February 5, 2014
![An anti-government protester with his face painted attends a gathering in Bangkok, Thailand.](https://gdb.voanews.com/CCEEAE6C-76AE-405C-A397-89041B7F0585_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An anti-government protester with his face painted attends a gathering in Bangkok, Thailand.
![Former England soccer star David Beckham holds a soccer ball at a Miami news conference where he announced he will exercise his option to purchase a Major League Soccer expansion team in Miami, Florida.](https://gdb.voanews.com/54E51FDE-9FCA-4DC4-B165-436D2E46440A_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Former England soccer star David Beckham holds a soccer ball at a Miami news conference where he announced he will exercise his option to purchase a Major League Soccer expansion team in Miami, Florida.
![Canada's Sarah Reid speeds down the track during an unofficial women skeleton progressive training at the Sanki sliding center in Rosa Khutor, a venue for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics near Sochi, Russia.](https://gdb.voanews.com/78A11573-D2FE-4D05-A321-3A9B67B05C8E_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Canada's Sarah Reid speeds down the track during an unofficial women skeleton progressive training at the Sanki sliding center in Rosa Khutor, a venue for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics near Sochi, Russia.
![Visitors look at ice sculptures during the 65th annual Sapporo Snow Festival in Sapporo, Japan. The week-long festival started with a total of 198 snow statues on display and expects to attract around two million visitors.](https://gdb.voanews.com/6DB801C7-2C56-4566-B739-AA31E7B2E425_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Visitors look at ice sculptures during the 65th annual Sapporo Snow Festival in Sapporo, Japan. The week-long festival started with a total of 198 snow statues on display and expects to attract around two million visitors.