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A 150-metre-high chimney collapses as it is demolished by explosives in Shenyang, China
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A protester shouts anti-US slogans during a rally in Manila, Philippines, against President Barack Obama's visit
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Motorists check a trailer which overturned in high winds during a thunderstorm near Rich Hill, Missouri
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Relatives react outside a court during the trial of supporters of former president Mohamed Morsi in Minya, Egypt. The court sentenced 683 supporters to death
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Israelis stand still on a beach in Tel Aviv as a two-minute siren sounds in memory of victims of the Holocaust
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Police patrol Wake Road in Sheffield after three generations of the same family were killed in a house fire overnight
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A man sits next to a construction site in Rangoon, Burma. Major international brands have started doing business in Burma as the country opens its doors to investment
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People tour one of 12 homes being auctioned off in the East English Village neighbourhood in Detroit, Michigan. One home will be auctioned off each day with an opening bid of $1,000
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A Russian-built rocket blasts off from a launch pad in Kazakhstan's Baikonur cosmodrome.
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A giant rubber duck provides a fetching backdrop for residents getting their photo taken in the newly-developed town of Phu My Hung in Vietnam.
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A country musician entrances the crowd during the Stagecoach music festival in the city of Indio, California.
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The 'world's cutest dog' Boo (right) enjoys some pampering at the luxury pet friendly Trump Hotel in Las Vegas. The adorable pooch visited the hotel with best mate Buddy where they were seen relaxing in their very own bathrobes. 6-year-old pomeranian Boo is a worldwide star with five million Facebook fans and his own book deal. Boo found fame in 2009 thanks adorable YouTube videos and a popular Facebook page, on which he can now boast more than 4,725,000 'likes'. On his Facebook site he lists "chicken, cheese, flowers, grass, dirt" as favourite foods and hobbies as "running outside" and "squeaky toys". He also has a best-selling photo book called 'Boo, the life of the world's cutest dog'
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These tiny kingfishers fought beak and claw for the prime fishing spot on a river in Blagoevgrad, south west Bulgaria. Photographer Georgi Kocakov, 47, watched the young male kingfisher defend his position on a well-placed branch from an intruder. Once he'd seen off the rival, the kingfisher quickly dived into the water below to catch a spot of lunch. Mr Kocakov, who was three feet away, said: 'Drought had significantly reduced the level of the river, leaving little puddles which trapped small fish.
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Steve Braithwaite, who is originally from Woodstock, Oxon, but now lives in Kalamazoo, Indiana shows off his unique home-made banana car. The fruity vehicle took the 54-year-old 2 years to build at a cost of £5,000.
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Commuters squeeze onto an underground train at King's Cross station in London as millions of commuters faced transport chaos after eleventh-hour talks failed to avert a two-day strike on the London Underground train network
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A protester against the Government's proposed high-speed rail link (HS2) moves an inflatable white elephant during a demonstration outside the Houses of Parliament, London. Despite protests, MP's rejected a motion to scrap the new rail link between London and the West Midlands
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A shoe designer has a launched a pair of stainless steel high heels which come with a one thousnad year guaruntee. The everlasting stilettos have been created by 48-year-old designer Chris Shellis, from Birmingham, and he claims they are the worlds most comfortable heels - despite being made from the same metal as everyday cutlery
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FC Barcelona's team members, including (top L-R) Gerard Pique, Cesc Fabregas, Lionel Messi and Jordi Alba, arrive to attend former coach Tito Vilanova's memorial service at Barcelona Cathedral. Vilanova died following a battle with cancer that forced him to stand down at the end of last season
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Pro-Russian protesters attack a pro-Ukranian protester during a pro-Ukraine rally in the eastern city of Donetsk
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A Free Syrian Army fighter fires an RPG towards forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad during heavy clashes in the old city of Aleppo
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Relatives of a passenger of the sunken ferry Sewol weep as they pay tribute to the victims at Ansan city's official memorial altar at the Hwarang Recreation Park in Ansan, South Korea. No survivors have been found since 174 passengers and crew were rescued on the day of the incident
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The Boeoegg, a snowman made of wadding and filled with firecrackers, burns atop a bonfire in Sechselaeuten square, Zurich, Switzerland. As the bells of St. Peter's church chime six o'clock, the bonfire below the 'Boeoegg' is set alight and mounted guildsmen gallop around the pyre to the tune of the Sechselaeuten March. Tradition states that the faster the head of the 'Boeoegg', the symbol of winter, catches fire and explodes the warmer and more beautiful the summer will be
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Men use boards as paddles as they search though the debris of wrecked homes after the tornado hit in Vilonia
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A U.S. flag sticks out the window of a damaged hot rod near Vilonia, Arkansas, after a tornado struck the area
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China's Zhang Jike eyes the ball as he serves to Poland's Robert Floras during the World Team Table Tennis Championships in Tokyo
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Powerful storms have hit the southern US for a second night, taking the death toll above 20. Seven people were killed in total across Mississippi, according to unconfirmed statements by officials.
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Tributes adorn the school fence as schoolchildren arrive at Corpus Christi Catholic College, in Leeds, following the fatal stabbing of teacher Ann Maguire on Monday. A 15-year-old pupil is being questioned by detectives about the attack at the school, which is open as normal.
