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The Revenant UK Premiere - London(01 of27)
Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy as they attend The Revenant premiere, held at Empire Leicester Square, London. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Thursday January 14, 2016. See PA story SHOWBIZ Revenant. Photo credit should read: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire (credit:Jonathan Brady/PA Wire)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 14: Tom Hardy attends UK Premiere of 'The Revenant' at Empire Leicester Square on January 14, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Dave J Hogan/Getty Images) (credit:Dave J Hogan via Getty Images)
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Actor Leonardo DiCaprio poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'The Revenant' in London, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP) (credit:Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
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British Robert Lawrie carries four-year-old Afghan refugee Bahar Ahmadi on January 14, 2016 in Boulogne-sur-Mer prior to the start of his trial for trying to bring her to relatives in Britain from a migrant camp in Calais. Lawrie faces trial for trying to smuggle a young girl from a French migrant camp into Britain, triggering a flood of support online from well-wishers urging clemency. Lawrie faces a maximum sentence of five years. / AFP / DENIS CHARLET (Photo credit should read DENIS CHARLET/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DENIS CHARLET via Getty Images)
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Snow blankets the countryside in the Peak District near Buxton on January 14, 2016 in Buxton, England. Overnight snowfall on the high ground of the Peak District caused disruption in some areas this morning. The Met office has issued weather warnings for snow and low temperatures creating hazardous conditions on untreated roads in some areas of the UK. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) (credit:Christopher Furlong via Getty Images)
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The shadow of Air Force One, with President Barack Obama aboard, casts a shadow over a snow covered field as it approaches Offutt Air Force Base in Bellevue, Neb., Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016, before landing. The president is en route to Omaha, Neb., where he will speak at University of Nebraska Omaha, and vist with a local family. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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JAKARTA, INDONESIA - JANUARY 14: A bouquet of flowers placed in front of the explosion site on January 14, 2016 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Reports of explosions and gunshots in the centre of the Indonesian capital, including outside the United Nations building and in the front of the Sarinah shopping mall, an area with many luxury hotels, embassies and offices. (Photo by Oscar Siagian/Getty Images) (credit:Oscar Siagian via Getty Images)
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ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 14: Fernando Verdasco of Spain competes against Marin Cilic of Croatia during the 2016 World Tennis Challenge match at Memorial Drive on January 14, 2016 in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by Daniel Kalisz/Getty Images) (credit:Daniel Kalisz via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 13: 1.8 London by artist Janet Echelman is exhibited over Oxford Street during the Lumiere London exhibition on January 13, 2016 in London, England. The first Lumiere exhibition in London is a free festival of light with exhibits placed in 30 locations across the capital. The event will run from January 14 to January 17. (Photo by Ben Pruchnie/Getty Images) (credit:Ben Pruchnie via Getty Images)
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TOPSHOT - Students protest against the rise of the transport fare in Sao Paulo, Brazil on January 12, 2016. Amid a marked economic downturn and high inflation bus fares went up in Sao Paulo Brazil's largest city from 3.50 to 3.80 reals. / AFP / NELSON ALMEIDA (Photo credit should read NELSON ALMEIDA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:NELSON ALMEIDA via Getty Images)
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TOPSHOT - Kenyan athletes run during their training session in Iten in the Rift Valley, 329 kms north of Nairobi, on January 13, 2016.The scandal gripping athletics promises to worsen with the publication of a second explosive report on January 14 targeting corrupt 'scumbags' and a leaked blood database that could have worldwide ramifications for track and field. The second report by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) independent commission is understood to include shocking revelations of endemic corruption within IAAF and leading athletics federations other than Russia, such as track powerhouses Kenya. / AFP / SIMON MAINA (Photo credit should read SIMON MAINA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:SIMON MAINA via Getty Images)
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TOPSHOT - A tribute balloon is pictured in front of a mural of late British singer David Bowie, painted by Australian street artist James Cochran, aka Jimmy C, in Brixton, south London, on January 13, 2016 two days after the announcement of Bowie's death. Music legend David Bowie was famously private during his lifetime -- and in death, as a string of questions about the circumstances of his passing remained unanswered. His official social media accounts had announced the shock news of his death at 69 on January 11, 2016: 'David Bowie died peacefully today surrounded by his family after a courageous 18-month battle with cancer,' adding a request for privacy for the grieving family. AFP PHOTO / JUSTIN TALLIS -- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE, MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION, TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION / AFP / JUSTIN TALLIS (Photo credit should read JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JUSTIN TALLIS via Getty Images)
