New York, USA: Fireworks light up sky above Brooklyn Bridge during its 125th anniversary celebrations Photograph: Lucas Jackson/ReutersJohannesburg: South Africa: The arms of foreigners seeking refuge from xenophobic mobs are seen through a railing at the Alexandra police stationPhotograph: Rodger Bosch/AFPSichuan province, China: A mother and daughter sit amongst the remains of their the living room, which was destroyed in the earthquakePhotograph: Nicky Loh/Reuters
San Francisco de Yare, Venezuela: Crucifixes and beads hang from the neck of a dancing devil during Corpus Christi celebrationsPhotograph: Fernando Llano/APIraq: An Iraqi detainee washes his feet at the Camp Bucca detention centre, home to nearly 20,000 prisonersPhotograph: David Furst/AFP/GettyKolkata, India: A woman sifts rice in a field Photograph: Parth Sanyal/ReutersHarderwijk, Netherlands: A dolphin is born at the city's dolphinarium Photograph: Comm Dolfinarium/EPAKaramoja region, Uganda: Children play in muddy waterPhotograph: James Akena/ReutersJerusalem, Israel: Ultra Orthodox Jews stand in an alley at Mea Shearim neighbourhood during Lag Ba-Omer festivitiesPhotograph: Yannis Behrakis/ReutersCrewe, UK: Ballot papers piling up for Conservative candidate Edward Timpson are counted in the Crewe and Nantwich by-electionPhotograph: Christopher Thomond/GuardianKansas, USA: A severe thunderstorm passes behind an old barn in a wheat fieldPhotograph: Charlie Riedel/APLudwigsburg, Germany: A bee visits a poppy in full bloomPhotograph: Thomas Kienzle/APMonte Carlo, Monaco: Sunbathers relax as Lewis Hamilton takes part in the practice session for the Monaco Formula One Grand PrixPhotograph: Paul Gilham/GettyGranada, Spain: French matador Sebastien Castella prepares for a bullfight Photograph: Jose Luis Roca/AFP/Getty
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