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Veit Wunderlich demonstrates a so-called 'JetLev-Flyer' in Berlin. The gadget that is strapped on the back of the pilot is engined by compressed water fed to it through a hose of a boat nearby. Berthold Stadler/AP
Cyclists ride during the first stage of the Tour of Castilla and Leon cycling race over 108 miles between Medina de Rioseco and Palencia, Spain. I. Lopez/AP
Dajki Yamamoto, of Japan, performs with his dough during the freestyle event, part of the Pizza World Championships, in Salsomaggiore Terme, northern Italy. Marco Vasini/AP
A child gets water splashed during Thai New Year celebrations in Prachinburi, east of Bangkok. Wason Wanichakorn/AP
One of eight penguin chicks makes its way to the ocean after being released by Taronga Zoo staff at Long Reef, Sydney. Daniel Munoz/Reuters
A young boy watches honor guard trainees at National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan. Wally Santana/AP
Novice Thai nuns pray during the Songkran Festival at the Sathira-Dhammasathan Buddhist meditation center in Bangkok. The Songkran Festival, also known as the water festival, marks the start of Thailand's traditional New Year and is believed to wash away bad luck. Sukree Sukplang/Reuters
A Cambodian man races his oxcart upon the oxcart tournament during a merit making ceremony at Prey Ta-auk village, Kampong Speu province, 22 miles southwest of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The ceremony was held in advance of Cambodian New Year's celebration which lasts for three days, from April 14 through 16 this year. Heng Sinith/AP
Republican forces soldiers snap their fingers in approval as their commander tells them his battalion will not participate in looting, whatever other troops may do, Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Ivory Coast's president is trying to establish order in the days after the country's strongman was arrested, assuring the public that looting and gunfire will cease and life will soon return to normal. Rebecca Blackwell/AP
Students react in front of the Tasso da Silveira school, where a gunman opened fire on children, during a mass in tribute of the victims in Rio de Janeiro. A Brazilian gunman killed 12 children at the Rio de Janeiro school and then himself, police said on April 7, shocking the South American nation that has never seen such an incident before. Ricardo Moraes/Reuters
Opera singer Alla Vasilevitsky performs on the Bridge of Strings at the entrance to Jerusalem. Four Israeli female opera singers, including Vasilevitsky, braved unfamiliar territory by standing at the prominent outdoor Jerusalem landmark to sing classical arias in the midday traffic to promote an upcoming opera festival. Ronen Zvulun/Reuters
A Yemeni girl prays with female anti-government protesters during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sanaa, Yemen. Muhammed Muheisen/AP
The sun rises over the Ob River in the early morning, near the city of Novosibirsk, about 1,750 miles east of Moscow. Ilnar Salakhiev/AP
Living Goddess Kumari touches her ear while she gets ready to observe the Seto Machindranath chariot festival in Kathmandu. The Kumari, a young pre-pubescent girl who is a manifestation of a Goddess, is worshiped by both Hindus and Buddhists in Nepal. The Kumari emerges from her temple only about 12 times a year for religious occasions. Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters
A girl wearing a Japanese kimono is seen on the pitch during a fund raising concert before a friendly soccer match between Ajax Amsterdam and Japan's Shimizu S-Pulse at the Arena stadium in Amsterdam. The Japanese/Dutch community founded the organization 'The Netherlands helps Japan' and organized this event to raise money for the victims of the earthquake and tsunami which struck Japan on March 11. Michael Kooren/Reuters
A boy plays while taking a bath in a wash basin at a slum in Manila. According to a national survey conducted in March, some 20.5 percent of the country, about 4.1 million families, have claimed to have gone hungry at least once in the past three months. Erik de Castro/Reuters
A Super Etandard fighter jet dumps fuel before landing after a mission over Libya on France's flagship Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier, in the Gulf of Sirte, off the Libyan coast. The missions are aimed at enforcing the no-fly zone and suppressing any attacks by Gadhafi's forces against civilians and rebels in eastern Libya. Christophe Ena/AP
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Greece is rolling out the red carpet for Chinese investors as a means of stabilizing its shaky economy.
Officials in Brussels and Washington may view China’s global shopping spree with alarm, as the Asian power house continues to buy up companies, sovereign debt, ports, and bridges around the world. But the Greeks are already dusting off the red carpet.
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