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FRANCE-FREERIDE-WORLD-TOUR-SKIING(01 of28)
US skier Kyle Taylor rides the wild face of 'l'Aiguille Pourrie' during a stage of the Swatch Freeride World Tour on February 5, 2016 in Chamonix. / AFP / JEFF PACHOUD (Photo credit should read JEFF PACHOUD/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JEFF PACHOUD via Getty Images)
Britain Wikileaks Assange(02 of28)
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange speaks on the balcony of the Ecuadorean Embassy in London, Friday, Feb. 5, 2016. A U.N. human rights panel says WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has been squirreled away inside the Ecuadorean Embassy in London to avoid questioning by Swedish authorities about sexual misconduct allegations, has been "arbitrarily detained" by Britain and Sweden since December 2010. The U.N. Working Group on Arbitrary Detention said his detention should end and he should be entitled to compensation. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Britain Wikileaks Assange(03 of28)
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange stands on the balcony of the Ecuadorean Embassy to addresses waiting supporters and media in London, Friday, Feb. 5, 2016. A U.N. human rights panel says WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has been squirreled away inside the Ecuadorean Embassy in London to avoid questioning by Swedish authorities about sexual misconduct allegations, has been "arbitrarily detained" by Britain and Sweden since December 2010. The U.N. Working Group on Arbitrary Detention said his detention should end and he should be entitled to compensation. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Emergency workers converge at the scene of a collapsed crane in a roadway in lower Manhattan on February 5, 2016 in New York City. The accident killed at least one person and seriously injured two according to the New York City Fire Department. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) (credit:Spencer Platt via Getty Images)
Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2016 Hennessy(05 of28)
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR HENNESSY - Frank Larrazaleta Prestige Range Brand Educator at Moët Hennessy USA presents a bottle of Hennessy Paradis Impérial to actor Johnny Depp as he receives the prestigious Matlin Modern Master Award at the Arlington Theater on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2017, in Santa Barbara, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision for Hennessy/AP Images) (credit:Invision for Hennessy)
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Prince Harry speaks to 97-year old Winifred Hodson during a visit to see the impact of recent floods in St Michael's on Wyre on February 5, 2016 in England. (Photo by Phil Noble - WPA Pool/Getty Images) (credit:WPA Pool via Getty Images)
Invictus Games 2016(07 of28)
Katherine Jenkins meets UK powerlifting Invictus Games hopefuls Ross Austen (left) 34, from North Devon, and Brett Leahy, 28, from Gloucestershire, at the Tedworth House, Help for Heroes, recovery centre in Wiltshire, as the Welsh singer is named as an Ambassador for the 2016 Invictus Games taking place in the United States. (credit:Ben Birchall/PA Wire)
Britain Wikileaks Assange(08 of28)
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is seen on a screen as he addresses the media from the London embassy of Ecuador Friday Feb. 5, 2016, where he has been holed up for some 3½ years to avoid extradition to Sweden for questioning about alleged sexual offenses. A U.N. human rights panel says Assange has been "arbitrarily detained" by Britain and Sweden since December 2010. The U.N. Working Group on Arbitrary Detention said his detention should end and he should be entitled to compensation. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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The fourth Formula E race in the ten round series, is commencing tomorrow, Saturday 6 February, at the Puerto Madero Steet Circuit in Buenos Aires. The race will feature British drivers Oliver Turvey, Mike Conway and Sam Bird, who is racing for DS Virgin Racing Formula E team, the only British team in the series.The Formula E live video page allows you to watch live streaming from practice, qualifying and the race.
A Truck Carrying Pears Gets Fire In Liuzhou(10 of28)
LIUZHOU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 05: (CHINA OUT) A truck that carries nearly 30 tons of pears gets fire when driving to a high expressway from Guilin to Liuzhou on February 5, 2016 in Liuzhou, Guangxi Province of China. Three fire engines were dispatched to fire site and it seemed that the fire was ignited from the tire. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images) (credit:ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
Captive Syrian regime soldiers in Lattakia(11 of28)
LATTAKIA, SYRIA - FEBRUARY 5: A Syrian Special forces soldier Recep Y who is held captive by Sultan Abdulhamid Khan Brigades is seen eating in Lattakia, Syria on February 5, 2016. Recep spoke to journalists about Iran and Russians. (Photo by Fatih Aktas/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
UN Panel Rules That Wikileaks Founder Is Arbitrarily Detained(12 of28)
LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 05: Members of the media wait outside the Ecuadorian embassy where Wikileaks founder Julian Assange continues to seek asylum following an extradition request from Sweden in 2012, on February 5, 2016 in London, England. The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has insisted that Mr Assange's detention should be brought to an end. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) (credit:Carl Court via Getty Images)
Beached Hunstanton Sperm Whale Dies(13 of28)
HUNSTANTON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 05: A little girl poses for a photograph next to a sperm whale which died after becoming stranded on a beach between Old Hunstanton and Holme on February 5, 2016 in Hunstanton, England. The whale is the 29th to have died after beaching in Europe in the past two weeks. Due to its weight of between 25 and 30 tonnes, the mammal was unable to be rescued. (Photo by Ben Pruchnie/Getty Images) (credit:Ben Pruchnie via Getty Images)
INDIA-SOCIETY-ANIMAL(14 of28)
