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Yinfeng Hotel collapses as it is being demolished by explosives in Wuhan, Hubei province, December 9, 2014. (Photo by Reuters/China Daily)

Yinfeng Hotel collapses as it is being demolished by explosives in Wuhan, Hubei province, December 9, 2014. (Photo by Reuters/China Daily)




A newsstand vendor is pictured near a book titled “Xi Jinping: The governance of China” displayed on sale in central Beijing December 10, 2014. (Photo by Jason Lee/Reuters)

A newsstand vendor is pictured near a book titled “Xi Jinping: The governance of China” displayed on sale in central Beijing December 10, 2014. (Photo by Jason Lee/Reuters)




A taxi driver stands next to his vehicle as Indonesian workers block a road during a rally at the Bundaran Hotel Indonesia area in Jakarta December 10, 2014. Thousands of workers held the protest demanding the government to raise minimum wages after the government's decision to raise subsidized fuel price. (Photo by Reuters/Beawiharta)

A taxi driver stands next to his vehicle as Indonesian workers block a road during a rally at the Bundaran Hotel Indonesia area in Jakarta December 10, 2014. Thousands of workers held the protest demanding the government to raise minimum wages after the government's decision to raise subsidized fuel price. (Photo by Reuters/Beawiharta)




Cast member Orlando Bloom signs autographs at the premiere of “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies” at Dolby theatre in Hollywood, California December 9, 2014. The movie opens in the U.S. on December 17. (Photo by Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)

Cast member Orlando Bloom signs autographs at the premiere of “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies” at Dolby theatre in Hollywood, California December 9, 2014. The movie opens in the U.S. on December 17. (Photo by Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)




Activists burn a 14-foot (4.3-metre) tall effigy of President Benigno Aquino during a protest rally outside the presidential palace in Manila December 10, 2014, in observance of the Human Rights Day. The protesters gathered outside the presidential palace on Wednesday to protest the administration's alleged inaction on widespread human rights violations in the country, according to a statement from the group. (Photo by Romeo Ranoco/Reuters)

Activists burn a 14-foot (4.3-metre) tall effigy of President Benigno Aquino during a protest rally outside the presidential palace in Manila December 10, 2014, in observance of the Human Rights Day. The protesters gathered outside the presidential palace on Wednesday to protest the administration's alleged inaction on widespread human rights violations in the country, according to a statement from the group. (Photo by Romeo Ranoco/Reuters)




Pope Francis arrives to lead his Wednesday general audience in Saint Peter's square at the Vatican December 10, 2014. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)

Pope Francis arrives to lead his Wednesday general audience in Saint Peter's square at the Vatican December 10, 2014. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)




A faithful from Mexico attends Pope Francis' Wednesday general audience in Saint Peter's square at the Vatican December 10, 2014. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)

A faithful from Mexico attends Pope Francis' Wednesday general audience in Saint Peter's square at the Vatican December 10, 2014. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)




Pope Francis is presented with a music CD from Suor Cristina, an Italian nun and singer, during the weekly audience at the Vatican December 10, 2014. Suor Cristina won the 2014 season of “The Voice of Italy” singing competition. (Photo by Osservatore Romano/Reuters)

Pope Francis is presented with a music CD from Suor Cristina, an Italian nun and singer, during the weekly audience at the Vatican December 10, 2014. Suor Cristina won the 2014 season of “The Voice of Italy” singing competition. (Photo by Osservatore Romano/Reuters)




A man wearing a Christmas hat poses for photographer at a factory producing Christmas decorations in Yiwu, Zhejiang province, December 4, 2014. (Photo by Reuters/China Daily)

A man wearing a Christmas hat poses for photographer at a factory producing Christmas decorations in Yiwu, Zhejiang province, December 4, 2014. (Photo by Reuters/China Daily)




A worker holding a newly made Santa Claus model is surrounded by students in Yiwu, Zhejiang province December 4, 2014. (Photo by Reuters/China Daily)

A worker holding a newly made Santa Claus model is surrounded by students in Yiwu, Zhejiang province December 4, 2014. (Photo by Reuters/China Daily)




German Chancellor and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader Angela Merkel walks on stage during the speech of Volker Kauder, parliamentary faction leader during the last day of the party convention in Cologne December 10, 2014. The CDU party is holding its 27th party convention from December 8-10. (Photo by Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters)

