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Day in photos: May 28, 2012

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Will Ferrell is injured while playing in the Soccer Aid 2012 event to raise funds for UNICEF. WireImage
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Tribal militants loyal to the powerful al-Ahmar family carry their belongings after barricades, set up during last year’s fighting with security forces, were removed in Sanaa. REUTERS
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A firefighter battles a blaze at the Sabritas firm parking lot in Michoacan, Mexico. EPA
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A man visits the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington, DC. People around the United States celebrate Memorial Day to honor veterans and those members of the US military who have fallen in past and present wars. AFP/Getty Images
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Men sit at the Madrid stock exchange. The premium investors require to hold Spanish government bonds over their German counterparts hit its highest since the euro was launched on Monday as the state’s takeover of Bankia fueled concerns over the rising costs for Spain of helping its banks. REUTERS
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Children take up their positions next to their school desks inside a school during a simulated disaster by a fictitious earthquake of 9.0 on the Richter scale and an ensuing tsunami, in Valparaiso, about 75 miles northwest of Santiago. REUTERS
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An Egyptian man places clay pots to dry in the sun at a warehouse in Cairo. REUTERS
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A couple sits on a bench as the fog covers the Puerto Madero-area in Buenos Aires. AP
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Workers sleep under a tree in front a garment factory during a strike in protest over low wages at Hlaing Tharyar industrial zone, on the outskirts of Yangon. Reuters
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Nicolas Pizzaro, of Mexico, competes on his horse Crossing Jordan during the Grand Prix Special dressage competition at the 76th international horse show at Whitsun. Bongarts/Getty Images
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Three-time winner Dario Franchitti, of Scotland, kisses wife Ashley Judd on the yard of bricks during the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race Trophy Presentation at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Getty Images
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A woman wipes away as tear as President Obama speaks during a ceremony marking Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery. AFP/Getty Images
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A view of clandestine ovens used to make charcoal from wood cut illegally from the Amazon rainforest in Goianesia, Para State. REUTERS
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Venezuelan cadets are seen on flagship “Simon Bolivar” as they leave the port of Cartagena. Cartagena was the last stop on the way back to Venezuela in a three-month trip around the Caribbean. REUTERS
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President Obama, left, stands during a moment of silence before placing a commemorative wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery. Getty Images
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Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, left, talks with a member of the US Military as he visits graves in Section 60 on Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery. Section 60 is reserved for veterans of the Iraq War. Getty Images