Ukranian conflict, Middle East storm, Powerball fever, Valentine giraffe

An ‘Isolation box’ is pictured at Paddington Station in central London on February 11, 2015, during a photocall by Macmillan Cancer Support to highlight new figures in which the organization claim that an estimated 550,000 people living with cancer in Britain are currently suffering from loneliness. The Isolation box, which allows people outside to see in but stops the person inside seeing out, aims to evoke the same feelings of loneliness and isolation many cancer patients experience after a diagnosis. (Leon Neal/Getty Images)

A heart-shaped spot is seen on a yet-to-be named giraffe, in Fort Worth, Texas. Zoo spokeswoman Alexis Wilson says the marking on the animal that was born Jan. 11, has drawn attention, with Saturday being Valentine’s Day. (AP Photo/Fort Worth Zoo, Jeremy Enlow/Steel Shutter Photography)

A woman dances displaying an Autumn/Winter design by Maria Cle Leal during the EGO for young designers at Madrid’s Fashion Week in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015 . (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)

Iranian schoolgirls wave their national flag during the 36th anniversary of the Islamic revolution in Tehran’s Azadi Square (Freedom Square) on February 11, 2015. President Hassan Rouhani delivered a speech saying the world needs Iran to help stabilize the troubled Middle East, in remarks pointing to wider ramifications of a deal over its disputed nuclear programme. (Behrouz Mehri/Getty Images)

Russian-backed separatists cover their ears as they fire a mortar towards Ukrainian troops outside the village of Sanzharivka, northeast of Debaltseve, eastern Ukraine, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015. The leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine flew to the Belarus capital for crucial peace talks Wednesday as fighting still raged in eastern Ukraine. (AP Photo/Maximilian Clarke)

A man walks past an unexploded rocket in in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk, in the Donetsk region, on February 11, 2015. The leaders of Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany were to hold peace talks on February 11 aimed at halting a 10-month war in Ukraine where dozens were killed in the latest fighting. (Volodymyr Shuvayev/Getty Images)

A woman cleans shattered glass after a shop was damaged when a bus station was hit during the recent shelling between Russian-backed separatists and Ukrainian government forces in Donetsk, Ukraine, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015. This is at least the third time a bus has been hit in the rebel stronghold but the first time it happens so close to the center, an area of the city which has so far been mostly spared the destruction. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

French President Francois Hollande, right, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrive in Minsk, Belarus, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015. Leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany are gathering for crucial talks in the hope of negotiating an end fighting between Russia-backed separatist and government forces in eastern Ukraine. (AP Photo/BelTA, Andrei Pokumeiko)

Left to right: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Russian President Vladimir Putin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel , French President Francois Hollande, and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko gather, prior to their talks in Minsk, Belarus, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015. Leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany are gathering for crucial talks in the hope of negotiating an end fighting between Russia-backed separatist and government forces in eastern Ukraine. (AP Photo/ Mykola Lazarenko/Pool)

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, left, speaks to Russian President Vladimir Putin, second left, as German Chancellor Angela Merkel, center, French President Francois Hollande, second right, and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko come to pose for a photo during a time-break in their peace talks in Minsk, Belarus, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015. Leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany are gathering for crucial talks in the hope of negotiating an end fighting between Russia-backed separatist and government forces in eastern Ukraine. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)

Commuters walk between piles of snow on a street in downtown Boston, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015. The National Weather Service forecasts a weak weather system may bring 2 to 4 inches of new snow Thursday into Friday morning to the region, which already has seen record snowfalls this winter. (AP Photo/Bill Sikes)

Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn leaves his hotel on February 11, 2015, in the northern French city of Lille to attend his trial on charges of procuring women. Fourteen people in total are facing the charge, in a trial involving interlocking cases of well-connected friends accused of introducing each other to prostitutes, and procuring prostitutes for sex parties. Strauss-Kahn, the most high-profile protagonist, admits to attending orgies organized by his entourage, but denies knowing the women lavishing their attention on him were prostitutes. Strauss-Kahn denied knowing the women he had orgies with were prostitutes and said paying for sex would be too great a risk for a man who was busy “saving the world.” (Francois Lo Presti/Getty Images)

Austria’s Michaela Kirchgasser (3) races against Candace Crawford of Canada during the 2015 World Alpine Ski Championships nation team event February 10, 2015 in Vail, Colorado. (Fabrice Coffrini/Getty Images)

