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The first family, from left, Malia Obama, President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, and Sasha Obama, join children dressed like elves at the National Building Museum in Washington, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013. The first family is attending the taping of the annual 2013 Christmas in Washington, celebrating its 32nd year anniversary. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) (credit:AP)
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Photographer Thomas Heaton, 29, managed to get some amazing shots of the Geminid meteor shower, which peaked in the UK on Saturday. He took his impressive image at St Mary's Lighthouse in Whitley Bay in Tyne and Wear between 4.30am and 5.30am. The meteor is named after the constellation Gemini and Nasa predicted stargazers would be able to see up to 120 meteors an hour in some places. "It was quite hard to see the metor shower this year as the sky was cloudy and it was a full moon, so I had to wait until 4.30am when the moon set," said Thomas. "I managed to see around 50 meteors an hour, which was an amazing sight. I took a deckchair and sat on the beach and it was much better than I expected." The annual Geminid shower can be seen from almost any point on
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Men run in at back to help pull the cover off as a 9 metre bronze statue of former South Africa President Nelson Mandela is unveiled by President Jacob Zuma, second left, watched by Mandela's oldest grandson Mandla Mandela, fifth left, outside Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa, Monday, Dec. 16, 2013. The statue was unveiled as part of the Day of Reconciliation Celebrations which occur annually on Dec.16 at the Union Buildings, which this year fall on the structure's centenary. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham) (credit:AP)
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Armed police storm a car outside the New South Wales Parliament in Sydney on December 20, 2013, after a standoff that ended after two hours when police attempted to control the situation, fearing the 58-year-old driver would set fire to himself with a lighter. The man drove a white car containing what police believe to be containers of flammable liquid up onto a footpath and demanded that Premier Barry O'Farrell leave the building. AFP PHOTO/William WEST (Photo credit should read WILLIAM WEST/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Singer Justin Bieber takes a photo with a fan at the premiere of the feature film "Justin Bieber's Believe" at Regal Cinemas L.A. Live on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Dan Steinberg/Invision/AP) (credit:AP)
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British singer Adele Adkins holds her MBE for services to music presented to her by the Prince of Wales at Buckingham Palace in London, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2013. (AP Photo/John Stillwell, Pool) (credit:AP)
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A woman stands bandaged and wearing a blanket given by emergency services following an incident at the Apollo Theatre, in London's Shaftesbury Avenue, Thursday evening, Dec. 19, 2013, during a performance at the height of the Christmas season, with police saying there were "a number" of casualties. It wasn't immediately clear if the roof, ceiling or balcony had collapsed during a performance. Police said they "are aware of a number of casualties," but had no further details. (AP Photo by Joel Ryan, Invision) (credit:AP)
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In this photo taken on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013, Mathieu Dechavanne, head of the Compagnie du Mont Blanc which runs the new attraction, stands in a glass cage named 'Pas dans le Vide' (Step into the Void) at the top of the Aiguille du Midi peak (3842-meters high or 12,604 feet), in the French Alps, during a press visit. Visitors can enjoy the view of Mont Blanc, Europe's highest mountain, from the platform. The attraction opens Saturday. (AP Photo/Alexis Moro) (credit:AP)
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Cecil Williams pets his guide dog, Orlando, in his hospital bed following a fall onto subway tracks from the platform, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013, in New York. The blind 61-year-old Williams says he fainted while holding onto his black Labrador who tried to save him from falling. Both escaped without serious injury. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) (credit:AP)
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Movie actor Jackie Chan speaks to promote his new film "Police Story 2013" during a press conference, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013 in Singapore. Chan who stars in the movie will attend the movie premier at the MasterCard Theatres at the Marina Bay Sands. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E) (credit:AP)
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A portrait of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is burned by protesters during an anti-North Korea rally marking the second anniversary of former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's death in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) (credit:AP)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 19: Tulisa Contostavlos arrives at The City of Westminster Magistrates Court on December 19, 2013 in London, England. Tulisa Contostavlos is to be charged with supplying class A drugs. (Photo by Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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In this undated photo released by KIBO ROBOT PROJECT in Tokyo Friday, Dec. 20, 2013, the robot, named Kirobo, and Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata pose for a photo as they exchange small talks in Japanese at the International Space Station. The first humanoid robot in space performed its first mission at the space station - holding a series of conversations with Wakata and keeping him company. The talks are part of an experiment testing the robot's autonomous conversation functions. Kirobo is programmed to process questions and select words from its vocabulary to construct an answer, instead of giving pre-programmed responses to specific questions. (AP Photo/KIBO ROBOT PROJECT) EDITORIAL USE ONLY, CREDIT MANDATORY (credit:AP)
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Danai of Bodyism doing yoga aboard a London Eye capsule as part of a uplifting masterclass offered by the London Eye. (credit:PA)
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Footballer David Beckham with a copy of his new self titled book, ahead of his book signing at Waterstones in Piccadilly, London. (credit:PA)
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TAMPA, FL - DECEMBER 18: Miley Cyrus performs onstage during 93.3 FLZs Jingle Ball 2013 at the Tampa Bay Times Forum on December 18, 2013 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Clear Channel) (credit:Getty Images)
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Best of friends, this tiny Tiger cub has befriended a tortoise.
