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A man carries a child who was wounded after a jet missile hit the al-Myassar neighbourhood of Aleppo February 20, 2013.
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A man carries a child who was wounded after a jet missile hit the al-Myassar neighbourhood of Aleppo February 20, 2013.
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Lee Lazernick, right, asked his mother Thelma Lazernick, left, to pose with a customer's Ruger Mini-14 .223 semi-automatic rifle on Monday, Feb.18, 2013, at All Around Pizza and Deli in Virginia Beach, Va., where customers wearing weapons or who bring their concealed weapons permit are offered a 15 per cent discount.
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The coldest temperatures in the northern hemisphere have been recorded in the Oymyakon valley, Republic of Sakha, northeast Russia, where according to the United Kingdom Met Office, a temperature of -67.8 degrees Celsius (-90 degrees Fahrenheit) was registered in 1933 - the coldest on record in the northern hemisphere since the beginning of the 20th century. Yet despite the harsh climate, people live in the valley, and the area is equipped with schools, a post office, a bank, and even an airport runway (albeit open only in the summer).
Here's a glimpse into the lives of the people who inhabit this harsh region of Russia.
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A minibus drives along an ice road across the Lena river, outside Yakutsk in the Republic of Sakha, northeast Russia.
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A girl bundled up for the cold in the village of Oymyakon, in the Republic of Sakha, northeast Russia.
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A man passes a sign saying "Oymyakon 'Pole of Cold'" on the site of a former meteorological station in the village of Oymyakon, in the Republic of Sakha, northeast Russia.
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Lumberjacks Alexey Egorov, 45, (L) and Semion VInokurov, 53, lunch in the cabin of their truck in forest outside Tomtor in the Oymyakon valley, in the Republic of Sakha, northeast Russia.
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A general view of the village of Tomtor in the Oymyakon valley, in the Republic of Sakha, northeast Russia.
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Ships are moored on the banks of a river for the winter outside Yakutsk in the Republic of Sakha, northeast Russia.
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A view shows ice sculptures on the Lena river, constructed for the celebration of Orthodox Epiphany outside Yakutsk in the Republic of Sakha, northeast Russia.
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Alexander Gubin, 43, prepares to dive into the frozen Labynkyr lake, some 100 km south from Oymyakon in the Republic of Sakha, northeast Russia.
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Ruslan, 35, loads blocks of ice onto a truck outside Yakutsk in the Republic of Sakha, northeast Russia.
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Traffic lights are seen covered in snow in Yakutsk, in the Republic of Sakha, northeast Russia.
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A woman wrapped in fur walks in the village of Tomtor in the Oymyakon valley, in the Republic of Sakha, northeast Russia.
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A car drives through the snow at night near Vostochnaya meteorological station, some 500 km northeast of Yakutsk in the Republic of Sakha, northeast Russia.
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Trees are covered with hoarfrost, with the air temperature at about minus 46 degrees Celsius (minus 50.8 degrees Fahrenheit), in the eastern Siberian city of Yakutsk in the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic.
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A woman passes a board on a building, displaying the local time, temperature, humidity and air pressure in Yakutsk, in the Republic of Sakha, northeast Russia.
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A dog lies on wood shavings in the village of Tomtor in the Oymyakon valley in the Republic of Sakha, northeast Russia.
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A view of the snowy landscape near Vostochnaya meteorological station, in the Republic of Sakha, northeast Russia.
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A man takes a drink in the cabin of his truck in the village of Ytyk-Kyuyol in the Republic of Sakha, northeast Russia.
Every once in awhile a series of images comes across a photo editor's screen that must be seen. One act of terrorism can not only destroy the lives of those near the scene but also the lives of those left behind.
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People gather, Sunday, at the site of Saturday's bomb attack in a Shi'ite Muslim area in the Pakistani city of Quetta. A provincial official criticized Pakistani security forces after a bombing targeting the Shi'ite Hazara community killed 81 people.
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A boy reacts as he walks at the site of Saturday's bomb attack.
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Local residents survey the damaged market caused by Saturday's bombing.
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A man prepares graves for the burial of victims of Saturday's bomb attack.
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People gather around coffins.
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A Shi'ite Muslim woman cries during a protest in Lahore, Pakistan, against Saturday's bomb attack in Quetta's Shi'ite Muslim area.
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A man grieves for his granddaughter, who was killed in Saturday's bomb attack.
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A Pakistani boy, whose brother was killed in Saturday's bombing, is comforted by a relative at a Mosque where the bodies are being held.
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A Pakistani Shiite Muslim mourns the death of a relative as he gathers with the coffins of bomb attack victims.
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A girl cries during the funeral of victims of Saturday's bomb attack.
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An elderly Pakistani man, reacts next to the body of his grandson Mohammed Javaid, a victim of Saturday's bombing.
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A man and a girl look through the shattered window of a house, damaged by the bombing.
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A man makes his way along the snow covered Glen Road footbridge near the corner of Sherbourne and Bloor in Toronto Saturday evening. A cold weather warning was issued for Saturday night accompanied by a snow throughout much of the day.
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Latvia's Tomass Dukurs is seen on the track reflected in a puddle during the men's skeleton test event at the "Sanki" siding center in Rosa Khutor, a venue for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics near Sochi February 15, 2013. Although many complexes and venues in the Black Sea resort of Sochi mostly resemble building sites that are still under construction, there is nothing to suggest any concern over readiness. Construction will be completed by August 2013 according to organizers. The Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics opens on February 7, 2014.
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This undated photo provided by John McInnis Auctioneers in Amesbury, Mass., shows late President John F. Kennedy, right, with his wife, Jacqueline, center, and sister-in-law Ethyl Kennedy, left. The photograph is among items to be auctioned Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013. The family of David Powers, a former special assistant to President John F. Kennedy, is auctioning hundreds of photographs, documents, gifts and other memorabilia that once belonged to the late president. Other items include a photograph of John F. Kennedy with Harry Truman, autographed by Truman, and Kennedy's Air Force One leather bomber jacket.
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Prasit Rangsitwong, left, and Varutton Rangsitwong run away from a giant flower ball as a part of an adventure-themed wedding ceremony in Prachinburi province, Thailand, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013, on the eve of Valentine's Day.
A panel of forensic scientists have identified this mummified head as that of French King Henri IV (1553-1610), who was murdered at the age of 57 on May 14, 1610, by a fanatic. Below is a computer generated image that reconstructs what Henri IV may have looked like. Scientists headed by France's Philippe Charlier found a common genetic profile between the mummified head of Henri IV and dried blood from his descendant, Louis XVI.
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Two students wait to enter their classroom on the first day of school in Managua February 11, 2013. Around 1.6 million students are expected to start their new academic year, according to the Ministry of Education of Nicaragua.
