A protestor waves the Turkish flag on a rooftop overlooking Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey. Protests which initially began over the fate of a local park have escalated in response to police brutality and what’s viewed as an increasingly authoritarian government agenda.
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A policeman stands guard at a burnt-out poultry slaughterhouse in Dehui, China, after a fire there left at least 120 people dead.
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Two men paddle their canoe into a building in the flooded city of Wehlen, Germany.
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A Japanese soccer fan leaps into the Doton-bori river in celebration of his nation’s qualification for the World Cup finals in Brazil. The team is the first in after a 1-1 draw with Australia.
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Just a small section of the tens of thousands that gathered are seen at a vigil at Hong Kong’s Victoria Park marking the 24th anniversary of the China’s military crackdown on the pro-democracy movement in Beijing.
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Sculptor Ruslan Knyazev works on a sand sculpture entitled ‘Ruslan and Ludmila’ for an exhibition of Russian folk fairy tale-themed works in Russia’s Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk.
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A surfer catches a wave caused by a nearby hydroelectric plant in a river near Turbigo, Italy.
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Airmen heft the casket containing the remains of Army Spc. Ray A. Ramirez off a transport at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Ramirez, 20, of Sacramento, Calif., was killed by an IED in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on June 1.
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A broadcast journalists stands inside the Serpentine Gallery 2013 Pavilion, designed by Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto, in central London’s Kensington Gardens.
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Horses head out to the track to train at Belmont Park in Elmont, NY, ahead of this weekend’s Belmont Stakes.
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Brazillian officials meet with indigenous Munduruku Indians at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia in an attempt to defuse mounting worries over the decision to stop setting aside farmland for native groups and plans to build more hydroelectric dams in the Amazon.
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Workers unfurl an illustrated cover for the scaffolding that surrounds the landmark Plaza Hotel. The 105-year-old facade is being restored and will be covered by the mockup through 2013.
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