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Scheme of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault

Scheme of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault

Credit: Global Crop Diversity Trust
Artist's conception of the Norwegian vault used to store seeds from 268,000 samples as an agricultural 'insurance policy'.
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Key signing participants in front of FOSDEM 2008.

Credit: Steven Fruitsmaak
Hundreds of developers of freely licensed and open source software from all over Europe met in Brussels, Belgium this weekend for FOSDEM 2008.
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Celebration of the declaration of independence of Kosovo from Serbia in Vienna.

Credit: Leandro Kibisz
Firemen working to control a large fire in a party supply warehouse in the populous neighborhood of Once in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Celebration of the declaration of independence of Kosovo from Serbia in Vienna.

Credit: Tsui
Celebration of the declaration of independence of Kosovo from Serbia in Vienna on February 17.
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Protesters at February 10 anti-Scientology protests in London, England.

Credit: Adambro
The Internet group Anonymous on February 10 held protests critical of the Church of Scientology. Picture taken from London, England.
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Turkish ship UND Adriyatik on fire.

Credit: Orlovic
Turkish ship UND Adriyatik on fire. Photo taken from Fort Punta Christo, near Pula, Croatia.
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A polling station in Utah opens for "Super Tuesday" in the 2008 US Presidential Elections

Credit: Brian
A polling station in Utah opens for "Super Tuesday" in the 2008 US Presidential Elections. 24 states will vote today, to decide who they want to run for the 2008 elections.
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