Taguig City, Philippines — Workers carry a sack of trash as they walk through the grave sites in preparation for Veterans Day at the Manila American Cemetery, where American and Filipino troops killed in World War II are buried.

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Berlin — A man puts a rose in a piece of the Berlin Wall as he attends a ceremony at a memorial site to remember the fall of the wall 23 years ago.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Markus Schreiber / Associated Press

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Lake Worth, Fla. — A fish flops on the Lake Worth Pier as fishermen return. The pier reopened after being closed for two weeks to repair damage caused by Hurricane Sandy.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Lannis Waters / Palm Beach Post

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New York — A man pumps gas into his car at a Brooklyn filling station on the first day of gasoline rationing in the city due to Hurricane Sandy. Drivers can only make purchases on odd or even days depending on the last number on their license plates.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: JUSTIN LANE / EPA

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Minsk, Belarus — A model presents a wedding dress and makeup at the Interstyle 2012 beauty show.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Sergei Grits / Associated Press

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Taipei, Taiwan — Fish are displayed at the 2012 Taiwan International Aquarium Expo, where more than 100 fish tanks from many countries are being exhibited.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: MANDY CHENG / AFP/Getty Images

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Huangshan, China — Performers wait to go on during the opening ceremony at the first Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibition of Chinese Traditional Art.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: AFP/Getty Images

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Sofia, Bulgaria — People light candles as they pay their respects to the late Patriarch Maxim of Bulgaria's Orthodox Church during a funeral service at the Alexander Nevski Cathedral.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: DIMITAR DILKOFF / AFP/Getty Images

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Himmelpfort, Germany — "Santa Claus" holds gifts during the opening of the city's Santa Claus post office. Children from around the world can send their Christmas wish lists to Himmelpfort and receive a reply from Santa.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: BERND SETTNIK / AFP/Getty Images

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Nablus, West Bank — Israeli soldiers run toward Palestinian protesters during clashes over the Jewish settlement of Qadomem.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: ALAA BADARNEH / EPA

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Cairo — Ultraconservative Muslims shout slogans during a Tahrir Square rally demanding that Egypt's new constitution be based on Islamic law.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Bernat Armangue / Associated Press

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Bangkok, Thailand — Thai Royal Navy oarsmen dressed in ancient warrior costumes row the royal barge in a ceremonial procession to present royal robes to Buddhist monks on the Chao Phraya River.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: NARONG SANGNAK / EPA

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Hong Kong — About 800 schoolchildren, teachers and volunteers gather on the Repulse Bay Beach to form an image of the Chinese white dolphin with the Chinese characters for "ocean."

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Kin Cheung / Associated Press

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