Rosa Khutor, Russia: A skier sets off from the peak of Mount Aigba Photograph: Leon Neal/AFP/Getty ImagesRio de Janeiro, Brazil: Fans of the Unidos de Vila Isabel samba school celebrate as it is awarded the trophy for best samba school at carnivalPhotograph: Felipe Dana/APBeijing, China: A performer stretches as he prepares to take part in the spring festival temple fair at Longtan park Photograph: Jason Lee/Reuters
Gaza City: A Palestinian shopkeeper puts heart-shaped cakes on display for Valentine's DayPhotograph: Mohammed Abed/AFP/Getty ImagesMaale Rehavam, West Bank: An Israeli settler prays among the rubble of his house, which was demolished by Israeli police. The house was built without authorisation outside any state-sanctioned settlement areaPhotograph: Janos Chiala/AFP/Getty ImagesSrinagar, Kashmir: A paramilitary soldier guards deserted streets as a cow wanders past during a curfewPhotograph: Yawar Nazir/Getty ImagesNombre de Dios, Panama: Women take part in the congos y diablos procession, in which the congos symbolise former black slaves while the diablos, or devils, represent Spanish colonisersPhotograph: Carlos Jasso/ReutersQuezon City, Philippines: A girl is flanked by grooms as she accompanies her father to register for mass weddingPhotograph: Cheryl Ravelo/ReutersRome, Italy: A lighting technician holds a reflecting panel in St Peter's square Photograph: Max Rossi/ReutersAllahabad, India: Hindu holy men undergo rituals at the Maha Kumbh festivalPhotograph: Saurabh Das/APDresden, Germany: Thousands of people create a human chain along the Elbe river to protest against a neo-Nazi march commemorating the the allied bombings during the second world warPhotograph: Robert Michael/AFP/Getty ImagesNew York, US: A model records a rehearsal before the Anna Sui Fall 2013 collection show during the city's fashion weekPhotograph: Jason DeCrow/APWeidling, Austria: Snow settles on timber stacked on the edge of a forestPhotograph: Heinz-Peter Bader/Reuters
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