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Mee-Lai Stone

Photo highlights of the day

Children play with foam along a roadside in New Delhi
Children play with foam in New Delhi. Photograph: Anindito Mukherjee/Reuters
Victor Lui used a self-timer to capture these shots while gazing at the Milky Way wearing a head lamp.
Victor Lui used a self-timer to capture these shots while gazing at the Milky Way wearing a head lamp. Photograph: Victor Lui/Caters News Agency
Clocking off: A staff member closes the display case of Swiss watchmaker Rolex at the Baselworld watch fair. Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images
Clocking off: A staff member closes the display case of Swiss watchmaker Rolex at the Baselworld watch fair. Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images
Police women rest after a military parade marking  Independence Day in Athens. Photograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images
Police women rest after a military parade marking Independence Day in Athens, Greece. Photograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images
German Chancellor Angela Merkel sees the funny side while talking to Finland's President Sauli Niinisto
German Chancellor Angela Merkel sees the funny side while talking to Finland's President Sauli Niinisto on the last day of the Nuclear Security Summit in the Hague, the Netherlands. But what has she found so funny? Have your say in our caption competition. Photograph: Bart Maat/AP
Happy as a pig: Villagers collect their free pigs distributed by local government in Guangxi Province, China.
Happy as a pig: Villagers collect their free pigs distributed by local government in Guangxi Province, China. Photograph: HAP/Quirky China News/REX
Eyes down, look in, it's Chancellor George Osborne at the bingo. Osborne made a visit to Castle Bingo to see how it has been affected by the budget.
Eyes down, look in, it's Chancellor George Osborne at the bingo. Osborne made a visit to Castle Bingo to see how it has been affected by the budget. Photograph: Matthew Horwood/Getty Images
Goat-kart: Goats eat vegetable leaves from a cart in a wholesale fruit and vegetable market in Islamabad, Pakistan.
Goat-kart: Goats eat vegetable leaves in a wholesale fruit and vegetable market in Islamabad, Pakistan. Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP
Taking directions: Jeremy Renner is seen filming on location for
Taking directions: Jeremy Renner on location for Avengers: Age of Ultron in Aosta, Italy. Photograph: Photopix/Getty Images
First one there gets a drink: baby green turtles race to the sea after being hatched and released at a turtle sanctuary
First one there gets a drink: baby green turtles race to the sea after being hatched and released at a turtle sanctuary on Sukamade island, Indonesia. Photograph: Sonny Tumbelaka/AFP/Getty Images
Michelle Obama practices Tai Chi with students at Chengdu No.7 High School in Chengdu city during her visit to China.
Michelle Obama practices Tai Chi with students at Chengdu No.7 High School in Chengdu city during her visit to China. Photograph: Imaginechina/Rex Features
Anti-media slogans are posted on a van belonging to a TV station during a rally outside the legislature in Taipei, Taiwan.
Anti-media slogans are posted on a van belonging to a TV station during a rally outside the legislature in Taipei, Taiwan. Photograph: Lam Yik Fei/Getty Images
First class delivery: Emperor Akihito escorts Empress Michiko to get a Shinkansen bullet train while chamberlains hold the boxes to contain the Imperial Regalia at JR Tokyo Station, Japan. The Imperial Regalia consisting of a sword, mirror and jewel are carried for the first time in 20 years.
First class delivery: Emperor Akihito escorts Empress Michiko as they board a Shinkansen bullet train while chamberlains hold boxes containing the Imperial regalia at JR Tokyo Station, Japan. The Imperial Regalia consisting of a sword, mirror and jewel were carried for the first time in 20 years. Photograph: The Asahi Shimbun/Getty Images
A bouquet of flowers left for victims sits perched on the seat of an abandoned vehicle in the wreckage of homes destroyed by a mudslide in Washington, Seattle.
A bouquet of flowers left for victims on the seat of an abandoned vehicle in the wreckage of homes destroyed by a mudslide in Washington. Photograph: Joshua Trujillo/AP
Horse-drawn: a man rides his bicycle as his horse trots behind in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Horse-drawn: a man rides his bicycle as his horse trots behind in Tel Aviv, Israel. Photograph: Ariel Schalit/AP
Contestants wait backstage before taking part in a body paint pageant during Expobeauty Andalusia in Seville.
Contestants wait backstage before taking part in a body paint pageant during Expobeauty Andalusia in Seville. Photograph: Marcelo del Pozo/Reuters
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