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    Heavy snow falls on Place de la Concorde in Paris on March 12, 2013. More than 68,000 homes were without electricity in France and hundreds of people were trapped in their cars after a winter storm hit with heavy snow, officials and weather services said Tuesday.

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    Astronaut Chris Hadfield tweeted this photo from the International Space Station on March 11, and wrote, "Tonight's Finale: When I look at thunderstorms from above, I see faces. What do you see in the clouds? pic.twitter.com/IxSu5XUqGQ"

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    NASA astronaut Thomas H. Marshburn tweeted this photo from the International Space Station on March 12, and wrote, "St. Helens shining in a cover of snow – signature of the eruption 33 years ago still evident pic.twitter.com/WFHPC3SoEU"

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    The Chateau de Versailles is blanketed by snow on March 12, 2013, during a heavy storm in France. More than 68,000 homes were without electricity in France and hundreds of people were trapped in their cars, officials and weather services said today. Twenty-six regions in northwest and northern France were put on orange alert because of heavy snowfalls, which Meteo France said were "remarkable for the season because of the expected quantity and length of time."

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    Astronaut Chris Hadfield tweeted this photo from the International Space Station on March 11, and wrote, "A composite of Hong Kong, Macau, and the Pearl River Delta with thanks to friend Andrew Yee. pic.twitter.com/vwiVAY6E6t"

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    A layer of fresh snow lies on a bed of blooming winter aconites and crocuses in Dresden, eastern Germany, Monday, March 11.

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    In this Monday, March 11, 2013 photograph, devotees throw turmeric powder as an offering to the shepherd god Khandoba on 'Somavati Amavasya' at the Jejuri temple in Pune district, Maharashtra state, India. 'Somavati Amavasya' is the day when a New Moon falls on a Monday.

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    Astronaut Chris Hadfield tweeted this photo from the International Space Station on March 11, and wrote, "Saskatoon on the South Saskatchewan River, Canada. Ham radio pass with Martensville students very soon! pic.twitter.com/YLWyIaBKNT"

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    Cardinals attend a Mass for the election of a new pope celebrated by Cardinal Angelo Sodano inside St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Tuesday, March 12, 2013. Cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel on Tuesday to elect the next pope amid more upheaval and uncertainty than the Catholic Church has seen in decades: There's no front-runner, no indication how long voting will last and no sense that a single man has what it takes to fix the many problems. 

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    A man rides his bicycle down a snowy path in a park in Wilrijk, Belgium, on Tuesday, March 12. An overnight snowfall on Monday evening snarled rush hour traffic on Tuesday morning.