Day in pics
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Pusuke, the world's oldest living dog according to Guinness World Records died on Dec 5, 2011 after suddenly falling ill.
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FC Basel's goalkeeper Yann Sommer tries to stop a goal during the Champions League group C football match against Manchester United in Basel. Basel won 2-1.
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Shoppers walk past a homeless ma begging along a pavement n in Sydney. Australia's unemployment rate unexpectedly rose to 5.3% in November, data showed on December 8, with the number of people in work falling as businesses cut costs. AFP PHOTO / Torsten BLACKWOOD
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Daniel Vettori of New Zealand arrives to the nets during a practice session ahead of the second test cricket match against Australia in Hobart. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz.
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Lerpong Wichaikhammat, who goes by the name of Joe Gordon, arrives at the Bangkok Criminal Court. The US citizen was given 2-1/2 years in prison for insulting the Thai monarchy, the latest in a series of draconian sentences handed down for lese-majeste and one that could cause friction with the United States. Thai-born Lerpong, 55, had pleaded guilty in October to using the Internet to disseminate information that insulted the monarchy, charges stemming from material posted on his blog in the United States, where he has citizenship. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom
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France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (R) shakes hands with US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (L) as France's Economy and Finance Minister Francois Baroin (C) looks on at the end of a meeting at the presidential Elysee palace in Paris. Geithner, who is meeting eurozone leaders ahead of a crucial European Union summit in Brussels on December 8, said that he wanted to "try to make sure there is a sufficient strong firewall in place" to prevent the crisis spreading. AFP PHOTO ERIC
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Supporters of a Filipino convicted of drug trafficking in China offer candles as they hold a prayer vigil in Manila. Philippine government said it will not stop appealing for a commutation to life imprisonment although the death sentence is final and the 35-year old convict is scheduled for execution by lethal injection, after the promulgation of his sentence at the Guilin Intermediate Court, local media reported. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo
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Little blue penguins runs towards the sea after being released by wild life workers and school children at Mount Maunganui beach in Tauranga. The Penguins were among those affected by New Zealand's biggest sea pollution disaster when the Monrovia-flagged container ship 'Rena' ploughed into a reef on October 5. AFP PHOTO / MARTY MELVILL
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People run to catch a train in a subway station in Hong Kong Markets rose earlier this week in Asia on hopes that a meeting of European leaders will finally lead to a plan that will bring an end to the crippling eurozon debt crisis. AFP PHOTO/ AARON TAM
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A police officer secures the scene where a gunman killed a police officer and another person after a traffic stop on the campus of Virginia Tech, in Blacksburg. AP Photo
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