Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:10:02 +0100 (Reuters) - A pig is carried around the village during a festival at the Nem Thuong village in Bac Ninh, about 40 km (25 miles) north of Hanoi, January 28, 2012. Organized by the villagers, the festival is held on the sixth day of the first month of the lunar calendar to worship the village's deity Doan Thuong, an anti-royal military general who lived in 13th century. Every year, thousands of people from the village and nearby villages will gather to smear the blood of the pig on their banknotes in the belief that it would bring luck in the new year. The festival is known as the most brutal in the country and is condemned by many, including some who called on the government to stop the festival. REUTERS/Kham (VIETNAM - Tags: SOCIETY ANIMALS)
Two two-month old Pumas Jaguarundi cubs (Puma yagouaroundi) ...
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:40:01 +0100 (Reuters) - Two two-month old Pumas Jaguarundi cubs (Puma yagouaroundi) are displayed at AMARTE Foundation in Managua January 27, 2012. Pumas are considered to be an endangered species. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas (NICARAGUA - Tags: ANIMALS)
Children push themselves around on small sleds on a frozen pond ...
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:40:01 +0100 (Reuters) - Children push themselves around on small sleds on a frozen pond on a cold, winters day at Ritan Park, also known as the Temple of the Sun, in Beijing January 27, 2012. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Lindzy Earp (R), 10, sits in the playground with Deja Mass, ...
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:50:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Lindzy Earp (R), 10, sits in the playground with Deja Mass, 5, at Hope Gardens Family Center, a homeless shelter for women and children, run by Union Rescue Mission on 77 acres (0.31 square km) of countryside away from Skid Row, on the outskirts of Los Angeles, California January 25, 2012. One in 45 children, totalling 1.6 million, is homeless, the highest number in United States' history, according to a 2011 study by the National Center on Family Homelessness. California is ranked the fifth highest state in the nation for its percentage of homeless children. Picture taken January 25, 2012. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY)
A girl rides a merry-go-round during the "Golden Week" ...
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:10:02 +0100 (Reuters) - A girl rides a merry-go-round during the "Golden Week" holiday of the Spring Festival to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year at Beijing's Happy Valley park, January 25, 2012. The Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, began on January 23 and marks the start of the Year of the Dragon, according to the Chinese zodiac. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA - Tags: SOCIETY)
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