A surfer holding her board wades through the surf as clouds above are lit by the setting sun at Mollymook Beach on the south coast of New South Wales, Australia.
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President Barack Obama poses for a photo after arriving at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in California.
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Plastic handguns which were created using 3D printing technology are displayed at Kanagawa police station in Yokohama, Japan. Yoshimoto Imura became the first man to be arrested in Japan for illegal possession of two guns he created using 3D printing technology, Japanese media said on Thursday. The 27-year-old, a college employee in the city of Kawasaki, was arrested after police found video online posted by Imura in which he claimed to have produced his own guns. Gun possession is strictly regulated in Japan.
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A supporter of India’s main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party holds onto a railing while wearing a mask of their prime ministerial candidate, Narendra Modi, during a protest in New Delhi, India.
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Policemen detain university students on a statue of King Sejong the Great during a protest against South Korean President Park Geun-hye in Seoul. A dozen students demonstrated to demand Park’s resignation over the Sewol ferry disaster, according to local media.
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Horses and riders perform during a preview of the “Cavalia” show, which celebrates its 10th anniversary, in Brussels, Belgium.
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The guided-missile frigate USS Taylor is moored in Batumi, Georgia, for a scheduled port visit.
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Seagulls fly over the Black Sea port of Odessa, Ukraine.
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A couple wearing Guy Fawkes masks kiss during a chain kissing contest in Copenhagen, Denmark. The contest, organized by the AIDS Foundation to raise awareness on the fact that it is not dangerous to kiss or be kissed by a person with AIDS, broke the world record with 375 participants.
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Student protesters run away during a demonstration to demand changes in the Chilean education system, in Santiago, Chile.
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Ultra-right-wing demonstrators march through the northern town of Demmin, Germany. A wide alliance of locals, activists and politicians has gathered in Demmin to stop a rally of neo-Nazis who are scheduled to march through the town on Thursday.
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Members of the Soldier On Afghanistan Relay team walk across a bridge into Ottawa, Canada. According to the Department of National Defense, the group of 19 Canadians who suffered an illness or injury while serving in Afghanistan set out from Trenton, Ontario, on May 4 carrying a baton holding the last Canadian flag to have flown at ISAF Headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan. The flag will be presented to Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Friday during the National Day of Honor ceremony on Parliament Hill.
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An aerial view of shacks belonging to members of Brazil’s Homeless Workers’ Movement at the “People’s World Cup” camp, which houses an estimated 2,800 families of the movement, in the district of Itaquera, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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Graffiti covers properties in Sydney, Australia. The Graffiti Control Amendment Act passed in the NSW legislative council yesterday toughens penalties and lets local courts force offenders to clean up.
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A girl plays soccer in front of graffiti created by acclaimed local graffiti artist Acme in the Pavao-Pavaozinho community in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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A Filipino boy joins activists lighting candles in Manila. The protesters are calling for the continued aid and rehabilitation for typhoon-ravaged Tacloban and nearby provinces in the central Philippines.
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An icon and flowers at a makeshift memorial for the victims of a trade union building fire in Odessa, Ukraine.
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Xidmara Landaeta waves flags as Venezuelans from South Florida prepare for a bus trip to Washington in Doral, Fla. They are rallying to ask Congress and the president to impose economic sanctions and travel restrictions on Venezuela because of presumed human right violations in the South American country.
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Firefighters cut up a tree that took down power lines and landed on a car after an earthquake shook Mexico City and sent people scurrying from office buildings.
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Tulips in Washington Park in Albany, NY. The city celebrates its annual tulip festival this weekend.
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Protesters line the route as President Barack Obama’s motorcade travels to a private residence in the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego, Calif.
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Crews work on the Galva (Kan.) Storage and Rental building after winds severely damaged it Wednesday evening.
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A meerkat peeks out at Frankfurt Zoo in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
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