Local residents gather around a captured monkey at a residential colony in Mumbai on February 5, 2016. The monkey was captured by a professional after complaints to the forest department by local residents and shop owners that the primate was causing a nuisance, including stealing food and damaging stocked items in shops. AFP PHOTO / PUNIT PARANJPE / AFP / PUNIT PARANJPE (Photo credit should read PUNIT PARANJPE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PUNIT PARANJPE via Getty Images)
Beached Hunstanton Sperm Whale Dies(15 of28)
HUNSTANTON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 05: Crowds gather as a sperm whale lies dead after becoming stranded on a beach between Old Hunstanton and Holme on February 5, 2016 in Hunstanton, England. The whale is the 29th to have died after beaching in Europe in the past two weeks. Due to its weight of between 25 and 30 tonnes, the mammal was unable to be rescued. (Photo by Ben Pruchnie/Getty Images) (credit:Ben Pruchnie via Getty Images)
JAPAN-SNOW-FESTIVAL(16 of28)
A visitor poses in front of a snow statue of Japanese rugby star 'Ayumu Goromaru' during the first day of the 67th Sapporo Snow Festival in Sapporo, Hokkaido on February 5, 2016. Over 200 snow statues were displayed in the seven-day-long festival where more than 2 million domestic and foreign visitors are expected. AFP PHOTO / JIJI PRESS ==JAPAN OUT== / AFP / JIJI PRESS / JIJI PRESS (Photo credit should read JIJI PRESS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JIJI PRESS via Getty Images)
"Zoolander No. 2" - London Fan Screening - Red Carpet Arrivals(17 of28)
LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 04: Myleene Klass attends a London Fan Screening of the Paramount Pictures film 'Zoolander No. 2' at Empire Leicester Square on February 4, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Samir Hussein/WireImage) (credit:Samir Hussein via Getty Images)
"Zoolander No. 2" - London Fan Screening - Red Carpet Arrivals(18 of28)
LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 04: Myleene Klass attends a London Fan Screening of the Paramount Pictures film 'Zoolander No. 2' at Empire Leicester Square on February 4, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Samir Hussein/WireImage) (credit:Samir Hussein via Getty Images)
Britain Zoolander 2 Premiere(19 of28)
Actor Ben Stiller, front centre, attempts to take a selfie photograph with the Worlds largest selfie stick upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'Zoolander No.2' in London, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP) (credit:Joel Ryan/AP)
Minnesota Wild v New York Rangers(20 of28)
NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 04: Jason Zucker #16 of the Minnesota Wild keeps his eyes on the puck during the game against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on February 4, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) (credit:Bruce Bennett via Getty Images)
Visa Freestyle International - Day 1(21 of28)
PARK CITY, UT - FEBRUARY 04: Mikael Kingsbury of Canada skis to second place as he defended his overall points leader bib in the FIS Freestyle Skiing Moguls World Cup at the Visa Freestyle International at Deer Valley on February 4, 2016 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) (credit:Doug Pensinger via Getty Images)
Sperm Whale Beaches At Hunstanton(22 of28)
HUNSTANTON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 04: A sperm whale is stranded on a beach between Old Hunstanton and Holme on February 4, 2016 in Hunstanton, England. The whale that later died and was the 29th to get stranded in Europe in the past two weeks and due to its weight of between 25 and 30 tonnes was unable to be rescued. (Photo by Ben Pruchnie/Getty Images) (credit:Ben Pruchnie via Getty Images)
APTOPIX Greece Strike(23 of28)
Riot policemen try to avoid a petrol bomb thrown by protesters during a 24-hour nationwide general strike in Athens, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016. Clashes have broken out between Greek police and youths throwing fire bombs and stones, as tens of thousands of people march through central Athens to protest planned pension reforms.(AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Democratic Presidential Candidates Hillary Clinton And Bernie Sanders Debate In Durham, New Hampshire(24 of28)
DURHAM, NH - FEBRUARY 04: Democratic presidential candidates former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) during their MSNBC Democratic Candidates Debate at the University of New Hampshire on February 4, 2016 in Durham, New Hampshire. This is the final debate for the Democratic candidates before the New Hampshire primaries. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) (credit:Justin Sullivan via Getty Images)
Donald Trump Campaigns In New Hampshire Ahead Of Primary(25 of28)
MANCHESTER, NH - FEBRUARY 04: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump poses for a photo with an officer while visiting the Manchester Police Department during a shift change on February 4, 2016 in Manchester, New Hampshire. Democratic and Republican Presidential candidates are stumping for votes throughout New Hampshire leading up to the primary on February 9. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (credit:Joe Raedle via Getty Images)
General Strike And Clashes In Athens(26 of28)
ATHENS, GREECE - FEBRUARY 4: Riot policemen use tear gas during a 24-hour nationwide general strike on February 4, 2016 in Athens, Greece. Clashes have broken out between Greek police and youths throwing fire bombs and stones, as tens of thousands of people march through central Athens to protest planned pension reforms. (Photo by Milos Bicanski/Getty Images) (credit:Milos Bicanski via Getty Images)
Funeral For Stabbed Israeli Policewoman(27 of28)
EHUD, ISRAEL - FEBRUARY 04: Relatives and family members seen mourning during the funeral of Hadar Cohen on February 4, 2016 in Ehud, Israel. Hadar Cohen was killed yesterday by 3 Palestinians as they carried out an attack at Damascus gate in Old City of Jerusalem. (Photo by Ilia Yefimovich/Getty Images) (credit:Ilia Yefimovich via Getty Images)
Controversial Former Pharmaceutical CEO Martin Shkreli Testifies On Oversight In Drug Market(28 of28)
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 04: Martin Shkreli, former CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals LLC., smiles while flanked by Nancy Retzlaff, chief commercial officer for Turing Pharmaceuticals LLC., during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, February 4, 2016 in Washington, DC. Shkreli invoked his 5th Amendment right not to testify to the committee that is examining the prescription drug market. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) (credit:Mark Wilson via Getty Images)