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A protestor marches during an anti-capitalist demonstration in Seattle, Washington May 1, 2014. Hundreds marched through the streets, with intermittent violence and several arrests made. REUTERS/David Ryder (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT CIVIL UNREST)
A protester marches during an anti-capitalist demonstration in Seattle, Washington. Reuters
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Napoli's coach Rafa Benitez (L) presents a gift to Pope Francis (R) during a special audience with soccer teams Napoli and Fiorentina at the Vatican May 2, 2014. REUTERS/Osservatore Romano (VATICAN - Tags: RELIGION SPORT SOCCER) ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
Napoli’s coach Rafa Benitez presents a gift to Pope Francis during a special audience with soccer teams Napoli and Fiorentina at the Vatican. Reuters
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A model waits as Russian artist Vasily Slonov (R) adjusts a work called "Kremlin from military" on a war monument near Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, May 2, 2014. Slonov produced the "Great Russia" collection of art iron headwear styled after a Kokoshnik, the traditional Russian female headdress. Slonov is preparing to show the work in Riga. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin (RUSSIA - Tags: SOCIETY)
A model waits as Russian artist Vasily Slonov adjusts a work called “Kremlin from military” on a war monument near Russia’s Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk. Slonov produced the “Great Russia” collection of art iron headwear styled after a Kokoshnik, the traditional Russian female headdress. Slonov is preparing to show the work in Riga. Reuters
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A man sets fire to a pile of debris after a tornado near Vilonia, Arkansas May 1, 2014. Flood warnings were posted across the eastern United States on Thursday after a powerful storm system unleashed record amounts of rain from New England to Florida. The remnants of the storm that dumped up to 11 inches of rain in the Florida Panhandle on Wednesday had moved into the Atlantic Ocean by early Thursday, said Dan Petersen (not pictured), a National Weather Service meteorologist. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) ENVIRONMENT)
A man sets fire to a pile of debris after a tornado near Vilonia, Arkansas on Thursday. Reuters
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In this photo taken April 14, 2014 provided by the San Francisco Zoo, is a 10-month-old red panda, the newest resident of the San Francisco Zoo. The small male panda native to the eastern Himalayas and western China will be installed in a new enclosure. His new home comes complete with a custom-made treehouse built by the crew from the Animal Planet show "Treehouse Masters." The exhibit will open to the public on May 10. (AP Photo/San Francisco Zoo, Jessie Greger)
In this photo taken April 14, 2014 provided by the San Francisco Zoo, is a 10-month-old red panda, the newest resident of the San Francisco Zoo. The small male panda native to the eastern Himalayas and western China will be installed in a new enclosure. His new home comes complete with a custom-made treehouse built by the crew from the Animal Planet show “Treehouse Masters.” The exhibit will open to the public on May 10. AP
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A pro-Russian activist aims a pistol at supporters of the Kiev government during clashes in the streets of Odessa May 2, 2014. Police said a man was shot dead in clashes between a crowd backing Kiev and pro-Russian activists in the largely Russian-speaking southern port of Odessa, which lies west of Crimea, annexed by Moscow in March. REUTERS/Yevgeny Volokin (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
A pro-Russian activist aims a pistol at supporters of the Kiev government during clashes in the streets of Odessa, Ukraine. Police said a man was shot dead in clashes between a crowd backing Kiev and pro-Russian activists in the largely Russian-speaking southern port of Odessa, which lies west of Crimea, annexed by Moscow in March. Reuters
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A protester walks past a burning pro-Russian tent camp near the trade union building in Odessa May 2, 2014. At least 38 people were killed in a fire on Friday in the trade union building in the centre of Ukraine's southern port city of Odessa, regional police said. REUTERS/Yevgeny Volokin (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
A protester walks past a burning pro-Russian tent camp near the trade union building in Odessa, Ukraine. At least 38 people were killed in a fire on Friday in the trade union building in the center of Odessa. Reuters
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Kylie Wicker tries on a prosthetic hand at Boylan Catholic High School in Rockford, Illinois, May 2, 2014. The Engineering Graphics class at the school took on the project of making a prosthetic hand for Wicker, who was born without fingers on her left hand, using a 3-D printer and instructions that were posted on the internet. REUTERS/Jim Young (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY SOCIETY EDUCATION TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Kylie Wicker tries on a prosthetic hand at Boylan Catholic High School in Rockford, Illinois. The Engineering Graphics class at the school took on the project of making a prosthetic hand for Wicker, who was born without fingers on her left hand, using a 3-D printer and instructions that were posted on the internet. Reuters
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Customers line up to get in for shopping at a state-run Bicentenario supermarket in Caracas May 2, 2014. President Nicolas Maduro is introducing a controversial shopping card intended to combat Venezuela's food shortages but decried by critics as a Cuban-style policy illustrating the failure of his socialist policies. Maduro, the 51-year-old successor to Hugo Chavez, trumpets the new "Secure Food Supply" card, which will set limits on purchases, as a way to stop unscrupulous shoppers stocking up on subsidized groceries and reselling them. REUTERS/Jorge Silva (VENEZUELA - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS SOCIETY)
Customers line up to get in for shopping at a state-run Bicentenario supermarket in Caracas, Venezuela. President Nicolas Maduro is introducing a controversial shopping card intended to combat Venezuela’s food shortages but decried by critics as a Cuban-style policy illustrating the failure of his socialist policies. Maduro, the 51-year-old successor to Hugo Chavez, trumpets the new “Secure Food Supply” card, which will set limits on purchases, as a way to stop unscrupulous shoppers stocking up on subsidized groceries and reselling them. Reuters
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U.S. President Barack Obama (R) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) listen to an explanation by a White House staff member at the herb and vegetable garden following their meeting at the White House in Washington May 2, 2014. REUTERS/Guido Bergmann/Bundesregierung/Handout (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS) NO COMMERCIAL OR BOOK SALES. NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
President Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel listen to an explanation by a White House staff member at the herb and vegetable garden following their meeting at the White House in Washington. Reuters
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A boy reaches up and touches a wall full of graffiti after writing his name on it at Elvis Presley's Graceland in Memphis May 2, 2014. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY)
A boy reaches up and touches a wall full of graffiti after writing his name on it at Elvis Presley’s Graceland in Memphis. Reuters
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A woman checks "Untitled" by Willem De Kooning during a preview of Sotheby's impressionist and modern art evening sale in New York, May 2, 2014. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY ENTERTAINMENT)
A woman checks “Untitled” by Willem De Kooning during a preview of Sotheby’s impressionist and modern art evening sale in New York City. Reuters
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BULUKUMBA, INDONESIA - MAY 02: A Buginese man holds a hammer as he starting to work to install a wooden block in the hull of phinisi at Tanjung Bira Beach on May 2, 2014 in Bulukumba, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Phinisi, a masterpiece of traditional Bugis-Makassar design, is a traditional wooden two-masted sailing ship, well-known as traditional sea transportation amongst the buginese people for many centuries. According to the ancient I La Galigo manuscript, phinisi has already existed since around the 14th century. The scooners are largely built using the design and construction techniques handed down from generation to generation over hundreds of years. (Photo by Agung Parameswara/Getty Images)
A Buginese man holds a hammer as he starting to work to install a wooden block in the hull of phinisi at Tanjung Bira Beach in Bulukumba, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Phinisi, a masterpiece of traditional Bugis-Makassar design, is a traditional wooden two-masted sailing ship, well-known as traditional sea transportation among the Buginese people for many centuries. Getty Images
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NEW YORK, NY - MAY 02: New York City firefighters use an emergency staircase to evacuate passengers from a derailed F train on May 2, 2014 in the Woodside neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. According to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) the express F train was bound for Manhattan and Brooklyn when it derailed at 10:40 a.m. about 1,200 feet from the 65th station in Woodside, Queens with hundreds of passengers on board. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
New York City firefighters use an emergency staircase to evacuate passengers from a derailed F train in the Woodside neighborhood of Queens. According to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), the express F train was bound for Manhattan and Brooklyn when it derailed at 10:40 AM about 1,200 feet from the 65th station in Woodside with hundreds of passengers on board. Getty Images
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PATTAYA, THAILAND - MAY 02: Contestants apply makeup backstage before the Miss Tiffany's Universe transgender beauty contest on May 2, 2014 in Pattaya, Thailand. The Miss Tiffany's Universe contest has taken place annually in Pattaya since 2004 and is broadcast live on Thai national television. (Photo by Taylor Weidman/Getty Images)
Contestants apply makeup backstage before the Miss Tiffany’s Universe transgender beauty contest in Pattaya, Thailand. The Miss Tiffany’s Universe contest has taken place annually in Pattaya since 2004 and is broadcast live on Thai national television. Getty Images
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A bystander throws a tear gas canister that came back from the al-Azhar University campus after the canister was originally shot by the Egyptian security forces towards protesters at the school in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, May 2, 2014. Supporters of Egypt's Islamist President Mohammed Morsi continue to protest in the streets as retired Field Marshal Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, who led last year's overthrow of Morsi, appears poised to win in the presidential election planned this month. (AP Photo/Mohammed Abu Zaid)
A bystander throws a tear gas canister that came back from the al-Azhar University campus after the canister was originally shot by the Egyptian security forces towards protesters at the school in Cairo, Egypt. Supporters of Egypt’s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi continue to protest in the streets as retired Field Marshal Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, who led last year’s overthrow of Morsi, appears poised to win in the presidential election planned this month. AP
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Pollen sticks to a bee as it gathers nectar from a dandelion on a spring afternoon Friday, May 2, 2014, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Pollen sticks to a bee as it gathers nectar from a dandelion on a spring afternoon in Philadelphia. AP
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First lady Michelle Obama hugs a high school student during College Signing Day, an annual celebration of San Antonio high school seniors committing themselves to higher education, Friday, May 2, 2014, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
First lady Michelle Obama hugs a high school student during College Signing Day, an annual celebration of San Antonio high school seniors committing themselves to higher education. AP
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Hogle Zoo lion trainer Tonya Matelski uses food and conditioning in training one of the two recently acquired young male lions in the Zoo's new Lions' Hill exhibit, in Salt Lake City, Thursday May 1, 2014. The large enclosure has heated concrete, cool grottos, and a hill with perching rocks. Lions' Hill will be open for the public tomorrow. The larger part of African Savannah will open late May. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune,Al Hartmann)
Hogle Zoo lion trainer Tonya Matelski uses food and conditioning in training one of the two recently acquired young male lions in the Zoo’s new Lions’ Hill exhibit, in Salt Lake City. The large enclosure has heated concrete, cool grottos and a hill with perching rocks. Lions’ Hill opens for the public today. AP
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A ''recortador'' jumps over a bull during a bullfight in Madrid, Spain, Friday, May 2, 2014. 'Recortadores' is a bloodless type of bullfighting where performance consists of dodging and acrobatically leaping over a bull, and the ones who dare to get closer to the bull and show less fear are the winners. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
A ”recortador” jumps over a bull during a bullfight in Madrid, Spain. ‘Recortadores’ is a bloodless type of bullfighting where performance consists of dodging and acrobatically leaping over a bull, and the ones who dare to get closer to the bull and show less fear are the winners. AP