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The one thing we never actually needed to see in our lives? Probably a shirtless selfie of former 'X Factor' contestant Wagner.However, THIS has appeared online…
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A schoolboy took a SELFIE of himself and PRINCE CHARLES on his mobile phone during a Royal visit to a church centre. The young boy, a member of the Coptic Orthodox Church Centre in Stevenage, Herts, took the snap as the Prince of Wales chatted to the congregation. He asked Prince Charles if he could take a photo, then quickly pressed the button before his bodyguards could intervene. He said: "I went up to him and said if I could take a photograph of him - and then well I didn't wait for the body guards to push me out of the way, I just took a picture." Prince Charles, who was wearing a navy blue suit and checked tie, is seen standing behind the little boy, looking into the camera. The Prince was visiting the church to show his support for Christians in the Middle East where for decades there have been a number of conflicts.
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Bolivian squirrel monkeys gets a special treat from their keepers of sultanas and wax worms that were set out on a Christmas tree at London Zoo in London, Wednesday, Dec.18, 2013. London Zoo is the world's oldest scientific zoo. It was opened in London on 27 April 1828, and was originally intended to be used as a collection for scientific study. It was eventually opened to the public in 1847. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) (credit:AP)
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Looking half crazed with joy this month-old youngster frolicked under the spray of a hosepipe directed at him by keepers at Melbourne Zoo.The as-yet-unnamed little chap is a welcome ray of sunshine at the zoo, which tragically lost another calf in the same month.Little Sanook died after an accident while he played his favourite toy. The 11-month is believed to have become entangled in his tyre, stopping him from breathing.
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Nathan Gibbs and Amanda Billington after getting married dressed as Shrek and Princess Fiona at Priory Hall, Dudley, West Midlands, in aid of Cancer Research. (credit:PA)
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In this video frame grab, military officers remove a South African flag from former South African President Nelson Mandela's casket at his burial site following his funeral service in Qunu, South Africa, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/SABC) (credit:AP)
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson leaves the House of Commons in London after being the Guest of Honour at a lunch hosted by political journalists. (credit:PA)
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Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg joins pupils from St Clement Danes Primary School in central London where he had Christmas lunch and helped them make Christmas cards. (credit:PA)
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Snow covered fields near Nenthead on the Cumbria and Northumberland boarder. (credit:PA)
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Cristiano Ronaldo poses in his underwear for his new CR7 range
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North Koreans look down from a balcony as former NBA basketball star Dennis Rodman enters the Koryo Hotel in Pyongyang, North Korea Thursday, Dec. 19, 2013. Rodman arrived to the North Korean capital to help train the national team and renew his friendship with the North's young leader, Kim Jong Un. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) (credit:AP)
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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - DECEMBER 17: Madame Tussauds unveil new wax figures for Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie ahead of Brad's 50th birthday on December 18th at Madame Tussauds on December 17, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Prime Minister David Cameron, serves himself breakfast as he visits British soldiers at Camp Bastion, outside Lashkar Gah, during a Christmas visit to the military in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan. (credit:PA)
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The inside of the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall's 2013 Christmas card with a photo by Stephen Lock / i-Images. (credit:PA)
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The Duchess of Cornwall meets a man wearing a fox mask as she attends The London International Horse show at Olympia Exhibition Centre, London. (credit:PA)
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A couple poses under an illuminated tunnel to celebrate the upcoming Christmas and New Year at Garden of Morning Calm in Gapyeong, South Korea, Friday, Dec. 20, 2013. Christmas is one of the biggest holidays in South Korea. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) (credit:AP)
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Indian children wave at commuters as they look out from the back window of an auto rickshaw in Hyderabad, India, Friday, Dec. 20, 2013. Motor rickshaws or auto rickshaws as they are popularly called in India, are used as an inexpensive means of transport. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.) (credit:AP)
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