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Hostesses dressed in the costume of a southwest China ethnic-minority pose for photographs on Tianamen Square as delegates attend a session of the ongoing National People's Congress, the annual parliament of the China's ruling Communist Party, inside the Great Hall of the People on a snowy morning in Beijing on March 8, 2010.

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An Afghan refugee boy, seen while watching a traditional Afghan fighting game, between other youths, unseen, in a poor neighborhood of Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Saturday, March 13, 2010.

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Members of team Canada arrive during the opening ceremonies of the Winter Paralympic Games in Vancouver, Friday, March 12, 2010.

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Reina, a jaguar rescued by the Santa Fe zoo a year ago, receives dental attention for one of its tusks at a veterinary clinic in Medellin, Antioquia Department, Colombia on March 13, 2010.

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Kenichi Tago of Japan stretches for a shot in his semi final match against Bao Chunlai of China during The All England Open Badminton Championships at The National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, central England, on March 13, 2010.

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Riot police detain a demonstrator during a protest in Athens on March 5, 2010. Greece has frozen pensions and raised a string of taxes to cut spending by 4.8 billion euros in a frantic bid to persuade its EU partners and the markets that it can dodge bankruptcy.

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A demonstrator pulls another protester away from riot police during clashes outside the Greek parliament in Athens on March 5, 2010. Greece has frozen pensions and raised a string of taxes to cut spending by 4.8 billion euros in a frantic bid to persuade its EU partners and the markets that it can dodge bankruptcy.

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A Chinese security personnel on duty is seen near reflections of Tiananmen Square on the glass door of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Tuesday, March 2, 2010. China's top leadership will gather in the Chinese capital this week for its annual CPPCC and National People's Congress (NPC) meetings.

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A masked Palestinian youth throws a stone towards Israeli police standing near the entrance of the Al-Aqsa mosque during clashes on March 5, 2010 at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque compound -- one of Islam's holiest sites. Israeli police stormed Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque compound after protesters threw stones following the main weekly prayers, police and witnesses said. Police fired tear gas and threw stun grenades in an attempt to disperse the protesters.

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Models present creations by German designer Bernhard Willhelm during the autumn-winter 2010/2011 ready-to-wear collection show on March 5, 2010 in Paris.

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