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Feb 8, 2010

News in pictures on Monday



A golden eagle attacks a chained wolf during a hunting festival 'Solburun' in the village of Cholpon-Ata some 250km outside Biskek. Hunting with dogs and birds are traditional activities in the central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan. -- PHOTO: AFP



A snowy egret (egretta thula) takes flight in the Suchitlan Lake, in Azacualpa, 93 km north of San Salvador. The Suchitlan Lake, formed after the construction of the Cerron Grande reservoir in 1976, is one of the largest refuges for resident and migratory birds in Central America. The Suchitlan Lake was declared Ramsar site - Wetland of International Importance by the Ramsar Convention - in 2005. -- PHOTO: AFP



People walk past the National Monument in Washington, DC. Hundreds of emergency crews battled to clear snow-clogged roads and restore power to thousands of homes across the US east coast before a new storm hits, aided by some welcome winter sun. -- PHOTO: AFP

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Masqueraded carnival-goers take part in the festivities as a street-band perform during a carnival in central Rome. -- PHOTO: AFP



BMW Oracle's BOR 90 sails near Valencia, Spain, prior to the 33rd America's Cup which is scheduled to start on Monday. -- PHOTO: AP



A member of the ski patrol skis as the downhill course of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, is being prepared. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

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The Space Shuttle Endeavour sits on pad 39-A after the launch was scrubbed because of cloud cover near the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. -- PHOTO: REUTERS



British rock band 'The Who' performs during the halftime show for the NFL's Super Bowl XLIV football game between the New Orleans Saints and the Indianapolis Colts in Miami, Florida. -- PHOTO: REUTERS