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February 13: A client whose face is covered with gold leaves is seen at the Viet My beauty salon in Hanoi February 13, 2012. Despite tough economic conditions, including soaring inflation, people in Vietnam seem to be spending heavily as usual on special occasions like Valentine's Day. Viet My is one of a small number of salons in Vietnam that provides 24k gold leaf face mask therapy, said to help make skin whiter. A single facial costs 1.8 million Vietnam dong ($86.41).
 

February 13: A client whose face is covered with gold leaves is seen at the Viet My beauty salon in Hanoi February 13, 2012. Despite tough economic conditions, including soaring inflation, people in Vietnam seem to be spending heavily as usual on special occasions like Valentine's Day. Viet My is one of a small number of salons in Vietnam that provides 24k gold leaf face mask therapy, said to help make skin whiter. A single facial costs 1.8 million Vietnam dong ($86.41).

Photograph by: Kham, Reuters

 
February 13: A client whose face is covered with gold leaves is seen at the Viet My beauty salon in Hanoi February 13, 2012. Despite tough economic conditions, including soaring inflation, people in Vietnam seem to be spending heavily as usual on special occasions like Valentine's Day. Viet My is one of a small number of salons in Vietnam that provides 24k gold leaf face mask therapy, said to help make skin whiter. A single facial costs 1.8 million Vietnam dong ($86.41).
FEBRUARY 13 — A U.S. Marine drinks cobra blood during a jungle survival program as part of the annual Cobra Gold 2012 combined military exercise at a naval base in Sattahip. About 13,000 military personnel from seven nations, South Korea, Indonesia, Thailand, US, Singapore, Japan and Malaysia are involved in the exercise ending on February 17.
FEBRUARY 13 — A store "greeter" dressed as a historical figure tries to attract customers to a candied fruit store in the Qianmen hutong area of Beijing. China has no intention to "buy out Europe", Premier Wen Jiabao recently commented ahead of a major summit with the European Union in Beijing. The Chinese government has in recent weeks sought to calm concerns in Europe that a wave of investment by Chinese companies and government-backed funds will give Beijing too much influence over struggling European economies.
FEBRUARY 12 - U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama reacts to an errant swing from a boy as they play mini-tennis during a "Let's Move!" faith and communities physical activity at Disney World's ESPN Wide World of Sports in Orlando, Florida.
FEBRUARY 11 - A policeman wears a rose given to him by demonstrators during a protest against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, outside the Syrian embassy in London.
February 11: A model prepares backstage for the Mara Hoffman Fall/Winter 2012 collection show during New York Fashion Week.
February 11: Guests chat during a charity event at the Barvikha luxury village outside Moscow. Russian supermodel Natalia Vodianova hosted the evening to raise awareness for the Naked Heart foundation which provides safe and inspiring urban environments for children in Russia.
February 11: A group of Moroccans attend a peaceful march to show solidarity with Tunisians and mark the first anniversary of the Arab Spring revolution, in the capital of Rabat. The signs (top L) read: "You can't stop the Arab Spring", (bottom L): "Solidarity and peace" and (C) "One year of rebellion = one year of hope".
February 11: A Palestinian protester pulls a tyre after it was set on fire during clashes with Israeli forces over prisoner Khader Adnan, a member of the Islamic Jihad militant group, outside Ofer prison near the West Bank city of Ramallah. Adnan, on hunger strike for 55 days to protest against his detention without trial by Israel, is refusing medical treatment and his life is in danger, a hospital spokeswoman said on Thursday.
February 10: A surfer walks along the Maderas beach on the Nicaraguan Pacific coast. Nicaragua awaits the arrival of 1.1 million foreign tourists to visit the beaches and colonial cities of the country for 2012, reported Mario Salinas, the president of the Nicaraguan Institute of Tourism (Intur).
February 10: Members of a comparsa, an Uruguayan carnival band, perform during the second night of the Llamadas parade in Montevideo. The Llamadas, which is Spanish for "Call", originated during the colonial times when slaves played drums to keep in touch with relatives and friends.
February 10: Firewood is seen into a stove in house in the village of Khatsky, with an air temperature at about minus 20 degrees Celsius (minus 4 degrees Fahrenheit) outside, some 200 km (124 miles) south-west of Ukrainian capital Kiev.
February 10: Sam Roberts performs at the Metropolis in Montreal.
February 10: A boy walks past a mural depicting a child shooting an RPG loaded with school supplies in Ciudad Juarez. The word reads, "Education".
February 10: A model plays with her phone backstage during the Nicole Miller Fall/Winter 2012 collection during New York Fashion Week.
