Snapshots of the Fortnight (May 15-30)

Published: Jun 1, 2013

This photo shows the approaching tornado in Moore, Oklahoma on May 20. Families returned to a blaste

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This photo shows the approaching tornado in Moore, Oklahoma on May 20. Families returned to a blasted moonscape that had been an American suburb after the monstrous tornado tore through the outskirts of Oklahoma City, killing at least 24 people. Nine children were among the dead and entire neighbourhoods vanished, with often the foundations being the only thing left of what used to be houses and cars tossed like toys and heaped in big piles

An aerial view shows the path of destruction in the aftermath of a tornado, at a neighbourhood in Mo

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An aerial view shows the path of destruction in the aftermath of a tornado, at a neighbourhood in Moore, Oklahoma. Rescuers went building to building in search of victims and survivors picked through the rubble of their shattered homes, a day after a massive tornado tore through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, wiping out blocks of houses and killing at least 24 people

June Simson embraces her cat Sammi after she found him standing on the rubble of her destroyed home

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June Simson embraces her cat Sammi after she found him standing on the rubble of her destroyed home in Moore, Oklahoma on May 21

Sarah Dick reads a Doctor Seuss book to her three-year-old daughter Jadyn at the driveway of her tor

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Sarah Dick reads a Doctor Seuss book to her three-year-old daughter Jadyn at the driveway of her tornado-destroyed house in Oklahoma City on May 22. Rescue workers with sniffer dogs picked through the ruins to ensure no survivors remained buried after a deadly tornado left thousands homeless and trying to salvage what was left of their belongings

A child watches jellyfish swim in a large tank at the Vancouver Aquarium in Vancouver, British Colum

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A child watches jellyfish swim in a large tank at the Vancouver Aquarium in Vancouver, British Columbia on May 16. The tank contains around 2,000 spotted jellyfish and is part of a major display of 15 various species from around the world

This frame grab taken from AFPTV footage received on May 28 shows rescue workers breaking away bits

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This frame grab taken from AFPTV footage received on May 28 shows rescue workers breaking away bits of a pipe to remove a newborn baby boy stuck inside in the city of Jinhua, in the eastern province of Zhejiang. The newborn baby boy was rescued from a sewage pipe in a Chinese apartment building after being flushed down a toilet, state media said, provoking online outrage on May 28

Britain's Queen Elizabeth sits in a bus as she arrives for a visit to Cambridge on May 23

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Britain's Queen Elizabeth sits in a bus as she arrives for a visit to Cambridge on May 23

Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) members wait in the queue outside the ground before the fourth day of

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Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) members wait in the queue outside the ground before the fourth day of the first test cricket match between England and New Zealand at Lord's cricket ground in London on May 19

Children run away after an explosion in Kabul on May 24. Several large explosions rocked a busy area

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Children run away after an explosion in Kabul on May 24. Several large explosions rocked a busy area in the centre of the Afghan capital

The Backstreet Boys (from 2nd L to 2nd R) Nick Carter, Brian Littrell, Kevin Richardson, Howie Dorou

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The Backstreet Boys (from 2nd L to 2nd R) Nick Carter, Brian Littrell, Kevin Richardson, Howie Dorough and AJ McLean hold giant panda cubs as they pose for photographs at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, Sichuan province on May 30. The band is currently on a tour in China, including stops in Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou and Chengdu, local media reported

A pilgrim rides next to the shrine of El Rocio in Almonte, southern Spain on May 18. Every spring, h

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A pilgrim rides next to the shrine of El Rocio in Almonte, southern Spain on May 18. Every spring, hundreds of thousands of devotees converge at a shrine to pay homage to the Virgin del Rocio during an annual pilgrimage which combines religious fervour and festive colour

Vincent Autin (L) and Bruno Boileau (R) kiss on the terrace of the city hall after they were married

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Vincent Autin (L) and Bruno Boileau (R) kiss on the terrace of the city hall after they were married in Montpellier on May 29. The two men are the first same-sex couple to marry in France under a reform which has stoked some of the ugliest protests in the country in decades. The law, backed by most French and feted by gay and lesbians as it came into force this month, makes France the 14th country to allow same-sex marriage despite heated street protests by conservatives, Catholics and extreme-right groups

Tens of thousands of Ultra-Orthodox Jews of the Belz Hasidic Dynasty watch the wedding ceremony of R

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Tens of thousands of Ultra-Orthodox Jews of the Belz Hasidic Dynasty watch the wedding ceremony of Rabbi Shalom Rokach, the Grandson of the Belz Rabbi to Hana Batya Pener, in Jerusalem in the early hours of May 22. Some 25,000 Ultra-Orthodox Jews participated in one of the biggest weddings in the past few years

Supporters stand in the bleachers during the Italian Cup final soccer match between AS Roma and SS L

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Supporters stand in the bleachers during the Italian Cup final soccer match between AS Roma and SS Lazio at the Olympic stadium in Rome on May 26

Model Petra Nemcova walks on the red carpet as she arrives for the screening of the film "Behin

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Model Petra Nemcova walks on the red carpet as she arrives for the screening of the film "Behind the Candelabra" in competition during the 66th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes on May 21

Pilgrims wait before taking part in a procession next to the shrine of El Rocio in Almonte, southern

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Pilgrims wait before taking part in a procession next to the shrine of El Rocio in Almonte, southern Spain on May 18. Every spring, hundreds of thousands of devotees converge at a shrine to pay homage to the Virgin del Rocio during an annual pilgrimage which combines religious fervour and festive colour

Buddhists carry candles while encircling a large Buddha statue during Vesak Day, an annual celebrati

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Buddhists carry candles while encircling a large Buddha statue during Vesak Day, an annual celebration of Buddha's birth, enlightenment and death, at a temple in Nakhon Pathom province on the outskirts of Bangkok on May 24