Day in pictures: 7 February 2014

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Models at New York Fashion Week
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Models at New York Fashion Week in outfits from the Marissa Webb autumn collection.

Finland's Olli Muotka training
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Olli Muotka, of Finland, practising in the Russian resort of Sochi for the men's normal hill ski jumping at the Winter Olympics.

Fans at the New Zealand rugby Sevens in Wellington
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Fans at the New Zealand rugby sevens in Wellington opt for an artistic look.

A member of the Vegetable Orchestra, makes a musical instrument from a carrot
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Austrian musician Barbara Kaiser, a member of the Vegetable Orchestra, makes a musical instrument from a carrot for a concert in Haguenau, eastern France. The orchestra crafts new instruments before every performance, and the leftovers used to cook a soup that is served to audience members after the show.

Flooding in Moorland, Somerset
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Flooding drastically worsened in the early hours of Friday in the Somerset Levels village of Moorland, prompting rescue crews to knock on doors and urge residents to evacuate. About 80 homeowners decided to leave but a handful chose to remain.

Displaced Syrians wait to cross the Orontes river into Turkey
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Syrians displaced by the civil war in their country wait to cross the Orontes river on the border with Turkey.

An anti-government protester stands on a barricade in Kiev
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Ukrainian opposition activists continue to defend their encampments behind huge barricades near parliament in the capital Kiev.

Feeding the birds
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A mother and child giving flighty residents of Minsk, capital of Belarus, their stale daily bread.

A villager holds his younger brother as he runs for safety during an eruption of Mount Sinabung in North Sumatra
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A villager carrying his younger brother to safety during an eruption of Mount Sinabung in the Indonesian province of North Sumatra.

A woman covers her face to protect herself against tear gas
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A rush-hour commuter, at the Central railway station in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, tries to avoid tear gas that had been discharged by riot police in clashes with protesters opposed to fare rises.