A worker crosses the roof of the Museum of Civilizations from Europe and the Mediterranean in Marseille, France. The museum, based in the Fort Saint-Jean, will open later this year.
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This shot by tug boat worker Brett Martin shows a massive red dust storm looming over the ocean ahead of an approaching cyclone off the shore of Onslow, Australia.
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Indian Border Security Forces patrol the fence along the country’s border with Pakistan in Suchit-Garh. Pakistan summoned the Indian ambassador to protest “unacceptable and unprovoked” attacks that have killed two Pakistani soldiers in five days.
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A Florida Air National Guard F-15C “Eagle” fuels up over the Gulf of Mexico with the help of an Alabama Air National Guard KC-135R “Stratotanker.”
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A Belarussian military instructor trains her dog, with help from a few comrades, at a frontier guards’ cynology center near the Smorgon.
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Sri Lanka’s Angelo Mathews hangs his head after being run out after only 12 runs during the team’s one-day match against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
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South Africa’s Riaan Van Niekerk kicks up some dust during the 5th stage of the Dakar Rally, which brought riders from Arequipa in Peru to Arica in Chile.
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Costumed protesters rally in Ljubljana, Slovenia, against political graft and austerity measures after their president was found by the state’s anti-corruption commission to have some unexplained sources of income.
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Marcel Hirscher of Austria hangs around at the number ceremony ahead of the giant slalom FIS World Cup race in Adelboden, Switzerland.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai pauses as he answers a member of the media during a joint press conference with President Obama in the East Room of the White House. The leaders said US forces would hand the fight against the Taliban to Afghan forces in the coming months.
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Members of the “Clave Crew” add fuel to the fire during the yearly Burning of the Clavie Festival in Burghead, Scotland. Locals welcome the new year with the ancient ceremony, believed to bring good luck.
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Set to be launched later this month, NASA’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-K gets a checkup from a Boeing technician at Astro Tech in Tituaville, Fla.
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