HIGH JUMP: A Bedouin man jumped over camels at a festival in San’a, Yemen, Monday. The festival aims to stimulate domestic tourism and reinforce the idea that Yemen is stable.
HIGH JUMP: A Bedouin man jumped over camels at a festival in San’a, Yemen, Monday. The festival aims to stimulate domestic tourism and reinforce the idea that Yemen is stable.
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RESCUED: A firefighter pulled a woman into a window after she cut her wrist and attempted to jump from a hotel in Tongren, Guizhou province, China, Monday.
RESCUED: A firefighter pulled a woman into a window after she cut her wrist and attempted to jump from a hotel in Tongren, Guizhou province, China, Monday.
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BLOODIED: A police officer was injured as educators protested Monday in Mexico City against education reforms. About 1 million students in Mexico missed the first day of school on Monday as teachers protested, government officials said.
BLOODIED: A police officer was injured as educators protested Monday in Mexico City against education reforms. About 1 million students in Mexico missed the first day of school on Monday as teachers protested, government officials said.
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HEADED FOR BETTER DAYS: One of the ‘Three Graces’ was lifted and transported from the roof of the New Palace in Potsdam, Germany, Wednesday. The sculptures will be restored.
HEADED FOR BETTER DAYS: One of the ‘Three Graces’ was lifted and transported from the roof of the New Palace in Potsdam, Germany, Wednesday. The sculptures will be restored.
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BIG BEN: A worker covered a statue of Benjamin Franklin Tuesday at Philadelphia’s Franklin Institute in preparation for construction work. The museum plans to adjoin the memorial to the new Nicholas and Athena Karabots Pavilion. The couple made a $10 million gift.
BIG BEN: A worker covered a statue of Benjamin Franklin Tuesday at Philadelphia’s Franklin Institute in preparation for construction work. The museum plans to adjoin the memorial to the new Nicholas and Athena Karabots Pavilion. The couple made a $10 million gift.
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A PEACEFUL MOMENT: Free Syrian Army fighters splashed a boy with water to help him cool down in warm weather along a street in Deir Ez Zor, Syria, Monday.
A PEACEFUL MOMENT: Free Syrian Army fighters splashed a boy with water to help him cool down in warm weather along a street in Deir Ez Zor, Syria, Monday.
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WISH FULFILLED: Bote Rai, 106 years old, stepped down from a Yeti Airlines aircraft Tuesday at an airport in Katmandu, Nepal. After the local media covered Mr. Rai’s wish of flying in an airplane before he dies, airlines offered to make the elderly man’s dream come true.
WISH FULFILLED: Bote Rai, 106 years old, stepped down from a Yeti Airlines aircraft Tuesday at an airport in Katmandu, Nepal. After the local media covered Mr. Rai’s wish of flying in an airplane before he dies, airlines offered to make the elderly man’s dream come true.
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SMALL AND SOFT: A giant panda cub named Yuan Zai slept at the Taipei Zoo in Taipei, Taiwan, Monday. The female cub was born July 6 to mother Yuan Yuan and father Tuan Tuan.
SMALL AND SOFT: A giant panda cub named Yuan Zai slept at the Taipei Zoo in Taipei, Taiwan, Monday. The female cub was born July 6 to mother Yuan Yuan and father Tuan Tuan.
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LUCKY DOGS: In this photo released Sunday, Bo, left, and Sunny, right, relaxed on the White House lawn in Washington. The Obamas said they got Sunny so Bo would have a playmate. Sunny was born in Michigan in June 2012. Both dogs are Portuguese Water Dogs.
LUCKY DOGS: In this photo released Sunday, Bo, left, and Sunny, right, relaxed on the White House lawn in Washington. The Obamas said they got Sunny so Bo would have a playmate. Sunny was born in Michigan in June 2012. Both dogs are Portuguese Water Dogs.
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ILLUMINATED: A decorated elephant carried a box containing a tooth relic believed to have belonged to Buddha at a procession in Kandy, Sri Lanka, Monday. Hundreds of thousands of Buddhists celebrate the relic each year.
ILLUMINATED: A decorated elephant carried a box containing a tooth relic believed to have belonged to Buddha at a procession in Kandy, Sri Lanka, Monday. Hundreds of thousands of Buddhists celebrate the relic each year.
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MUDDY MESS: Villagers tried to clear mud from their homes on Tuesday in Xiangzhou County, in China’s Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, after Typhoon Utor and flooding hit parts of southern China, killing dozens of people.
MUDDY MESS: Villagers tried to clear mud from their homes on Tuesday in Xiangzhou County, in China’s Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, after Typhoon Utor and flooding hit parts of southern China, killing dozens of people.
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