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People in Crimea and Latvia commemorate the end of World War II, Iraqis continue fleeing Mosul, and South Africans protest for better housing.
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- May 12, 2017

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Two girls attend festivities as Latvia’s large Russian minority gathers at the Victory Monument in Riga, Latvia, on May 9, to mark 72 years since the end of World War II.
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- May 12, 2017

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Agents of the Dominican National Institute of Forensic Science prepare to burn seized drugs in the backyard of their headquarters in Pedro Brand on May 11.
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- May 12, 2017

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A woman pushes supplies along a track near the fence of the Korean Demilitarized Zone on Gyodong, a tiny outlying island west of Seoul, on May 9.
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- May 12, 2017

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Nigerians read newspapers sold in the streets on May 8, with front pages declaring the release of 82 Chibok girls kidnapped by Boko Haram in 2014.
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- May 12, 2017

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Chinese honor guards prepare for the arrival of Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak at Beijing Capital International Airport on May 12.
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- May 12, 2017

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Finetown residents take cover as they hurl stones at the South African police during clashes amid a protest for better housing on May 10, in Ennerdale.
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- May 12, 2017

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An Angolan woman walks on her knees at Fátima Sanctuary in Fátima, Portugal, on May 11. Pope Francis will canonize two child shepherds from the area who reported apparitions of the Virgin Mary a century ago on May 13.
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- May 12, 2017

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A rabbi reads the Torah at the Ghriba synagogue on the Tunisian island of Djerba on May 12, during the first day of the annual Jewish pilgrimage to the synagogue.
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- May 12, 2017

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A Warao indigenous child wrapped in a blanket seeks shelter from the rain under the Ayrton Senna Viaduct in Manaus, Brazil, on May 9.
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- May 12, 2017

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French President-elect Emmanuel Macron poses for pictures with supporters on May 10, at the Jardin du Luxembourg in Paris, during a ceremony to mark the anniversary of the abolition of slavery and to pay tribute to the victims of the slave trade.
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- May 12, 2017

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Ultra-Orthodox Israeli Jews hold a prayer after they harvest wheat in a field near the Mevo Horon settlement in the West Bank on May 10.
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- May 12, 2017

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A waiter in Rome looks at a mural by Italian street artist TVBoy showing Pope Francis kissing U.S. President Donald Trump with a caption that reads “The Good Forgives the Evil,” on May 11.
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- May 12, 2017

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Migrants and refugees line up to receive some food and beverages during the evacuation of a makeshift camp in Paris on May 9, one of several camps sprouting up around the French capital.
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- May 12, 2017

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People carry portraits of late Soviet leader Joseph Stalin and soldiers as they celebrate the 72nd anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War II in Sevastopol, Crimea, on May 9.
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- May 12, 2017

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Bikers ride near Taormina, Italy, on May 10, during the fifth stage of the 100th Giro d’Italia, or Tour of Italy, cycling race.
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- May 12, 2017

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Members of Iraq’s Counterterrorism Service stand guard as displaced Iraqis from western Mosul flee their homes on May 11. Iraqi government forces are advancing in their ongoing offensive to retake the area from Islamic State fighters.
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- May 12, 2017

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Construction workers in Caracas, Venezuela, stage a protest on May 11, against the death of an opposition activist during a march.
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- May 12, 2017

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Indian farmers lie with sticks outside Shiva Temple in Ranchi on May 10, waiting for blessings from the temple’s main priest during the “Manda” festival. The ritual is believed to bestow good crops, health, and prosperity.
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- May 12, 2017

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Canee Copeland runs to hug her dad, Cpl. Cade Copeland, during a homecoming reception at the Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton near Oceanside, California, on May 11.
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- May 12, 2017

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Streaks of light from candles show the paths of Buddhists in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, on May 10, as they celebrate Vesak Day, the holiday that marks the birth of Gautama Buddha, the father of Buddhism.
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- May 12, 2017

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This picture, taken on May 10, shows a baby Sumatran elephant playing with an employee of the Trumon Conservation Response Unit at the Leuser ecosystem wildlife reservation area in Aceh, Indonesia.
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- May 12, 2017

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Shiite Muslims light candles during the Shaabaniya ceremony commemorating the birth of Imam Mahdi, the 12th and last Shiite imam, in Karbala, Iraq, on May 11.
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A farmer prepares to feed his ducks on his family farm in Bac Ninh, Vietnam, on May 9.
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