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Sprung spring?

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A water droplet falls from the edge of an icy overhang in Brandon Thursday afternoon. Spring is arriving in a hurry in southern Manitoba, with forecasters predicting temperatures as high as +10 C in Winnipeg on the weekend.

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A water droplet falls from the edge of an icy overhang in Brandon Thursday afternoon. Spring is arriving in a hurry in southern Manitoba, with forecasters predicting temperatures as high as +10 C in Winnipeg on the weekend.

Demolition continues

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Heavy equipment continues to tear down Yankees Stadium in New York. Officials expect 'The House that Ruth Built' will be completely razed by June.

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Heavy equipment continues to tear down Yankees Stadium in New York. Officials expect 'The House that Ruth Built' will be completely razed by June.

Waiting patiently

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An owner sits alongside a dog taking part in Britain's annual Crufts dog show Thursday at the NEC Arena in Birmingham, England. The annual show is the largest of its kind in the world, with around 28,000 canines expecting to compete, but has been hit by claims that pedigree breeders are 'creating a Frankenstein's monster of a dog.'

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An owner sits alongside a dog taking part in Britain's annual Crufts dog show Thursday at the NEC Arena in Birmingham, England. The annual show is the largest of its kind in the world, with around 28,000 canines expecting to compete, but has been hit by claims that pedigree breeders are 'creating a Frankenstein's monster of a dog.'

Rioting in Greece

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A riot police officer tries to avoid a petrol bomb, during street clashes that erupted between rioting youths and police in central Athens Thursday as more than 30,000 people demonstrated during a nationwide strike against the cash-strapped government's austerity measures.

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A riot police officer tries to avoid a petrol bomb, during street clashes that erupted between rioting youths and police in central Athens Thursday as more than 30,000 people demonstrated during a nationwide strike against the cash-strapped government's austerity measures.

Washing away winter

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Umbrellas were out on a rainy Thursday morning in downtown Winnipeg. Environment Canada is forecasting above-zero daytime highs right through Wednesday, with -- we hope they’re not kidding -- a high of 10 C on Sunday.

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Umbrellas were out on a rainy Thursday morning in downtown Winnipeg. Environment Canada is forecasting above-zero daytime highs right through Wednesday, with -- we hope they’re not kidding -- a high of 10 C on Sunday.

Holy site

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Hindu holy men arrive on the banks of the Ganges River Thursday for a holy dip in Allahabad, India. Allahabad, at the confluence of the three rivers Ganges, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati, is one of Hinduism's holiest sites.

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Hindu holy men arrive on the banks of the Ganges River Thursday for a holy dip in Allahabad, India. Allahabad, at the confluence of the three rivers Ganges, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati, is one of Hinduism's holiest sites.

Traffic tie-up

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Drivers wait for help Thursday morning after bad weather caused multiple collisions on a highway outside Kazan, capital of the Russian region of Tatarstan.

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Drivers wait for help Thursday morning after bad weather caused multiple collisions on a highway outside Kazan, capital of the Russian region of Tatarstan.

Country shut down

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Greek public transport was halted, flights grounded and state hospitals left with emergency staff only on Thursday as workers held yet another general strike to protest painful spending cuts.

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Greek public transport was halted, flights grounded and state hospitals left with emergency staff only on Thursday as workers held yet another general strike to protest painful spending cuts.

Great kiss

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Governor General Michaelle Jean gest a kiss from Johan Wednesday while visiting an orphanage during an official visit in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The young boy spent eight days buried in the rubble before being rescued following the earthquake in Haiti.

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Governor General Michaelle Jean gest a kiss from Johan Wednesday while visiting an orphanage during an official visit in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The young boy spent eight days buried in the rubble before being rescued following the earthquake in Haiti.

Country in ruins

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A boat sits on a bridge collapsed during the earthquake in February, as a fisherman works in Tubul, Chile, Wednesday.

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A boat sits on a bridge collapsed during the earthquake in February, as a fisherman works in Tubul, Chile, Wednesday.

Nunavut man guilty of 1st-degree murder in shooting of northern Mountie

IQALUIT, Nunavut - Jury members broke into tears Thursday after finding a Nunavut man guilty of first-degree murder for shooting a Mountie in the head while the officer sat in his police truck.

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