4 January 2009

1. A hamster called Edie looks like a giant commuter as she rides in a model subway train carriage... Picture: VICTORA BELANGER / BARCROFT MEDIA

2. A tourist visits an ice sculpture created for the 26th International Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China Picture: REUTERS

3. A visitor feeds a pool of carp with a piece of banana at a zoo in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China Picture: KPA / ZUMA / REX FEATURES

4. A white-breasted nuthatch rests next to an ornament on a tree during a snowstorm near Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada Picture: AP

5. Japanese businessmen pray for good business at the Kanda shrine in Tokyo Picture: GETTY

2. Jan 2010

Reuters Pictures

A goshawk catches a pigeon during a falconry demonstration in Tokyo January 2, 2010. The display of Japan's traditional falconry was held on Saturday as a part of New Year celebrations.

Reuters Pictures

A general view shows the Yenisei River, covered with frosty fog, with the air temperature at about - 33 degrees Celcius (-27.4 degrees Fahrenheit) some 45 km (28 miles) south of the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, January 2, 2010.

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GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, GERMANY - JANUARY 01: Michael Uhrmann of Germany soars over Germany's highest mountain Zugspitze (L) and Waxenstein (R) during the first round of the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup event of the 58th Four Hills ski jumping tournament at the Olympiaschanze on January 1, 2010 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.

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A museum worker displays a gilt copper vase with a six-neck body and winding lotus motifs painted in enamel from China's Palace Museum during a news conference at the National Palace Museum in Taipei October 2, 2009. The vase, along with other artifacts, are part of the "Harmony and Integrity: The Yongzheng Emperor and His Times" exhibition, which is co-hosted by Taiwan's National Palace Museum and China's Palace Museum and will run from October 7, 2009 to January 10, 2010, at the National Palace Museum in Taipei.