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A buffalo race in Thailand

A Thai buffalo racer competes during an annual event in the Chonburi province, south of Bangkok.

A crow in Delhi

A crow sits on a pillar silhouetted against the rising sun in Delhi.

An Indian Muslim boy in Hyderabad

An Indian Muslim boy shows a bottle of non-alcoholic perfumes used by Muslims for prayers during Ramadan.

A tapir baby and his mother in Hanover's zoo

A tapir baby hides between his mother's legs in the zoo at Hanover, northern Germany.

Sweets in a Tunisian shop

A Tunisian shopkeeper prepares sweets in the capital, Tunis.

A goat in southern Lebanon

A goat looks at a window of a butcher's shop in a village near the city of Tyre, southern Lebanon.






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