Festive characters perform during Harrods 26th Annual Christmas Parade on November 5, in London, England. (Photo by Steve Finn/Harrods via Getty Images)
06 Nov 2011 10:58:00,post received
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The Bratz Rock Angels are displayed at the Dream Toys 2005 Pre-Christmas Expo on October 5, 2005 in London. (Photo by Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images)
14 Dec 2011 13:27:00,post received
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The shoemaker in Turkey, the potato seller in Vietnam, and the weaver in Bolivia are among the billions of low-income entrepreneurs who make the world go round. They are also the type of people who can benefit significantly from microfinance. Every year, the Consultative Group To Assist The Poor (or CGAP) hosts a photo contest asking entrants to submit photos based around the idea of microfinance.The purpose of the contest is to give amateur and professional photographers a chance to show the different ways that poor households manage their financial lives and make their lives better through financial inclusion. Photo: South Asia Regional Winner – “Bricks Worker”, Bangladesh. A private enterprise worker is working at a brick field. These small businesses are creating new job opportunities for many poor people. (Photo by Moksumul Haque)
14 Aug 2014 10:58:00,post received
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U.S. Marine Alex Minsky lost his leg and nearly died in Afghanistan three years ago, when he and his fellow Marines fell victim to a roadside bomb. After recovering from a coma and learning to use his new prosthetic leg, the Purple Heart recipient fell into depression and started drinking.
19 Aug 2014 16:43:00,post received
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Inmates dressed as Santa Claus prepare to participate in an event ahead of Christmas celebrations at Santa Monica female prison in Lima December 19, 2014. (Photo by Enrique Castro-Mendivil/Reuters)
21 Dec 2014 10:56:00,post received
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St Mary's Cathedral is illuminated as part of a Christmas lights display in celebration of Christmas on December 19, 2014 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Brendon Thorne/Getty Images)
22 Dec 2014 12:14:00,post received
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Farmhand Beatrice Jasiewicz (L) looks on as a colleague carries an injured goose on an open field at the Oekohof Kuhhorst organic farm near Berlin on November 24, 2011 in Kuhhorst, Germany. Goose is the traditional Christmas Eve dinner in Germany. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
25 Nov 2011 12:47:00,post received
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Historical reenactor Troy Kotz poses with a mug of wassail in the parlor of the Guyon-Lake-Tysen House during the annual Candlelight Tour of Historic Richmond Town, Saturday, December 13, 2014, in the Staten Island borough of New York. The annual event lets visitors experience an authentic Victorian Christmas. This image was made using the TinType by Hipstamatic iPhone app. (Photo by Chad Rachman/New York Post)
17 Dec 2014 11:45:00,post received
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