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TOPSHOT - An Indian sadhu (Hindu holy man) smokes cannabis at his temporary camp on Gangasagar Island, around 150 km south of Kolkata, on January 13, 2016. More than 500,000 Hindu pilgrims and sadhus are expected to gather at the confluence of the River Ganges and the Bay of Bengal during the Gangasagar Mela to take a 'holy dip' in the ocean on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, a holy day of the Hindu calendar considered to be of great religious significance in Hindu mythology. 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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TOPSHOT - People stand near beached sperm whales on January 13, 2016, after they became stranded on the Dutch island of Texel the day before.Five sperm whales which became stranded on Texel have died, officials said January 13. Experts said the beached whales had already been badly injured and their chances of survival were poor. Volunteers tried to save them but called off their efforts late in the night because of bad weather and darkness, ANP news agency said. / AFP / ANP / Remko de Waal / Netherlands OUT (Photo credit should read REMKO DE WAAL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:REMKO DE WAAL via Getty Images)
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DIYARBAKIR, TURKEY - JANUARY 14: Turkish officials inspect the explosion site after a car bomb exploded near a district police post in Turkeys southeastern Diyarbakir province on January 14, 2016. The attack carried out by members of the PKK terrorist organization. (Photo by Aziz Aslan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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DIYARBAKIR, TURKEY - JANUARY 14: Damaged buildings are seen after a car bomb exploded near a district police post in Turkeys southeastern Diyarbakir province on January 14, 2016. The attack carried out by members of the PKK terrorist organization. (Photo by Aziz Aslan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 14: A Stars fan show his support during the Big Bash League match between the Melbourne Stars and the Brisbane Heat at Melbourne Cricket Ground on January 14, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Michael Dodge/Getty Images) (credit:Michael Dodge via Getty Images)
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Indian Hindu devotees take a holy bath before performing rituals at the Gangasagar Island, some 150 kms south of Kolkata, on January 14, 2016. More than 500,000 Hindu pilgrims and sadhus - holy men - are expected to gather at the confluence of the River Ganges and the Bay of Bengal during the Gangasagar Mela to take a 'holy dip' in the ocean on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, a holy day of the Hindu calendar considered to be of great religious significance in Hindu mythology. 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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Indian Hindu devotees pose for a photograph as they pour water over a sadhu, or holy man, as they take a holy bath and perform rituals at the Gangasagar Island, some 150 kms south of Kolkata, on January 14, 2016. More than 500,000 Hindu pilgrims and sadhus - holy men - are expected to gather at the confluence of the River Ganges and the Bay of Bengal during the Gangasagar Mela to take a 'holy dip' in the ocean on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, a holy day of the Hindu calendar considered to be of great religious significance in Hindu mythology. 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 Indonesian policeman gestures as police exchange shots with armed men in Jakarta on January 14, 2016. An attack on Jakarta is over and no more perpertators are at large, police said on January 14, after gunfire and explosions left seven dead in the Indonesian capital. AFP PHOTO / ADEK BERRY / AFP / ADEK BERRY (Photo credit should read ADEK BERRY/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ADEK BERRY via Getty Images)
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TAIPEI, TAIWAN - JANUARY 14: A woman takes a selfie picture in front of message support stickers for Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen at headquarter, ahead of the Taiwanese presidential election on January 14, 2016 in Taipei, Taiwan. Voters in Taiwan are set to elect Tsai Ing-wen, the chairwoman of the opposition Democratic Progressive Party, to become the island's first female leader. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images) (credit:Ulet Ifansasti via Getty Images)
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TOPSHOT - A man walks at the Poklonnaya Gora War Memorial Park after heavy snowfall in Moscow on January 13, 2016. AFP PHOTO / DMITRY SEREBRYAKOV / AFP / DMITRY SEREBRYAKOV (Photo credit should read DMITRY SEREBRYAKOV/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DMITRY SEREBRYAKOV via Getty Images)
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TOPSHOT - A Pakistani mourner grieves as he sits alongside bodies of blast victims following a bomb blast near a polio vaccination centre, at a hospital in Quetta on January 13, 2016. At least 15 people were killed in a blast apparently targeting police outside a polio vaccination centre in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta on January 13, according to officials. AFP PHOTO / BANARAS KHAN / AFP / BANARAS KHAN (Photo credit should read BANARAS KHAN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:BANARAS KHAN via Getty Images)
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TOPSHOT - An Afghan man kisses his daughter as he walks near an attack from a building close to the Pakistan consulate in Jalalabad on January 13, 2016. A suicide bombing followed by gunfire rocked an area near the Pakistani consulate in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad on January 13, killing at least two police officers, officials said. AFP PHOTO / Noorullah Shirzada / AFP / Noorullah Shirzada (Photo credit should read NOORULLAH SHIRZADA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:NOORULLAH SHIRZADA via Getty Images)
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Icicles hang over a rail along the shore of Lake Michigan, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016, in Chicago. Bitter cold temperatures early Wednesday greeted commuters in the Chicago area. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato) (credit:Kiichiro Sato/AP)
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Pope Francis is hugged by a child wearing a protection mask at the end of his weekly general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) (credit:Alessandra Tarantino/AP)
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Tim Peak and Tim Kopra after their spacewalk