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A green tree python takes a rest at the zoo in Wuppertal, western Germany. The snake comes from the rainforests in northern Australia.Martin Meissner

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A snowy owl looks at visitors at the zoo in Wuppertal, western Germany.Martin Meissner

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People watch as smoke rises from South Korean Yeonpyeong Island after being hit by dozens of artillery shells fired by North Korea in this picture taken by a South Korean tourist.YONHAP

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Cambodian police officials examine hundreds of shoes and other belongings on a bridge in Phnom Penh the morning after hundreds were crushed to death during a stampede. Almost 350 people died when revellers panicked at a huge water festival.TANG CHHIN SOTHY

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People stand beside kubik light installations at Sigmund Freud Park in Vienna. The installation has already been hosted in numerous other European cities and the art project will be in Vienna till the end of December. The kubik consists of filled water tanks that are illuminated from inside.HERWIG PRAMMER

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A horseman rides during the opening show of the Sicab International Pre Horse Fair show in Seville. The show runs till November 28 and is dedicated exclusively to Spanish thoroughbreds.MARCELO DEL POZO

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The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster, leaves after speaking to press inside Westminster Abbey in London, England. Mr Hall was speaking following the announcement that Westminster Abbey will host the Royal Wedding of Kate Middleton and Prince William on April 29, 2011.Dan Kitwood

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Claudy Bien-Aime, who is suffering from symptoms of cholera, is driven to a cholera treatment facility run by Doctors without Borders in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Haiti continues to deal with a cholera epidemic that has killed at least 1,250, with thousands more sick.Joe Raedle

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People walk past effigies of Cuban Saints Lazarus (L) and Saint Barbara placed on the street outside a home in Havana. The upcoming December 17 annual pilgrimage to one of Cuba's most sacred icons draws thousands of Roman Catholic believers, and followers of the Afro-Cuban Santeria faith from all over the island to the shrine of Saint Lazarus in the town of Rincon, some 30 km from Havana.DESMOND BOYLAN

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A reindeer grazes on the living roof of the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco. The reindeer will be part of a holiday exhibit at the academy called Tis the Season for Science that runs through Jan. 2.Eric Risberg

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Hailey Keating, 14, Andreanne Vachon, 13, Maddy Heindmarsh, 14, and Alyssa Smith 14 excitedly enter the Air Canada Centre for the Justin Bieber concert.JENNIFER ROBERTS

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Justin Bieber performs at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto.JENNIFER ROBERTS

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