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The Blind Hafiz
Jan. 27, 2012 - Kuala Kubu Bharu, Selangor, Malaysia - FIRDAUS, 24, uses a computer inside a classroom after a class session at Darul Quran in Kuala Kubu Bharu. Quran in Braille is the translation of Quranic verses to Braille symbols by using visual basic program as this system has been used by blind
Muslim persons to recite the Quran. Darul Quran, founded in 1966 is the oldest institution of higher learning in Malaysia that offers Diploma in Tahfiz al-Quran for the blind.
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China's 2012 Spring Festival
Jan. 27, 2012 - Sanya, China - Tourists enjoy themselves at the beach in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province. The warm weather during the Spring Festival holiday in Hainan attracted many tourists recently.
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Triple Homicide Funeral in Memphis
Jan. 27, 2012 - Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. - Pallbearers transport the caskets of Arithio Fisher, Patricia Fisher and Pashea Fisher out of St. Stephen Baptist Church following their funeral. The two parents and their daughter were killed in a shooting last week.
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Memphis Students Collect Pennies For Holocaust Memorial
Jan. 27, 2012 - Horn Lake, Mississippi, U.S. - Renewed Moms Ministry home-schooled students DAVID REESE (L) and ZANE TURNER (R) carry some of the 50 boxes of pennies collected for a Holocaust memorial project at Horn Lake Middle School. The school is collecting 1.5 million pennies to be used for a
sculpture in memorial of the 1.5 million children who died in the Holocaust.
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Faulty Drugs Kill At Least 100 in Pakistan
Jan. 27, 2012 - Lahore, Pakistan - A patient affected by a faulty cardiac drug receives medical treatment at the Punjab Institute of Cardiology. More than 100 heart patients have died and 450 others were admitted to hospitals due to adverse reactions to cardiac drugs.
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Warm And Sunny January in California
Jan. 27, 2012 - Santa Barbara, California, U.S. - Warm temperatures are making it feel like summer during the winter winter in Santa Barbara where SANDRA PLASCENCIA uses an umbrella to provide some shade while watching her son & husband make a sandcastle at East Beach.
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PETA Protests at California Pig Slaughterhouse
Jan. 27, 2012 - Vernon, California, U.S. - Wrapped in cellophane, PETA members portray typical meat packaging on the sidewalk outside the Farmer John pig slaughterhouse in support of World Week for the Abolition of Meat.
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Louis Vuitton Opens the Maison Etoile Rome
Jan. 27, 2012 - Rome, Italy - Louis Vuitton opens the 'Maison Etoile Rome' in Piazza San Lorenzo. It is not just a high end fashion shop, but also a place to create art-related projects.
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Inmates And Guards Clash At Sri Lanka Prison
Jan. 27, 2012 - Colombo, Sri Lanka - A prison officer checks burnt prisoners' files after a fire at the main prison here. At least five guards and 28 prisoners were injured during a clash in the prison Tuesday. The inmates were protesting a move to curtail drug smuggling into the prison.
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Snooker 2012 - PartyPoker.com Snooker Shoot
Jan. 27, 2012 - Blackpool, England, United Kingdom - MATTHEW STEVENS in action during the first round.
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River Contaminated With Cadmium in South China
Jan. 27, 2012 - Yizhou, China - Environmental protection workers prepare to pour neutralizers to the water at a dam on the Longjiang River. Cadmium was detected in the river after industrial waste from a local mining company was released into an upstream tributary. The city has opened sluices at four
upstream hydrological stations, hoping to dilute the pollutants.
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Getting A Head Start
Jan. 27, 2012 - Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. - (L-R) ALYSSA, YUREM, and FELIPE, from YDI's Reginald Chaves Head Start program, take seats under the hair dryer in the cosmetology classroom at the Career Enrichment Center. Ten Head Start kids got their hair shampooed and styled and their nails
manicured. ''They are really cute,'' said Teresita Osorio, a CEC student about the young clients who occasionally visit the cosmetology classroom.
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Soccer 2012 - Everton Vs. Fulham
Jan. 27, 2012 - Liverpool, England, United Kingdom - DENIS STRACQUALURSI (2nd R) scores Everton's first goal in FA Cup cup match play in Goodison Park.
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NYPD Promotion Ceremony
Jan. 27, 2012 - New York, New York, U.S. - Officers are sworn in during a City of New York Police Department Promotion Ceremony at 1 Police Plaza.
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Elephant Motorcycle Rally 2012
Jan. 27, 2012 - Thurmansbang, Bavaria, Germany - A motorcycle enthusiast gives the thumbs-up at the Elephant Rally, where thousands of motorcyclists from all over Europe are braving the icy temperatures in the Bavarian Forest for the 56th gathering of motorcycle fans this weekend.
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Communist Party of Bangladesh Rally in Dhaka
Jan. 27, 2012 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) members shout slogans during their national rally and meeting in front of Matshaya Bhaban in the city of Dhaka on Friday. These are the first national meetings of the party in the city in the last 11 years. Leaders and activists
of the party from all districts took part.
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Egypt Uprising Anniversary Protests Continue
Jan. 27, 2012 - Cairo, Egypt - Thousands of Egyptian protesters attend a rally in Tahrir Square to demand democratic change, a year after the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak.
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Protests Against ACTA In Poland
Jan. 27, 2012 - Lublin, Lubelskie, Poland - Protesters with their mouths taped shut during a demonstration against the government's plan to ratify the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). ACTA commits its signatories to counteract global trade of counterfeit goods and pirated copyright.
Opponents have argued that the treaty will restrict fundamental civil and digital rights.
