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    The Week in Pictures: Animals May 10 – May 18 2013

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    The Week in Pictures: Animals May 10 – May 18 2013



    Gelada baboons (Theropithecus gelada) play in their enclosure at the Zoo in Zurich, Switzerland, Wednesday, May 15, 2013. (Photo by Steffen Schmidt/Keystone/AP Photo)...

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    The Week in Pictures: Animals May 6 – May 10 2013

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    The Week in Pictures: Animals May 6 – May 10 2013



    In this undated photo provided by LittleFriendsPhoto.com via Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, Kai, a 17-year-old male California sea lion at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Valejo, Calif. peers into the lens of photographer Seth Casteel, known for his [Underwater Dogs] photo series. ... (Photo by Seth Casteel/AP Photo/LittleFriendsPhoto.com via Six Flags Discovery Kingdom)...

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    The Mexico–United States Wall

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    Author: jone from 14 November, views 3840, Fact
    The Mexico–United States Wall



    The Mexico – United States barrier – also known in the United States as the border fence, rotted fence or border wall – is actually several separation barriers designed to prevent illegal movement across the Mexico – United States border....

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    Buddha’s Birthday

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    Author: alice from 14 November, views 2991, Fact
    Buddha’s Birthday



    The Lantern Festival in Seoul, South Korea, celebrates Buddha’s birthday. Buddha was born approximately 2,557 years ago; the exact date is unknown, but Buddha’s official birthday is celebrated on the full moon in May in South Korea, which is May 17 this year. Photo: Buddhists march on the street as they prepare for the buddha's birthday in Seoul. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun)...

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    Bomb Attact At Reyhanli Turkey

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    Bomb Attact At Reyhanli Turkey



    In one of the deadliest attacks in Turkey in recent years, two car bombs exploded near the border with Syria on Saturday, killing 43 and wounding 140 others. Turkish officials blamed the attack on a group linked to Syria, and a deputy prime minister called the neighboring country's intelligence service and military "the usual suspects."

    The blasts, which were 15 minutes apart and hit the town of Reyhanli's busiest street, raised fears that Turkey could increasingly be drawn into Syria's brutal civil war.

    Turkey already hosts Syria's...

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    Women Who Have [Messed] Silvio Berlusconi

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    Author: jone from 14 November, views 4646, Fact
    Women Who Have [Messed] Silvio Berlusconi



    This combo image made of two recent file pictures shows Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (L) at Villa Madama in Rome and Moroccan Karima El Mahroug, nicknamed Ruby the Heartstealer in a nightclub. Italian prosecutors on February 15, 2011 requested that Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi be put on trial immediately for abuse of power and having sex with an underage girl nicknamed Ruby the Heartstealer. (Photo by Filippo Monteforte/AFP Photo)...

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    Dubai's Ice Cafe

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    Author: alice from 14 November, views 3844, Fact
    Dubai's Ice Cafe



    A British couple drink hot chocolate at Chillout cafe in Dubai May 12, 2013. Chillout, owned by UAE's Sharaf Group, is the first ice lounge in the Middle East, with temperatures set at –6 degrees Celsius (21 degrees Farenheit). The cafe, with its illuminated interiors, curtains, paintings and seating arrangements, is all made of carved ice and frozen sculptures. (Photo by Ahmed Jadallah/Reuters)...

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    [Space Oddity]

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    [Space Oddity]



    Handout grab taken from YouTube of Commander Chris Hadfield who has said goodbye to life on the International Space Station by making a cover version of David Bowie's Space Oddity. Issue date: Monday May 13, 2013. (Photo by Commander Chris Hadfield/YouTube/PA Wire)...

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    Wood Bridge In Netherlands

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    Author: peter from 14 November, views 3378, Fact
    Wood Bridge In Netherlands



    Commissioned by the Province of Friesland, Oak (Onix and Achterbosch Architecture) has developed a road bridge that connects 2 districts of Sneek on either side of the A7 motorway. The bridge was designed for a municipality that wished to establish a new city marker along the motorway. Framework The Department of Public Works, the user of the bridge, stated that it wished to use more wood in its constructions....

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    Billions of Locusts Hatched in Southern Israel

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    Author: alice from 14 November, views 2682, Fact
    Billions of Locusts Hatched in Southern Israel



    Billions of newly hatched locusts are spreading throughout Israel's South. The young locusts identified in the Negev Desert area are the offspring of locust swarms that entered Israel from Egypt in March. (Photo by Eliahu Hershkovitz/Haaretz)...

