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Pictures of the day 5th January
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PROBOLINGGO, INDONESIA - JANUARY 05: Ash volcanic spew to the sky from Mount Bromo seen at Cemoro Lawang village in Sukapura, Probolinggo, Indonesia on January 05, 2016. Indonesia's Mount Bromo is on the second highest alert level as its activity has increased in the last two months. (Photo by Adhitya Hendra/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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British and Ghurkha veterans protest outside the Houses of Parliament, London, over the prosecution of former and serving soldiers. (credit:Anthony Devlin/PA Wire)
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A police forensic officers arrive at the house in Erith, Kent, which is being searched by the police in relation to the missing former EastEnders actress Sian Blake. (credit:Gareth Fuller/PA Wire)
Tigers at Noah's Ark Zoo Farm(04 of41)
Male Bengal tiger Khan plays with a Christmas tree as part of the big cats enrichment programme at Noah's Ark Zoo Farm. (credit:Ben Birchall/PA Archive)
Tigers at Noah's Ark Zoo Farm(05 of41)
Male Bengal tiger Khan plays with a Christmas tree as part of the big cats enrichment programme at Noah's Ark Zoo Farm. (credit:Ben Birchall/PA Archive)
Shadow cabinet reshuffle(06 of41)
Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron speaks on a mobile telephone in Westminster, London, after he said his party is ready to talk to disillusioned Labour MPs about the possibility of forming a new "progressive alternative" to oppose the Conservatives in Parliament. (credit:Anthony Devlin/PA Wire)
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TOPSHOT - French President Francois Hollande (2ndL), Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo (L) and Prime Minister Manuel Valls look at a commemorative plaque on January 5, 2016 during a ceremony at the site where a policeman was killed during the last year's January attack in Paris. A total of 17 people were killed in the three days of attacks dubbed 'France's 9/11', marking the start of a string of jihadist strikes in the country that culminated in November's massacre in Paris. / AFP / POOL / BENOIT TESSIER (Photo credit should read BENOIT TESSIER/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:BENOIT TESSIER via Getty Images)
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump addresses a gathering during a campaign stop at the Tsongas Center in Lowell, Mass., Monday, Jan. 4, 2016. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A woman bathes in the icy water in the Neva River in St. Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016. Temperatures dipped to -19 C (-2.2 F) in St.Petersburg and -27 C (-16.6 F) in surrounding regions. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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An Indian woman paramilitary officer shouts orders during Republic Day parade rehearsals in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016. India marks Republic Day on Jan. 26 with military parades across the country. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Evangelical preacher James McConnell, center, celebrates after being found not guilty at Belfast Magistrate's court, Northern Ireland, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016. The 78-year-old preacher from North Belfast had been facing charges of grossly offensive message to Muslims relating to a sermon at his church in 2014. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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An icicle hangs from the lip of a giraffe statue outside the Grigore Antipa natural history museum in Bucharest, Romania, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016. Snowfalls affected large areas of Romania causing rail and air traffic delays.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, right, speaks during a joint press conference with British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, left, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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CAPTION ADDS THE DATE - A person walks with a dog along the banks of the Neris river as temperatures dipped to -22 degrees Celsius (-7.6 degrees Fahrenheit) in Vilnius, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Ice formations are seen at the beach near Fakse Ladeplads, south of Copenhagen, Denmark, Tuesday Jan. 5. 2016. Daytime temperatures in the area were between zero and minus four degrees Celcius. (Per Rasmussen/Polfoto via AP) DENMARK OUT (credit:ap)
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Real Madrid's newly appointed coach Zinedine Zidane, right, sits down in front of the media before his first press conference at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday Jan. 5, 2016. Real Madrid fired coach Rafael Benitez Monday after seven months and replaced him with former player Zinedine Zidane a day after Madrid's 2-2 draw at Valencia deepened a crisis that started with an embarrassing 4-0 home loss to rival Barcelona in November. (AP Photo/Paul White) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Indian labourers works on a railway construction site near the mountain believed to be the epicentre of a 6.7 magnitude earthquake in Tamenglong, around 75 km west of Imphal, on January 5, 2016. At least nine people were killed and scores injured on January 4 when a strong 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck northeast India, sending panicked residents fleeing into the streets even hundreds of kilometres away in Bangladesh. AFP PHOTO/DIBYANGSHU SARKAR / AFP / DIBYANGSHU SARKAR (Photo credit should read DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DIBYANGSHU SARKAR via Getty Images)
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An environmental activist called a 'Zadiste' rides a bicycle through a tyres blockade put on the road crossing the ZAD (Designated Development Area) or 'Zone to Defend', to protest against the Notre-Dame-des-Landes airport project, on January 5, 2016 in Notre-Dame-des-Landes. / AFP / LOIC VENANCE (Photo credit should read LOIC VENANCE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:LOIC VENANCE via Getty Images)
