World News in Pictures

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A baby gorilla is held by its mother at Cabarceno Nature Park, in northern Spain. Cabarceno is carrying out several programs to prevent the extinction of species such the Somalian ass, Grevy zebra, white rhinoceros and gorillas, and guarantee their genetical diversity



Jack Heathcote at his home in Carlton, Nottingham with the largest home fish tank in the UK. The tank, which fills the cellar under his living room, is contains 4000 gallons of water. Jack keeps the tank at 80F (26C) and regularly swims with his fish.

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Presenter Davina McCall collapses from exhaustion following a swim across Lake Windermere for charity Sport Relief



A masked Kenyan supporter of the LGBT community holds a condom as he joins others in protest against Uganda's anti-gay bill in front of the Ugandan High Commission in Nairobi, Kenya. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni is to decide before 16 February whether or not to enact the proposed anti-gay law, which would mean homosexuals in Uganda would face life imprisonment

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A portrait of Stephen Fry grown from his own bacteria. The 'bacteriographs' are made from a sample of the subjects' bacteria - and have been grown by Zachary Copfer, an American microbiologist-cum-photographer. To make the Pop Art style images, Zachary cleverly exposes areas of a petri dish to radiation in order to stimulate the bacteria's growth. This creates a photograph grown entirely from the bacteria itself. Zachary is the only person in the world practicing this art, which he terms 'Bacteriography'. This is the first time his work has been brought to the UK



People dressed as 17th century plague doctors on the London Underground en-route to The London Dungeon, as the attraction is promoting a Bubonic Plague event Outbreak! running from 17-24 February

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A feisty squirrel takes on a fearsome foe when he decides to tackle a Tyrannosaurus rex. After sniffing out the plastic enemy, he climbs onto the dinosaur's back in order to claim victory



A worker is seen inside the Cuncas II tunnel that will link the canals being built to divert water from the Sao Francisco river for use in four drought-plagued states, a project that is three years behind schedule and has doubled in cost from the original estimate of $3.4 billion, near the city of Mauriti, Ceara state. In 2006, then President Luiz Inacio Lula de Silva, pushed through an idea that long-suffering residents of the region had been hearing about for more than a century. By 2010, Lula de Silva said, water would be pumped over hills and into a 477 kilometer-long network of canals, aqueducts and reservoirs to quench thirsty cities and farms in four states. Eight years later, and near the end of a first term for Lula's hand-picked successor as president, Dilma Rousseff, the project is only half built

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A member of Team Stein Monast falls into the water during the Quebec Winter Carnival ice canoe race on the St Lawrence river in Quebec City



Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, toasts with beer with King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, center, and Queen Maxima, right, at the Netherlands house in Sochi, during the 2014 Winter Olympics

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Half-naked SWAT soldiers take part in a physical training on the snowy ground in Shangrao, China



He must be stuffed! The moment a greedy puffin was caught on camera with a mouth full of fish in the Shetland Islands

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Buddhist devotees wait to offer gold to the Kyaikhtiyo Pagoda, also known as the Golden Rock Pagoda, in Mon State. Built on a granite boulder precariously balanced on the edge of a rock mountain over 3000 feet (0.9 km) above the sea level, the pagoda is a complete mystery to visitors from home and abroad. The pagoda is estimated to weigh 19.5 tons (17,645 kg), and the granite boulder weighs 611.5 tons (554, 704 kg).



Indian Muslim brides dressed in traditional marriage attire take part in a mass marriage ceremony in Mumbai, India. Around 28 couples got married during the ceremony which was organised by the Hazrat Shah Saqlain Academy of India, for the financially weaker strata of the society where couples tie the knot under the same roof at the same time

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Bronze medalist Anders Bardal of Norway, 2nd right, jumps up while gold medalist Kamil Stoch, 2nd left, of Poland and silver medalist Peter Prevc of Slovenia look on at the flower ceremony for the men's normal hill individual final of Ski Jumping



A fan of Canada wearing a hat in the shape of a stone looks on during their men's curling round robin game against Germany at the 2014 Sochi Olympics in the Ice Cube Curling Center

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Students wearing tiger costumes take part in a rally as a part of a 'Save The Tiger' campaign in Calcutta, India. Hundreds of students across schools of Calcutta are taking part in an awareness walk aiming to draw attention to the threats that tigers face due to habitat loss and poaching



A diver feeds a ray with heart-shaped squid meat dyed red at the Sunshrine Aquarium in Tokyo as a feature for Valentine's Day. The aquarium is holding the event four times a day until February 14.

