Today in Photos, February 12
12 Feb 2013
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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![]( "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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![]( "Close call - A truck sits on the expressway bridge which partially collapsed due to an explosion in Mianchi County, Sanmenxia, central China's Henan province on Fiday. Fireworks for Lunar New Year celebrations exploded on a truck in central China, destroying part of an elevated highway on Friday and sending vehicles plummeting 30 meters to the ground. Photo: AP")
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![]( "The Guotai Chambers building seen the Jingshan Park in Beijing as smog continues to shroud the Chinese capital on Thursday. Doctors in Beijing said that hospital admissions for respiratory complaints rose in recent days during the latest bout of air pollution to cover northern China. Photo: AFP")
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