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Children in traditional Tibetan clothes follow the Cham dance during the Gedong festival at the Ganden Sumtsenling Monastery in Shangri-La, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province on January 5, 2016. The Gedong Festival is the most important festival in the region and is held at the Ganden Sumtseling Monastery, also known as Songzanlin, and Guihuasi monastery in late November of each year of the Tibetan calendar. The Cham Dance is the climax, as performers put on masks and clothes that portray deities and ghosts. AFP PHOTO / JOHANNES EISELE / AFP / JOHANNES EISELE (Photo credit should read JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JOHANNES EISELE via Getty Images)
London Celebrity Sightings - January 5, 2016(20 of41)
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 5: Karen Danczuk seen leaving the ITV Studios after an appearance on 'Loose Women' on January 5, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Alex Huckle/GC Images) (credit:Alex Huckle via Getty Images)
Storm Gertrude Brings More Weather Alerts To The UK(21 of41)
UPTON-UPON-SEVERN, UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 05: People walk beside flood water that has risen besides the River Severn close to the town of Upton-upon-Severn that has been surrounded by flood water on January 5, 2016 in Worcestershire, England. Storm Gertrude is the latest winter storm to bring heavy rain fall and the threat of more flooding to the UK as well as causing widespread disruption to transport and infrastructure. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Matt Cardy via Getty Images)
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CAIRO, EGYPT - JANUARY 5: Egypts ousted President Mohamed Morsi's secretary Emin el-Sayrafi (L) is seen behind the bars during a trial at the Police Academy in Cairo, Egypt on January 5, 2016. An Egyptian court has set 4, 5 and 6 January as the dates to resume the trial of Egypts ousted President Mohamed Morsi and ten other defendants on charges of espionage on behalf of Qatar. (Photo by Mohamed Jamil/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Storm Gertrude Brings More Weather Alerts To The UK(23 of41)
BALLATER, SCOTLAND - JANUARY 5 : 450 year old Abergeldie Castle owned by John Seton Howard Gordon, the Baron of Abergeldie, sits precariously on the edge of the River Dee after storm surge swept away the river bank on January 5, 2016 in Ballater, United Kingdom. Storm Gertrude is the latest winter storm to bring heavy rain fall and flooding to the north of England and Scotland, causing widespread disruption to transport and infrastructure. (Photo by Mark Runnacles/Getty Images) (credit:Mark Runnacles via Getty Images)
France Attacks Commemoration(24 of41)
French President Francois Hollande walks to greet late police officer Ahmed Merabet's mother during commemorations in Paris, Tuesday Jan. 5, 2016. Francois Hollande is honoring 17 victims killed in Islamic extremist attacks on satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, a kosher market and police a year ago this week, unveiling plaques around Paris marking violence that ushered in a tumultuous year. Hollande paid homage to the police officer killed as he tried to chase down the fleeing gunmen. (Benoit Tessier, Pool Photo via AP) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Republican Guards stand by a plaque commemorating late police officer Ahmed Merabet in Paris, Tuesday Jan. 5, 2016. French Presidnt Francois Hollande is honoring 17 victims killed in Islamic extremist attacks on satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, a kosher market and police a year ago this week, unveiling plaques around Paris marking violence that ushered in a tumultuous year. Police officer Merabet was killed as he tried to chase down the fleeing gunmen. Spray painted on the sidewalk reads "Je suis Ahmed," or "I am Ahmed," in the red, white and blue of the French flag. (Benoit Tessier, Pool Photo via AP) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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French President Francois Hollande, center right, attends a ceremony to pay tribute to the victims of last year's January attacks, outside a kosher supermarket in Paris, Tuesday, Jan. 5 2016. Hollande has honored 17 victims killed in Islamic extremist attacks on satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, a kosher market and police a year ago this week, unveiling plaques around Paris marking violence that ushered in a tumultuous year. (Ian Langsdon, Pool Photo via AP) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Real Madrid's new French coach Zinedine Zidane (3rdR) speaks with his players during his first training session as coach of Real Madrid at the Alfredo di Stefano Stadium in Valdebebas, on the outskirts of Madrid, on January 5, 2016. Real Madrid legend Zinedine Zidane promised to put his 'heart and soul' into managing the Spanish giants after he was sensationally named as coach following Rafael Benitez's unceremonious sacking. AFP PHOTO/ GERARD JULIEN / AFP / GERARD JULIEN (Photo credit should read GERARD JULIEN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GERARD JULIEN via Getty Images)
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Australian artist Jaimi Luthrmann performs in a giant balloon as part of her performance in the Blanc De Blanc Champagne Circus at the Sydney Opera House on January 5, 2016. International dancers, jugglers, mime artists and acrobats will perform in this adults only premiere at Sydney's famous Opera House on January 7. AFP PHOTO / Peter PARKS / AFP / PETER PARKS (Photo credit should read PETER PARKS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PETER PARKS via Getty Images)