German Chancellor and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader Angela Merkel walks on stage during the speech of Volker Kauder, parliamentary faction leader during the last day of the party convention in Cologne December 10, 2014. The CDU party is holding its 27th party convention from December 8-10. (Photo by Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters)




A man jumps as he has his photo taken in front of a pro-democracy artwork at the Occupy Central protest site in Admiralty in Hong Kong December 10, 2014. Hong Kong urged pro-democracy protesters to pack up their tents and leave their main camp near government headquarters, saying it couldn't promise there would be no “confrontations” when the site is cleared on Thursday. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)

A man jumps as he has his photo taken in front of a pro-democracy artwork at the Occupy Central protest site in Admiralty in Hong Kong December 10, 2014. Hong Kong urged pro-democracy protesters to pack up their tents and leave their main camp near government headquarters, saying it couldn't promise there would be no “confrontations” when the site is cleared on Thursday. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)




People watch waves crash against the harbour wall at Portstewart in northern Ireland December 10, 2014. Up to 17,000 residents in the west of Scotland were left without power on Wednesday morning as a “weather bomb” of wet and windy conditions battered parts of Britain with gusts expected to reach up to 80 miles per hour (130 km/h). (Photo by Cathal McNaughton/Reuters)

People watch waves crash against the harbour wall at Portstewart in northern Ireland December 10, 2014. Up to 17,000 residents in the west of Scotland were left without power on Wednesday morning as a “weather bomb” of wet and windy conditions battered parts of Britain with gusts expected to reach up to 80 miles per hour (130 km/h). (Photo by Cathal McNaughton/Reuters)




Waves crash against the harbour wall at Portstewart in northern Ireland December 10, 2014. (Photo by Cathal McNaughton/Reuters)

Waves crash against the harbour wall at Portstewart in northern Ireland December 10, 2014. (Photo by Cathal McNaughton/Reuters)




A man runs as waves crash against the harbour wall at Portstewart in northern Ireland December 10, 2014. (Photo by Cathal McNaughton/Reuters)

A man runs as waves crash against the harbour wall at Portstewart in northern Ireland December 10, 2014. (Photo by Cathal McNaughton/Reuters)




Waves flood a children's play park in Portstewart in northern Ireland December 10, 2014. (Photo by Cathal McNaughton/Reuters)

Waves flood a children's play park in Portstewart in northern Ireland December 10, 2014. (Photo by Cathal McNaughton/Reuters)




Giant waves batter the lighthouse wall at Whitehaven, a port on the coast of Cumbia, north west England December 10, 2014 as the stormy weather is causing disruption across parts of the UK with power cuts, ferry and train cancellations and difficult driving conditions. The country is experiencing explosive cyclogenesis known as a “weather bomb” and widespread flooding is anticipated in Scotland and bordering areas of England.  (Photo by Owen Humphreys/EPA)

Giant waves batter the lighthouse wall at Whitehaven, a port on the coast of Cumbia, north west England December 10, 2014 as the stormy weather is causing disruption across parts of the UK with power cuts, ferry and train cancellations and difficult driving conditions. The country is experiencing explosive cyclogenesis known as a “weather bomb” and widespread flooding is anticipated in Scotland and bordering areas of England. (Photo by Owen Humphreys/EPA)




Waves crash against the promenade wall on December 10, 2014 in Prestwick, Scotland. High winds and large waves hit the North West Coast of the UK and Northern Ireland today. (Photo by Jeff J. Mitchell/Getty Images)

Waves crash against the promenade wall on December 10, 2014 in Prestwick, Scotland. High winds and large waves hit the North West Coast of the UK and Northern Ireland today. (Photo by Jeff J. Mitchell/Getty Images)




Large waves batter the sea barriers during stormy weather in Portstewart in Northern Ireland, on December 10, 2014. Energy companies were working Wednesday to restore power to around 17,500 homes in the west of Scotland affected by  stormy weather and high winds. (Photo by Paul Faith/AFP Photo)

Large waves batter the sea barriers during stormy weather in Portstewart in Northern Ireland, on December 10, 2014. Energy companies were working Wednesday to restore power to around 17,500 homes in the west of Scotland affected by stormy weather and high winds. (Photo by Paul Faith/AFP Photo)




Faisel,16, a member of Egyptian parkour group “EGY PK”, practices a jump in front of the Pyramid of Khufu, the largest of the Great Pyramids of Giza, on the outskirts of Cairo, December 9, 2014. EGY PK, one of the first parkour groups in Egypt, are training to ahead of performing publicly during the year-end Christamas celebrations, to promote tourism in Egypt. (Photo by Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters)

