Today in Photos, January 18
18 Jan 2013
A man walks past a sculpture in a central business district in Beijing. China's economy grew at its slowest pace in 13 years in 2012, the government said on Friday, but an uptick in the final quarter pointed to better news ahead for a prime driver of the tepid global recovery. Photo: AFP
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![]( "An activist of People for the Ethical treatment of Animals (PeTA) attired to look like a pice of meat meal within a meal ies on a huge plate during a demonstration in Bangalore on September 21, 2012. Photo: AP/Manjunath Kiran")
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![]( "A Bangladeshi Muslim protester looks from a prison van after he was arrested at a violent protest in front of the National Press Club in Dhaka September 22, 2012. Photo: Reuters/Andrew Biraj")
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![]( "Ashely Olson, left, poses with her sisters, Alexis, center, and Alyssa in front of the Space Shuttle Endeavour at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012. Photo: AP/Jae C. Hong")
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![]( "A Canadian tourist holds an umbrella as he jumps on the colored steps of the Albertina museum during a rainy day in Vienna on September 19, 2012. Photo: AFP/Alexander Klein")
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![]( "Arsenal's Ivorian striker Yao Gervinho (L) vies with Montpellier's French defender Garry Bocaly (R) and Montpellier's French goalkeeper Geoffrey Jourdren (C), who stops the ball on September 18, 2012 during the UEFA Champions League football match Montpellier Herault SC versus Arsenal FC at La Mosson stadium in Montpellier, southern France. Photo: AFP")
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![]( "Police forensic officers use a ladder to examine an area close to the scene where two female police officers were killed answering a routine call-out to the Hattersley estate in Mottram, Tameside, Greater Manchester, northwestern England on September 19, 2012. Photo: AFP/Paul Ellis")
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![]( "US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta carries his tray at a lunch with cadets in the mess hall of the PLA Engineering Academy of Armoured Forces in Beijing, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012. Photo: AP")
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![]( "Nepalese Hindu women recite prayers led by a priest as they sit on the banks of the Bagmati River during the Rishi Panchami festival in Kathmandu on September 20, 2012. Photo: AFP/Prakash Mathema")
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![]( "Palestinian youths practice their parkour skills in Khan Younis in southern Gaza Strip on 17 September 2012. Photo: EPA/Ali Ali")
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