Reflections in a mirror of the installation entitled Photo-souvenir “Excentrique(s), travail in situ” by French artist Daniel Buren is seen prior to the launching of the Monumenta 2012 event at the Grand Palais in Paris. The event runs until June 21.
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Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip take their leave of the House of Lords after the Queen read the Queen’s Speech to lawmakers in London. The Queen said Wednesday that Britain’s government plans to finally reform the centuries-old House of Lords and introduce direct elections for members. Announcing the government’s new legislative program in an opulent pageant of pomp and politics, the queen said planned laws would introduce a smaller, mainly upper elected chamber.
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A Kashmiri government employee falls on the ground as Indian police use colored water from a water cannon to disperse protestors in Srinagar, India. The employees demanded payment of arrears in salaries and raising of retirement age, among other demands.
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Egyptian journalists gag their mouths with tape during a protest in front of the Journalists Syndicate in Cairo, Egypt.
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A boy searches for his belongings at the rubble where his house used to stand at the slum settlement near the bank of Bagmati River, a day after 250 squatter homes, which were built illegally, were demolished.
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An actress, playing the role of a priestess, releases a dove during the dress rehearsal for the torch lighting ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the site of ancient Olympia in Greece. The official lighting ceremony for the London Games will take place on May 10.
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An orangutan points to an object on an iPad at Jungle Island in Miami. Experts who work with primates have been using sign language and other methods to communicate with apes for years. But with advancements in tablet computer technology, workers at Jungle Island in Miami are using iPads to better communicate with their orangutans.
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A waitress poses inside an egg-shaped dining booth at an A380-theme restaurant in Chongqing municipality, China.
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An Israeli boy walks past a Lag Baomer bonfire in Netanya, north of Tel Aviv. The Lag Baomer bonfire is to commemorate Bar Yochai’s death.
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Firefighters work to extinguish a dawn fire at a three-story garment store in the Philippines.
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Russian soldiers shout “Hurra” at the Red Square in Moscow, during the Victory Day parade. Thousands of Russian soldiers marched today across Red Square to mark the 67 years since the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II.
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A man sits on floating lumber near the waterfront slum of Makoko in Lagos, Nigeria.
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Thirty-four pairs of Chinese newlyweds from Daqing, embrace after taking part in a group wedding ceremony at Seongsan Sunrise Peak on South Korea’s biggest island of Jeju.
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Models participate in the National Flipper Race around the Dam square in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, during the opening of the swimwear season.
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Models wear Triumph’s new concept bra, the “Super Cool Bra”, in Tokyo. The lingerie maker says the bra (which is not for retail sale) is to keep the wearer cool without the need of electricity. As concerns of power shortages during summer are rising, following the shutdown of all nuclear power reactors in the country, the bra features cups with non-solid frozen gel while the gold fish tank design gives a fresh visual impression.
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Russian honor guard soldiers stand after the Victory Day Parade, which commemorates the 1945 defeat of Nazi Germany, on the Red Square in Moscow, Russia.
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