October 28, 2014
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Winners of a Miss Chinese contest -- from left, He Wenqian, Liu Zhongqing and Yang Xue -- pose with giant panda triplets at the Chimelong Safari Park in Guangzhou, Guangdong province Oct. 27, 2014.
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Russian Geographic Society staff members carry the body of baby mammoth to display in Moscow. The 39,000-year-old creature was found in the Siberian permafrost along the Yukagir coastline. Scientists call Yuka the best-preserved mammoth in history.
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Demonstrators in Burkina Faso’s capital, Ouagadougou, protest plans to let President Blaise Compaoré extend his rule beyond 30 years. The demonstrators face tear gas fired by security forces.
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In this NASA photo released today, the Hubble telescope captures a spooky shadow on Jupiter while monitoring a Great Red Spot storm April 21, 2014. The shadow of the Jovian moon, Ganymede, swept across the storm's center, looking like a pupil in the 10,000 mile-diameter "eye."