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| Paris, France: a woman pays her respects after an assailant opened fire at a Jewish school in Toulouse, killing four people |
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| Shahrakan, Bahrain: riot police prepare to disperse protesters. Clashes erupted after thousands of mourners participated in the politically charged funeral for Sabri Mahfoudh, whose death his family and the opposition blame on teargas |
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| Kolkata, India: women's rights activists hold candles during a rally to protest against recent physical assaults and rapes |
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| Colombo, Sri Lanka: Buddhist monks protest at a US-backed resolution against Sri Lanka at the UN human rights council that calls for an investigation into alleged war crimes during the civil war, which ended in 2009 |
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| Valencia, Spain: effigies burn during the finale of the fiesta of Las Fallas, which welcomes spring and honours Saint Joseph's Day |
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| Manila, Philippines: protesters hold a demonstration near the US embassy to mark the ninth anniversary of the US-led invasion of Iraq |
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| Kathmandu, Nepal: North Korean football player Jang Song Hyok celebrates after scoring a goal against Turkmenistan |
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| Syria: refugees walk through woods, helped by rebels from the Free Syrian Army, as they attempt to cross the north-western part of the Syrian border with neighbouring Turkey |
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| Yogyakarta, Indonesia: police arrest a protester during clashes at a demonstration against oil price increases |
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| Washington, US: Clara Loiter and her mother, Jennifer Frericks, blow bubbles under a cherry tree at the National Arboretum |
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| Kabul, Afghanistan: people gather for a new year ceremony at the Sakhi Shrine |
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| Lisse, the Netherlands: an aerial view of the Keukenhof flower garden |
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| Shanghai, China: an elderly man exercises in the park |