Photos of the Day: May 23

WALKING IN THE RAIN: A woman held an umbrella as she walked through heavy rainfall in Katmandu, Nepal, Thursday.
WALKING IN THE RAIN: A woman held an umbrella as she walked through heavy rainfall in Katmandu, Nepal, Thursday.
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GOING UNDER: A Sikh man took a dip in the sacred pond of the Golden Temple, the holiest of Sikh shrines, in Amritsar, India, Thursday.
GOING UNDER: A Sikh man took a dip in the sacred pond of the Golden Temple, the holiest of Sikh shrines, in Amritsar, India, Thursday.
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SOON TO SEE: Elderly men wore eye patches after having cataract surgery at a free event at Phullary Monastry on the outskirts of Katmandu, Nepal, Thursday. Around 300 elderly people from across Nepal will receive the surgery.
SOON TO SEE: Elderly men wore eye patches after having cataract surgery at a free event at Phullary Monastry on the outskirts of Katmandu, Nepal, Thursday. Around 300 elderly people from across Nepal will receive the surgery.
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PATIENT MONKS: Buddhist monks waited to receive alms at a shopping area in Magelang, Indonesia, Thursday, ahead of Vesak Day holiday celebrations.
PATIENT MONKS: Buddhist monks waited to receive alms at a shopping area in Magelang, Indonesia, Thursday, ahead of Vesak Day holiday celebrations.
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NEAR A CRIME SCENE: A police officer stood in a hailstorm Thursday in London, close to where a British soldier was killed a day earlier. Two suspects were shot and detained Wednesday, and British police made two additional arrests Thursday.
NEAR A CRIME SCENE: A police officer stood in a hailstorm Thursday in London, close to where a British soldier was killed a day earlier. Two suspects were shot and detained Wednesday, and British police made two additional arrests Thursday.
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DROPS OF WATER: A boy drank water dripping from a government tanker that supplies water to residents in New Delhi Thursday. Some areas of the capital are facing an acute water shortage.
DROPS OF WATER: A boy drank water dripping from a government tanker that supplies water to residents in New Delhi Thursday. Some areas of the capital are facing an acute water shortage.
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HAIL DELAY: Players huddled under an umbrella as hailstones fell at the Glenmuir PGA Professional Championship Regional Qualifier at Hindhead Golf Club in Hindhead, England, Thursday.
HAIL DELAY: Players huddled under an umbrella as hailstones fell at the Glenmuir PGA Professional Championship Regional Qualifier at Hindhead Golf Club in Hindhead, England, Thursday.
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WIDE OPEN WATER: People made their way across a flooded plain in Osterdalen, Norway, Thursday. Some residents have been evacuated because of flooding caused by heavy rainfall.
WIDE OPEN WATER: People made their way across a flooded plain in Osterdalen, Norway, Thursday. Some residents have been evacuated because of flooding caused by heavy rainfall.
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REFLECTIONS: Geese relaxed under the shade of a tree at a zoo in New Delhi Thursday as temperatures soared.
REFLECTIONS: Geese relaxed under the shade of a tree at a zoo in New Delhi Thursday as temperatures soared.
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LADIES’ MAN: A vendor transported mannequins from the debris of a clothing fair destroyed by strong wind gusts at Baba Novac plaza in Bucharest Thursday.
LADIES’ MAN: A vendor transported mannequins from the debris of a clothing fair destroyed by strong wind gusts at Baba Novac plaza in Bucharest Thursday.
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PASSING THROUGH: A Kashmiri Bakarwal child traveled on horseback on the outskirts of Srinagar, India, Thursday. Bakarwals are nomadic herders.
PASSING THROUGH: A Kashmiri Bakarwal child traveled on horseback on the outskirts of Srinagar, India, Thursday. Bakarwals are nomadic herders.
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FIGHTING SPIRIT: A young woman in wheelchair competed in the Miss Independence beauty contest for disabled people in Moscow Wednesday. Eleven women competed.
FIGHTING SPIRIT: A young woman in wheelchair competed in the Miss Independence beauty contest for disabled people in Moscow Wednesday. Eleven women competed.
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WINDOW ON THE WORLD: A Kashmiri man looked through the window of his house in downtown Srinagar, India, Thursday.
WINDOW ON THE WORLD: A Kashmiri man looked through the window of his house in downtown Srinagar, India, Thursday.
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TAKING AIM: A Sunni man aimed a weapon Thursday in Tripoli, Lebanon, as Lebanese supporters and opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad clashed. At least 16 people have been killed in five days of fighting and leaders fear Syria’s civil war is spreading.
TAKING AIM: A Sunni man aimed a weapon Thursday in Tripoli, Lebanon, as Lebanese supporters and opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad clashed. At least 16 people have been killed in five days of fighting and leaders fear Syria’s civil war is spreading.
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LIGHTNING STRIKES: Lightning struck during a thunderstorm as tornado survivors searched the rubble of their homes in Moore, Okla., Thursday. Severe thunderstorms barreled through the city, days after a powerful tornado killed dozens of people there.
LIGHTNING STRIKES: Lightning struck during a thunderstorm as tornado survivors searched the rubble of their homes in Moore, Okla., Thursday. Severe thunderstorms barreled through the city, days after a powerful tornado killed dozens of people there.
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BY CANDLELIGHT: Miners attended a vigil Thursday in Papua, Indonesia, for 28 workers who were killed last week when a tunnel collapsed. Mining company Freeport Indonesia said Thursday that it believes it can reopen its operations relatively quickly.
BY CANDLELIGHT: Miners attended a vigil Thursday in Papua, Indonesia, for 28 workers who were killed last week when a tunnel collapsed. Mining company Freeport Indonesia said Thursday that it believes it can reopen its operations relatively quickly.
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