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HEADING HOME: Chinese human-rights activist Feng Zhenghu spoke to the media at Narita International Airport in Japan Tuesday. Mr. Feng, who camped out at the airport for more than three months, says Chinese officials have given him permission to return home. (Toshifumi Kitamura/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images)
STAIRWAY TO SNOW: A woman walked up stairs plastered with the image of snowboarders in Vancouver, British Columbia, Tuesday. The Vancouver Olympic Games start Feb. 12. (Jae C. Hong/Associated Press)
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AERIAL VIEW: Houses in Rociana, Spain, were pictured from above Monday. (Marcelo del Pozo/Reuters)
BUBBLE-WRAPPED: Somerville Road in Worcester, England, was “protected” in bubble wrap Wednesday. The street, dubbed “Accident Avenue,” has one of the highest numbers of car-insurance claims in the United Kingdom. (Michael Blann/Getty Images for Confused.com)
In 1969, a 14-year-old Beatle fanatic named Jerry Levitan snuck into John Lennon's hotel room in Toronto and convinced him to do an interview. 38 years later, Levitan, director Josh Raskin and illustrators James Braithwaite and Alex Kurina have collaborated to create an animated short film using the original interview recording as the soundtrack.
BABY IN A BASKET: A bundled-up baby waited to board a train in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China, Monday. China’s railways are expected to carry 210 million passengers as people flock home for the traditional Spring Festival holiday. (Sean Yon/Reuters)