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Tennis 2012 - Australian Open Day 12
Jan. 27, 2012 - Melbourne, Australia - Fans of Great Britain's Andy Murray during the semi finals of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park.
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UK Deputy PM School Visit
Jan. 27, 2012 - Solihull, England, United Kingdom - A child tells NICK CLEGG that he has eaten to many cakes during the cake sale as the British Deputy Prime Minister and Liberal Democrat leader visits Peterbrook Primary School to see how the local primary school is using its Pupil Premium money.
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Kashmir Women's Group Protest For Aafia Siddiqui Release
Jan. 27, 2012 - Srinagar, Kashmir, India - Activists of right wing women's group Dukhtaran-E-Milat (Daughters of the Faith) burn the American Flag during a protest in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir. Women protest against the detention of Afia Sidiq and reported sexual harrasment of
the Pakistani woman in the United States. .
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Tennis 2012 - Australian Open Day 12
Jan. 27, 2012 - Melbourne, Australia - Serbia's NOVAK DJOKOVIC in action during the men's singles semi finals of Australian Open at Melbourne Park.
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Soccer 2012 - Tunisia Defeats Niger 2-1
Jan. 27, 2012 - Libreville, Gabon - YASSINE CHIKHAOUI fights for the ball during African Nations Cup match play in Stade d'Angondje.
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Soccer 2012 - Sedan Defeats Metz 2-0
Jan. 27, 2012 - Metz, France - MATHIEU DUHAMEL (FC METZ), and EMMANUEL KONE fight for the ball during French Ligue 2 match play in Stade Saint-Symphorien.
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PGA 2012 - Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines
Jan. 27, 2012 - Torrey Pines, California, U.S. - BILL HAAS hits out of a sand trap at the south course 6th green during the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines.
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Skiing 2012 - FIS Alpine Ski World Cup - Garmisch Partenkirchen
Jan. 27, 2012 - Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany - SILVAN ZURBRIGGEN from Switzerland skis down the Kandahar course during the second official men's downhill training in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. This weekend, the races in the alpine skiing world cup take place in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
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Skiing 2012 - FIS Alpine Ski World Cup - Garmisch Partenkirchen
Jan. 27, 2012 - Garmisch Partenkirchen, Germany - Reigning world champion ERIK GUAY of Canada achieved the seventh-fastest time in a training run for Saturday's World Cup downhill at Garmisch Partenkirchen.
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Tennis 2012 - Australian Open Day 12
Jan. 27, 2012 - Melbourne, Australia - Serbia's NOVAK DJOKOVIC celebrates after winning the men's singles semifinals match at the 2012 Australian Open tennis championship at Melbourne Park. Djokovic won 6-3, 3-6, 6-7 (4-7), 6-1, 7-5 in four hours 50 minutes.
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Tennis 2012 - Australian Open Day 12
Jan. 27, 2012 - Melbourne, Australia - Great Britain's ANDY MURRAY reacts after winning the third of the men's semifinals match on day twelve of the 2012 Australian Open at Melbourne Park. Murray lost the match 3-6, 6-3, 7-6, 1-6, 5-7.
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Styx Performs to Sold Out Crowd in Temecula
Jan. 27, 2012 - Temecula, California, U.S. - Singer/guitarist TOMMY SHAW of classic rock group Styx performed to a sold out crowd at Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula.
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Arctic Monkeys Perform in Madrid
Jan. 27, 2012 - Madrid, Spain - ALEX TURNER performs during a concert by British indie rockers Arctic Monkeys during their 'Suck It and See' tour at Sport Palace of Madrid.
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Boyz II Men Perform in Brighton
Jan. 27, 2012 - Brighton, England, United Kingdom - Boyz II Men (L-R) NATHAN MORRIS, WAYNA MORRIS and SHAWN STOCKMAN perform at the Concorde 2 Brighton.
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Year Of The Dragon 2012 in Johannesburg
Jan. 27, 2012 - Johannesburg, South Africa - Members of a Chinese acrobatic group perform during an event to celebrate Chinese New Year in Johannesburg.
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Year Of The Dragon 2012 in Johannesburg
Jan. 27, 2012 - Johannesburg, South Africa - Members of a Chinese acrobatic group perform during an event to celebrate Chinese New Year in Johannesburg.
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Ivan Putrov's 'Men in Motion' Performed in London
Jan. 27, 2012 - London, England, United Kingdom - SERGEI POLUNIN in Narcisse as Former Royal Ballet Principal, Ivan Putrov, presents an evening of works exploring the beauty of the male form in motion at Sadler's Wells.
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Lamb Of God Performs in Toronto
Jan. 27, 2012 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Lead singer RANDY BLYTHE on stage as American heavy metal band Lamb Of God from Richmond, Virginia performed a sold out show at the Phoenix Theatre, Toronto.
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Year Of The Dragon 2012 in Istanbul
Jan. 27, 2012 - Istanbul, Turkey - A Chinese acrobatic group performs during an event to celebrate the Lunar New Year at the Tim Theatre on Friday.
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'Low Life' On Location in NYC
Jan. 27, 2012 - New York, New York, U.S. - Actor JOAQUIN PHOENIX smokes a cigarette on the set of James Gray's new movie 'Low Life' in New York City.
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'Mermaid Love Story' Istanbul Performance
Jan. 27, 2012 - Istanbul, Turkey - Members of British Aquabatix group perform inside an aquarium during the 'Mermaid Love Story' underwater theater show at Turkuazoo Aquarium center in Istanbul. The show will be presented until Jan. 29.