This week in pictures we saw everything from NBA Basketball star Dennis Rodman singing 'Happy birthday' to his new best buddy Kim Jong to The Polar Vortex freezing the ferocious gushing waters of Niagara Falls.
The Pope got a wooly surprise in the shape of a lamb and a homeless man was reunited with his family through the power of photography.
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In this photo provided by the Vatican paper L'Osservatore Romano Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014, Pope Francis is placed a lamb around his neck as he visits a living nativity scene staged at the St. Alfonso Maria de' Liguori parish church, in the outskirts of Rome, Monday, Jan. 6, 2014. The Epiphany day, is a joyous day for Catholics in which they recall the journey of the Three Kings, or Magi, to pay homage to Baby Jesus. (AP Photo/Osservatore Romano, ho) (credit:AP)
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Charlotte Jackson from Liverpool welcomes her boyfriend, POETME (Petty Officer Engineering Technician, Marine Engineering) Mark Francis of HMS Illustrious, home as the ship returns to Portsmouth Royal Navy Base almost a month later than planned after being diverted to the Philippines following Typhoon Haiyan. (credit:PA)
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This smiling turtle loves to be brushed
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Chancellor George Osborne arrives at the Chiff Chaff Cafe in Bedford, where he discusses the introduction of the new Employment Allowance, which will allow businesses to claim 2,000 a year off their employers' National Insurance contributions (NICs). Thursday January 9 2014. See PA story POLITICS Osborne. Photo credit should read: Stefan Rousseau/PA (credit:PA)
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Peter Capaldi starts filming on the set of Doctor Who with Jenna Coleman
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Dennis Rodman meets with former North Korean basketball player Ri Myung Hun, left, at a practice session with USA and North Korean players in Pyongyang, North Korea on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014. Rodman came to the North Korean capital with a squad of USA basketball stars for an exhibition game on Jan. 8, the birthday of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. (AP Photo/Kim Kwang Hyon) (credit:AP)
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The Duke of Cambridge arriving at St John's College, Cambridge alongside Leszek Borysiewicz Vice Chancellor University of Cambridge and Polly Coutice Director of Cambridge Programme Sustainability Leadership and Master of St Johns Proffessor Christopher Dobson as the Duke of Cambridge returns to life as a student today by beginning a course in agricultural management. (credit:PA)
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Flooded fields outside Tirley, Gloucestershire, as heavy rain continues to batter the country. (credit:PA)
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People watch and photograph enormous waves as they break on Porthcawl harbour, South Wales, where very strong winds and high seas create dangerous weather conditions. (credit:PA)
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Nicholas Simmons, 20, of Greece, N.Y., warms himself on a steam grate with three homeless men by the Federal Trade Commission, just blocks from the Capitol, during frigid temperatures in Washington, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014. On New Years Day, Simmons disappeared from his parents house in a small upstate New York town, leaving behind his wallet, cellphone and everything else. Four days later, an Associated Press photographer, looking for a way to illustrate unusually cold weather, took his picture as he warmed himself on a steam grate a few blocks from the U.S. Capitol. His parents Paul and Michelle Simmons saw the photograph in USA Today Sunday morning after it was brought to their attention through a Facebook page set up to help find their son, according to police and family friends, and were able to report his location to D.C. police who transported him to a hospital where he was reunited with his father and brother who drove all day to find him. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)) (credit:AP)
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Lindisfarne Castle on Holy Island in Northumberland, the morning after a disappointing night for star gazers as they were unable to see the aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights, from this location. (credit:PA)
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Children play around a man disguised as Batman at the Favela do Metro slum, area just near the Maracana stadium, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on January 9, 2014. Families living in this shantytown within a stone's throw of Rio 's mythical Maracana stadium refuse to have their homes demolished as part of a project to renovate the district before the FIFA World Cup circus pitches camp in June. AFP PHOTO / YASUYOSHI CHIBA (Photo credit should read YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Actors Sylvester Stallone, right, and Robert De Niro pose during the photo call of their movie "Grudge Match", in Rome, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) (credit:AP)
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Western Chimpanzee Kimberly holds her four days old baby Frodo-Tytus at their enclosure in the yoo in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz) (credit:AP)
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AP10ThingsToSee - People view ice sculptures on display during the Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014, in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China. The annual festival began on Jan. 5 and continues for more than a month. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian, File) (credit:AP)
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Giraffe cub Katja nestles to its mother at the Opelzoo in Kronberg, central Germany, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014. The animal belongs to the endangered subspecies Rothschild's giraffe (giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi) and was born on Jan. 2. (AP Photo/dpa, Frank Rumpenhorst) GERMANY OUT AUSTRIA OUT SWITZERLAND OUT (credit:AP)
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HARBIN, CHINA - JANUARY 07: White whales and their trainers present a show for visitors at Harbin Pole Aquarium on January 7, 2014 in Harbin, China. The Aquarium is one of the tourist highlights of Harbin, attracting domestic and foreign tourists each year. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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A ring-tailed lemur knocks over an abacus during a photo call for Whipsnade Zoo's annual stocktake in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, north of London, on January 7, 2014. AFP PHOTO / CARL COURT (Photo credit should read CARL COURT/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Rainbow over a Frozen Niagara Falls
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Amy Willerton arriving for the UK Premiere of The Wolf of Wall Street, at the Odeon Leicester Square, London. (credit:PA)
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Anyone battered by recent wintry weather should spare a thought for this poor frog - frozen in place as it ventured out to search for a mate. Photographer Svein Nordrum, 54, discovered the creature which was apparently caught out by freezing conditions as it tried to crawl its way across an expanse of ice.
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A family spot their loved one aboard HMS Illustrious as the ship returns to Portsmouth Royal Navy Base almost a month later than planned after being diverted to the Philippines following Typhoon Haiyan. (credit:PA)
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