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Japanese women wearing kimonos ride a roller coaster during their Coming of Age Day celebration ceremony at Toshimaen amusement park in Tokyo. Reuters -
Pigeons fly as people feed them at Taksim square in Istanbul. AFP -
South Korean military conscripts wear face masks to protect themselves against a wave of fine dust that has hit the Korean Peninsula. AFP -
Snowmen are seen on Capitol Hill during a winter storm in Washington, DC. AFP -
People watch as fireworks explode over Belgrade's Saint Sava Church to mark the Orthodox Christian New Year. AFP -
Hindu devotees dry their clothes after taking spiritual-cleansing dips in the Sangam during the Kumbh Festival, in Allahabad, India. AP Photo -
A biker competes during Stage 6 of the Dakar Rally between Arequipa and San Juan de Marcona, Peru. AFP -
Indian Naval soldiers warm up during the rehearsals for the upcoming Republic Day parade at the Raisina hills, in New Delhi, India. AP Photo -
This aerial view shows the tops of highrise buildings poking out from heavy fog in Yangzhou, in China's eastern Jiangsu province. AFP -
A female panda sits with her ice birthday cake on her first birthday at the National Zoo in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. AP Photo -
A Palestinian Bedouin boy rides on his donkey near the abandoned Palestinian village of Ein Hajla close to the West Bank city of Jericho. AFP -
Rafael Nadal in action during the Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia. EPA
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