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Visitors wearing rabbit ear headbands watch a night parade held to celebrate Chinese New Year in Hong Kong February 3, 2011.

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Performers dressed as rabbits are seen during the night parade in Hong Kong on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011 as they celebrate China's lunar new year. According to the Chinese Zodiac, the Year of 2011 is the Year of the Rabbit.

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Worshippers light incense on the first day of Chinese New Year at Wuquanshan temple in Lanzhou, Feb. 3.

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People pray while offering burning incense at a Taoist temple in Beijing on the first day of the Lunar New Year on Feb. 3, 2011, ushering in the Year of the Rabbit.

See more Chinese New Year photos on PhotoBlog here. 

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Visually impaired participant Giovana feels the mask of a "Fantasia" Samba costume at the Camisa Verde e Branco Samba school during a workshop organised by the "So Nao Ve Quem Nao Quer" (only those who don't want to see, do not see) project in Sao Paulo, Feb. 2.

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Visually impaired participants Diogo, left, and Airton, right, learn to dance from a member of the Camisa Verde e Branco Samba school during a workshop organized by the "So Nao Ve Quem Nao Quer" (only those who don't want to see, do not see) project in Sao Paulo on Feb. 2. The project, jointly organized by the Dorina Nowill Foundation for the Blind and the City Hall of Sao Paulo, puts the 45 visually impaired participants through a week long course with 3 different samba schools to learn and experience the performance of samba.

This dance workshop, according to Reuters, was jointly organized by the Dorina Nowill Foundation for the Blind and the City Hall of Sao Paulo, and puts the 45 visually impaired participants through a week long course with 3 different samba schools to learn and experience the performance of samba.

See the latest images out of Egypt here. Full story here. And an eyewitness account video below.

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A medical worker talks on the telephone at an access road to the Tahrir Square in Cairo on Feb. 3. Reports state the area has been the scene of violent clashes for over 12 hours between opposition protesters and government supporters, with hundreds injured.

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Police try to calm pro-Mubarak supporters shouting at opposition demonstrators in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Feb. 3. )

AFP reports that some 400 Afghan National Army non-commissioned officers graduated at a ceremony at Camp Ghazi today in Kabul.

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An Afghan National Army (Non-Commissioned Officer) recruit marches during a graduation parade after an oath ceremony at Ghazi military training centre in Kabul on Feb. 3.

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Afghan National Army (ANA) non-commissioned officers (NCO) march during a graduation ceremony in Kabul on Feb. 3.

 More photos of the Afghan National Army on PhotoBlog here.

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This overview shows boats previously moored in the Hinchenbrook Marina lying smashed after catastrophic winds and storm surge caused by Cyclone Yasi in Cardwell on Feb. 3, 2011.

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Vehicles queue to cross a flooded section of the Bruce Highway bordered by banana plantations devastated when Cyclone Yasi tore through Tully on Feb. 3, 2011.

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An aerial view shows homes destroyed in Tully, North Queensland, Australia, on 03 Feb. 3, 2011, as a result of category five tropical cyclone Yasi.

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Two women survey the damage in Tully, Australia, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011, after Cyclone Yasi brought heavy rain and howling winds gusting to 186 mph. The most powerful storm in a century ripped across Australia's northeast coast early Thursday, blasting apart houses, laying waste to banana crops and leaving boats lying in the streets of wind- and wave-swept towns.

Read the full story from here

Photojournalist Ron Haviv arrived in Egypt on Monday to photograph the unrest as anti-government protesters demanded the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak. Since his arrival, anti-government protesters have dominated the streets and the headlines. But today, there was a shift with thousands of pro-Mubarak people spilling out into the streets. They were angry that their side of the story was not being heard. Haviv said he saw supporters from all walks of life: professionals, youths and even families. He said the main clashes between opposing protesters were happening in a small area centered around Tahrir Square. While the eyes of the world are trained on what he describes as a "very small bubble," he said it's hard to say how well those on the street represent the much larger population of 80 million people in Egypt. 

Haviv describes how the situation in Egypt compares to other conflicts and unrest he's photographed for years around the world. Watch the Skype interview below to hear how the unrest in Cairo compares to the fall of the Berlin wall or uprisings in Somalia.

