a team of expert food artists more than 200 hours to complete the spectacular look. An array of Cadbury festive favourites came together to form the special interpretation of Santa’s workshop, with over 2500 delicious Cadbury bars adorning the grotto. The scene is set with walls clad with 1250 bars of Cadbury Dairy Milk Winter Edition, a rug made from 6150 edible individual Cadbury Roses and even a chocolate fireplace with Cadbury Crunchie bars and Cadbury Double Deckers masquerading as glowing coals and ashes.
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NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 30: The Empire State building is lit with red lights in honor of World Aids Day on November 30, 2015 in New York City. The annual event is observed December 1. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images) (credit:Andrew Burton via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 30: Eva Longoria and Victoria Beckham attend The Global Gift Gala at Four Seasons Hotel on November 30, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage) (credit:Karwai Tang via Getty Images)
Vectis Auctions Previews Star Wars Toys Ahead Of Sale(10 of24)
STOCKTON-ON-TEES, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 01: Star Wars model figures form part of a huge collection of a Star Wars memorabilia and collectables displayed ahead of an auction at Vectis Auction House on December 1, 2015 in Stockton-on-Tees, England. Thousands of toys, merchandise and items related to the Star Wars movie series are due to go to auction next week with hundreds of collectors and movie fans expected to attend the event or bid online at the Teesside based auction house. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images) (credit:Ian Forsyth via Getty Images)
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BEIJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 01: A man rides riding a tricycle with plastic bottles to be recycled on a day of heavy pollution on December 1, 2015 in Beijing, China. China's capital and many cities in the northern part of the country recorded the worst smog of the year with air quality devices in some areas unable to read such high levels of pollutants. Levels of PM 2.5, considered the most hazardous, crossed 600 units in Beijing, nearly 25 times the acceptable standard set by the World Health Organization. The governments of more than 190 countries are meeting in Paris this week to set targets on reducing carbon emissions in an attempt to forge a new global agreement on climate change. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images) (credit:Lintao Zhang via Getty Images)
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SHENYANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 01: (CHINA OUT) A winter swimmer exercises in a partially frozen lake in Beiling Park on November 1, 2015 in Shenyang, Liaoning Province of China. A group of citizens have exercised in frozen water for years in Shenyang. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images) (credit:ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
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This is nature at its toothiest and clawiest!Sandra Bell sent this pictures to the Queensland National Parks of a croc eating another croc at Rinyirru (Lakefield) National Park (CYPAL) in Tropical North Queensland. It happened just a couple of hundred metres from our warning sign, so it's a good reminder to remember to be croc wise in croc country. See the full set here >>>>
Prince Harry Visits Africa - Day 4(14 of24)
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA - DECEMBER 01: Prince Harry meets the mascot Sharkie as he walks onto the pitch at Kings Park Stadium as he joins members of The Sharks rugby team on the pitch during a training and skills sessions with coaches and young players as part of his visit to South Africa on December 1, 2015 in Durban, South Africa. (Photo by Chris Radburn - WPA Pool/Getty Images) (credit:Pool via Getty Images)
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South Korean middle school students hold umbrellas as they form a giant red ribbon during a ceremony to mark World AIDS Day in Seoul on December 1, 2015. Official data show 9,615 South Koreans have been infected with the disease. AFP PHOTO / JUNG YEON-JE / AFP / JUNG YEON-JE (Photo credit should read JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JUNG YEON-JE via Getty Images)
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Tear gas is used as security forces scuffle with opposition lawmakers trying to force their way into a parliamentary session in the Kosovo capita, Pristina, Monday Nov. 30, 2015. The opposition in Kosovo said Monday it would turn to street protests to get the government to cancel deals with Serbia and Montenegro after its lawmakers were barred from Parliament after they again broke up a session with tear gas. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Macon Centreplex, Monday, Nov. 30, 2015, in Macon, Ga. (AP Photo/Branden Camp) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A video display on the side of a building shows a map of China amid heavy pollution and fog in Beijing, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015. Schools in Beijing were ordered to keep students indoors Tuesday after record-breaking air pollution in the Chinese capital soared to up to 35 times the safety levels. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A Japanese diver dressed in a Santa Claus costume swims with a Whale shark in the Pacific water tank at the Kaiyukan Aquarium on December 1, 2015 in Osaka, Japan. The Santa Diver Christmas show is held three times a day until Christmas Day to attract visitors. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images) (credit:Buddhika Weerasinghe via Getty Images)
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Berlin's town hall (Rote Rathaus) is seen through a revolving ferris wheel at a Christmas market in Berlin on November 30, 2015. AFP PHOTO / JOHN MACDOUGALL / AFP / JOHN MACDOUGALL (Photo credit should read JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JOHN MACDOUGALL via Getty Images)
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DORTMUND, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 30: Shinji Kagawa is seen during the annual visit of Borussia Dortmund at the children's hospital on November 30, 2015 in Dortmund, Germany. (Photo by Alexandre Simoes/Borussia Dortmund/Getty Images) (credit:Alexandre Simoes via Getty Images)
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A refugee boy, who was allowed with his family to enter in Macedonia at the checkpoint on the border line between Greece and Macedonia, eats bread heading to the transit center for refugees, near southern Macedonian town of Gevgelija, Monday, Nov. 30, 2015. Macedonia, along with Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia, is turning away from its borders migrants who are not from war zones such as Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Marcus Brigstocke (Captain Hook) and Verne Troyer (Lofty The Pirate) attending a photocall for New Wimbledon Theatre's Peter Pan at the Golden Hinde II, on Clink Street, London. (credit:David Jensen/EMPICS Entertainment)
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Waves crash into the coast near Portland Bill in Dorset, as gale-force winds are making way for heavy rain, putting parts of the country on flood alert, as Britain feels little respite from the unsettled weather. (credit:Andrew Matthews/PA Wire)