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Last updated on: January 27, 2012 11:42 IST

NASA's Suomi NPP's VIIRS instrument returned this hi-resolution full-disc image of the Earth from several passes made on January 4, 2012. Image released by NASA on January 26

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A frozen house is seen on a track of the Sedivackuv Long dog sled race in Destne v Orlickych horach, January 26. Each year, racers from all over Europe arrive to the village of Destne in Orlicke mountains in Czech Republic to take part in this race series

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A girl plays with a toy at a temporary residence for construction workers at Naypyitaw January 26

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Thailand's Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra (C) takes snacks as her Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh (2nd L), President Pratibha Patil (2nd R) and Dr Singh's wife Gursharan Kaur (L) look on during the 'At Home' reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan after the Republic Day parade in New Delhi January 26, 2012. This year, Shinawatra was the chief guest at India's 63rd Republic Day parade

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Carolina Gillespie and Luca Dematte of Italy perform during their pairs free skating programme at the European Figure Skating Championships at the Motorpoint Arena in Sheffield, northern England January 26

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A man attends to the crocodiles near a pond at the shrine of Manghopir, on the outskirts of Karachi, Pakistan, on January 26

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A man sweeps snow off a car in Kosovo's capital Pristina, January 26. Pristina's weather office reported that snow has reached 130 cm (51 inch) in the mountain regions and 70 cm (28 inch) in other areas, and from Friday temperatures are seen falling to up to minus 20 degrees Celsius.

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A woman takes pictures with a mobile phone from behind a barrier separating women from men at Taghyeer (Change) Square, where protesters have been camped for 11 months to demand the ouster of Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sanaa January 26

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US President Barack Obama steps off Air Force One and walks to his limousine upon his arrival on a rainy and foggy night in Romulus, Michigan, January 26

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An anti-government protester rubs his leg after being hit by a tear gas canister in Sitra, southeast of Manama, January 26. Bahrain's Interior Ministry said on Thursday that a man detained by police over "acts of sabotage" died in hospital while in custody, without elaborating on the cause of death

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