Dec 16: Day in pics

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Australia's Peter Siddle (L) appeals successfully for LBW to dismiss Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews (R) for 75 runs during the third days play in the first cricket test at Bellerive Oval in Hobart. Reuters

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Roger Federer of Switzerland, wearing a Colombian Vueltiao, blows a kiss while holding his trophy after beating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France in an exhibition tennis match in Bogota. Reuters

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France's tennis player Jo-Wilfried Tsonga smiles as he wears a traditional Colombian hat after an exhibition match against Switzerland's Roger Federer in Bogota, Colombia. AP photo

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Australia's Peter Siddle celebrates appealing successfully for LBW to dismiss Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews for 75 runs during the third day's play in the first cricket test match at Bellerive Oval in Hobart. Reuters

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Charlotte Bobcats' Kemba Walker drives between Orlando Magic's Nikola Vucevic, left, and Glen Davis, right, during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Charlotte, N.C. The Magic won 107-98. AP photo

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Filipinos pass by a water fountain during the first dawn Mass at the Cultural Center of the Philippines building in Manila, Philippines. Many Filipinos traditionally attend nine consecutive dawn masses before Christmas in this largely Roman Catholic nation. AP photo

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Chinese employees pose for photographers at the newly opened Apple Store at the MixC mall in Chengdu in southwest China's Sichuan province. AP photo

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Ice skaters take part in the opening ceremony of an ice skating rink in Mexico City's historic Zocalo square. Reuters

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Brian Baumgartner from NBC's "The Office," right, judges Quila, a Siberian husky, during Santa's Next Reindeer contest at the grand opening of Banfield Pet Hospital and PetSmart in Los AngeleS. AP

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A boy helps his mother (R) to cast a vote in the general election at a polling station in Funabashi, suburban Tokyo. Voters began casting ballots in Japan for a general election likely to return long-ruling conservatives to power after three years in the wilderness. AFP photo

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Japanese Prime Minister and leader of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan Yoshihiko Noda casts his vote in general election in Funabashi, in suburban Tokyo. AFP photo

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Filipino Catholics raise their arms during prayers as they attend the first dawn Mass at the Cultural Center of the Philippines building in Manila. AP

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Dec 16: Day in pics

Australia's Peter Siddle (L) appeals successfully for LBW to dismiss Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews (R) for 75 runs during the third days play in the first cricket test at Bellerive Oval in Hobart. Reuters

Roger Federer of Switzerland, wearing a Colombian Vueltiao, blows a kiss while holding his trophy after beating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France in an exhibition tennis match in Bogota. Reuters

France's tennis player Jo-Wilfried Tsonga smiles as he wears a traditional Colombian hat after an exhibition match against Switzerland's Roger Federer in Bogota, Colombia. AP photo

Australia's Peter Siddle celebrates appealing successfully for LBW to dismiss Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews for 75 runs during the third day's play in the first cricket test match at Bellerive Oval in Hobart. Reuters

Charlotte Bobcats' Kemba Walker drives between Orlando Magic's Nikola Vucevic, left, and Glen Davis, right, during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Charlotte, N.C. The Magic won 107-98. AP photo

Filipinos pass by a water fountain during the first dawn Mass at the Cultural Center of the Philippines building in Manila, Philippines. Many Filipinos traditionally attend nine consecutive dawn masses before Christmas in this largely Roman Catholic nation. AP photo

Chinese employees pose for photographers at the newly opened Apple Store at the MixC mall in Chengdu in southwest China's Sichuan province. AP photo

Ice skaters take part in the opening ceremony of an ice skating rink in Mexico City's historic Zocalo square. Reuters

Brian Baumgartner from NBC's "The Office," right, judges Quila, a Siberian husky, during Santa's Next Reindeer contest at the grand opening of Banfield Pet Hospital and PetSmart in Los AngeleS. AP

A boy helps his mother (R) to cast a vote in the general election at a polling station in Funabashi, suburban Tokyo. Voters began casting ballots in Japan for a general election likely to return long-ruling conservatives to power after three years in the wilderness. AFP photo

Japanese Prime Minister and leader of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan Yoshihiko Noda casts his vote in general election in Funabashi, in suburban Tokyo. AFP photo

Filipino Catholics raise their arms during prayers as they attend the first dawn Mass at the Cultural Center of the Philippines building in Manila. AP

Haruka Tobe casts a ballot for her parents at a polling station located inside an elementary school in Tokyo. Reuters

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Dec 16: Day in pics

Australia's Peter Siddle (L) appeals successfully for LBW to dismiss Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews (R) for 75 runs during the third days play in the first cricket test at Bellerive Oval in Hobart. Reuters

Roger Federer of Switzerland, wearing a Colombian Vueltiao, blows a kiss while holding his trophy after beating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France in an exhibition tennis match in Bogota. Reuters

France's tennis player Jo-Wilfried Tsonga smiles as he wears a traditional Colombian hat after an exhibition match against Switzerland's Roger Federer in Bogota, Colombia. AP photo

Australia's Peter Siddle celebrates appealing successfully for LBW to dismiss Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews for 75 runs during the third day's play in the first cricket test match at Bellerive Oval in Hobart. Reuters

Charlotte Bobcats' Kemba Walker drives between Orlando Magic's Nikola Vucevic, left, and Glen Davis, right, during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Charlotte, N.C. The Magic won 107-98. AP photo

Filipinos pass by a water fountain during the first dawn Mass at the Cultural Center of the Philippines building in Manila, Philippines. Many Filipinos traditionally attend nine consecutive dawn masses before Christmas in this largely Roman Catholic nation. AP photo

Chinese employees pose for photographers at the newly opened Apple Store at the MixC mall in Chengdu in southwest China's Sichuan province. AP photo

Ice skaters take part in the opening ceremony of an ice skating rink in Mexico City's historic Zocalo square. Reuters

Brian Baumgartner from NBC's "The Office," right, judges Quila, a Siberian husky, during Santa's Next Reindeer contest at the grand opening of Banfield Pet Hospital and PetSmart in Los AngeleS. AP

A boy helps his mother (R) to cast a vote in the general election at a polling station in Funabashi, suburban Tokyo. Voters began casting ballots in Japan for a general election likely to return long-ruling conservatives to power after three years in the wilderness. AFP photo

Japanese Prime Minister and leader of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan Yoshihiko Noda casts his vote in general election in Funabashi, in suburban Tokyo. AFP photo

Filipino Catholics raise their arms during prayers as they attend the first dawn Mass at the Cultural Center of the Philippines building in Manila. AP

Haruka Tobe casts a ballot for her parents at a polling station located inside an elementary school in Tokyo. Reuters

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