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Pro-Mubarak demonstrators ride on camel during a protest in downtown Cairo, Egypt on Wednesday.

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Anti-Mubarak Egyptians hurl stones at opposing protesters in Tahir Square.

As clashes broke out between the opposing protest group, Haviv discovered volunteer doctor and nurses creating a makeshift hospital at a mosque. See images from the scene.

Photojournalist Ron Haviv describes the difficulty of accessing the protest areas in Cairo, particularly because pro-government supporters are angry with the West and the media for focusing so much attention on anti-Mubarak forces. See the Skype interview below to learn more about how he got into the contentious area.

After making his way into Tahrir Square, Haviv spent some time on the "front lines" where opposing protesters were throwing rocks at one another. He followed some injured anti-government protesters to a makeshift hospital in a nearby mosque, where nurses, doctors and others were informally banding together to help victims. He said it was like a makeshift M.A.S.H. unit, with many people there to help but with few supplies. When he arrived at the mosque in the early afternoon, there were only a handful of people to assist. But by nightfall, there was a steady stream of injured, with patients spilling out into the street. Despite Haviv's long experience covering conflict around the world, he said it was a scene he wouldn't soon forget.

Ron Haviv / VII

Ron Haviv / VII

See Haviv's images from the clashes, and watch video of him comparing the scene to other conflicts he's covered around the world here.

I've never seen snow transported via elevator before.  The images coming out of this storm are impressive.  You can see our slideshow of the storm here.  Msnbc.com users have been sending us their images from the storm, see those here, and upload your own images of the storm here.  And here's one more image you shouldn't miss.

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University of Iowa evironmental systems mechanic Dennis Schintler (L) and electrician Steve Denneny use an elevator to carry out some of the snow that had blown into the Carver Biomedical Reseach Building's air supply intake Feb. 2, in Iowa City, Iowa. The snow had blown ind during a massive storm and restricted the building's intake. Almost 20 inches of snow fell in parts of the Midwest as the National Weather Service issued a blizzard warning for southeastern Iowa and much of Illinois. Snow is forecast to continue today and move east toward New England and the East Coast.

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University of Iowa violin masters student Andrew Uhe uses a cookie sheet to sled down the hill behind Lincoln Elementary School Feb. 2, in Iowa City, Iowa.

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An American flag lies frozen to the ground Wednesday, Feb. 2 in a parking lot in New Carlisle, Ohio.

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The red swimsuit and an original copy of the swimsuit poster, that immortalized the bathing suit, belonging to the late actress Farah Fawcett were enshrined in the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History Feb. 2, in Washington, DC. Ryan ONeal presented objects related to Fawcetts career including the red swimsuit, an original copy of the swimsuit poster, that immortalized the bathing suit, photographed before Fawcetts debut on Charlies Angels in September 1976 and to date has sold more than 12 million copies, a leather-bound book of Fawcetts personal copies of scripts for the first season of Charlies Angels, a Fawcett swimsuit jigsaw puzzle, a Farrah Phenomenon
1976 edition of TV Guide, a Charlies Angels 1976 edition of Time magazine, an original 1977 Farrah Fawcett doll and a Farrahs Glamour Center
hairstyling toy.

According to AP, Fawcett wore the bathing suit for a photo shoot shortly before her debut on "Charlie's Angels" in 1976. The resulting poster sold millions of copies and became the best selling poster of all time, according to Smithsonian curator Dwight Bowers. Bowers compared the poster to World War II pinups of Betty Grable and Rita Hayworth, saying it became a symbol of the 1970s era.

Full story here.

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A boy runs to hug Pope Benedict XVI as he leads a weekly general audience in Paul VI Hall at the Vatican on Feb. 2. The boy managed to sneak through security to greet the pontiff.

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Pope Benedict XVI greets a child during his weekly general audience on Feb. 2 in Paul VI hall at The Vatican.

Alessandro Bianchi / Reuters

A boy, who managed to sneak through security and reach the papal throne, is carried outside by security after he met Pope Benedict XVI during a weekly general audience in Paul VI Hall at the Vatican on Feb. 2.

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Several thousand supporters of embattled President Hosni Mubarak, including some on horses and camels and wielding whips, charged into a crowd of anti-government protesters Wednesday, instigating violent clashes as Egypt's upheaval took a dangerous new turn.

