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April 29, 2012
Maria Sharapova of Russia celebrates after winning her final match against Victoria Azarenka of Belarus during day seven of the WTA Porsche Tennis Grand Prix at Porsche Arena in Stuttgart, Germany.
Dennis Grombkowski
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April 27, 2012
Sun Fengqin, 60, participates in a pole-dancing class in Nanjing, China. Swings, spins and sultry moves are all in the repertoire of the long-haired 60-year-old, who took on pole dancing in admiration of what she saw as a sexy sport despite its image in China as something associated with strip clubs. Pole dancing has over the past few years evolved into a way of staying in shape, with devotees promoting it as a legitimate form of dance and acrobatics.
Carlos Barria
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Reuters
April 30, 2012
Hanae Tsuji poses next to a drawing by Leonardo da Vinci of a fetus dated 1511, which is displayed as part of a new exhibition entitled 'Anatomist: Inside His Mind, Inside The Body' at The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace in London. The exhibition is the largest collection ever of the artist's studies of the human body and will show at The Queen's Gallery from May 4 to October 7.
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April 30, 2012
Workers carry salt before loading it onto a supply truck on the outskirts of the southern Indian city of Chennai.
Babu
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Reuters
April 29, 2012
Palestinian children play on the ruins of a destroyed house in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip.
Mohammed Salem
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Reuters
April 30, 2012
A man is silhouetted on the “OCBC Skyway” linking the Supertrees, ranging from 80 to 160 feet in height and serving as vertical gardens in the nearly completed Gardens by the Bay just next to Singapore's busy financial district. This is part of the city-state's efforts to bring and nurture greenery within the city and capture the essence of Singapore as a tropical city.
Wong Maye-E
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AP
April 30, 2012
A view of the damage at the site where two bombs detonated near state buildings in the northern city of Idlib in this handout released by Syria's national news agency SANA. More than 20 people were killed, the majority of them members of the security forces, when the bombs detonated near state intelligence buildings on Monday, a rights activists said.
SANA
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Reuters
April 28, 2012
A Nuba woman, injured during a raid by Sudan's air force, sits in a makeshift hospital in the Nuba Mountains, South Kordofan. Fleeing aerial bombardment by the Sudanese air force thousands of people have abandoned their homes and made make-shift shelters between the rocks and boulders.
Goran Tomasevic
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Reuters
April 28, 2012
A SPLA-N soldier walks next to fresh graves of Nuba people killed during raids by Sudan's air force in the Nuba Mountains, South Kordofan.
Goran Tomasevic
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Reuters
April 29, 2012
Two freshly shaved alpacas stand on a green field at Alpaca-Land farm in Goeming in the Austrian province of Salzburg. The annual shearing is done in the spring to make the animals more comfortable for the summer months. This will give them plenty of time to grow a thick new coat before winter.
Kerstin Joensson
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AP
April 29, 2012
A rock fan is lifted as he crowd surfs during a performance at the 2012 Strawberry Music Festival at Tongzhou Canal Park in Beijing. The festival will be held from April 29 to May 1.
Barry Huang
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Reuters
April 26, 2012
A “Smart” concept SUV at the China Auto 2012 car show in Beijing. As more and more Chinese buy cars, automakers say consumer tastes in the Asian nation have a growing influence on vehicle design the world over.
Ed Jones
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AFP/Getty Images
April 29, 2012
People watch from hotel windows the annual Landsgemeinde meeting at a square in the town of Appenzell. Appenzell is one of Switzerland's two remaining Landsgemeinden, a 700-year tradition of an open-air assembly in which citizens can take key political decisions directly by raising their hands.
Christian Hartmann
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Reuters
April 29, 2012
People raise their hands to vote during the annual Landsgemeinde meeting at a square in the town of Appenzell, Switzerland.
Christian Hartmann
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Reuters
April 28, 2012
A Goth peers from behind a gravestone during the Whitby Gothic Weekend in Whitby, England. The Gothic weekend, which started in 1994 to celebrate all things dark and mysterious, has now grown to a twice yearly event for Goths. Whitby was partly chosen because Bram Stoker wrote his famous Dracula story in the fishing town with the Gothic Whitby Abbey as his inspiration. The weekend has now grown from providing a few bands to include followers of Romanticism, Victoriana, Cybergoth and Steampunk.
Christopher Furlong
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April 28, 2012
Dracula’s bride, alias Jean Pawson, adjusts the collar of Dracula, John Threfall, during the Whitby Goth Weekend.
Christopher Furlong
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April 30, 2012
Princess Maxima and Crown Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands participate in the traditional tug-of-war event in Rhenen. The royal family celebrates Queens Day on April 30.
