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A woman holds flowers and vegetables after morning shopping at a local market in Yangon, Myanmar, Monday. Alexander F. Yuan/AP
A man walks pass a 22-feet-tall sofa chair at a shopping mall in Shanghai. The sofa has been approved as the biggest sofa chair in the world by the World Record Association, based in Hong Kong. Aly Song/AP
Britain's Prince Andrew abseils down the Shard building, Europe's tallest building, to raise money for educational charity the Outward Bound Trust and the Royal Marines Charitable Trust Fund in London, Monday. John Stillwell/Reuters
Maria Sharapova of Russia serves to Nadia Petrova of Russia during their match at the US Open women's singles tennis tournament in New York, Sunday. Adam Hunger/Reuters
A plume of thick smoke rises from the San Gabriel mountains in the Angeles National Forest, along Highway 39 in southern California. Evacuations have been ordered in the surrounding areas as the fire has burned more than 3,600 acres with only 5 percent containment, according to the Angeles National Forest Fire Department. Gene Blevins/Reuters
Girls carrying incense participate in a procession to commemorate Peru's most revered Catholic religious icon, "Lord of the Miracles", in Lima, Sunday. Every year, 2,500 children participate in the procession to carry a 661-pound replica of the religious icon through Lima's main square. The icon's name originated in the 17th century after an earthquake destroyed most of the city, leaving only a mural standing. Enrique Castro-Mendivil/Reuters
Kashmiri women row their boats after collecting lotus leaves for their cattle from the water of the Dal Lake in Srinagar, India, Monday. The Dal Lake is known for its natural beauty and a popular destination for both Indian and foreign tourists. Mukhtar Khan/AP
Switzerland's Marcel Hug competes in the Men's 1500m F54 heat at the Olympic Stadium during the London 2012 Paralympic Games September 3. Stefan Wermuth/Reuters
Indian prisoners attend a convocation ceremony at the central jail in Ahmadabad, India, Monday. 79 jail inmates got their diploma and degree certificates from the Annamalai Open University in different fields. The convocation is part of an initiative to rehabilitate the prisoners and help them re-enter mainstream society. Ajit Solanki/AP
Lotus driver Romain Grosjean of France, top left, crashes with Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso of Spain, during the first lap of the Belgium Formula One Grand Prix in Spa-Francorchamps circuit, Belgium, Sunday. Luca Bruno/AP
Members of historic clubs wearing 1812-era uniforms, Russian cavalry, left, attacks French troops, right, as they perform during a staged battle re-enactment to mark the 200th anniversary of the battle of Borodino, in Borodino, about 70 miles west of Moscow, Sunday. Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP
Brazil's Terezinha Guilhermina (l.) takes part in the heats of the Women's 400m T12 classification final with her guide at the Olympic Stadium during the London 2012 Paralympic Games, Sunday. This classification is for athletes with a visual impairment. Eddie Keogh/Reuters
Poland's Ewa Zielinska jumps in the Women's Long Jump F42/44 classification final at the Olympic Stadium during the London 2012 Paralympic Games. This classification is for athletes with an impairment that affects their arms or legs, including amputees. Eddie Keogh/Reuters
Runners compete during the women's 3000 meters steeple chase at the ISTAF athletics meeting in Berlin, Germany, Sunday. Markus Schreiber/AP
Soldiers of Moldova's self-proclaimed separatist Dnestr region take part in a military parade during a Independence Day celebration in Tiraspol. Moldova's separatist Dnestr region celebrated 22 years of self-styled independence on Sunday. Gleb Garanich/Reuters
Jewish settlers pray in a Synagogue in the unauthorized West Bank Jewish settlement of Migron. Sunday. Israel completed evacuation of Migron, culminating years of legal wrangling in a case that has become a rallying cry for hardline settler groups opposed to any withdrawal from occupied land claimed by the Palestinians. Sebastian Scheiner/AP
Rabbit 'Flocke' clears an obstacle during the Kaninhop (rabbit-jumping) competition in Weissenbrunn vorm Wald, southern Germany, Sunday. Jens Meyer/AP
Hooded suspect Xiong Yi is led from an airplane under police escort in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, early Sunday. Chinese police on Saturday caught the 29-year-old man suspected of phoning an airport with a false bomb threat that grounded a domestic flight. Cheng Min/Xinhua/AP
A man paddles on a board during a the "Ride for the Cause" Stand Up Paddle (SUP) charity event on Lake Leman in Montreux, Swirtzerland. The NGO "Waves for Development" collects funds for children education programs in Peru. Denis Balibouse/Reuters
A small plant is seen at the coast of the drought-stricken Debar Lake, 93 miles west from the Macedonia capital Skopje. The western Balkans has been hit by an ongoing heat wave that has seen temperatures over 42 degrees Celsius (108 degrees Fahrenheit). Ognen Teofilovski/Reuters
Syrian barbers, who fled their homes, due to fighting between the Syrian army and the rebels, shave the heads of other displaced men, as they take refuge at the Bab Al-Salameh border crossing, in hopes of entering one of the refugee camps in Turkey, near the Syrian town of Azaz, Sunday. Muhammed Muheisen/AP
Caja Rural rider Antonio Piedra of Spain crosses the finish line to win, during the 15th stage of the Tour of Spain "La Vuelta" cycling race between La Robla and Lagos de Covadonga, Sunday. Miguel Vidal/Reuters
A farmer holds rice sprouts before she plants them in a paddy field in Thailand's Suphan Buri province, Sunday. Chaiwat Subprasom/Reuters
An Indian coal worker’s child carries his younger sibling as he stands near coal dust at a coal factory near Chandikhol in Orissa, India, Sunday. Biswaranjan Rout/AP
Tokyo city officials and experts on a small boat conduct survey around Kitakojima, one of the tiny islands in the East China Sea, called Senkaku in Japanese and Diaoyu in Chinese, Sunday. Tokyo city officials, planning to buy the islands at the center of a longtime territorial dispute with China, surveyed the area Sunday on a visit meant to send a message of ownership. Kyodo News/AP
An Ethiopian Orthodox cleric wafts incense over fellow priests, as they await the start of a public funeral ceremony for late Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, at Meskel Square in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Sunday. Rebecca Blackwell/AP
Juventus' Arturo Vidal (r.) celebrates with teammate Claudio Marchisio after scoring against Udinese during their Italian Serie A soccer match at the Friuli stadium in Udine, Italy, Sunday. Alessandro Garofalo/Reuters
In Pictures: Derby Day devotees, Kenyan style
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/16
In Pictures: Dazzle like Beckham
In Pictures: Weather extremes 2013
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/15
In Pictures: Duchess Kate's royal baby bump
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/14
In Pictures: Keffiyeh is rebel chic
Under Hugo Chávez, big businesses endured threats of state takeover. This week, Chávez's successor reached out to the boss of Venezuela's largest privately held company.
In Venezuela, Hugo Chávez's successor seems to be turning toward big business for help in ending rampant scarcities of basic consumer goods and an almost 30 percent annual inflation rate.
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