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Today is the first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year. This year, we welcome the Year of the Ox, the sign representing solemn hard work and prosperity - an animal that appears aptly symbolic for these difficult times. Collected here are photographs of people celebrating and preparing for this Lunar New Year festivities.

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Do you ever get an eerie feeling when you walk into a forest? There's a certain mystique and an undeniable beauty that the forest possesses. In these photos, it almost feels like we can jump inside of them and get lost in an enchanted world...…

I've always been fascinated with sailboats. I love how they are magnificently grandiose, yet with a crew that works in unison, they move with grace and purpose across an unpredictable sea. As there are sailing competitions year-round, here are some photos from the past year, courtesy of the Boston Globe.

Many of us have heard of Guantánamo Bay, but how many of us know what it looks like? By January, some of the nearly 250 men at Guantánamo Bay Detention Facility will have been locked up for seven years. Collected here are photos of the multiple detention facilities at Guantánamo Bay - all photographs either reviewed by or released by the U.S. Military.



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Major riots in the streets of Athens occurred after the shooting of a teenage boy by riot police over the weekend. A massive student protest against proposed government reforms of state universities turned ugly after a police officer opened fire after youths threw objects at his car. Two police officers have been arrested in connection with the Andreas Grigoropoulos' death. The Greek Prime Minister, Costas Karamanlis, has expressed his sympathy to the boy's parents, and said his government…

Must suck to have water up to the knees. Large parts of Venice were flooded on Monday as heavy rains and strong winds lashed the lagoon city, with sea levels at their highest level in 22 years. Ferry and water taxi services in the city were suspended and Venice's mayor urged people to stay indoors. Tourists and residents struggled to get across the city over raised walkways. The Centro Maree, which forecasts water levels, said sea levels in the Adriatic rose 1.56 meters (5.1 ft) - a level…

It's amazing how beautiful these trees are in the snowy Winter. The air looks so crisp and clean. It almost makes me sad that we don't get slow here in Southern California in the Winter...almost..…

For some of us in California, this fire is way too close to home. According to the LA times, as of right now, 35,662 acres have burned in three fires, 894 homes and structures have been destroyed, and 38 firefighters and civilians have been injured.