Today in Photos, January 24
24 Jan 2013
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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![]( "A boy salvages for items at his charred home after a fire hit a residential area in Valenzuela City, the Philippines on Tuesday. Around 500 houses were razed in the fire, leaving 2,000 residents homeless. Photo: Xinhua")
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![]( "This picture shows the headquarters of the Institute for Religious Works (IOR) the Vatican's bank. Photo: AFP")
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![]( "Yuan Zhitong (left) and wife Zhang Junmei (right) wait inside Shenzhen railway station before boarding their train to Shangqiu, Henan province, on Tuesday February 5, 2013. Photo: Helene Franchineau/SCMP")
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![]( "A dancer from Rio de Janeiro's samba school Vila Isabel performs along the Sambadrome on the second day of the traditional city's samba school parade. Photo: AFP")
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![]( "Nuclear excitement - A Chinese para-military officer keeps watch on the Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge linking the North Korean town of Sinuiju with the Chinese city of Dandong on Wednesday. While the rest of the world reacted with outrage, North Koreans were swept up in a \"storm of excitement\" over their country's latest nuclear test, state media reported. The countries third nuclear test was widely condemned by the international community, led by the United States and the UN Security Council, which met in emergency session the same day. Photo: AFP")
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![]( "Nuclear tension - North Korean soldiers patrol along the Yalu River at the North Korean town of Sinuiju on Tuesday across from the Chinese city of Dandong. North Korea confirmed it had \"successfully\" carried out an underground nuclear test, drawing immediate condemnation from rival South Korea. Photo: AFP")
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![]( "A man and a baby pose for a photograph in front of an array of red lanterns hanging from a tree at a park fair, on the second day of the Lunar New Year in Beijing. Photo: EPA")
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![]( "Glass kiss - Visitors watch Mirella Ferraz, also known as the Brazilian mermaid, as she swims with fish in a giant tank during a show at an aquarium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Sunday. Photo: AFP")
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![]( "Festive colours - A man exits a shop selling Chinese New Year decorations in Hong Kong ahead of the Chinese New Year festival, which starts on Sunday. Photo: AFP")
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