Candace Crawford of Canada crashes in her heat against Viktoria Rebensburg of Germany during the Nations Team Event at Golden Peak Stadium on Day 9 of the 2015 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships on February 10, 2015 in Vail, Colorado. (Al Bello/Getty Images)

Members of La SAPE — the Societe des Ambianceurs et des Personnes Elegantes, which translates as The Society of Ambiance-Makers and Elegant People, parade in Kinshasa on February 10, 2015. Every February 10, the “sapeurs” commemorate the movement’s founder, artist Stervos Niarcos Ngashie who died that day in 1995 in a French prison while serving a sentence on drug-related charges. Dozens of members sport their personal look while dancing on tombs in northern Kinshasa’s Gombe cemetery, where their hero is buried. (Papy Mulongo/Getty Images)

Baby blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) are seen in boxes on February 10, 2015, at the Santa Fe zoo in Medellin, Antioquia department, Colombia. Fourteen babies macaw, which inhabit from Panama to northern Paraguay, were seized by Colombian authorities from animal traffickers, in Santo Domingo municipality, Antioquia department, which have a black market value of between $1500 and $2700. (Raul Arboleda/Getty Images)

The pack rides past a truck transporting camels during the fourth stage of the 2015 Tour of Qatar, between al-Thakhira and Mesaieed (165,5 kms) on February 11, 2015. Dutch rider Niki Terpstra of the Etixx team retained the leader’s gold jersey of the Tour of Qatar after today’s fourth stage won by Norwegian Alexander Kristoff, the Katusha cyclist’s second success. (Lionel Bonaventure/Getty Images)

Palestinians ride donkey carts during a sandstorm on February 11, 2015 next to buildings destroyed during last year’s 50-day war between Israel and Hamas-led militants, in Gaza City’s al-Shejaiya neighborhood. (Mohammed Abed/Getty Images)

A humanoid robot designed and developed by Honda and named Asimo plays football for the audience at the end of the company’s presentation during the last day of the Government Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

A Saudi man runs in front of a big wave as high winds batter the coast on February 11, 2015 in the Saudi Red Sea port city of Dhuba, located in Tabuk Province, northwest of the Saudi capital Riyadh. (Mohammed Albuhaisi/Getty Images)

Municipal workers remove broken tiles near the fence of Beirut’s seaside corniche which was damaged by strong and high waves in Lebanon, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015. The Middle East is being hit with a storm that has brought heavy winds, rain and snow to Lebanon’s mountains. Lebanon’s weather authorities said the wind was at a speed of 100 kilometers (60 miles) per hour. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

A Pakistani Christian vendor prepares meat on a grill to customers in a Christian neighborhood in Islamabad, Pakistan. Most face daily discrimination and eke out a living by holding low-paying jobs, like street sweeping. However, they’ve carved out their own lives in a country that faces near-daily attacks by Islamic extremists. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

Navy cadets march during a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade at the Neva River embankment in St.Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015. Victory Day, marking the 70th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany, Russia’s most important secular holiday will be celebrated on May 9. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)

Taya Kyle, wife of slain Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, wipes her eyes as she testifies during former Marine Cpl. Eddie Ray Routh’s capital murder trial at the Erath County Donald R. Jones Justice Center, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015, in Stephenville, Texas. Routh, 27, of Lancaster, Texas, is charged with the 2013 deaths of Kyle and his friend Chad Littlefield at a shooting range near Glen Rose, Texas. (AP Photo/The Dallas Morning News, Tom Fox, Pool)

Chapel Hill police officers investigate the scene of three murders near Summerwalk Circle in Chapel Hill, N.C. A man, his wife and her sister, all college students, were shot to death at a quiet condominium complex near the University of North Carolina, but police had not yet given a motive or released details about the suspect. Craig Stephen Hicks, 46, was charged with three counts of first-degree murder in the Tuesday shooting, Chapel Hill police told local news outlets. (AP Photo/The News & Observer, Al Drago)

A lottery representative hands out free Powerball tickets at Russ’s Market in Lincoln, Neb., as part of a promotion, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015. The Powerball jackpot has climbed to an estimated $500 million, which would make it the fifth largest lottery prize in U.S. history. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

Shoppers wait in line at Russ’s Market in Lincoln, Neb., to receive free Powerball tickets as part of a promotion, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015. The Powerball jackpot has climbed to estimated $500 million, making Wednesday night’s drawing the fifth largest prize in U.S. history. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

A man waits to buy Powerball tickets at a newsstand, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015, in Philadelphia. The Powerball jackpot has climbed to $500 million, making Wednesday night’s drawing the fifth largest prize in U.S. history. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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