Today in Photos, February 6
6 Feb 2013
Passengers board a train at the Zhengzhou Railway Station in Zhengzhou, China’s Henan Province. China's transport system sees an annual travel rush around the Lunar New Year Spring Festival, which starts on Feb. 10 this year. Photo: Xinhua
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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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![]( "Newly initiated 'naga sadhus' prepare to perform rituals on the banks of the Ganges River during the Maha Kumbh festival in Allahabad. Photo: AFP")
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![]( "Passengers board a train at the Zhengzhou Railway Station in Zhengzhou, China’s Henan Province. China's transport system sees an annual travel rush around the Lunar New Year Spring Festival, which starts on Feb. 10 this year. Photo: Xinhua")
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![]( "Alain Robert of France, known the world over as \"Spiderman\", climbs up the Habana Libre hotel in Havana, Cuba on Monday. Photo: Reuters")
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![]( "Royal respects - Cambodians queue to enter the crematorium where a coffin bearing the remains of Cambodia's late king Norodom Sihanouk rests near the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh on Monday. Cambodia was due to hold an elaborate cremation ceremony for its revered former king Norodom Sihanouk, part of a week-long funeral for the colourful late royal. Photo: AFP")
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