The Week in Pictures: May 31 – June 7 2013 (51 Photos)

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    The Week in Pictures: May 31 – June 7 2013 (51 Photos)



    A «FEMEN» feminist tries to evade arrest in Kiev after she shouted [Vladimir, I love you!] and performed an impersonation of Russian rhythmic gymnast Alina Kabayeva with a ribbon, on June 7, 2013. Russian President Vladmir Putin, who announced his divorce this week, has previously been romantically linked with Kabayeva, an Olympian turned legislator 31 years his junior. (Photo by Sergei Supinsky/AFP Photo) P.S. You want to consider the girl in more detail? No problem. Click here....

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    The Week in Pictures: Animals May 31 – June 7 2013

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    Author: alice from 14 November, views 2589, Fact
    The Week in Pictures: Animals May 31 – June 7 2013



    London Zoo photo of Tammy the tree-climbing anteater who is to be given her own minder during a series of late night events at ZSL London Zoo this summer. The twelve-year-old tree-climbing anteater is famed for her friendly disposition, but with naturally poor eyesight zookeepers will be giving Tammy help to steer her past any errant feet in the free-roaming exhibit. (Photo by ZSL London Zoo/PA Wire)

    P.S. All pictures are presented in high resolution. To see Hi-Res images – just TWICE click on any picture. In other words, click small picture – opens the BIG picture. Click...

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    Colorado Fires Growing

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    Author: jone from 14 November, views 2453, Fact
    Colorado Fires Growing



    Bill Moreau watches as the Black Forest fire burns near his house near Black Forest Road Tuesday afternoon, June 11, 2013, near Colorado Springs, Colo. The Black Forest Fire was one of at least three significant wildfires burning in Colorado amid gusty winds and record-breaking hot, dry weather. (Photo by Christian Murdock/AP Photo/The Colorado Springs Gazette)...

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    Gay in Russia

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    Author: jone from 14 November, views 4149, Fact
    Gay in Russia



    Youths kick a gay rights activist during a protest against a proposed new law termed by the State Duma, the lower house of Parliament, as [against advocating the rejection of traditional family values] in central Moscow June 11, 2013. (Photo by Maxim Shemetov/Reuters)...

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    [That Sinking Feeling] or Daily Life in Kiribati

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    Author: jone from 14 November, views 2864, Fact
    [That Sinking Feeling] or Daily Life in Kiribati



    A dog sits in the shade of a mangrove tree as a woman uses a fork to dig for shellfish on the reef-mud flats of a lagoon located at South Tarawa in the central Pacific island nation of Kiribati May 23, 2013. Kiribati consists of a chain of 33 atolls and islands that stand just metres above sea level, spread over a huge expanse of otherwise empty ocean. With surrounding sea levels rising, Kiribati President Anote Tong has predicted his country will likely become uninhabitable in 30-60 years because of inundation and contamination of its freshwater supplies. (Photo by David Gray/Reuters)...

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    Turkish Protests Escalate

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    Author: alice from 14 November, views 2454, Fact
    Turkish Protests Escalate



    A demonstrator waves Turkey's national flag as he sits on a monument during a protest against Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling AK Party in central Ankara June 2, 2013. Erdogan accused Turkey's main secular opposition party on Sunday of stirring a wave of anti-government protests, as tens of thousands regrouped in Istanbul and Ankara after a lull and trouble flared again in the capital. Police used tear gas on protesters in Ankara but the clashes were relatively minor compared with major violence in Turkey's biggest cities on the previous two...

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    Afghanistan: May 2013

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    Afghanistan: May 2013



    Afghan air force 2nd Lt. Niloofar Rhmani walks the flight line at Shindand Air Base, Afghanistan, prior to her graduation from undergraduate pilot training, on May 13, 2013. Rhmani made history on May 14, when she became the first female to successfully complete undergraduate pilot training and earn the status of pilot in more than 30 years. She will continue her service as she joins the Kabul Air Wing as a Cessna 208 pilot. (Photo by Senior Airman Scott Saldukas/USAF)...

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    Floods Ravage Central Europe

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    Author: alice from 14 November, views 3542, Fact
    Floods Ravage Central Europe



    The sign above the door of restaurant and hotel [Am Paulusbogen] is partially submerged in the flooded centre of the Bavarian town of Passau, about 200 km (124 miles) north-east of Munich June 3, 2013. (Photo by Michaela Rehle/Reuters)...

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    Trash Fashion Show in Macedonia

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    Trash Fashion Show in Macedonia



    A model presents a creation made of plastic cutlery during Trash Fashion Show in Macedonia's capital Skopje, on Wednesday, June 5, 2013. Teams from 47 high schools from Macedonia participated in the show with creations made of redesigned materials from waste such as plastic bags, newspapers, cardboard, plastic bottles, cans, used paper, etc. (Photo by Boris Grdanoski/AP Photo)...

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    Brazil Calls in Army to Defuse Conflicts Over Indian Lands

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    Author: alice from 14 November, views 2548, Fact
    Brazil Calls in Army to Defuse Conflicts Over Indian Lands



    A Munduruku Indian child is pictured at the Planalto Palace, where a meeting with Minister of the General Secretariat of the Presidency of Brazil Gilberto Carvalho was being held with other Munduruku Indians, in Brasilia, June 4, 2013. President Dilma Rousseff's government sought on Tuesday to defuse mounting conflicts with indigenous groups over its decision to stop setting aside farm land for Indians and plans to build more hydroelectric dams in the Amazon. The government flew 144 Munduruku Indians to Brasilia for talks to end a week-long occupation of the controversial Belo...

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