Photos of the Day: Thursday, June 20

WAIST DEEP: A man waded through a flooded alley at a shopping arcade after heavy monsoon rains caused the Yamuna River to rise in New Delhi Thursday. The rains are at least twice as heavy as usual in northwest and central India.
WAIST DEEP: A man waded through a flooded alley at a shopping arcade after heavy monsoon rains caused the Yamuna River to rise in New Delhi Thursday. The rains are at least twice as heavy as usual in northwest and central India.
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CLOSE MONITORING: A currency trader watched monitors in the foreign-exchange dealing room of the Korea Exchange Bank headquarters in Seoul Thursday. Asian stock markets plummeted Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve said it could start scaling back its stimulus program later this…
CLOSE MONITORING: A currency trader watched monitors in the foreign-exchange dealing room of the Korea Exchange Bank headquarters in Seoul Thursday. Asian stock markets plummeted Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve said it could start scaling back its stimulus program later this year.
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BECKHAM BEDLAM: People fell to the ground during a stampede to see soccer superstar David Beckham at Tongji University in Shanghai on Thursday. Mr. Beckham’s visit to China turned chaotic after at least seven people were hurt in a stampede as fans rushed to see him.
BECKHAM BEDLAM: People fell to the ground during a stampede to see soccer superstar David Beckham at Tongji University in Shanghai on Thursday. Mr. Beckham’s visit to China turned chaotic after at least seven people were hurt in a stampede as fans rushed to see him.
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PUSHING BACK: Workers clashed with police and security guards at a protest outside a steel company in Quezon, Philippines, Thursday. More than 100 workers were protesting against poor work conditions and for better wages.
PUSHING BACK: Workers clashed with police and security guards at a protest outside a steel company in Quezon, Philippines, Thursday. More than 100 workers were protesting against poor work conditions and for better wages.
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PLOWING AHEAD: Farmers competed in a bull race in a paddy field during monsoon festival celebrations in Altekhali, India, south of Kolkata, Thursday. Farmers believe the race will bring good rains and better harvests.
PLOWING AHEAD: Farmers competed in a bull race in a paddy field during monsoon festival celebrations in Altekhali, India, south of Kolkata, Thursday. Farmers believe the race will bring good rains and better harvests.
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DUMPING GROUNDS: A massive heap of trash loomed behind residents near a dump site in Manila Wednesday. Disposable plastic shopping bags and Styrofoam containers were banned in the financial district as of Thursday, as part of efforts to curb rubbish.
DUMPING GROUNDS: A massive heap of trash loomed behind residents near a dump site in Manila Wednesday. Disposable plastic shopping bags and Styrofoam containers were banned in the financial district as of Thursday, as part of efforts to curb rubbish.
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CROWD CONTROL: A military officer fired tear gas toward protesters to disperse them during clashes in Niterói, Brazil, Wednesday. Hundreds of thousands of mainly young Brazilians have taken to the streets to denounce price increases and demand investments in health and education.
CROWD CONTROL: A military officer fired tear gas toward protesters to disperse them during clashes in Niterói, Brazil, Wednesday. Hundreds of thousands of mainly young Brazilians have taken to the streets to denounce price increases and demand investments in health and education.
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HEAVY WEAPONRY: A Syrian rebel fighter fired toward government forces in Aleppo, Syria, Thursday. The Associated Press has authenticated the image, which was provided by the Aleppo Media Center AMC.
HEAVY WEAPONRY: A Syrian rebel fighter fired toward government forces in Aleppo, Syria, Thursday. The Associated Press has authenticated the image, which was provided by the Aleppo Media Center AMC.
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YOUTH EXERCISE: Young Palestinians took aim with fake guns during a military-style exercise at a physical-training camp run by Hamas in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Thursday.
YOUTH EXERCISE: Young Palestinians took aim with fake guns during a military-style exercise at a physical-training camp run by Hamas in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Thursday.
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UP HIGH, DOWN LOW: San Antonio Spurs Head Coach Gregg Popovich spoke with player Tim Duncan at a practice before Game 7 of the NBA Finals at the American Airlines Arena in Miami Thursday. The Spurs will play the Miami Heat.
UP HIGH, DOWN LOW: San Antonio Spurs Head Coach Gregg Popovich spoke with player Tim Duncan at a practice before Game 7 of the NBA Finals at the American Airlines Arena in Miami Thursday. The Spurs will play the Miami Heat.
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SCENIC: A mother and child stood in shallow waters of Schlachtensee Lake as temperatures were on the rise in Berlin Thursday.
SCENIC: A mother and child stood in shallow waters of Schlachtensee Lake as temperatures were on the rise in Berlin Thursday.
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CLEARING A PATH: Firefighters sprayed water on a mud-covered street Thursday in Saint-Béat, France, as part of cleanup operations days after flash floods submerged parts of southwest France. At least three people have been killed.
CLEARING A PATH: Firefighters sprayed water on a mud-covered street Thursday in Saint-Béat, France, as part of cleanup operations days after flash floods submerged parts of southwest France. At least three people have been killed.
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CLOSE INSPECTION: A worker inspected a jewelry piece through magnifying goggles at a Kama Schachter Jewelry Pvt. manufacturing facility in Mumbai, India, Wednesday.
CLOSE INSPECTION: A worker inspected a jewelry piece through magnifying goggles at a Kama Schachter Jewelry Pvt. manufacturing facility in Mumbai, India, Wednesday.
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BOY MEETS BIRD: A boy displaced by floodwaters from the Yamuna River played with a rooster at a roadside camp in New Delhi Thursday.
BOY MEETS BIRD: A boy displaced by floodwaters from the Yamuna River played with a rooster at a roadside camp in New Delhi Thursday.
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THE PEOPLE: A man wrapped in a Bulgarian flag demonstrated in Sofia Thursday. The Bulgarian Parliament dismissed Delyan Peevski from his top national-security post a day earlier, hoping it would end protests against the country’s new government and new Prime Minister Plamen…
THE PEOPLE: A man wrapped in a Bulgarian flag demonstrated in Sofia Thursday. The Bulgarian Parliament dismissed Delyan Peevski from his top national-security post a day earlier, hoping it would end protests against the country’s new government and new Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski.
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FIESTY: Members of the National Elderly Unit clashed with police near a Social Security office in Managua, Nicaragua, Thursday. Hundreds of senior citizens protested for a fourth day, demanding partial pensions.
FIESTY: Members of the National Elderly Unit clashed with police near a Social Security office in Managua, Nicaragua, Thursday. Hundreds of senior citizens protested for a fourth day, demanding partial pensions.
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