Glimpses of the Fortnight That Was

The first anniversary of Egypt�s uprising and the Australian Open were some of the highlights of January 2012

Curated By: Forbes India Photo Team

Published: Feb 6, 2012

A model getting ready for the Patrick Mohr show at the Berlin Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2012

Image by : Tobias Schwarz / Reuters

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A model getting ready for the Patrick Mohr show at the Berlin Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2012

Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates after defeating Rafael Nadal of Spain in the men's singles f

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Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates after defeating Rafael Nadal of Spain in the men's singles final match at the Australian Open

Residents of the Pinheirinho slum walk away from a fire set by other residents, who are resisting ev

Image by : Roosevelt Cassio/ Reuters

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Residents of the Pinheirinho slum walk away from a fire set by other residents, who are resisting eviction by the police following a court order, in Sao Jose dos Campos near Sao Paulo in Brazil

Commuters ride on the roof of a train as they come back to the city after attending the final prayer

Image by : Andrew Biraj / Reuters

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Commuters ride on the roof of a train as they come back to the city after attending the final prayer of Biswa Ijtema in Dhaka

Palestinian children play in the Zeitoon neighbourhood in Gaza City

Image by : Mohammed Salem / Reuters

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Palestinian children play in the Zeitoon neighbourhood in Gaza City

US President Barack Obama with First Lady Michelle Obama while making a phone call to inform John Bu

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US President Barack Obama with First Lady Michelle Obama while making a phone call to inform John Buchanan that his daughter Jessica was rescued by US Special Operations Forces in Somalia

Demonstrators pray at Tahrir square during a protest marking the first anniversary of Egypt's up

Image by : Suhaib Salem / Reuters

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Demonstrators pray at Tahrir square during a protest marking the first anniversary of Egypt's uprising in Cairo

Members of the Ruch Palikota Party wear masks during a vote of no confidence for health minister Bar

Image by : Agencja Gazeta / Reuters

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Members of the Ruch Palikota Party wear masks during a vote of no confidence for health minister Bartosz Arlukowicz in Poland's parliament in Warsaw

Children dressed as Mahatma Gandhi arrive on a bus to take part in a peace march in Kolkata

Image by : Rupak De Chowdhuri / Reuters

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Children dressed as Mahatma Gandhi arrive on a bus to take part in a peace march in Kolkata

Folk artists perform a fire dragon dance amid molten iron at 1,300 degrees Celsius during a Sp

Image by : Jason Lee / Reuters

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Folk artists perform a fire dragon dance amid molten iron at 1,300 degrees Celsius during a Spring Festival Temple Fair celebrating the Chinese Lunar New Year in Beijing

Pernelle Carron and Lloyd Jones of France perform during their ice dance, free dance routine at the

Image by : Phil Noble / Reuters

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Pernelle Carron and Lloyd Jones of France perform during their ice dance, free dance routine at the European Figure Skating Championships at Sheffield, northern England

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