January 8, 2014
![Sumo grand champion Harumafuji of Mongolia performs his ring entry forms to dedicate to the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo, Japan. The Shinto ritual is part of the annual New Year's celebrations at the shrine.](https://gdb.voanews.com/3895827d-3a33-4fd6-a558-b8ba6bc69f95_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Sumo grand champion Harumafuji of Mongolia performs his ring entry forms to dedicate to the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo, Japan. The Shinto ritual is part of the annual New Year's celebrations at the shrine.
![Hot lava from Mount Sinabung volcano hits trees as seen from Berastepu village in Karo district, Indonesia's North Sumatra province.](https://gdb.voanews.com/59e4da38-8a24-4c77-a81f-b02cb76728e5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Hot lava from Mount Sinabung volcano hits trees as seen from Berastepu village in Karo district, Indonesia's North Sumatra province.
![Participants arrange sushi to create the largest sushi mosaic in an attempt to break the Guinness World Records during the 10th anniversary of a sushi chain store in Hong Kong. A total of 20,647 sushi pieces were used for a 37-square-meter space to break the record, which was verified and announced by the Guinness World Records at the end of the event.](https://gdb.voanews.com/4244f8ea-e8fb-4633-b675-87d9ba9005ee_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Participants arrange sushi to create the largest sushi mosaic in an attempt to break the Guinness World Records during the 10th anniversary of a sushi chain store in Hong Kong. A total of 20,647 sushi pieces were used for a 37-square-meter space to break the record, which was verified and announced by the Guinness World Records at the end of the event.
![Tim Green, of Sidney, Australia, jogs alongside the sculpture Wood Line by artist Andy Goldsworthy in an eucalyptus grove in The Presidio in San Francisco, California, USA, Jan. 7, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/ecac5050-533e-4257-b391-9d9b52a3811d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Tim Green, of Sidney, Australia, jogs alongside the sculpture Wood Line by artist Andy Goldsworthy in an eucalyptus grove in The Presidio in San Francisco, California, USA, Jan. 7, 2014.