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Surfing Spain, Berlin U2 concert, panda cub (11 images)

5 November

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Several surfers catch a wave off the Urumea River at the Basque city of San Sebastian in northern Spain on Thursday as a strong wind blows in from the Cantabrian Sea. (AP Photo /Alvaro Barrientos)

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A student tries to put out a fire with a bucket of water as a fire gutted the Kenya Water Institute in Nairobi, Kenya on Thursday. There were no injuries and the cause of the fire was not immediately known. (AP Photo/Sayyid Azim)

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Musician Pepe Aguilar performs onstage during the 10th annual Latin GRAMMY Awards held at Mandalay Bay Events Center on Thursday in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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U2 performs during a concert in front of the Brandenburg Gate on Thursday in Berlin, Germany. U2 performed a free concert in collaboration with MTV Europe to help the city celebrate 20 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

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Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall puts her fingers in her ears as Prince Charles, Prince of Wales fires the gun on HMCS Haida on Thursday in Hamilton, Canada. The Royal couple are visiting Canada from Nov. 2 to Nov. 12 and they will participate in commemorations and celebrations that honor Canada's people, places and events. This is the Prince of Wales's 15th visit to the country, however, it will be the Duchess of Cornwall's first official visit to a country where she has strong ancestral links. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

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Combat aircraft fly over Air Force cadets during a military parade to celebrate the 90th anniversary of Colombia's Air Force in Bogota on Thursday. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

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Pakistani model Nadia Hussain celebrates with Pakistani designer Syed Rizwanullah after his show during the 2nd day of Fashion Pakistan Week on Thursday in Karachi, Pakistan. Fashion Pakistan Week commenced today amidst security threats. The organizers already postponed the event twice due to security fears and the threat of ongoing militant violence. The four-day event will feature over 30 Pakistani designers and will showcase the best of fashion in Pakistan. (Photo by Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images)

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A Pakistani model wearing a creation by Pakistani designer Zarmina Khan pauses before walking out onto the catwalk during the 2nd day of Fashion Pakistan Week on Thursday in Karachi, Pakistan. Fashion Pakistan Week commenced today amidst security threats. The organizers already postponed the event twice due to security fears and the threat of ongoing militant violence. The four-day event will feature over 30 Pakistani designers and will showcase the best of fashion in Pakistan. (Photo by Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images)

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This Nov. 5, 2009 photo provided by the San Diego Zoo shows a 13-week-old giant panda cub during his weekly exam. His name, which was voted on by thousands of people, will be announced during a ceremony on Nov. 17. The male cub is the fifth giant panda born at the San Diego Zoo. The first surviving giant panda born in the United States was born in San Diego in 1999, followed by cubs in 2003, 2005, 2007, and most recently this cub, born on Aug. 5, 2009. (AP Photo/Ken Bohn, San Diego Zoo)

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Members of Code Pink for Peace wear costumes and signs while demonstrating outside of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-CA) office in the Cannon House Office Building on Thursday in Washington, DC. The protesters were voicing their support for health care reform legislation making its way through Congress. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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