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Thursday 07 November 2013

 

 

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Dogs' brain scans - researchers conducted the first comparative dog and human brain study  

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Rescuers assist Pamela Rauseo, who performed CPR on her nephew, 5-month-old Sebastian de la Cruz, after pulling over her SUV on the side of the road along Florida state road 836

The dramatic rescue: A woman performs CPR on a baby on State Road 

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Members of protest group Pussy Riot arrive for a press conference in Sochi

Pussy Riot story

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Darren Almond Fullmoon@Argentinian Patagonia 2013

To Leave a Light Impression: Darren Almond at White Cube 

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A gust of wind blows away Pope Francis' cap as he delivers his message during his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square

Pope's bad hat day 

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Prince Charles wearing traditional Saudi uniform, dances with sword during the traditional Saudi dancing best known as 'arda' performed during Janadriya culture festival at Der'iya in Riyadh

Saudi Arabia: Britain's Prince Charles dancing with knife

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UK: Destiny Miliband wins the internet  

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Ross Crammond and Kelly Saunders (5) at the launch of World Book Day in Dublin

Launch of the World Book Day in Dublin  

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A view at the sculpture 'Le Scaphandrier' made with lemons and oranges ahead of the 81st Lemon Festival in Menton

Lemon Festival in France 

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Aerial view of South Korea's second Antarctic research station which was opened in a ceremony in Terra Nova Bay

South Korea opens second research station in Antarctica 

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A heart shaped flock of migrating starlings

Massive flocks of migrating starlings fly over Israel 

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The caves are usually are accessible only by water, but Lake Superiorís rock-solid ice cover is letting people walk to them for the first time since 2009

USA: Spectacular icicles in caves at Apostle Islands National Lakeshore

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The Gallery of Modern Art in Brisbane presents 'Cai Guo-Qiang: Falling Back to Earth', a major exhibition by one of the world’s most significant contemporary artists

'Falling Back To Earth' exhibition at the Gallery of Modern Art in Australia  

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A one-year-old albino alligator is pictured at Paris' aquarium

Paris: Albino alligators at the Tropical aquarium

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Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry help with flood defences around Eton End School in Datchet

Princes William and Harry join flood relief effort in Datchet 

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The Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System is seen in an aerial view in the Mojave Desert in California near Primm, Nevada. The largest solar thermal power-tower system in the world, owned by NRG Energy, Google and BrightSource Energy just opened in the Ivanpah Dry Lake and uses 347,000 computer-controlled mirrors to focus sunlight onto boilers on top of three 459-foot towers, where water is heated to produce steam to power turbines providing power to more than 140,000 California homes

World news in pictures

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A new visitor centre about the Battle of Bannockburn

UK news in pictures

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The spiral formed work 'Mother Spiral' dominates a room in the exhibition 'Tobias Rehberger. Home and Away and Outside' at the Schirn in Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Arts + Ents news in pictures 

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Panathinaikos' coach Argiris Pedoulakis reacts after a referee's decision during a Euroleague basketball match of Top 16 against Olympiakos at the Olympic Indoor Arena in Athens

Sport in pictures 

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Truth, lies and the myth of Eliot Ness

A new book sheds startling light on the Prohibition-era lawman and his legendary battles with Al Capone
A new generation of vicars: More and more young people are choosing a life of wing tips and clerical collars

A new generation of vicars

More and more young people are choosing a life of wing tips and clerical collars
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How do you remove a Banksy mural?

After a Banksy mural removed from a pub sold this week for £350,000, Etan Smallman joins a team of builders to see what it takes to get the painter's street art off the street
Hidden hatred: What makes people assassinate their own character online, sometimes driving themselves to suicide?

Self-harming for the internet age

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This one's for me: Solo suppers

What do chefs and food bloggers cook when they have only themselves to cater for? Gillian Orr gets the professionals to spill their solo-supper beans
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Smart wrap: 10 best e-reader covers

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Jamie Roberts on Six Nations

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Tired and too timid: Why our best fail in Europe

Tired and too timid: Why our best fail in Europe

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Kate 'Ziggy' Moss collects Bowie's award for him

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Return of the oldest war on earth

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