Faisel,16, a member of Egyptian parkour group “EGY PK”, practices a jump in front of the Pyramid of Khufu, the largest of the Great Pyramids of Giza, on the outskirts of Cairo, December 9, 2014. EGY PK, one of the first parkour groups in Egypt, are training to ahead of performing publicly during the year-end Christamas celebrations, to promote tourism in Egypt. Egypt's tourism revenues jumped 112 percent to about $2 billion in the third quarter of 2014, a tourism ministry official said, suggesting the key industry was showing signs of recovery, albeit from a particularly bad third quarter last year. Tourism, an important source of foreign currency, has been hammered since the popular uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak in 2011. (Photo by Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters)




Faisel and Abd El Rahman members of Egyptian parkour group “EGY PK”, practice a jump in front of the Pyramid of Khufu, the largest of the Great Pyramids of Giza, on the outskirts of Cairo, December 9, 2014. (Photo by Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters)

Faisel and Abd El Rahman members of Egyptian parkour group “EGY PK”, practice a jump in front of the Pyramid of Khufu, the largest of the Great Pyramids of Giza, on the outskirts of Cairo, December 9, 2014. (Photo by Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters)




The world's largest gantry for automated fiber placement is seen at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in this undated handout photo provided by Lockheed Martin. Lockheed Martin Corp, the Pentagon's No. 1 weapons supplier, has rarely felt the need to blow its horn about its secrecy-shrouded crown jewel – until now. (Photo by Lockheed Martin/Reuters)

The world's largest gantry for automated fiber placement is seen at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in this undated handout photo provided by Lockheed Martin. Lockheed Martin Corp, the Pentagon's No. 1 weapons supplier, has rarely felt the need to blow its horn about its secrecy-shrouded crown jewel – until now. “Skunk Works”, Lockheed's business for developing weapons outside the company's main chain of command, is starting to lift the veil in a sign of fierce pressure to win new orders and protect its brand as military budgets shrink. (Photo by Lockheed Martin/Reuters)




Singer Steven Tyler (R) of Aerosmith and Dana Elaine Owens (2nd L), better known by her stage name Queen Latifah, attend the Nobel Peace Prize awards ceremony at the City Hall in Oslo December 10, 2014. Pakistani teenager Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head by the Taliban in 2012 for advocating girls' right to education, has won the prize along with Indian campaigner against child trafficking and labor, Kailash Satyarthi. (Photo by Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters)

Singer Steven Tyler (R) of Aerosmith and Dana Elaine Owens (2nd L), better known by her stage name Queen Latifah, attend the Nobel Peace Prize awards ceremony at the City Hall in Oslo December 10, 2014. Pakistani teenager Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head by the Taliban in 2012 for advocating girls' right to education, has won the prize along with Indian campaigner against child trafficking and labor, Kailash Satyarthi. (Photo by Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters)




Nobel Peace Prize laureates Malala Yousafzai (top 2L) and Kailash Satyarthi (top R) pose with their medals as a security officer blocks a protester with the flag of Mexico during the Nobel Peace Prize awards ceremony at the City Hall in Oslo December 10, 2014. (Photo by Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters)

Nobel Peace Prize laureates Malala Yousafzai (top 2L) and Kailash Satyarthi (top R) pose with their medals as a security officer blocks a protester with the flag of Mexico during the Nobel Peace Prize awards ceremony at the City Hall in Oslo December 10, 2014. (Photo by Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters)




An internally displaced South Sudanese woman pulls a bag of cereal during a distribution by the World Food Programme in Bor, Jonglei state, December 10, 2014.  Government troops and South Sudanese rebels have been fighting for more than a week in a remote northern region of the country, a United Nations official said, in the worst clashes since the rainy season receded in recent weeks. (Photo by Jok Solomon/Reuters)

An internally displaced South Sudanese woman pulls a bag of cereal during a distribution by the World Food Programme in Bor, Jonglei state, December 10, 2014. Government troops and South Sudanese rebels have been fighting for more than a week in a remote northern region of the country, a United Nations official said, in the worst clashes since the rainy season receded in recent weeks. The conflict in South Sudan, which declared independence from Sudan in 2011, has killed more than 10,000 people, driven 1 million from their homes and led to a severe food shortage. (Photo by Jok Solomon/Reuters)




A locally made shell is launched by rebel fighters towards forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad at the frontline in al-Breij district of Aleppo December 10, 2014. (Photo by Sultan Kitaz/Reuters)

