News in pictures on Monday 22nd Feb. 2010

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World
Feb 22, 2010

News in pictures on Monday

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A group of artist from Shanxi province perform drum dance outside an office buildings on the 9th day of the Lunar New Year celebrations in Beijing. Millions of Chinese are returning to work or study when the week-long Spring Festival holiday come to an end on Friday. -- PHOTO: AP

Third placed Silvio Staub, pulled by Luberon, (right), and fourth placed Yves von Ballmoos, pulled by Abu Ardash, (left), both from Switzerland compete during the Skikjoering Grand Prix Credit Suisse race on the frozen lake of St. Moritz during the third weekend of White Turf races in St. Moritz, Switzerland. -- PHOTO: AP

Crosses mark mass graves of last month earthquake victims near Titanyen, just outside Port-au-Prince. -- PHOTO: AFP

 

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Female biathletes at the start of the women's 12.5 km biathlon mass race at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia. -- PHOTO: AP

A fan wears a hat with Canadian flags during the men's two-man bobsled final competition at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia. -- PHOTO: AP

Christians sing religious songs during a pause on their way to the damaged Presidential Palace in Port-au-Prince. The earthquake that devastated Haiti killed over 200,000 people and left over a million people homeless. -- PHOTO: AFP

 

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People gathered in Trafalgar Square, central London during celebrations for the Chinese New Year in the lunar calendar, the beginning of the year of the Tiger. -- PHOTO: AP

Carnival revellers were silhouetted as they carried a burning wooden wagon during the traditional Swiss 'Chienbaese' celebration in the streets of the town of Liestal, near Basel. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

Indian transgenders posed during the finals of the 'Indian Super Queen' beauty pagaent for the transgender community in Mumbai. 'Indian Super Queen', launched in Mumbai on Jan 11, is the first ever beauty pageant organised for the transgender community in the country. Such pageants are among the latest in a series of recent attempts to break down barriers for India's transgendered citizens. -- PHOTO: AFP

 

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Workers install a statue of US President Barack Obama as a 10-year-old, at President Obama's former primary school, State Elementary School 01 Menteng, in Jakarta. The statue of President Barack Obama that was torn down from a public park in Indonesia will be relocated to the US president's former school in Jakarta, a school official said on Sunday. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

A man dressed as the Hindu monkey god Hanuman asks for alms on a street in Hyderabad, India. -- PHOTO: AP

Girls in the Traditional Korean Dance Company from New Jersey practice their routine before the start of Lunar New Year Parade in New York. -- PHOTO: AP

 

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A performer dressed as a Tiger mixes with spectators during the Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade in New York City. The parade celebrated the beginning of the year of the Tiger. -- PHOTO: AFP

Members of the 'Chutas Choleros' group dance in the streets of La Paz. Hundreds of revellers participated in the closing of the carnival celebrations. -- PHOTO: REUTERS