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Armed men cut off the left ears of 16
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Dutch Crown Prince Willem-Alexander opens the water-stock and nature development area Noordwaard
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image of soldiers is projected onto St Paul's Cathedral
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Afghanistan: A US Marine lies on a stretcher behind his vehicle as he tries to take shelter from a sandstorm
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Russia: Second world war veterans take part in a commemoration ceremony
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Pilgrims take part in the annual El Rocio pilgrimage
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Schaffhausen, Switzerland: A couple walks through a staircase at Munot Fortress
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Orient museum dedicated to Asian cultures and religions
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Nicaragua: A baby sleeps inside a basket at the market
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farmer drags bundles of rice seedlings for workers to plant on his field
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La Garita, Costa Rica: Flight feathers begin to emerge on a three-week-old scarlet macaw chick that is part of a breeding program at the ZooAve Centre for the Rescue of Endangered Species
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Sri Lanka: A boy sleeps in a hammock
clipped from: www.guardian.co.uk