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Pro- and anti-Mubarak protesters face off in Tahrir Square as violent clashes started in Cairo on Wednesday, Feb. 2.

The two sides hurled stones, Molotov cocktails and even satellite dishes that they ripped off the roofs of buildings. Several hundred people were injured, Al Jazeera reported.

Goran Tomasevic / Reuters

Demonstrators take cover during rioting between pro- and anti-Mubarak supporters in Tahrir Square on Wednesday.

The turmoil was the first significant violence between supporters of the two camps in more than a week of anti-government protests. It erupted after Mubarak went on national television Tuesday night and said he would not seek another term but rejected protesters' demands he step down immediately.

Suhaib Salem / Reuters

Injured demonstraters help each other during rioting in Cairo on Wednesday.

The two sides hurled stones, Molotov cocktails and even satellite dishes that they ripped off the roofs of buildings. Several hundred people were injured, Al Jazeera reported. See more photos here.

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Anti-government protestors run towards a line of pro-Mubarak supporters on Wednesday.

Nearly 10,000 protesters massed again in Tahrir on Wednesday morning, rejecting Mubarak's speech as too little too late and renewing their demands he leave immediately.

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A supporter of embattled Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak rides a camel during a clash between pro- and anti-government protesters in Tahrir Square on Wednesday.

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Demonstrators clash in Tahrir Square on Wednesday.

Khalil Hamra / AP

Pro-Mubarak supporters shout during a rally in Cairo on Wednesday.

Ahmed Ali / AP

Stones fly through the air as supporters of President Hosni Mubarak, foreground, fight with anti-Mubarak protesters, standing on army tanks in Cairo on Wednesday.

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Anti-Mubarak protesters throw rocks at pro-Mubarak supporters during clashes in Tahrir Square on Wednesday.

Protesters were seen running with their shirts or faces bloodied. Men and women in the crowd were weeping. Scores of wounded were carried to a makeshift clinic at a mosque near the square and on other side streets. Doctors in white coats rushed about with bags of cotton, mercurochrome and bandages. One man with blood coming out of his eye stumbled into a side-street clinic.

Khalil Hamra / AP

A wounded demonstrator is evacuated from Tahrir square in Cairo on Wednesday.

Read more on this developing story here.

See more photos here.

The Internet has returned to Egypt, as demonstrated in a new graphic from Renesys, which looks a lot like its Jan. 27 graphic of the Web going dark but indicates the opposite: a sharp increase in "Globally Reachable Egyptian Networks."

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That means at least one of the Egyptian bloggers we covered last week in a series of 10 portraits by Anastasia Taylor-Lind is back online, reaching the globe, and posting pictures with clear political intent, not all of it positive toward American foreign policy on Egypt.

Hossam el-Hamalawy, pictured here, has posted a number of pictures to his Flickr feed and tweeted (there is language in pictures of graffiti in the Flickr feed that some may find offensive.)

Distribute pix of the uprising for free. I don't want any money for them. Spread them around http://www.flickr.com/photos/elhamalawy/ #Jan25

Below are two pictures posted to his blog, 3Arabawy.org, under the headline "MADE IN THE USA: From Obama with love."

Hossam El Hamalawy via Flickr

A photograph updated to Flickr today, otherwise undated, with the caption: "Birdshots used on protesters in Mohamed Mahmoud Street, made in the USA."

Hossam El Hamalawy via Flickr

A photograph updated to Flickr today, otherwise undated, with the caption: "Birdshots injuries"

We are reaching out to el-Hamalawy and other Egyptian bloggers for more information on events in Cairo. Meanwhile, the Washington Post interviewed El Hamalawy in Tahrir Square. He explained some of his attitude toward the United States:

On Oct. 8, 2000, he was detained after pulling down a U.S. flag from the top of a building at the American University of Cairo, where he was a student. It was a protest against what he calls the hypocritical policies of the United States, which has supported Mubarak despite his autocratic rule.

Hamalawy was stripped naked, his hands were tied behind his back, and he was beaten for days, he said. State security interrogated him and threatened him with rape. After four days, he was released.

The flag was not replaced.

"I'm still proud of that," he said. (Full Washington Post story here.)

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You can see more pictures out of Egypt here, and follow fast-breaking developments over at World Blog or BreakingNews.com.