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World
Feb 9, 2010

News in pictures on Tuesday



A couple take pictures at the 'Million Lights, Million Hearts' display ahead of the Chinese New Year celebrations at the new retail and commercial hub i-City in Shah Alam outside Kuala Lumpur. Chinese celebrate the Lunar New Year of the Tiger on Feb 14. -- PHOTO: REUTERS



Amnesty International campaigners wrapped in aluminum foil protest outside Vedanta Resources, central London, to highlight their claims of human rights abuses linked to Vedanta's aluminum refinery in Orissa, India. -- PHOTO: AP



A stray dog with snow in the fur looks on in Bucharest, Romania. Southern Romania is affected by railway and road traffic disruptions and schools are closed for two days following a weekend of heavy snow storms. -- PHOTO: AP

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Performers from the Beijing Dance Academy take part in a street parade during the 2010 Valletta Chinese Spring Festival in Valletta. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, the Year of the Tiger begins on Feb 14, 2010. -- PHOTO: REUTERS



A snowman is seen in front of the US Captiol in Washington, DC. The US east coast braced on Feb 8, for a new storm after record snowfall left thousands of people shivering in the dark without power, transportation paralysed and the federal government shut down. -- PHOTO: AFP



New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees joins Mickey Mouse in a parade in the Magic Kingdom in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., celebrating the Saints' 31-17 victory over the Indianapolis Colts in Sunday's Super Bowl. -- PHOTO: AFP

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Seagulls gather over a frozen pond in front of the US Capitol in Washington, DC. The US capital remained largely snow-locked, while many local governments, businesses and schools were also shuttered across the mid-Atlantic region. -- PHOTO: AFP



A carnival float from the Salgueiro samba school sits as is being built in Rio de Janeiro. Carnival celebrations in Rio are schedule to start on Feb 13. -- PHOTO: AP