This week around the world
A thick fog briefly clears to reveal the Umbrian countryside of Perugia, Italy, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009.
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Former Formula One driver Michael Schumacher, from Germany, crosses the finish in first position during a practice heat at the kart charity race "International Challenge of the Stars" in Florianopolis, Brazil, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009.
Associated Press
\Haze clouds the skyline over the forbidden city in Beijing, China, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009. China promised to slow its carbon emissions, saying it would nearly halve the ratio of pollution to GDP over the next decade.
Associated Press
Thomas Rupprath swims the 50 meter backstroke in new European record time of 22.91 seconds during the German short course swimming championships in Essen, western Germany, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009.
Associated Press
A walker makes her way through fresh snow on the Schauinsland mountain in the Black Forest region of southern Germany, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009.
Associated Press
A Lakewood city employee, who did not wish to be identified, brings flowers to the Lakewood, Wash., police headquarters after four Lakewood police officers were killed by a gunman at a Parkland, Wash., coffee shop on Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009.
Associated Press
Cadets listen as President Barack Obama speaks about the war in Afghanistan at the United States Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009.
Associated Press
A man sits and watches President Barack Obama's speech on TV sets at a Yamada Denki electric appliance store in Tokyo Wednesday. Obama announced he would deepen the U.S. involvement in Afghanistan, sending 30,000 more troops to fight the Taliban.
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Filipino activists wear colorful masks during a rally against the economic liberalization policies pushed by the World Trade Organization at the Mendiola bridge, Manila, Philippines, on Monday November 30, 2009.
Associated Press
A child poses for photo in front of a Christmas decoration displayed outside a shopping mall in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009.
Associated Press
The triple-deck ferry, M.V. Coco, floats after it tipped and its rear portion sank in the Tetulia River late Friday near the coastal town of Bhola, 64 miles south of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009.
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