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The Week in Pictures: Animals May 10 – May 18 2013

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Author: peter from 14 November, views 3293, Fact
The Week in Pictures: Animals May 10 – May 18 2013



Gelada baboons (Theropithecus gelada) play in their enclosure at the Zoo in Zurich, Switzerland, Wednesday, May 15, 2013. (Photo by Steffen Schmidt/Keystone/AP Photo)...

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The Week in Pictures: Animals May 6 – May 10 2013

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Author: peter from 14 November, views 2737, Fact
The Week in Pictures: Animals May 6 – May 10 2013



In this undated photo provided by LittleFriendsPhoto.com via Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, Kai, a 17-year-old male California sea lion at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Valejo, Calif. peers into the lens of photographer Seth Casteel, known for his [Underwater Dogs] photo series. ... (Photo by Seth Casteel/AP Photo/LittleFriendsPhoto.com via Six Flags Discovery Kingdom)...

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The Mexico–United States Wall

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Author: jone from 14 November, views 3840, Fact
The Mexico–United States Wall



The Mexico – United States barrier – also known in the United States as the border fence, rotted fence or border wall – is actually several separation barriers designed to prevent illegal movement across the Mexico – United States border....

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Buddha’s Birthday

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Author: alice from 14 November, views 2991, Fact
Buddha’s Birthday



The Lantern Festival in Seoul, South Korea, celebrates Buddha’s birthday. Buddha was born approximately 2,557 years ago; the exact date is unknown, but Buddha’s official birthday is celebrated on the full moon in May in South Korea, which is May 17 this year. Photo: Buddhists march on the street as they prepare for the buddha's birthday in Seoul. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun)...

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Bomb Attact At Reyhanli Turkey

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Author: alice from 14 November, views 4896, Fact
Bomb Attact At Reyhanli Turkey



In one of the deadliest attacks in Turkey in recent years, two car bombs exploded near the border with Syria on Saturday, killing 43 and wounding 140 others. Turkish officials blamed the attack on a group linked to Syria, and a deputy prime minister called the neighboring country's intelligence service and military "the usual suspects."

The blasts, which were 15 minutes apart and hit the town of Reyhanli's busiest street, raised fears that Turkey could increasingly be drawn into Syria's brutal civil war.

Turkey already hosts Syria's...

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Women Who Have [Messed] Silvio Berlusconi

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Author: jone from 14 November, views 4646, Fact
Women Who Have [Messed] Silvio Berlusconi



This combo image made of two recent file pictures shows Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (L) at Villa Madama in Rome and Moroccan Karima El Mahroug, nicknamed Ruby the Heartstealer in a nightclub. Italian prosecutors on February 15, 2011 requested that Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi be put on trial immediately for abuse of power and having sex with an underage girl nicknamed Ruby the Heartstealer. (Photo by Filippo Monteforte/AFP Photo)...

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Dubai's Ice Cafe

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Author: alice from 14 November, views 3844, Fact
Dubai's Ice Cafe



A British couple drink hot chocolate at Chillout cafe in Dubai May 12, 2013. Chillout, owned by UAE's Sharaf Group, is the first ice lounge in the Middle East, with temperatures set at –6 degrees Celsius (21 degrees Farenheit). The cafe, with its illuminated interiors, curtains, paintings and seating arrangements, is all made of carved ice and frozen sculptures. (Photo by Ahmed Jadallah/Reuters)...

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[Space Oddity]

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Author: peter from 14 November, views 2438, Fact
[Space Oddity]



Handout grab taken from YouTube of Commander Chris Hadfield who has said goodbye to life on the International Space Station by making a cover version of David Bowie's Space Oddity. Issue date: Monday May 13, 2013. (Photo by Commander Chris Hadfield/YouTube/PA Wire)...

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Wood Bridge In Netherlands

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Author: peter from 14 November, views 3378, Fact
Wood Bridge In Netherlands



Commissioned by the Province of Friesland, Oak (Onix and Achterbosch Architecture) has developed a road bridge that connects 2 districts of Sneek on either side of the A7 motorway. The bridge was designed for a municipality that wished to establish a new city marker along the motorway. Framework The Department of Public Works, the user of the bridge, stated that it wished to use more wood in its constructions....

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Billions of Locusts Hatched in Southern Israel

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Author: alice from 14 November, views 2682, Fact
Billions of Locusts Hatched in Southern Israel



Billions of newly hatched locusts are spreading throughout Israel's South. The young locusts identified in the Negev Desert area are the offspring of locust swarms that entered Israel from Egypt in March. (Photo by Eliahu Hershkovitz/Haaretz)...

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