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| A pair of slippers is seen at an algae-filled coastline in Qingdao. China Daily Information Corp - CDIC/REUTERS |
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| A woman uses a fork to dig for shellfish on the reef-mud flats of a lagoon at South Tarawa in the central Pacific island nation of Kiribati. David Gray/REUTERS |
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| A boat floats in the lagoon near Bikeman islet, located off South Tarawa in the central Pacific island nation of Kiribati. David Gray/REUTERS |
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| A long exposure picture of the Kokino megalithic observatory is seen during summer solstice celebration in Kumanovo. Ognen Teofilovski/REUTERS |
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| The moon rises over the temple of Poseidon in Cape Sounion east of Athens. Yannis Behrakis/REUTERS |
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| A lone tree stands out amongst a patch of burnt land, in the haze hit Bangko Pusako district in Rokan Hilir, on Indonesia's Riau province. Beawiharta Beawiharta/REUTERS |
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| Smoke rises from the Popocatepetl as it spews incandescent volcanic material on the outskirts of Puebla. Imelda Medina/REUTERS |
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| Plants are seen covered in ash near the Popocatepetl volcano in Paso de Cortes. STRINGER Mexico/REUTERS |
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| A ship sails through the morning fog along the Yenisei River near Galanino village. Ilya Naymushin/REUTERS |
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| The snow-covered Popocatepetl volcano spews a cloud of steam into the air in Puebla. STRINGER Mexico/REUTERS |
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| Visitors ride camels as sun rises in Dunhuang. Rooney Chen/REUTERS |
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| Handout picture showing the Sheldon Glacier with Mount Barre in the background, which is seen from Ryder Bay near Rothera Research Station, Adelaide Island. NASA NASA/REUTERS |
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| People walk near hundreds of dead stingrays on the shore of the beach in Chachalacas. STRINGER Mexico/REUTERS |
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| A passenger jet is silhouetted against the moon as it flies over Shanghai. Aly Song/REUTERS |
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| A leopard yawns inside its enclosure at the Madrid Zoo. Juan Medina/REUTERS |
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| Cows lie in grass in front of Hafelekar mountain on a hot summer day in Innsbruck. Dominic Ebenbichler/REUTERS |
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| A streak of lightning is seen above the skyline of Shanghai's financial district of Pudong. Aly Song/REUTERS |
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| A flame is seen on a burnt tree during a wildfire outside Cebreros. Susana Vera/REUTERS |
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| An aerial view of the area affected by floods caused by heavy rains in Khartoum. Stringer ./REUTERS |
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| A bird flies past solar halo in the sky of Kathmandu. Navesh Chitrakar/REUTERS |
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| A partially submerged statue of Hindu Lord Shiva stands amidst the flooded banks of the river Ganges in Allahabad. Jitendra Prakash/REUTERS |
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| A Thai soldier in white biohazard suit takes part in a clean-up operation at Ao Prao Beach on Koh Samet. Athit Perawongmetha/REUTERS |
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| A worker rests on the roof of a building surrounded by sand as a result of desert encroachment at Ogrein Railway Station. Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah/REUTERS |
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| Lightning is seen above buildings during a storm in central Shanghai. Aly Song/REUTERS |
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| Horse is tied as part of its training to be a racing horse at an area of grasslands located 70km from Mongolian capital city Ulan Bator. Carlos Barria/REUTERS |
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| A man stands on a beach before the rain during the monsoon season in Colombo. Dinuka Liyanawatte/REUTERS |
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| A river is seen flowing amongst sand dunes in the Tanami Desert. David Gray/REUTERS |
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| A monkey plays in a pond surrounded by carps at a wildlife park in Hefei, Anhui province. China Stringer Network/REUTERS |
