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Jo Blason and Joanna Ruck

Photo highlights of the day

Rescue specialists work at the scene of a mock disaster area during a training exercise in Perry, Georgia.
Rescue workers at the scene of a mock disaster area during a training exercise in Perry, Georgia. Photograph: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters
Relatives of the deceased 46 navy sailors from the sunken naval ship Cheonan, attend an event marking the fourth anniversary of the incident at the National Cemetery of South Korea in Daejeon.
Relatives of the 46 sailors who died on the Cheonan navy ship mark the fourth anniversary of the incident at the National Cemetery of South Korea in Daejeon. Photograph: Kim Hong-ji/Reuters
Honour guards prepare to leave after the arrival of China's President Xi Jinping at the Lyon Saint-Exupery Airport. Xi is in France for a three-day state visit.
Honour guards prepare for China's President Xi Jinping at the Lyon Saint-Exupery Airport. Xi is in France for a three-day state visit. Photograph: Jeff Pachoud/AFP/Getty Images
An X-ray film shows a bullet lodged in 18-month-old Satrin Osinya's brain, as he receives treatment in hospital in Nairobi.
An X-ray film shows a bullet lodged inside 18-month-old Satrin Osinya, right, as he receives treatment at the Kenyatta National hospital in Nairobi. He was shot when gunmen sprayed bullets during a service of worship in Mombasa. His mother died trying to protect him. Photograph: Simon Maina/AFP/Getty Images
South Korean conservative protesters burn North Korea's flag during a rally in Seoul.
South Korean protesters burn North Korea's flag during a rally in Seoul. Pyongyang test-launched two Nodong medium-range ballistic missiles into the sea off the peninsula's east coast on Wednesday. Photograph: Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images
Power shake: President Barack Obama shakes hands with Herman Van Rompuy and Jose Manuel Barroso in Brussels.
Power shake: President Barack Obama shakes hands with the EU council president, Herman Van Rompuy, and the EU commission president José Manuel Barroso in Brussels. Photograph: Virginia Mayo/AP
A destroyed fishing boat is hauled up onto the shore, close to Rafah.
A destroyed fishing boat is hauled up onto the shore, close to Rafah. Two Palestinians were wounded when Israeli navy vessels destroyed two Gaza-bound boats smuggling cigarettes and tobacco from Egypt. Photograph: Khaled Omar/REX
Pope Francis tries to catch a white rose thrown by a pilgrim as he arrives for his general audience at St Peter's square at the Vatican.
Pope Francis tries to catch a white rose thrown by a pilgrim as he arrives for his general audience at St Peter's square at the Vatican. Photograph: Vincenzo Pinto/AFP/Getty Images
An man who was waving a black flag is restrained during an election rally for the Aam Aadmi Party in Varanasi, India. People threw ink and eggs during the rally.
An man who was waving a black flag is restrained during an election rally for the Aam Aadmi party in Varanasi, India. People threw ink and eggs during the rally. Photograph: Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP
Teachers take part in a rally through Westminster during a one-day walkout across England and Wales.
Teachers take part in a rally through Westminster during a one-day walkout across England and Wales. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
A worker removes stones as he pans for gold in Lampang, Thailand.
A worker removes stones as he pans for gold in Lampang, Thailand. Photograph: Borja Sanchez-Trillo/Getty Images
A man looks into a house that was burned down after an attack by rebels in Mellit town, North Darfur.
A man looks into the ruins of house which burned down in an attack by rebels in Mellit town, North Darfur. Photograph: Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah/Reuters
A Syrian refugee girl walks to the school at a refugee camp in Nizip, near the Turkish-Syrian border.
A Syrian refugee girl walks to school at a refugee camp in Nizip, near the Turkish-Syrian border. Photograph: Murad Sezer/Reuters
As the Yellow River thaws, the Hukou Waterfall, the second largest waterfall in China, enters its spring flood season.
As the Yellow River thaws, the Hukou Waterfall, the second largest waterfall in China, enters its spring flood season. Photograph: HAP/Quirky China News/REX
Immortalised: new waxworks of Coronation Street's Jack and Vera Duckworth are unveiled at Madame Tussauds, Blackpool.
Immortalised: new waxworks of Coronation Street's Jack and Vera Duckworth are unveiled at Madame Tussauds, Blackpool. Photograph: Shirlaine Forrest/Getty Images
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