The nine-day-old giraffe Bine licks another giraffe named Andrea at the Friedrichsfelde zoo in Berlin.
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Thai police fired teargas on Friday at royalist protesters bent on bringing down a caretaker government after a court threw Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra out of office and an anti-graft agency indicted her for negligence.
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A staff member poses with “The Blue” diamond during an auction preview for Christie’s in Geneva. The largest flawless vivid blue diamond in the world, weighing 13.22 carats, is expected to reach between $21 million to $25 million when it goes on sale at an upcoming Magnificent Jewels sale in Geneva on May 14.
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A brown bear is checked by foreign veterinaries and local staff members at the Four Paws Bear Sanctuary in Pristina, Kosovo.
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A man cleans a statue of Maha Maya which will be included in illuminated panels illustrating episodes from the life of Buddha, ahead of Vesak Day celebrations in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Vesak Day, which is celebrated on May 14 and 15 in Sri Lanka, commemorates the birth, enlightenment and death of Buddha.
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A man holds a sign that reads ‘Bring back our girls’ during a protest outside Nigeria House in London, England.
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Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan speaks to the media on the situation in Chibok and the success of the World Economic Forum in Abuja, Nigeria. Jonathan said on Friday he believes 200 schoolgirls abducted by Islamist insurgents last month are still in his country and have not been moved to Cameroon.
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President Obama descends the steps after speaking about energy during a visit to a Walmart store in Mountain View, California. Walmart will double by 2020 the number of on-site solar energy projects at its U.S. outlets and distribution centers, the company announced, during an event attended by Obama on Friday.
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A Palestinian boy pushes a burning tire during clashes with Israeli troops following a protest calling for the release of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails, in the West Bank city of Hebron. Israel holds some 5,000 Palestinians it accuses of committing or planning violence against it.
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A Sotheby’s employee poses with a Royal Worcester “Aesthetic” teapot (dated 1882) at Sotheby’s auction house in London. The piece is estimated to sell for 2,500 British pounds ($4,000) as part of the Hanley Collection of Teapots which will be auctioned at Sotheby’s London on Thursday.
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A member of the Revolutionary Movement Tupamaro takes part in a rally in support of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s government in Caracas. On Thursday, Venezuelan troops rounded up hundreds of youth activists and dismantled camps set up to protest against Maduro, and a policeman was shot dead in the demonstrations and clashes that ensued around Caracas.
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111 year-old Dr. Alexander Imich, the world’s oldest living man, poses for a photograph during an interview with Reuters at his home on New York City’s upper west side. Dr. Imich, who holds a Ph.D. in zoology, was born in Poland on February 4,1903, fled Poland when the Nazis took over in 1939, survived a slave labor camp in Russia and moved to the United States in 1951 where he became an author on parapsychology.
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The Queen Elizabeth and Queen Victoria ocean liners are docked in Southampton to celebrate the Queen Mary 2 10th anniversary in Southampton, England. The three cruise ships, which make up the entire fleet of Cunard’s ocean liners, sailed together for the first ever time from Lisbon to Southampton. The Queen Mary 2, launched in March 2003, is the largest vessel ever to have been built for Cunard and is capable of holding up to 2,620 passengers. Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh will attend the 10th anniversary celebrations of the Queen Mary 2.
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Horses race down the back straight at Chester racecourse in Chester, England.
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A man wears a uniform displaying badges, medals, and badge of honor awards to commemorate Victory Day — when Nazi Germany surrendered to the Soviet Union on May 9, 1945 — at the Soviet war cemetery and memorial in Treptow Park in Berlin, Germany. The annual gathering at the memorial usually draws a mix of leftists and people from the former Soviet Union as well German people.
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Poodle Farinelli gives back a kiss to its owner Anja Trinks before the contest at the dog show in Dortmund, Germany.
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Local residents carry portraits of their ancestors, participants in World War II as they celebrate Victory Day in St. Petersburg, Russia. About 30,000 people walked in central streets in a march named “Immortal regiment” while carrying portraits of their relatives who fought in World War II. Victory Day, marking the defeat of Nazi Germany, is Russia’s most important secular holiday, celebrated on May 9.
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People light candles set in the shape of a star during Victory Day celebrations in Odessa, Ukraine. In the Black Sea port of Odessa, which last week was rocked by violent clashes between pro-Russian forces and supporters of the central government that left nearly 50 people dead, the local governor issued an order banning public display of Russian flags. Writing reads “We remember, we respect.”
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