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Men daubed in colours celebrate the re-enactment of a local tradition of "Lathmar Holi", also known as the festival of colours, celebrated at Nandgaon village near the northern Indian city of Mathura. This tradition heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. -- PHOTO: REUTERS



Workers prepare to hang lanterns on Qianmen Street to welcome the upcoming Lantern Festival in Beijing. The lantern festival marks the last day of the Chinese lunar new year celebrations and falls on February 28 this year. -- PHOTO: REUTERS




Treo, an eight-year-old black Labrador from the Military Working Dogs, who is to be presented Wednesday with Britain's Dickin medal, awarded for bravery and commitment in wartime, the highest military honor an animal can expect, poses with the medal at the Imperial War Museum in London. Treo is being decorated for his work sniffing out explosives in Afghanistan. -- PHOTO: AP