Belarus

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A sheep waits to be slaughtered for sacrifice during the holiday of Kurban Bairam, or Eid al-Adha, in the town of Ivye, 150 km (93 miles) west of capital Minsk, Belarus, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010. The celebration of the festival of sacrifice involves sharing the meat with the poor to commemorate the sacrifice of the biblical Abraham or Ibrahim, of a ram in place of his son. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

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Nashville Predators left wing Sergei Kostitsyn (74), of Belarus, celebrates after scoring a goal against the Atlanta Thrashers during the first period of a pre-season NHL hockey game in Nashville, Tenn., Monday, Sept. 27, 2010. (AP Photo/Frederick Breedon)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS A medical worker helps Victoria Azarenka of Belarus after Azarenka collapsed on the court while playing Gisela Dulko of Argentina at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010. Azarenka was taken off the court in a wheelchair.

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An Interior Ministry officer rings bells at an Orthodox church before a service in the village of Okolitsa, 30 kilometers ( 19 miles) east of capital Minsk, Belarus, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2010. Belarusian Orthodox believers celebrate Christmas by the Julian calendar on Jan. 7.(AP Photo/Sergei Grits)