A replica of Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun's death mask stands on display at the Tutankhamun, His Tomb and his Treasures exhibition in Munich, Germany.
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Saturday, February 16th, 2013
King Tut's tomb surrenders its mysteries to modern science
Saturday, February 9th, 2013
Nemo photos: snowstorm can't keep everyone indoors
A man shovels his car out on Shirley Street February 9, 2013 in Winthrop, Massachusetts. An overnight blizzard left one to two feet of snow in some areas, and coastal flooding is expected as the storm lingers into the day.
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Saturday, February 9th, 2013
The Chinese New Year, which will see the dragon give way to the snake, officially gets started February 10. But you'd never know it from the celebratory performances, markets, decorations, and of course, record numbers of travelers.
Chinese ethnics burn incenses during a prayer at a temple in Jakarta.
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Friday, February 8th, 2013
American Northeasterners, as you hunker down to weather winter storm Nemo, know that you are not alone.
Record-setting snowfall has been hitting many parts of the world, from China to the United Kingdom.
Snow even fell in unusual places like Turkey and Israel.
Jordanians walk past snow-covered cars and trees in Amman on January 10, 2013. The worst storms in a decade left swathes of Israel and Jordan under a blanket of snow and parts of Lebanon blacked out, bringing misery to a region accustomed to temperate climates.
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Tuesday, February 5th, 2013
Spring Festival is the most important holiday in the Chinese calendar and many people travel for days to reach their families living in far-flung parts of the country.
Chinese New Year travellers wait for their train at Beijing West Railway Station on January 31.
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Tuesday, February 5th, 2013
Baltimore Ravens Super Bowl XLVII parade packs city streets after the team beat the San Francisco 49ers.
Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis enters M&T Bank Stadium with the Vince Lombardi Trophy during the team's Super Bowl parade on February 5, 2013, in Baltimore, Maryland. The Ravens captured their second Super Bowl by defeating the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday in New Orleans.
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Friday, January 25th, 2013
The observance of the Prophet Muhammad’s birthday — known as Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi — is celebrated by Muslim communities in countries throughout the world. Milad-un-Nabi is celebrated in the third month of the Islamic calendar, with origins believed to date back to the end of the 11th century.
A Pakistani boy walks under lights ahead of Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi (Birth of the Prophet) festivities in Karachi, Pakistan, on Jan. 23, 2013. Muslims across the world celebrated the birth of the Prophet Muhammad this week.
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Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013
One-third of the Chicago Fire Department’s on-duty personnel responded to the blaze Tuesday night.
Firefighters work to extinguish a massive blaze at a vacant warehouse on Jan. 23, 2013, in Chicago, Ill. More than 200 firefighters battled a five-alarm fire as temperatures were in the single digits.
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Saturday, January 19th, 2013
Inauguration preparations are in full force in Washington, DC this weekend, as the nation gears up for President Barack Obama's swearing-in ceremony on Monday.
A gift shop displays presidential memorabilia as Washington prepares for President Barack Obama's second inauguration on January 19, 2013 in Washington, DC. The US capital is preparing for the second inauguration of U.S. President Barack Obama, which will take place on January 21.
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Thursday, January 17th, 2013
The Indonesian capital is in a state of emergency after intense rains.
People wade through a flooded street in Jakarta.
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