
Copiapo, Chile — Chilean miner Luis Urzua, center, gestures alongside President Sebastian Pinera after reaching the surface. He was the last of the 33 miners rescued.
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Devecser, Hungary — A man wears a protective mask as he walks on a mix of gypsum and toxic red sludge covering a street. Authorities said the threat of another chemical spill had been averted and villagers could return home, and the plant where the spill occurred prepared to resume production.
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London — A man interacts with "Adaptation: Test Room Containing Multiple Stimuli Known to Elicit Curiosity and Manipulatory Responses," an installation by Mike Kelley, part of the "Move: Choreographing You" art exhibit at London's Hayward Gallery.
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London — A woman moves along "Green Light Corridor," an installation by Bruce Nauman, part of the "Move: Choreographing You" art exhibit at the Hayward Gallery in London.
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Warsaw — Gas conduits are lighted by the morning sun at a Gaz-System compressor station outside Warsaw. Polish and Russian negotiators will meet again Sunday in Moscow for talks aimed at securing sufficient gas supplies for Poland.
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New York — 3D imagery is viewed through glasses at the Content & Communications World Expo 2010 in New York City. The expo features dozens of vendors in communications, media and entertainment technology.
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Montevideo, Uruguay — An ice sculpture depicting Don Quixote takes center stage at the newly inaugurated Ice Bar in the downtown Victory Plaza Hotel. The bar was constructed with 180 blocks of ice, each measuring 35x20x10 inches.
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Paris — Parisian commuters await an RER suburban rapid transit train at Auber station during the second day of a nationwide strike by French SNCF railway workers to protest pension reform.
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Chenove, France — In eastern France, a striking state railway worker uses a fumigator to express his feelings on the street during a nationwide day of protest against pension reform.
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Berlin — Fireworks light up the sky above an illuminated Brandenburg Gate during the city's Festival of Lights. Many landmarks of the German capital, including boulevards, squares, towers, historical and modern buildings, will be bathed in colored light for the duration of the event.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: FABRIZIO BENSCH / REUTERS
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Axalp, Switzerland — Fighter jets of the Swiss air force streak ahead of flares fired during an Alpine air show.
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Vienna — Singers perform on stage during a dress rehearsal of Paul Hindemith's opera "Cardillac" at the State Opera House. The opera, directed by Sven-Eric Bechtolf and conducted by Franz Welser-Moest, premieres October 17.
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Cape Town, South Africa — With Table Mountain and Lion's Head fading from view at dusk, a kite surfer becomes airborne across the bay at Blouberg Strand as strong southeasterly winds buffet the city.
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Copiapo, Chile — Chilean miner Mario Sepulveda celebrates after leaving the "Fenix" rescue capsule during the rescue operation at the San Jose mine.
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Copiapo, Chile — Chilean miner Osman Araya embraces his wife, Angelica, after being pulled from deep below the earth's surface.
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Copiapo, Chile — Residents observe the rescue of the miners trapped in the San Jose mine on a large screen in a public square in Copiapo.
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Ramat Migron, West Bank — A wooden shack with a small tower and flag is brought to the ground by a bulldozer as Israeli security forces dismantle unauthorized structures in the settlement of Ramat Migron in the West Bank. Young Jewish protesters clashed with Israeli security forces, who used pepper spray and arrested three youths.
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Devecser, Hungary — Schoolchildren wear goggles and masks to protect against toxic dust from dried mud in the village of Devecser, inundated by red sludge from an alumina plant.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: LASZLO BALOGH / Reuters
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Vienna, Austria — Singers Ildiko Raimondi, left and Matthias Link take part in a dress rehearsal for Paul Hindemith's opera 'Cardillac' at the state opera house in Vienna. The opera premieres Sunday.
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Berlin — Japanese Butoh artist Mayumi Fukuzaki enacts scenes from a Japanese dance theater in Berlin. Fukuzaki is to perform during the Japan Festival Berlin 2011.
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New York — Commuters make their way through Grand Central Terminal as the sun shines in through the east windows.
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Kalam, Pakistan — Pakistani soldiers begin work to repair a bridge that was washed away by flooding Pakistan's Swat Valley.
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Vatican City — Pope Benedict XVI waves to a member of the International Circus Festival as he climbs the steps of St. Peter's Basilica on a BMX bike during the pontiff's weekly general audience.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: ANDREAS SOLARO / AFP / Getty Images
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New Delhi — Australia's Jaele Patrick competes in a women's springboard final at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: TIM WIMBORNE / Reuters
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Pyongyang, North Korea — North Korean soldiers march during a massive military parade to mark the 65th anniversary of the communist nation's ruling Workers' Party.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Vincent Yu / Associated Press
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Philadelphia — A person passes through morning sunlight shining through vented steam in a sidewalk in Philadelphia.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Matt Rourke / Associated Press
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