Photos of the Day: May 24

MAKING AN EFFORT: A man dove into a recycling bin to collect paper in Madrid Friday.
MAKING AN EFFORT: A man dove into a recycling bin to collect paper in Madrid Friday.
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HEADING FOR SAFETY: A man carried a wounded policeman away from the site of an explosion in Kabul Friday. Large explosions followed by pitched gunbattles shook the Afghan capital as the Taliban attacked, the latest thrust in the insurgency’s annual spring offensive.
HEADING FOR SAFETY: A man carried a wounded policeman away from the site of an explosion in Kabul Friday. Large explosions followed by pitched gunbattles shook the Afghan capital as the Taliban attacked, the latest thrust in the insurgency’s annual spring offensive.
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LEFT BEHIND: Rebecca Rigby, the wife of soldier Lee Rigby, who was killed in a knife attack, wiped her eyes at a news conference in Greater Manchester, England, Friday. Counterterrorism police advanced their investigation into the brutal slaying with two new arrests on Thursday.
LEFT BEHIND: Rebecca Rigby, the wife of soldier Lee Rigby, who was killed in a knife attack, wiped her eyes at a news conference in Greater Manchester, England, Friday. Counterterrorism police advanced their investigation into the brutal slaying with two new arrests on Thursday.
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CELEBRATION TIME: Graduates of the U.S. Naval Academy celebrated during commencement in Annapolis, Md., Friday.
CELEBRATION TIME: Graduates of the U.S. Naval Academy celebrated during commencement in Annapolis, Md., Friday.
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UNSTABLE PLACE: Jonathan Dunia, a boy wounded by fire bombs Wednesday, lay Friday on a bed at a hospital south of Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo. Goma has been the subject of renewed fighting in recent days.
UNSTABLE PLACE: Jonathan Dunia, a boy wounded by fire bombs Wednesday, lay Friday on a bed at a hospital south of Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo. Goma has been the subject of renewed fighting in recent days.
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FESTIVE LIGHT: A Buddhist devotee lighted a butter lamp during the festival locally called ‘Saka Dawa’ in Katmandu, Nepal, Friday. The 15-day festival is celebrated after the anniversary of Buddha’s birth.
FESTIVE LIGHT: A Buddhist devotee lighted a butter lamp during the festival locally called ‘Saka Dawa’ in Katmandu, Nepal, Friday. The 15-day festival is celebrated after the anniversary of Buddha’s birth.
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HOLY DAY: Orthodox nuns attended a service to mark the Day of St. Cyril and Methodius, founders of the Cyrillic alphabet, inside the Cathedral of the Assumption in Moscow Friday.
HOLY DAY: Orthodox nuns attended a service to mark the Day of St. Cyril and Methodius, founders of the Cyrillic alphabet, inside the Cathedral of the Assumption in Moscow Friday.
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NEW DAY: Dawn broke over the rubble that used to be homes, including a door marked with a street number, Friday in Moore, Okla. A tornado on Monday destroyed homes in the city and killed 24 people.
NEW DAY: Dawn broke over the rubble that used to be homes, including a door marked with a street number, Friday in Moore, Okla. A tornado on Monday destroyed homes in the city and killed 24 people.
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THIRSTY: People struggled with hoses to collect drinking water delivered by a government tanker because of short supply at a slum in New Delhi Friday.
THIRSTY: People struggled with hoses to collect drinking water delivered by a government tanker because of short supply at a slum in New Delhi Friday.
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PUT A ROPE ON IT: A camel had one front leg tied up to prevent it from running away at a camel market in Birqash, Egypt, Friday. Hundreds of camels are brought in from Sudan and Somalia to be sold at Egypt’s largest camel market every Friday.
PUT A ROPE ON IT: A camel had one front leg tied up to prevent it from running away at a camel market in Birqash, Egypt, Friday. Hundreds of camels are brought in from Sudan and Somalia to be sold at Egypt’s largest camel market every Friday.
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WAITING FOR HELP: A man sat atop a vehicle that fell into the Skagit River after the Interstate 5 bridge in Mount Vernon, Wash., collapsed minutes earlier on Thursday. Three motorists were rescued from the water, state officials said.
WAITING FOR HELP: A man sat atop a vehicle that fell into the Skagit River after the Interstate 5 bridge in Mount Vernon, Wash., collapsed minutes earlier on Thursday. Three motorists were rescued from the water, state officials said.
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RAIN RITUAL: Tribal people and farmers took part in a prayer ritual believed to bring rain, outside the Hindu Lord Shiva temple in Ranchi, India, Friday.
RAIN RITUAL: Tribal people and farmers took part in a prayer ritual believed to bring rain, outside the Hindu Lord Shiva temple in Ranchi, India, Friday.
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FOAM ON THE WATER: A man collected water as he bathed in the Yamuna River, which was polluted with foam from industrial waste, on the outskirts of New Delhi Friday.
FOAM ON THE WATER: A man collected water as he bathed in the Yamuna River, which was polluted with foam from industrial waste, on the outskirts of New Delhi Friday.
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COOLING OFF: A child played at a water park on a hot afternoon in Hyderabad, India, Friday.
COOLING OFF: A child played at a water park on a hot afternoon in Hyderabad, India, Friday.
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REOPENING DAY: Brian Wengrofsky, 43, walked onto the beach with his surfboard at Beach 94th Street in the Rockaways area of New York City Friday.
REOPENING DAY: Brian Wengrofsky, 43, walked onto the beach with his surfboard at Beach 94th Street in the Rockaways area of New York City Friday.
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RV CRASH: Debris was scattered around an RV that went off the highway and crashed through a fence and into the garages of several townhomes in St. George, Utah, early Friday, killing two of the 10 people in the vehicle. Troopers are still investigating the crash.
RV CRASH: Debris was scattered around an RV that went off the highway and crashed through a fence and into the garages of several townhomes in St. George, Utah, early Friday, killing two of the 10 people in the vehicle. Troopers are still investigating the crash.
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