A locally made shell is launched by rebel fighters towards forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad at the frontline in al-Breij district of Aleppo December 10, 2014. (Photo by Sultan Kitaz/Reuters)




German defence industry company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) presents the new tank Leopard 2A7 during the official handover to the German armed forces Bundeswehr, in Munich December 10, 2014. (Photo by Michaela Rehle/Reuters)

German defence industry company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) presents the new tank Leopard 2A7 during the official handover to the German armed forces Bundeswehr, in Munich December 10, 2014. (Photo by Michaela Rehle/Reuters)




German General Rainer Korff (R) hands over a symbolic key to Master Sergeant Sascha Sieson during the official handover of the new tank Leopard 2A7 by defence industry company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) to the German armed forces Bundeswehr in Munich December 10, 2014. (Photo by Michaela Rehle/Reuters)

German General Rainer Korff (R) hands over a symbolic key to Master Sergeant Sascha Sieson during the official handover of the new tank Leopard 2A7 by defence industry company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) to the German armed forces Bundeswehr in Munich December 10, 2014. (Photo by Michaela Rehle/Reuters)




German officers look at the new tank Leopard 2A7 by defence industry company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) during the official handover to the German armed forces Bundeswehr in Munich December 10, 2014. In the background left is pictured the Leopard 2A6M CAN Main Battle Tank. (Photo by Michaela Rehle/Reuters)

German officers look at the new tank Leopard 2A7 by defence industry company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) during the official handover to the German armed forces Bundeswehr in Munich December 10, 2014. In the background left is pictured the Leopard 2A6M CAN Main Battle Tank. (Photo by Michaela Rehle/Reuters)




The covers of the December 10, 2014 issue of TIME magazine is shown in this handout photo provided by Time December 10, 2014. The magazine named those fighting Ebola its 2014 “Person of the Year”, applauding the work of medical relief teams, doctors, nurses, ambulance drivers and burial teams working in western Africa, where an outbreak of the virus has killed thousands. (Photo by Reuters/TIME)

The covers of the December 10, 2014 issue of TIME magazine is shown in this handout photo provided by Time December 10, 2014. The magazine named those fighting Ebola its 2014 “Person of the Year”, applauding the work of medical relief teams, doctors, nurses, ambulance drivers and burial teams working in western Africa, where an outbreak of the virus has killed thousands. The magazine pictured five people on its covers, including: Dr. Jerry Brown, a Liberian surgeon; Salome Karwah, an Ebola survivor whose parents died from the disease; and Dr. Kent Brantly, an American missionary who became infected while in Liberia. (Photo by Reuters/TIME)




Cody Johnson holds “The Trio”, a three meat sandwich featuring jalapeno sausage, pulled pork and sliced brisket, at Stillwater Barbeque in Abilene, Texas December 5, 2014. In a state with long and deep traditions when it comes to cooking meat, it seemed inevitable that an arbiter of barbecue and purveyor of the pit masters like Daniel Vaughn would emerge. The only questions is why did it take so long. Vaughn is the first, and for now, the only full time barbecue editor at a major publication in the United States. (Photo by Mike Stone/Reuters)

Cody Johnson holds “The Trio”, a three meat sandwich featuring jalapeno sausage, pulled pork and sliced brisket, at Stillwater Barbeque in Abilene, Texas December 5, 2014. In a state with long and deep traditions when it comes to cooking meat, it seemed inevitable that an arbiter of barbecue and purveyor of the pit masters like Daniel Vaughn would emerge. The only questions is why did it take so long. Vaughn is the first, and for now, the only full time barbecue editor at a major publication in the United States. (Photo by Mike Stone/Reuters)




A woman carries a child as she walks past a boy selling yogurt along a street in Aleppo's Bab al-Hadeed district December 10, 2014. (Photo by Mahmoud Hebbo/Reuters)

A woman carries a child as she walks past a boy selling yogurt along a street in Aleppo's Bab al-Hadeed district December 10, 2014. (Photo by Mahmoud Hebbo/Reuters)




A picture of Santa Claus is displayed at a stall as a woman waits for customers at a Christian slum in Islamabad December 10, 2014. (Photo by Faisal Mahmood/Reuters)

A picture of Santa Claus is displayed at a stall as a woman waits for customers at a Christian slum in Islamabad December 10, 2014. (Photo by Faisal Mahmood/Reuters)




