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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![]( "Beach beast - People stand by the remains of a beached 18 metres long whale on Friday found early in the morning at the Predidents beach in the Sables d'Olonne, western France. Photo: AFP")
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![]( "An expert examines a watch made by A. Lange & Söhne. Photo: SCMP")
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![]( "China's Li Na celebrates after victory in her women's singles semi-final match against Russia's Maria Sharapova on the eleventh day of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on Thursday. Photo: AFP")
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![]( "Down and out - Serena Williams of the US reacts after winning a point against Sloane Stephens of the US during their women's singles match on day ten of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on Wednesday. The teenager Stephens eventually won and ended Williams’ bid for a historic calendar-year grand slam. Photo: AFP")
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![]( "It's a pig of a day: a resident walks with a pet pig on a hazy day in Beijing January 22, 2013. Photo: AFP")
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![]( "A man stands next to a white painted bronze sculpture of a baby titled \"Planet\" by British artist Marc Quinn at Garden by the Bay in Singapore on Monday. The sculpture, which was unveiled last Friday for permanent display at the gardens, is a depiction of the artist's infant son. Photo: AFP")
Photos21 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")
Photos18 Jan 2013 -
![]( "Lawmaker Albert Chan Wai-yip throws an object towards Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying in the Legislative Council at government headquarters in Tamar on Thursday. Leung met lawmakers for a question-and-answer session after delivering his maiden policy address on Wednesday. Photo: Edward Wong")
Photos17 Jan 2013 -
![]( "Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying attends a press conference at government headquarters after delivering his maiden policy address on January 16, 2013. Photo: Sam Tsang")
Photos16 Jan 2013
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