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APTOPIX Brazil Snowden

Activists wearing masks of Edward Snowden, Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff and Barack Obama perform outside Brazil’s foreign ministry, demanding Snowden be granted asylum in Brazil. The activists stated that they delivered a petition with over a million signatures from 200 countries.

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APTOPIX Sochi Olympics

A full moon rises over the Olympic flame in Sochi.

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A protester mocks riot police as he chants slogans during a march dubbed “Kenya ni Kwetu” in Kenya’s capital Nairobi

A protester mocks riot police in Kenya. More than 200 protesters marched towards parliament Thursday to demonstrate against corruption, insecurity, unemployment and poverty. Protestors also carried giant foam babies to represent what they believe is a ‘childish’ apathy of the Kenyan people.

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Bangladesh Spring Festival

Bangladeshi girls celebrate the arrival of spring on the first day of Falgoon at Dhaka University in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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A model poses for a portrait backstage before The Blonds fashion show during New York Fashion Week in New York

A model backstage at The Blonds fashion show, part of New York Fashion Week.

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Rohingya people from Myanmar, who were rescued from human traffickers, react from inside a communal cell at Songkhla IDC

Rohingya people from Myanmar, who were rescued from human traffickers, rest inside a communal cell at Songkhla Immigration Detention Center where they are kept near the border of Thailand and Malaysia.

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Biathlon

A competitor during the Men’s 20km individual Biathlon competition during the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games.

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One of the two one-year-old albino alligator is seen in a vivarium at the Tropical aquarium in Paris

One of the two baby albino alligators given to the Tropical aquarium in Paris.

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David Beckham

David Beckham hangs out with typhoon survivors during a visit to Typhoon Haiyan-hit Tacloban, as part of UNICEF’s relief efforts.

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A rebel fighter walks in front of a bushfire in a rebel controlled territory in Upper Nile State

A rebel fighter walks towards a bushfire in the rebel controlled territory in Upper Nile, one of the 10 states of South Sudan.

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Jason Brown of the U.S. competes during the Figure Skating Men’s Short Program at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics

Jason Brown of team USA competes during the Men’s Short Program.

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Anti Ivory Protesters Outisde The Illegal Wildlife Trade Conference

Campaigners gather outside the Lancaster House in London, England seeking to bring an end to the illegal wildlife trade. The Lancaster House was the site of Thursday’s Illegal Wildlife Trade Conference, hosted by the UK government. Prince Harry, Prince William and Prince Charles all attended.

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Camper

A canine camper is covered with snow as he’s taken for a walk by Hounds on the Hudson dog day care center in Albany.

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APTOPIX India Hindu festival

A Hindu devotee holds an oil lamp to perform a ritual during the annual traditional fair ‘Magh Mela’ in India. Hundreds of thousands of devout Hindus are expected to take holy dips at the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna during the 45-day celebration.

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Woman sunbathes on the beach in Adler on a sunny day during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics

A woman sunbathes on the beach in Adler during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.

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A U.S. Marine drinks the blood of a cobra during a jungle survival exercise with the Thai Navy as part of the “Cobra Gold 2014” joint military exercise, at a military base in Chanthaburi province

A US Marine drinks cobra blood during a jungle survival exercise with the Thai Navy as part of the ‘Cobra Gold 2014’ joint military exercise. 13,000 soldiers from seven countries (US, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea and Malaysia) are taking part in the 11-day military exercise.

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A model presents a creation from the Betsey Johnson Fall 2014 collection during New York Fashion Week

A model walks the runway during the Betsey Johnson Fall 2014 fashion show, part of New York Fashion Week.

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Groom and bride jump into the pond as they are chased by men dressed as pirates in Prachin Buri province

A bride and groom jump in a pond while being chased by pirates during their wedding in Thailand. Three couples took part in the unique ceremony planned by a Thai resort.