A bee covered with pollen sits on a lawn in Klosterneuburg, Austria, as the European Commission announced it would go ahead with a temporary ban on three of the world’s most widely used pesticides because of fears they harm bees.
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A policewoman and paramedic wrap a foil blanket around a woman injured in a powerful gas-system blast in Prague’s historic center.
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Crown Prince Willem-Alexander (right) and wife Crown Princess Maxima flank Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands pose as they arrive at a gala dinner celebrating the Queen’s abdication and Willem’s inauguration.
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Onlookers and relatives of the missing wait for news behind a makeshift fence as workers began dismantling the garment factory building which collapsed a week ago in Savar, Bangladesh.
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Jockey Abel Flores pauses to snap a shot of the sunrise over Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. The Kentucky Derby will be run on Saturday.
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Police officers push a group of women back from Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen’s home during a protest in Phnom Penh after they were threatened with eviction to pave way for private luxurious property developments.
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A parks department employee hauls a beam while working on repairs to the Rockaway boardwalk, heavily damaged in Hurricane Sandy.
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This image, colored for emphasis, shows a monstrous hurricane that’s formed near Saturn’s north pole. The shot was captured by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft and shows a storm that measures about 1,250 miles across.
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Paris Saint-Germain’s goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu leaps for a save a match against Evian at the Parc-des-Sports in Annecy, France.
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A firefighter stands on the outskirts of a wildfire near Moshav Lachish in southern Israel that has reportedly destroyed 1,000 acres.
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Activists, including a pair sporting a polar bear costume rall on the on the medieval Charles Bridge in Prague, part of a campaign to raise awareness about the threats to the Arctic and to advocate a ban on oil drilling.
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A model gets a bit handsy backstage at the First Master Training Camp collection show during China Graduate Fashion Week at 751D.PARK Central Hall in Beijing.
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