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A woman hails a taxi while standing under Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) party flags, which are on display ahead of parliamentary elections in Iraq on 30 April.
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Momir Bojic, 71, an avid Volkswagen fan, built this wooden VW from more than 50,000 separate pieces of oak, over a period of two years
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Denmark's Noma restaurant has been named the best in the world for a third year running in an international survey that also gave top rankings to establishments in Spain, Brazil and Italy.
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Brazilian football fan Jarbas Carlini has been making replicas of the Fifa World Cup trophy since 1994, after the country's team won their fourth World Cup title.
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A mother carries her children away from their house that is on fire in a residential slum area in Manila, Philippines
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Jasmine Smith views floral tributes outside Corpus Christi Catholic College in Leeds following the stabbing yesterday of teacher Anne Maguire
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A massive wedge tornado bears down on the city of Tupelo, Mississippi. Storms across the southern and central US have left at least 19 people dead
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A woman throws rocks at riot policemen who block her way home in Huepetuhe, Peru. Soldiers have begun destroying illegal gold mining machinery and have enforced a ban on illegal mining
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Transgender Indian election candidate Hijra Guru Baseer Kinnar aka Kamala Kinnar speaks to a resident while campaigning in a Muslim neighbourhood of Varanasi, India. The transgender leader is running against BJP leader Narendra Modi in the district. India's court issued a landmark ruling in recent weeks recognizing transgenders as a third official gender under law
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Before and After: Tornado Tears Through Oklahoma Town
This combination photo shows Monday's aftermath of the tornado that ripped through Quapaw, Okla. on Sunday. Tornadoes rumbled across the country overnight, killing at least 16 people across three states. The National Weather Service warned that more tornadoes, damaging winds and very large hail would strike in parts of Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee and Louisiana on Monday
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Police in Taiwan fired water cannons on Monday to disperse hundreds of anti-nuclear protesters
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Taiwanese protesters occupy a busy street to demand halting construction of a fourth nuclear power plant and ending the use of nuclear power, in Taipei on April 27.
Tens of thousands of people had gathered on Sunday before the government announced it would halt construction pending a public vote
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A police officer sprays a fire extinguisher over cooking oil covering the road outside Taipei Railway Station after anti-nuclear demonstrators were removed from the area in Taipei on April 28
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Pro-Russia militants wielding baseball bats, iron bars and knives attacked a rally for Ukrainian national unity in Donetsk on Monday
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Around 1,000 pro-government supporters held a rally in Donetsk on April 28 in support of a united Ukraine. Fourteen people were later wounded when pro-Russia militants wielding baseball bats, iron bars and knives attacked the rally for national unity in the eastern Ukrainian city, according to journalists and local authorities
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A pro-Russian armed man lends his weapon to a boy posing for a picture for his father in front of the seized town administration building in Kostyantynivka April 28, 2014. Armed pro-Russian separatists who took control of the police headquarters in the east Ukrainian town of Kostyantynivka have also seized the town administration building, a spokesman for the regional government said
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Yemeni female university students celebrate during their graduation ceremony in Sanaa, Yemen, Monday, April 28, 2014. According to the government, the illiteracy rate in Yemen stands at 70 percent in the countryside, and in the cities up to 38 percent. Traditionally, female Yemenis rarely study past the 6th grade. Lately, however, girls in larger cities like Sanaa are finishing high school, with some going on to higher education
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Megan Huntsman, who is accused of killing six of her babies and storing their bodies in her garage, appears in court, Monday, April 28, 2014, in Provo, Utah. Prosecutors filed six first-degree murder charges against Huntsman, Monday shortly before she appeared in court for the second time
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Singer Paul Simon, left, and his wife Edie Brickell appear at a hearing in Norwalk Superior Court on Monday April 28, 2014 in Norwalk, Conn. The couple were arrested Saturday on disorderly conduct charges by officers investigating a family dispute at their home in New Canaan, Conn
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A bust of former South African President Nelson Mandela after it's unveiling by dignitaries at the South African Parliament in Cape Town, South Africa, Monday, April 28, 2014. South African President Jacob Zuma and members of the South African Parliament unveiled the bust of Mandela at Parliament, forming part of celebrations for 20-years anniversary of a democratic Parliament in South Africa after the end of white rule
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An Indian boy looks for metal scrap amid charred debris after a fire at a slum in Ghaziabad, outskirts of New Delhi, India, Monday, April 28, 2014. A massive fire broke out at a scrap yard and spread to the adjacent slum area leaving hundreds of impoverished residents homeless and injuring two. Shantytowns in India are mostly built illegally without any safety standards
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Belgian physicist and Nobel Prize 2013 in Physics, Francois Englert climbs the stairs of the Atomium building on his way to the Sphere named after him, in Brussels, Belgium, April 28, 2014. Englert received the Cross of Leopold II Order medal during the official opening of the Sphere
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A car is driven past an AstraZeneca site in Macclesfield, central England April 28, 2014. U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc is working on its next move in a potential $100 billion bid battle for Britain's AstraZeneca Plc after having a two bids rejected, as deal-making grips the healthcare industry. Pfizer said on Monday it made a 58.8 billion pounds ($98.9 billion) bid approach to AstraZeneca in January and had contacted its British rival again on April 26