Shanghai, China: A driver makes a phone call in the engine driver's cabin of a bullet train serving the newly built high-speed railway between Shanghai and BeijingPhotograph: Carlos Barria/ReutersTel Aviv, Israel: Army CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopters fly over the beach for Israeli independence dayPhotograph: Jim Hollander/EPAKathmandu, Nepal: Students of Shankar Dev campus gather stones to throw at police during a protest demanding the release of fellow student Binendra GiriPhotograph: Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters
Beijing, China: Sightseers rest on a bench inside the Forbidden CityPhotograph: Andy Wong/APVicksburg, Mississippi, US: Workers with the Army Corp of Engineers look for minor imperfections to correct before pinning down a high-density polyethylene barrier on the Yazoo backwater levee Photograph: Sean Gardner/ReutersPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, US: Canada geese goslings near the Schuylkill riverPhotograph: Matt Rourke/APAjdabiya, Libya: A Libyan rebel fighter walks to a checkpoint outside the eastern city where fighting is continuing between rebels and forces loyal to Muammar GaddafiPhotograph: Saeed Khan/AFPLos Angeles, California, US: An obedience trainer eases English bulldog Valentine into her swimming lesson at the Paradise Ranch pet resort in Sun ValleyPhotograph: Richard Vogel/APPatan, Nepal: Devotees perform rituals in front of the chariot of Rato Machhendranath, the rain GodPhotograph: Binod Joshi/APKampala, Uganda: Police spray opposition party leaders with coloured water during demonstrations in the capitalPhotograph: James Akena/ReutersDuesseldorf, Germany: Paradise Oskar representing Finland performs during the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest Photograph: Henning Kaiser/EPASeville, Spain: Women wearing typical Sevillana outfits walk during the traditional Feria de Abril (April fair)Photograph: Marcelo del Pozo/ReutersMumbai, India: A woman plays with her goat Rani outside her shanty house built under a flyover in a slumPhotograph: Danish Siddiqui/ReutersJenin, West Bank: Palestinian farmers harvest wheatPhotograph: Mohammed Ballas/APBerlin, Germany: An installation of 23 paper trees by US artist Fred Pommerehn is set up on the steps of the Konzerthaus to draw attention to the extensive use of paper in Germany Photograph: Rainer Jensen/EPA
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