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Bangladeshi children hug each other after Eid prayers

Children hug each other after Eid prayers in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Visitors at the Valley of Peace Shia cemetery in Najaf, Iraq

Visitors walk through the Valley of Peace Shia cemetery in Najaf, Iraq.

Members of the Queen's Gurkha Engineers prepare to parade through Maidstone in Kent, UK

Members of the Queen's Gurkha Engineers prepare to parade through Maidstone in Kent, UK.

Dancing festivities in Ahmadabad, India

Traditional dancers take part in festivities during Navratri in Ahmadabad, India.

Mannequins in front of shop in Hanoi, Vietnam

Parts of mannequins are displayed in front of a shop in Hanoi, Vietnam.

Pavement artist creates a giant coffee cup in London

Pavement artist Manfred Stader creates a giant coffee cup in Covent Garden, London.

A hippo eats a pumpkin at Cologne Zoo, western Germany

Feeding time for Albert, a 15 year old hippo at Cologne Zoo, Germany.

Women in wheelchairs in the northern shore of the Dead Se

Two elderly West Bank Palestinian women enjoy the mineral-rich waters of the Dead Sea.

The Intrepid is towed up the Hudson River, New York

The US World War II aircraft carrier Intrepid is towed up the Hudson River to its New York berth after undergoing extensive repairs.




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