February 10: A woman walks across a snow-covered square in the city centre of the North Moravian town of Ostrava February 10, 2012.
February 10: A juvenile De Brazza's monkey eats fruit at the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens. De Brazza's monkey is found in various African countries, located near water and also in areas of dense vegetation.
February 10: Bichon Frise puppies run in snow at Sinnington, northern England February 10, 2012. Snow fell in many areas of England and Wales overnight amid weather warnings for ice and snow, local media reported.
February 10: A worker arranges a saree, a traditional cloth used for women's clothing, as it is hung out to dry after dyeing it at a workshop in Shardarpara village, south of Kolkata February 10, 2012.
February 10: Britain's Prince Harry (R) talks to Sean and Katie Thompson, and their daughter nine-month-old Jessica, during a visit to RAF Honington, near Bury St Edmunds in Southern England February 10, 2012. The Prince presented Service Commendations to RAF personnel and met servicemen and women and their families.
February 10: Ice partially covers a frozen Virginia Water lake in Surrey southern England February 10, 2012. Snow fell in many areas of England and Wales overnight amid weather warnings for ice and snow, local media reported.
February 10: Coal power plants are pictured in the western town of Neurath February 10, 2012.
February 9: A view of a frozen lake after snowfall is seen in the city of Kukes, some 150 km (93 miles) northeast of the capital Tirana.
February 9: A member of a comparsa, an Uruguayan carnival band, performs during the first night of the Llamadas parade in Montevideo. The Llamadas, which is Spanish for "Call", originated during the colonial times when slaves played drums to keep in touch with relatives and friends.
February 9: Tiger Woods hits his second shot at the fourth hole at Spyglass Hill Golf Course during the first round of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-AM golf tournament in Pebble Beach, California.
FEBRUARY 9 — A young grey seal appears in partly frozen water at a breeding station for seals in Friedrichskoog,northern Germany. Six grey seals are currently kept at the breeding station.
February 9: A model presents a creation by Spanish designer Agatha Ruiz de la Prada for fashion house CLOE at the Soumaya museum in Mexico City February 8, 2012.
February 9: A boy plays soccer on a beach in Gabon's capital Libreville February 9, 2012.
February 9: A man walks down the stairs in the air temperature of about minus 15 degrees Celsius (5 degrees Fahrenheit) in Kiev February 9, 2012.
February 9: Smoke from a wood stove comes out of a chimney as Pascal Prokop drives his 1990 Volvo 240 station wagon during cold winter weather on a road near the town of Mettmenstetten some 25 kilometres south of Zurich February 9, 2012. Prokob built in the wood-fired stove by himself and got a operating permit by the Swiss technical inspection authority.
FEBRUARY 9 — Iraqi supporters of Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr wave their national flag during a celebration marking the departure of US troops from Iraq in the Shiite stronghold of Sadr City in northern Baghdad on.
February 9: Mount Etna spews lava on the southern Italian island of Sicily February 9, 2012. Mount Etna is Europe's tallest and most active volcano.
February 9: A woman pulls a child in the snow as they walk near the ice-covered Lisi Lake, with the air temperature at about minus 6 degrees Celsius (21.2 degrees Fahrenheit), in Tbilisi February 9, 2012.
February 8: Lluis Marin Tarroch of Andorra leads his 1/8 final at the FIS World Cup Snowboard-Cross competition at Blue Mountain in Collingwood, Ontario. Lluis finished the competition in 5th place.
February 8: Camels are pictured after racing during the 27th Janadriya festival on the outskirts of Riyadh. The ten-day festival showcases Saudi Arabian culture and traditions.
February 8: LED lights are shown on a 2012 Dodge Dart during the first media preview day at the 2012 Chicago Auto Show in Chicago, Illinois.
February 8: Army soldiers stand near a white dove outside the Legislative Assembly as striking police officers from the northeastern state of Bahia occupy the building in protest, in Salvador da Bahia. More than 3,000 federal troops were dispatched to the northeastern state of Bahia in recent days to restore order after much of the state's military police force went on strike last week to demand higher wages.
February 8: A soccer fan rests as Chile's Union Espanola and Colombia's Atletico Junior play during their Copa Libertadores soccer match at Santiago.
February 8: Visitors walk through an illuminated 'ice palace' in Schwarzsee, about 50 kilometres (31.07 miles) west of Bern February 8, 2012.
FEBRUARY 8 — A bird flies in front of the Alp mountains, pictured from the 1.838 meters high Wendelstein mountain near the Bavarian village Bayrischzell, southern Germany. Temperatures plunged to new lows in Europe where last two week-long cold snap has now claimed more than 300 lives and forecasters warned that the big freeze would tighten its grip at the next time.
 
 
 
 
 

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