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Members of China's Shanghai art groups performing tour in Taiwan perform during a dress rehearsal to celebrate the Lantern Festival of the Year of the Horse in Taipei



Snow masses pile up on the rooftops in the village of Bedretto, Switzerland

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The Thames floods

The Environment Agency has issued 14 severe flood warnings to residents in the south-east after the river Thames burst its banks



A woman falls over in a flooded street in Old Windsor, Berkshire

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Elementary school pupils use doormats as improvised protective headgear during an earthquake drill in Paranaque city, Philippines



A dog stands on a kennel at a private shelter in Sochi. In response to an outcry over the fate of stray animals being rounded up in Sochi before the Winter Olympic Games, local authorities and private groups have built makeshift dog shelters

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Soldiers and villagers splash water on to a house as Mount Sinabung continues to erupt in Indonesia's North Sumatra province



Children play near a horse-shaped pattern made after snowfall in Wuhan, China

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Bikers start off on the sand as they take part in the "Enduropale" motorcycle endurance race on the beach of Le Touquet, northern France, February 9, 2014. About 1,000 motorbikes and 500 quad bike riders descend on Le Touquet every year for the event



Actor Javier Camara, winner of the Best Leading Actor award, kisses the hand of actress Terele Pavez, who won the Best Supporting Actress award, during a family photo at the Spanish Film Academy's Goya Awards ceremony in Madrid, February 10, 2014.

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Anti-government protesters are blocked by members of the Special Police in front of a police station in Sarajevo, February 9, 2014



A woman reacts near the dead body of her sister who was killed during one of the latest incidents of sectarian violence in the 5th Arrondissement of the capital Bangui, February 9, 2014.

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Cast member Shia LaBeouf arrives on the red carpet with a paper bag on his head to promote the movie "Nymphomaniac Volume I" during the 64th Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin, February 9, 2014



he Russian figure skating team steps onto the podium at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, February 9, 2014. From left to right: Ekaterina Bobrova and Dmitri Soloviev, Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov, Ksenia Stolbova and Fyodor Klimov, Yulia Lipnitskaya, Elena Ilinykh and Nikita Katsalapov, Evgeny Plyushchenko



Team USA's Jocelyne Lamoureux (L) and Switzerland's Sandra Thalmann battle for the puck during the second period of their women's preliminary round hockey game at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games, February 10, 2014

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Lionel Messi scored twice as Barcelona returned to the top of La Liga after coming from behind to beat Sevilla. Messi had not scored from open play in the league since September, having missed the end of 2013 with a hamstring injury, but showed signs of returning to his best form.



Lightning strikes behind the Port of Buceo during a thunderstorm in Montevideo.



More than 600 civilians have been evacuated from the rebel-held Old Quarter of the central Syrian city of Homs, state media report. The BBC's Jim Muir said a convoy with relief supplies went into the Old Quarter on Sunday, and then vulnerable civilians were brought out - mainly women, children and elderly people.

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A rider competes in the seniors category on the first day of the National Motocross Championships in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.



Sandbags sit ready for use should water levels rise further in the English village of Burrowbridge, Somerset.



The leader of Nepal's largest political party, Sushil Koirala, has been elected prime minister, nearly three months after Constituent Assembly elections. There has been political deadlock in Nepal, since elections in November when no party won a majority.

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Winner Germany's Felix Loch celebrates after completing his final run in the men's singles luge competition at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics on Feb. 9, 2014

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Gracie Gold of the USA performs in the women's free skating of the figure skating team event at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 9, 2014



Canada's Zina Kocher shoots during the women's biathlon 7.5km sprint event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics on Feb. 9, 2014

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Gold medalist Justine Dufour-Lapointe of Canada celebrates with silver medalist, compatriot Chloe Dufour-Lapointe, left, and bronze medalist, Hannah Kearney of the U.S., during the medal ceremony for the women's freestyle skiing moguls at the Sochi 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, on Feb. 9, 2014



Russian President Vladimir Putin, center back, poses for a photograph with the Russian team after they placed first in the team figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, on Feb. 9, 2014, in Sochi, Russia

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Tooth Scary! Seal-eating Shark's Flying Tooth Caught on Film