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Reuters
April 27, 2012
Mariah Carey and husband Nick Cannon during the their vows renewal ceremony in Paris.
Pascal Le Segretain
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April 28, 2012
President Obama laughs at comedian Jimmy Kimmel at the White House Correspondents Association annual dinner in Washington.
Larry Downing
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Reuters
April 28, 2012
Comedian Robin Williams reacts after receiving the Stand Up Icon Award during the second annual 2012 Comedy Awards in New York.
Stephen Chernin
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Reuters
April 27, 2012
O.C. Johnson Elementary School Principal Tom Neuman laughs as students pour different types of syrup onto him, turning him into a "human sundae" in Yuma, Ariz. Students who had perfect attendance throughout AIMS testing were allowed to participate in the event.
Josh Peckler
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AP
April 29, 2012
Attendees stand for the national anthem as evangelist Joel Osteen brings his revival show to Nationals Park and will reach a crowd beyond the park with his social media team.
Bill O'Leary
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The Washington Post
April 29, 2012
Evangelist Joel Osteen, right, and wife Victoria bring his revival show to Nationals Park.
Bill O'Leary
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The Washington Post
April 28, 2012
A young dancer waits her turn to perform during the 29th Annual Gathering of Nations in Albuquerque. Some 3,000 singers and dancers perform during the three-day Gathering of Nations, which began on Thursday. Celebrating its 29th year, organizers say it is the largest meeting of Native American and indigenous people in the world.
Eric Draper
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Reuters
April 28, 2012
A dancer performs during the 29th Annual Gathering of Nations in Albuquerque.
Eric Draper
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Reuters
April 28, 2012
A young performer supported by hidden metal rods waves as she participates in the “Bun Festival” parade in Hong Kong's Cheung Chau Island. The festival is held every year to placate the hungry ghosts of old pirates. Legend has it that buns bring good luck to the island's fisherman protecting them from the spirits of pirates.
Aaron Tam
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AFP/Getty Images
April 28, 2012
Hundreds of men dressed as warriors participate in a role-play battle as Christian knights and heathen Icelandic Vikings in Lejre, the Land of Legends, south of Copenhagen.
Keld Navntoft
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AFP/Getty Images
April 28, 2012
Singer Lady Gaga arrives at a hotel in Hong Kong. She has scheduled a concert in Hong Kong as part of her Asia tour.
Kin Cheung
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AP
April 29, 2012
A child stands next to an anti-Lady Gaga banner in Jakarta. Dozens of Muslim activists staged a rally against the concert by the American pop star, which is planned to be held in Jakarta on June 3.
SUPRI
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Reuters
April 28, 2012
A protester takes photos with his tablet computer as demonstrators march down a street during a rally in Kuala Lumpur. Thousands of protesters calling for fair elections converged on Kuala Lumpur's center, testing the Malaysian government's reformist credentials. Police shut down much of the city center and closed off the historic Merdeka (Independence) Square with barriers and barbed wire, enforcing a court order that the protesters should not enter the symbolically important site.
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Reuters
April 28, 2012
Participants prepare during the Eastern European Cup bodybuilding competition in the southern Russian city of Stavropol.
Eduard Korniyenko
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Reuters
April 28, 2012
Girls dressed in evening gowns smile at Zocalo square in Mexico City. The 348 girls dressed up for their 15th (Quinceanera) birthday celebration, participating in a tradition dating back to the Spanish colonial era when 15- and 16-year-old girls had their official debut in society.
Edgard Garrido
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Reuters
April 28, 2012
Ashes and smoke spew from the Popocatepetl Volcano in Paso de Cortes, in the Mexican central state of Puebla. The volcano, Mexico's second highest peak at nearly 18,000 feet, started rumbling and spurting high clouds of ash and steam on April 13, provoking the authorities to raise the alert to level five on a seven-point scale.
Yuri Cortez
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April 27, 2012
U.S. Army Golden Knights Parachute Team member Spc. Trey Martin salutes as he free falls from an aircraft during practice for the Dyess Big Country Airfest above Dyess Air Force Base in Abilene, Texas.
Joy Lewis
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The Abilene Reporter-News via AP
April 28, 2012
A man jumps into a swimming pool in the southern German city of Nuremberg as temperatures rose to 28 degrees Celsius (82 Fahrenheit) in many parts of the country.
Daniel Karmann
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AFP/Getty Images
April 28, 2012
The moon is seen as balloons fly in the sky before the start of the Italian Serie A soccer match between AS Roma and Napoli at the Olympic stadium in Rome.
Alessandro Bianchi
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Reuters
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