Customer Alex Cuff is seen through the window as he eats cereal at the “Cereal Killer Cafe” in east London December 10, 2014. Identical twin brothers hope they have ticked the right boxes, and ordered in the right flavours, for their new “Cereal Killer Cafe” in London serving only cereal, with toppings and milk. (Photo by Luke MacGregor/Reuters)

Customer Alex Cuff is seen through the window as he eats cereal at the “Cereal Killer Cafe” in east London December 10, 2014. Identical twin brothers hope they have ticked the right boxes, and ordered in the right flavours, for their new “Cereal Killer Cafe” in London serving only cereal, with toppings and milk. Alan and Gary Keery from Belfast offer 120 different cereals from around the world at the cafe which they say is the first of its kind in London and opened on Wednesday. They also offer 20 toppings and 30 different types of milk. (Photo by Luke MacGregor/Reuters)




Carabiniers of Monaco's Prince Albert II fire canons to announce the birth of twins of Prince Albert II of Monoco and Charlene, in front of the Monaco Palace December 10, 2014. Princess Charlene of Monaco gave birth on Wednesday to a boy and a girl, the royal couple's first children, an aide to the royals said. According to Monaco's Constitution the boy, named Jacques, will be first-in-line to the throne, and not his twin sister, Gabriella. (Photo by Eric Gaillard/Reuters)

Carabiniers of Monaco's Prince Albert II fire canons to announce the birth of twins of Prince Albert II of Monoco and Charlene, in front of the Monaco Palace December 10, 2014. Princess Charlene of Monaco gave birth on Wednesday to a boy and a girl, the royal couple's first children, an aide to the royals said. According to Monaco's Constitution the boy, named Jacques, will be first-in-line to the throne, and not his twin sister, Gabriella. (Photo by Eric Gaillard/Reuters)




U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama smiles as President Barack Obama arrives with sacks of toys and gifts from the Executive Office of the President staff to donate to the Marine Corps Toys for Tots Campaign in Washington December 10, 2014. (Photo by Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)

U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama smiles as President Barack Obama arrives with sacks of toys and gifts from the Executive Office of the President staff to donate to the Marine Corps Toys for Tots Campaign in Washington December 10, 2014. (Photo by Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)




AS Roma's supporters take a picture before the Champions League Group E soccer match against Manchester City at the Olympic stadium in Rome December 10, 2014. (Photo by Max Rossi/Reuters)

AS Roma's supporters take a picture before the Champions League Group E soccer match against Manchester City at the Olympic stadium in Rome December 10, 2014. (Photo by Max Rossi/Reuters)




People take pictures as tugboats help a barge transporting the last rolling gate for the new locks on the Pacific side of the Panama Canal through the Miraflores locks in Panama City December 10, 2014. According to Panama Canal authorities, the Panama Canal's fourth set of locks has 16 rolling gates, eight for each new lock complex. (Photo by Rafael Ibarra/Reuters)

People take pictures as tugboats help a barge transporting the last rolling gate for the new locks on the Pacific side of the Panama Canal through the Miraflores locks in Panama City December 10, 2014. According to Panama Canal authorities, the Panama Canal's fourth set of locks has 16 rolling gates, eight for each new lock complex. The expansion project will allow bigger ships to transit, with two new sets of locks, one on the Pacific side and one on the Atlantic side. (Photo by Rafael Ibarra/Reuters)




Tugboats help a barge transporting the last rolling gate for the new locks on the Pacific side of the Panama Canal through the Miraflores locks in Panama City December 10, 2014. (Photo by Rafael Ibarra/Reuters)

Tugboats help a barge transporting the last rolling gate for the new locks on the Pacific side of the Panama Canal through the Miraflores locks in Panama City December 10, 2014. (Photo by Rafael Ibarra/Reuters)




Miss Nord-Pas-de-Calais Camille Cerf (C) is congratulated by Miss Ile de France 2014 Margaux Savary (L) and Miss Auvergne 2014 Morgane Laporte after Cerf won the Miss France 2015 beauty contest on December 6, 2014 in Orleans. (Photo by Guillaume Souvant/AFP Photo)

Miss Nord-Pas-de-Calais Camille Cerf (C) is congratulated by Miss Ile de France 2014 Margaux Savary (L) and Miss Auvergne 2014 Morgane Laporte after Cerf won the Miss France 2015 beauty contest on December 6, 2014 in Orleans. (Photo by Guillaume Souvant/AFP Photo)
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