China: A group of dancers from the Disabled People's Performing Art Troupe rehearse

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Sydney, Australia: Members of a performing arts group perform in front of the Opera House

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Simbach am Inn, Germany

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India: Decorated elephants at the annual Pooram festival in Kerala

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Yorkville, USA: Workers are reflected in a mirror on a church organ as they prepare for the visit of Pope Benedict XVI

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London, UK: City workers take a lunch break

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Blacksburg, USA: Mourners look on at the first anniversary memorial event for the victims of the Virginia Tech massacre

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Khost, Afghanistan: A local man looks at US soldiers on patrol

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Havana, Cuba: A boy plays with a ball in the old town

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Nicaragua: A man searches for recyclable items at a rubbish dump

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China: A visitor amongst rising mist in the Wuhan botanical gardens

Gaza: A man runs for cover as others lie injured after an attack by Israeli forces which lead to the death of Reuters news agency reporter Fadel Shaana

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