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Pictures of the Day 8th December
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Two students make a portrait of actress Marilyn Monroe on a snow-covered playground at Changchun University of Technology on December 8, 2015 in Changchun, Jilin Province of China. The two students spent two days making the portrait. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images) (credit:ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
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Australian singer Kylie Minogue, right, poses for photographers alongside her new wax figure at Madame Tussauds in central London, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP) (credit:Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
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Australian singer Kylie Minogue, right, poses for photographers alongside her new wax figure at Madame Tussauds in central London, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP) (credit:Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 08: Military veterans discard their medals on the ground in protest at the United Kingdom's intervention in the Syria war on December 8, 2015 outside Downing Street, London, England. The veterans are claiming British involvement is only exacerbating conflict in the Middle East. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) (credit:Carl Court via Getty Images)
Veterans Return Their Medals In Protest Over Syrian Airstrikes(05 of30)
LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 08: Medals lie on the ground after being discarded by military veterans in protest at the United Kingdom's intervention in the Syria war on December 8, 2015 outside Downing Street, London, England. The veterans are claiming British involvement is only exacerbating conflict in the Middle East. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) (credit:Carl Court via Getty Images)
Celebrity Sightings In New York City - December 08, 2015(06 of30)
NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 08: Model Gigi Hadid is seen walking in Soho on December 8, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Raymond Hall/GC Images) (credit:Raymond Hall via Getty Images)
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Singer of the US rock group Eagles of Death metal Jesse Hughes (L) and guitarist Dave Catching pay tribute to the victims of the November 13 Paris terrorist attacks at a makeshift memorial in front of the Bataclan concert hall on December 8, 2015 in Paris. The Eagles of Death Metal band returned to the Bataclan concert hall in Paris, nearly a month after they survived a jihadist attack there in which 90 people died. / AFP / MIGUEL MEDINA (Photo credit should read MIGUEL MEDINA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MIGUEL MEDINA via Getty Images)
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Singer of the US rock group Eagles of Death metal Jesse Hughes (L) and drummer Julian Dorio pay tribute to the victims of the November 13 Paris terrorist attacks at a makeshift memorial in front of the Bataclan concert hall on December 8, 2015 in Paris. The Eagles of Death Metal band returned to the Bataclan concert hall in Paris, nearly a month after they survived a jihadist attack there in which 90 people died. / AFP / MIGUEL MEDINA (Photo credit should read MIGUEL MEDINA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MIGUEL MEDINA via Getty Images)
Oldham West and Royton by-election(09 of30)
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn (right) welcomes newly elected Oldham West and Royton MP, Jim McMahon to the Houses of Parliament in London. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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Allen Leech, from left, Elizabeth McGovern, Hugh Bonneville, Michelle Dockery, Jim Carter, Hugh Bonneville, Phyllis Logan and Kevin Doyle attend a "Downton Abbey" cast photo call at the Millennium Hotel on Monday, Dec. 7, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP) (credit:Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)
Arsenal Training Session(11 of30)
ST ALBANS, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 08: The Arsenal squad warm up before an Arsenal training session ahead of the UEFA Champions League match against Olympiacos at London Colney on December 8, 2015 in St Albans, England. (Photo by Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images) (credit:Stuart MacFarlane via Getty Images)
Austria Migrants(12 of30)
Austrian soldiers and workers are building a fence to improve the procedure for arriving refugees at the border between Slovenia and Austria in Spielfeld, Austria, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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BETHLEHEM, WEST BANK - DECEMBER 5 : People attend the lighting of a Christmas tree in Manger Square, outside the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank town of Bethlehem on December 5, 2015. (Photo by Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Teens build a car with snow in Turkey's Van(14 of30)
VAN, TURKEY - DECEMBER 7: A kid riding his toy car is seen as he passes by a car which was built with snow in Turkey's Van province on December 7, 2015. (Photo by Ozkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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In this Dec. 8, 2015 photo, a woman wears a mask to protect herself from pollutants on a heavily polluted day in Beijing. Episodes of nauseating smog lasting several days has become part of wintertime in Beijing. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Left to right, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Demian Bichir, Walton Goggins, Tim Roth, Bruce Dern, Michael Madsen and Samuel L. Jackson, cast members in "The Hateful Eight," pose together at the premiere of the film at the Cinerama Dome on Monday, Dec. 7, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP) (credit:Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
