Images Dated 10th February 2010

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Worshippers gather around candles, stuck to jars with honey, during a religious mass in the church of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin in the city of Blagoevgrad, some 100 km (62 miles) south of the Bulgarian capital of Sofia, February 10, 2010. The day of Saint Haralampi, the Orthodox patron saint of bee-keepers, is marked on February 10. REUTERS/Oleg Popov (BULGARIA - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A man picks Chinese Lunar New Year decorations inside a shop in Taipei

A man picks Chinese Lunar New Year decorations inside a shop in Taipei February 10, 2010. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, the Year of the Tiger begins on February 14, 2010. REUTERS/Nicky Loh (TAIWAN - Tags: SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY)

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Royal Marine Landing Craft Air Cushioned LUPUS 2 in Norway

A Royal Marine Landing Craft Air Cushioned (Light Replacement), also known as LCAC(LR), is pictured operating in the frozen environment of Norway.
This craft is operated by Royal Marines from 539 Assault Squadron based in Plymouth, Turnchaple. It is capable of carrying up to 16 Royal Marines plus their kit from ship to shore, at up to speeds of 50 Knots. It is equally adept on sea as well as ice, leaving no shore line unapproachable by the Royal Marines

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