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16/12/2012 - An Egyptian woman walks past a wall stained with ink by voters who tried to clean their marked fingers at a polling station in the historical City of the Dead district in Cairo, on December 15, 2012.

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16/12/2012 - People light up paper lanterns to wish a Merry Christmas in front of the Arco della Pace in Milan on December 15, 2012.

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16/12/2012 - Overall leader of the World Cup Severin Freund of Germany soars through the air to place fourth in the ski jumping FIS World Cup competition on December 15, 2012 in Engelberg, central Switzerland.

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16/12/2012 - A man carries a Bethlehem light to the Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul after Scouts arrived by train from Vienna to Brno on December 15, 2012.

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16/12/2012 - A Palestinian youth tries to avoid tear gas during clashes with Israeli soldiers near Ofer military prison as protesters gathered for the 25th anniversary of the founding of Hamas.

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16/12/2012 - Tramways pass in the center of Milan as snow falls.

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16/12/2012 - Christmas decorations in the trees light up the path leading towards the London Eye in central London

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16/12/2012 - Party members demonstrate to show their support to the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo outside the People's Palace in Kinshasa on December 15, 2012.

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16/12/2012 - A French gendarme is pictured with a heart on his shield during a protest of opponents to the project of an international airport in Notre-Dame-des-Landes, western France.

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16/12/2012 - An Indian supporter of Indian National Congress shows his support during a public rally for the upcoming state election at Agartala, in the northeastern state of Tripura on December 15, 2012.

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16/12/2012 - A mother and daughter attend a prayer service at St. John's Episcopal Church following an elementary school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, on December 15, 2012.

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16/12/2012 - Ryan Lochte of the US competes in the men's 100m individual medley during the FINA World Short Course Swimming Championships in Istanbul on December 15, 2012.

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