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Agencies Published January 31, 2013
People cheer during the ?Afghan star? talent show in which Afghan's Latifa Azizi is performing in Kabul. ?Photo by Reuters
People cheer during the ?Afghan star? talent show in which Afghan's Latifa Azizi is performing in Kabul. ?Photo by Reuters
A man in Ansongo cheers the anticipated arrival of troops from Niger. Troops from Niger and Mali on Tuesday entered the town of Ansongo, which along with Gao was recaptured by French-led soldiers over the weekend in a lightning offensive against radicals holding Mali's north. ?Photo by AFP
A man in Ansongo cheers the anticipated arrival of troops from Niger. Troops from Niger and Mali on Tuesday entered the town of Ansongo, which along with Gao was recaptured by French-led soldiers over the weekend in a lightning offensive against radicals holding Mali's north. ?Photo by AFP
People cheer on the side of the road in Ansongo, a town south of the northern Malian city of Gao, as Niger troops enter the city. ?Photo by AFP
People cheer on the side of the road in Ansongo, a town south of the northern Malian city of Gao, as Niger troops enter the city. ?Photo by AFP
Indian spectators cheer during the Hero Hockey India League match played between the Delhi Waverider's and Punjab Warrior's in New Delhi. ?Photo by AFP
Indian spectators cheer during the Hero Hockey India League match played between the Delhi Waverider's and Punjab Warrior's in New Delhi. ?Photo by AFP
Fans cheer before a 2013 Africa Cup of Nations Group D football match between Tunisia and Togo at the Mbombela stadium in Nelspruit. ?Photo by AFP
Fans cheer before a 2013 Africa Cup of Nations Group D football match between Tunisia and Togo at the Mbombela stadium in Nelspruit. ?Photo by AFP
South Koreans cheer as they watch a television broadcast of the country's first rocket launch at Seoul Railway Station. South Korea has launched a rocket in its third attempt to place a satellite in space from its own soil. ?Photo by AP
South Koreans cheer as they watch a television broadcast of the country's first rocket launch at Seoul Railway Station. South Korea has launched a rocket in its third attempt to place a satellite in space from its own soil. ?Photo by AP
Spectators cheer as aerialist Nik Wallenda finishes his skywalk over US 41 in downtown Sarasota. ?Photo by AP
Spectators cheer as aerialist Nik Wallenda finishes his skywalk over US 41 in downtown Sarasota. ?Photo by AP
Supporters of Maccabi Umm el-Fahm cheer for their team during a soccer match against Beitar Jerusalem at Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem. ?Photo by Reuters
Supporters of Maccabi Umm el-Fahm cheer for their team during a soccer match against Beitar Jerusalem at Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem. ?Photo by Reuters
Mali supporters cheer on their team during a group B football match Mali vs DR Congo during the African Cup of Nations at Moses Mahiba Stadium in Durban. ?Photo by AFP
Mali supporters cheer on their team during a group B football match Mali vs DR Congo during the African Cup of Nations at Moses Mahiba Stadium in Durban. ?Photo by AFP

Their cheers of joy, some long-awaited, show us the wondrous side of life; remind us there are always things worth celebrating for. —Photos and texts by Agencies

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