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Molly O'Malia, 14, and her attorney Gloria Allred speak during a press conference to respond to O.K. Magazine's December 28, 2015 cover story that allegedly portrays O'Malia as being romantically involved with rapper Tyga at Omni Berkshire Place Hotel on January 4, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images) (credit:Cindy Ord via Getty Images)
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People visit the Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang province on January 5, 2016. Over one million visitors are expected to attend the spectacular Harbin Ice Festival, where buildings of ice are bathed in ethereal lights and international ice sculptors compete for honours. AFP PHOTO / WANG ZHAO / AFP / WANG ZHAO (Photo credit should read WANG ZHAO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:WANG ZHAO via Getty Images)
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PROBOLINGGO, EAST JAVA, INDONESIA - 2016/01/04: View of Mount Bromo, which issued a volcanic ash seen from Cemoro Lawang, Sukapura, Probolinggo. Since the alert status of Mount Bromo raised from alert 2 to alert 3 on December 4, 2015 issued by Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation Center (PVMBG) resulting in the closure of tourist sites. (Photo by Adhitya Hendra/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images) (credit:Pacific Press via Getty Images)
Caitlyn Jenner Hosts Special Screening Of "Tangerine"(32 of41)
LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 04: Actress Mya Taylor, director/actor Jay Duplass and Caitlyn Jenner Hosts Special Screening Of 'Tangerine' at Landmark Nuart Theatre on January 4, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage) (credit:Steve Granitz via Getty Images)
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New Zealand celebrate winning the series 3-1 after the fifth one day international cricket match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui on January 5, 2016. AFP PHOTO / MICHAEL BRADLEY / AFP / MICHAEL BRADLEY (Photo credit should read MICHAEL BRADLEY/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MICHAEL BRADLEY via Getty Images)
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Former U.S. President Bill Clinton at Hillary Clinton Dover headquarters in Dover, NH, USA on January 4, 2016. Bill Clinton spent the day campaigning for his wife, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. Photo by Dennis Van Tine/ABACAPRESS.COM (credit:Van Tine Dennis/ABACA USA)
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Karen Armstrong holds a photograph of her brother John McConville who was killed in the Kingsmill attack. The slaughter of 10 Protestant workmen in Northern Ireland exactly 40 years ago should never be forgotten, Alan Black, the sole survivor of the IRA attack has said. (credit:Brian Lawless/PA Wire)
Japan Moving Tsukiji(36 of41)
Kiyoshi Kimura, second from left, president of Kiyomura Co., poses a bluefin tuna at his Sushi Zanmai restaurant near Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016. Its among the biggest of Japans many New Year holiday rituals: Early on Tuesday, the huge, glistening tuna was auctioned for about 14 million Japanese yen ($118,000) at Tokyos 80-year-old Tsukiji market. Next year, if all goes as planned, the tradition wont be quite the same.(AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) (credit:Eugene Hoshiko/AP)
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A tourist boat with restaurant aboard, especially designed for winter rivers, cruises the frozen Moskva River in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Jan. 4, 2016. Temperatures dipped to -18 C (-0,4 F) in Moscow and -20 C (-4 F) in surrounding regions. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A ring-tailed lemur looks round during the annual stocktake press preview at London Zoo in Regents Park in London Monday, Jan. 4, 2016. A requirement of ZSL London Zooâs license, the annual audit takes keepers a week to complete and all of the information is shared with zoos around the world via the International Species Information System, where itâs used to manage the worldwide breeding programs for endangered animals.(AP Photo/Alastair Grant) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Mao Zedong Statue In Henan(39 of41)
TONGXU, CHINA - JANUARY 04: (CHINA OUT) A huge statue of Chairman Mao Zedong, 36.6 meters in height, is under construction at Zhushigang village on January 4, 2016 in Tongxu County, China. The statue costs nearly 3 million yuan (459,300 USD) donated by several entrepreneurs and some villagers in Zhushigang village. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images) (credit:ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
Syrian refugee mothers and their newborns in Turkey's Hatay(40 of41)
HATAY, TURKEY - JANUARY 4: Syrian refugee mothers pose with their infants in a house in Reyhanli district of Hatay, Turkey on January 4, 2016. Syrian refugee families who have been living in Turkey's Hatay province for about five months because of the war in their country, feel a bittersweet happiness after their babies were born in far from their countries. (Photo by Cem Genco/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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plane wreck is illuminated by a flash of green from the Northern Lights in a scene that could almost be from another planet. The fuselage of an old and abandoned US Navy Douglas Super DC-3 provides an eerie accompaniment to the bright green and yellow lights. The empty aircraft seems to be looking out at the Aurora borealis as it lies on a snow-covered black sand beach. Everyone on board the American cargo plane, which was forced to land in 1973, survived the crash on Solheimasandur beach in Iceland. The plane was abandoned, although it is not entirely clear why it crashed, with suggested reasons including severe icing and that the plane ran out of fuel. The remains of the aircraft are still on the beach more than 40 years later. (credit:Suranga Weeratunga/Solent News/REX Shutterstock)