Seoul — A worker at the Chogye Temple hangs lanterns to prepare for the celebration of the birthday of Buddha on May 10.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Ahn Young-joon / Associated Press

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Washington — On a cold morning at the Tidal Basin, photographers set up to get pictures of the cherry blossom trees that have reached full bloom.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: JIM LO SCALZO / EPA

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Madrid — A 6-month-old panda, one of the twins born at the Madrid Zoo, bites the shoe of Queen Sofia during her visit.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: ANDREA COMAS / Reuters

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Sana, Yemen — A boy stands among women praying during a rally demanding the ouster of President Ali Abdullah Saleh outside Sana University.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: AMMAR AWAD / Reuters

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Brussels — A worker in the nonprofit sector, which includes nurses and social workers, throws his shoes onto a pile on the steps of the stock exchange building during a demonstration protesting the lack of a new labor agreement.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: THIERRY ROGE / Reuters

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Bin Jawaad, Libya — A Libyan rebel urges people to leave as shells fired by Moammar Kadafi's forces hit nearby.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Anja Niedringhaus / Associated Press

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Colombo, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan bowler Lasith Malinga celebrates after he dismisses New Zealand batsman Martin Guptill during a Cricket World Cup semifinal match.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI / AFP

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Cape Town, South Africa — The stadium that was used during the 2010 Soccer World Cup is covered with mist.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Schalk van Zuydam / Associated Press

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Tulbaugh, South Africa — Mountain-bike riders make a steep ascent during the second stage of the Absa Cape Epic team stage race.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: KIM LUDBROOK / EPA

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Sendai, Japan — A U.S. Air Force sergeant guides a cargo plane on a motorbike due to a lack of guidance lights and airport workers at Sendai Airport in the wake of the devastating earthquake and tsunami.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: YASUYOSHI CHIBA / AFP

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Sendai, Japan — New Suzuki vehicles, destroyed by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, are piled on one of the auto company's lots,

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Wally Santana / Associated Press

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