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Mallorie Geiger, daughter of Commander Sam Geiger, commanding officer of the Los Angeles Class attack submarine USS Toledo (SSN 769), leaps into her father's arms as the submarine returns to the US Navy Submarine Base in Groton, Conn., following a 7-month deployment. Sean D. Elliot/The Day/AP
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People gather around lit-up candles at Kuta Beach in remembrance of the victims of the Bali Bombing, the deadliest terror attack in Indonesian history, during the 10th anniversary of the incident, in Kuta, Bali, Indonesia. Murdani Usman/Reuters
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Two girls with their faces painted with the colors of the Spanish flag pose for photographers during the holiday known as Dia de la Hispanidad, Spain's National Day in Barcelona, Spain. Manu Fernandez/AP
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An Indian boatman rows his boat during sunrise at Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganges and Yamuna, in Allahabad, India. Hundreds of thousands of Hindu pilgrims take dips in the confluence, some hoping to wash away sins and others to secure a fine spouse, during the month-long festival. Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP
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Afghan children jump from a destroyed car left on the side of a road in the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan. Ahmad Jamshid/AP
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Cadets take part in a loyalty oath ceremony onboard the 'Cruiser Aurora' Museum in St. Petersburg. Four hundred first-year students of St. Petersburg's naval technical college swore allegiance to the Russian fleet aboard the former cruiser, which was used during the Russian-Japanese War in 1904-05 and the October Revolution in Russia in 1917, according to local media. Alexander Demianchuk/Reuters
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Afghan refugee Naseema Zurab stands in a slum on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan. Muhammed Muheisen/AP
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Pakistani children pray for the recovery of 14-year-old schoolgirl Malala Yousufzai, who was shot by the Taliban for speaking out in support of education for women, during a candlelight vigil in Karachi, Pakistan. A Pakistani military spokesman says Yousufzai is in 'satisfactory' condition but cautions that the next few days will be critical. Shakil Adil/AP
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International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde (L) curtsies to Japan's Finance Minister Koriki Jojima (front R) as she enters a venue for a family photo session at the annual meetings of the IMF and the World Bank Group in Tokyo. Yuriko Nakao/Reuters
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Confetti rains down on parishioners at the Basilica of Our Lady of Aparecida where thousands gathered to attend a Mass in the town of Aparecida, Brazil. Thousands of pilgrims flocked to the town, about 110 miles northeast of Sao Paulo, to celebrate Catholic Brazilians' patroness feast day. Andre Penner/AP
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An anti-Muslim Brotherhood demonstrator throws stones during clashes with supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood and Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi at Tahrir Square, the focal point of the Egyptian uprising, in Cairo. Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters
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A surfer swims as he takes part in a 'Paddle for Peace' event to remember the victims of 2002 Bali bombing at Kuta beach on the resort island of Bali. Beawiharta/Reuters
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Houses are seen near the capsized cruise liner Costa Concordia, surrounded by cranes, near the harbor of Giglio Porto. Francesco Schettino, the captain of Costa Concordia which ran into a rock and capsized off the Italian coast in January, killing up to 32 people, has sued for wrongful dismissal, his lawyer said. Max Rossi/Reuters
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A Bahraini anti-government protester gestures toward riot police, unseen, as she covers her face against tear gas in the narrow market streets of the capital of Manama, Bahrain. Riot police in Bahrain fired tear gas and stun grenades to disperse the hundreds of protesters in the capital of the restive Gulf kingdom and arrested several people. Hasan Jamali/AP
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The EU flag is pictured atop the Reichstag building in Berlin. The European Union won the Nobel Peace Prize for its long-term role in uniting the continent, the Norwegian Nobel Committee said, an award seen as morale boost for the bloc as it struggles to resolve its debt crisis. Tobias Schwarz/Reuters
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An elderly man takes his afternoon nap in a shopping mall in Singapore. Wong Maye-E/AP
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A goat stands on its two front legs as it eats leaves beside an ostrich in Shijiazhuang, Hebei province, China. The 8-month-old goat, which was born with two deformed hind legs, learned to walk with only its front legs three days after birth, local media reported. China Daily/Reuters
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A man looks at a reproduction of the Lascaux caves’ paintings at the Cap Science's exhibition hall in Bordeaux. France’s Lascaux caves, home to a series of world-famous Paleolithic paintings that have been offbounds to the public since 1963 for fear they will be damaged, are about to get another lease of life, with the launch of a new, globally mobile, replica exhibition. Regis Duvignau/Reuters
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Indian school children wait in the back of a bicycle rickshaw as they head to school in New Delhi, India. Kevin Frayer/AP
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A visitor looks at a replica of the golden death mask of Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun at the King Tutankhamun Exhibition in the Reina Torre de Arauz museum in Panama City. The exhibition, which displays replicas of treasures of King Tutankhamun and other ancient Egyptian pharaohs, will run from October 9 to the end of November. Carlos Jasso/Reuters
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A man holds flowers in memory of the victims who died during clashes between protesters and soldiers last week in Totonicapan, as people commemorate the Day of Resistance in Guatemala City. The Day of Resistance is Guatemala's way of marking Columbus Day, which celebrates Christopher Columbus' discovery of America in the name of the Spanish Crown. Moises Castillo/AP
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A player is silhouetted as he plays a shot from the fairway of the ninth hole during the second round of the Portugal Masters golf tournament at the Victoria golf course in Vilamoura, southern Portugal. Francisco Seco/AP
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The space shuttle Endeavour sits in a strip mall as a Hawaiian Airlines jet approaches a runway at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles. Endeavour's 12-mile road trip kicked off shortly before midnight Thursday as it moved from its Los Angeles International Airport hangar en route to the California Science Center, its ultimate destination, said Benjamin Scheier of the center. Jae C. Hong/AP
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Soldiers of the Spanish armed forces take part in a military parade marking Spain's National Day in Madrid. Juan Medina/Reuters
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An artist takes a nap after working long hours preparing idols for the upcoming Durga Puja festival at a make shift camp, in New Delhi, India. The five-day Durga Puja festival begins on Oct. 20 and ends with the immersion of idols in water bodies on Oct. 24. Manish Swarup/AP
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Wind turbines cast shadows in Nauen, Germany. Ferdinand Ostrop/AP
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A Spanish court ruling and investigations spurred by whistleblowers are aimed at scaring tax evaders and raising revenue. One watchdog's list could lead to some 300 billion euros in tax havens.
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Andrés Cala, Correspondent /
May 16, 2013
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