In today’s pictures, the Dalai Lama rubs noses with Maryland’s governor, a tanker explodes on a road in Mexico, a chimpanzee plays in Germany, and more.
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Rebecca Flaig of Goochland, Va., left, and Ryan Jung of Richmond hold their umbrellas aloft as part of the World AIDS Day event on Brown’s Island in Richmond, Va. on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011. A sea of red umbrellas, in the form of a giant red ribbon, were displayed. A man holds a poster featuring [...]
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- Africa
- Ahmad Gharabli
- AIDS treatment
- Air Force One
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- Tehran
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From the uprisings across the Arab world to the devastating earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster in Japan, there was no lack of news in 2011. Reuters photographers covered the breaking news events as well as captured more intimate, personal stories. In this showcase, the photographers offer a behind the scenes account of the images that helped define the year.
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- America
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- Guo Zhongfan
- Haiti
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- Mexico
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- mobile phone network
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- Mohammad Azam
- Montana Horses
- Moscow
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- Muammar Gaddafi
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