Men wait for help by a stranded car on a seaside road, surrounded by waves whipped up by typhoon Bolaven in Qingdao, Shandong province, on Wednesday, August 28. Gales and downpours brought by typhoon Bolaven swept through parts of northeast China from Tuesday evening to Wednesday, flooding cities and delaying flights, Xinhua News Agency reported.
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Men wait for help by a stranded car on a seaside road, surrounded by waves whipped up by typhoon Bolaven in Qingdao, Shandong province, on Wednesday, August 28. Gales and downpours brought by typhoon Bolaven swept through parts of northeast China from Tuesday evening to Wednesday, flooding cities and delaying flights, Xinhua News Agency reported.
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A Jewish bride from the Ultra-Orthodox Tholdot Avraham Yizhak Hasidic group watches a rabbi dance during her wedding in the neighbourhood of Mea Shearim in Jerusalem. During the Mitzva Tanz dance ritual, members of the community and family dance in front of the bride at the end of the wedding ceremony.
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A Jewish bride from the Ultra-Orthodox Tholdot Avraham Yizhak Hasidic group watches a rabbi dance during her wedding in the neighbourhood of Mea Shearim in Jerusalem. During the Mitzva Tanz dance ritual, members of the community and family dance in front of the bride at the end of the wedding ceremony.
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Kyrgyz riders play the traditional Central Asian sport Buzkashi, or "goat grabbing," in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Mounted players earn points by throwing a stuffed sheepskin into a well.
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Kyrgyz riders play the traditional Central Asian sport Buzkashi, or "goat grabbing," in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Mounted players earn points by throwing a stuffed sheepskin into a well.
A reveler slides on tomato pulp at the annual Tomatina Festival in Bunol, Spain. An estimated 35,000 people throw 120 tons of ripe tomatoes in the world's biggest tomato fight held annually in this Spanish Mediterranean town.
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A reveler slides on tomato pulp at the annual Tomatina Festival in Bunol, Spain. An estimated 35,000 people throw 120 tons of ripe tomatoes in the world's biggest tomato fight held annually in this Spanish Mediterranean town.
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A Kenyan police officer stands inside a destroyed church in Kisauni after Muslim youths burned and looted the church. On Wednesday, Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga called the nation to come together to stop religious violence after two days of deadly rioting sparked by the killing of a radical cleric.
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A Kenyan police officer stands inside a destroyed church in Kisauni after Muslim youths burned and looted the church. On Wednesday, Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga called the nation to come together to stop religious violence after two days of deadly rioting sparked by the killing of a radical cleric.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, and Italian Premier Mario Monti are reflected in a window as they chat on the patio of the Chancellery in Berlin. Merkel and Monti met to discuss further actions to mend the euro debt crisis.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, and Italian Premier Mario Monti are reflected in a window as they chat on the patio of the Chancellery in Berlin. Merkel and Monti met to discuss further actions to mend the euro debt crisis.
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