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Oscar Pistorius covers his face in the dock at the High Court in Pretoria, South Africa, Tuesday Dec. 8, 2015. Pistorius wants to take his case to the Constitutional Court, challenging an appeals court that convicted him of murdering girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, the Olympian's lawyer said. (AP Photo/Siphiwe Sibeko, Pool) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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JINAN, CHINA - DECEMBER 07: (CHINA OUT) A vehicle is driven along a road and squirts water into the air to dispel smog on December 7, 2015 in Jinan, China. China's National Meteorological Center (NMC) issued a yellow alert on Sunday as heavy smog will cover the country's northern regions in the following two days. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images) (credit:ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
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Pilgrims attend a papal mass in St Peter's square for the start of the Jubilee Year of Mercy, on December 8, 2015 in Vatican. Pope Francis marks the start of an extraordinary Jubilee year for the world's 1.2 billion Catholics by opening a 'Holy Door' in the walls of St Peter's basilica. At 9.30 am (0830 GMT), the Argentinian pontiff will pronounce the words 'Aperite mihi Porta Iustitiae' -- Latin for 'open to me the gates of justice' -- and the door, which is normally bricked up, will be opened. AFP PHOTO / ANDREAS SOLARO / AFP / ANDREAS SOLARO (Photo credit should read ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ANDREAS SOLARO via Getty Images)
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SHANGHAI, CHINA - DECEMBER 07: (CHINA OUT) Miranda Kerr attends Swarovski Christmas Tree lighting ceremony at Grand Gateway 66 on December 7, 2015 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images) (credit:ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
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HOLLYWOOD, CA - DECEMBER 07: Bella Thorne arrives at the Premiere Of The Weinstein Company's 'The Hateful Eight' at ArcLight Cinemas Cinerama Dome on December 7, 2015 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage) (credit:Steve Granitz via Getty Images)
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CARLISLE, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 7: Rescue workers evacuate residents from their flooded homes after the nearby river Eden burst it's banks over the weekend in Carlisle, Cumbria in north west England on 07 December 2015. Storm Desmond caused severe flooding and travel disruption across large parts of England and Scotland over the weekend, leaving 55,000 homes without power. The British Army and emergency services worked quickly to evacuate residents as they became trapped by incoming water. (Photo by Lindsey Parnaby/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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MT. PLEASANT, SC - DECEMBER 7: (EDITORS NOTE: Retransmission with alternate crop.) Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to the crowd at a Pearl Harbor Day Rally at the U.S.S. Yorktown December 7, 2015 in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina. The South Carolina Republican primary is scheduled for February 20, 2016. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images) (credit:Sean Rayford via Getty Images)
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South African paralympian Oscar Pistorius (L) arrives to the Pretoria High court for a bail hearing on December 8, 2015.Pistorius appeared in court for a bail hearing that could put him back in prison after he was convicted of his girlfriend's murder on appeal. South African appeal judges last week found him guilty of murder and overturned his earlier conviction on the lesser charge of culpable homicide for shooting dead Reeva Steenkamp in 2013. / AFP / MUJAHID SAFODIEN (Photo credit should read MUJAHID SAFODIEN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MUJAHID SAFODIEN via Getty Images)
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MANALI, INDIA - DECEMBER 7: Due to heavy land slide NH 21 between Mandi and Kullu near Dawada 33 KM from Mandi completelty blocked on December 7, 2015 in Manali, India. A part of a mountain near the highway collapsed due to tremors felt after a strong 7.2 magnitude earthquake hits in Tajikistan. Efforts are on to clear the road. (Photo by Birbal Sharma/Hindustan Times via Getty Images) (credit:Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
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Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron (C) meets members of the armed forces who have been helping relief efforts due to heavy flooding in Carlisle, north west England on December 7, 2015. Prime Minister David Cameron visited areas of Britain hit by severe flooding today as residents began sweeping out homes and businesses in the wake of Storm Desmond.AFP PHOTO / POOL / Andrew Yates / AFP / POOL / ANDREW YATES (Photo credit should read ANDREW YATES/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ANDREW YATES via Getty Images)
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A worker on the Forth Road Bridge after it was closed to traffic last week as the initial decision to completely close the Forth Road Bridge to all traffic was taken "within minutes" of ministers being informed of the fault, Scotland's Transport Minister has said. (credit:Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)
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PHIPPSBURG, ME - DECEMBER 7: The U.S. Navy's newest destroyer, Zumwalt, sails down the Kennebec River toward the Atlantic for a series of sea trials after leaving Bath Iron Works on Monday morning. (Photo by Ben McCanna/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images) (credit:Portland Press Herald via Getty Images)
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MUMBAI, INDIA - DECEMBER 7: A massive fire triggered by a gas cylinder explosion swept through the packed Damu Nagar slum in Kandivali on Monday, killing two people including a child, and destroying around 1,000 homes, on December 7, 2015 in Mumbai, India. The fire brigade control room, which said the fire started around 12.30pm, sent 16 fire tenders and nine water tankers to control the fire. Fire officials had to struggle to contain the fire and could douse it only at 3.10pm. (Photo by Pratham Gokhale/Hindustan Times via Getty Images) (credit:Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
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TV stars and best mates, Vernon Kay & Paddy McGuinness take the KFC Friendship Bucket Test - a Mr and Mrs style quiz where the guys compete for chickenIf you want to challenge a mate to take the Friendship Bucket Test head to their site and see the full video here (credit:Kfc)