Snapshots of the Fortnight (May 12 to 24)

Published: May 29, 2012

A girl walks on a disused railway track through what is known locally as the "Tunnel of Love&qu

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A girl walks on a disused railway track through what is known locally as the "Tunnel of Love" in small town Kleven, some 350 km off western Kiev

Women stand on a performer who calls himself 'The Human Floor' as he lays on a bed of broke

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Women stand on a performer who calls himself 'The Human Floor' as he lays on a bed of broken glass at the Watch City Festival celebrating Steampunk in Waltham, Massachusetts on May 13. Steampunk is a movement that explores the notion of what the world might look like had modern technology been available at the turn of the twentieth century

Yoga instructor Tao Porchon-Lynch helps a student through a yoga hand stand in her yoga class in Har

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Yoga instructor Tao Porchon-Lynch helps a student through a yoga hand stand in her yoga class in Hartsdale, New York on May 14, 2012. At 93 years old, Porchon-Lynch was named the world's oldest yoga teacher by Guinness World Records

A girl plays with her brother as they search for usable items at junkyard near the Danyingone statio

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A girl plays with her brother as they search for usable items at junkyard near the Danyingone station in Yangon's suburbs

A baby cries as Pope Benedict XVI strokes his cheeks after the weekly audience in St. Peter's Sq

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A baby cries as Pope Benedict XVI strokes his cheeks after the weekly audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican May 16, 2012

Yawalapiti children climb a tree to jump into the Xingu River in the Xingu National Park, Mato Gross

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Yawalapiti children climb a tree to jump into the Xingu River in the Xingu National Park, Mato Grosso State, May 7, 2012. In August the Yawalapiti tribe will hold the Quarup, which is a ritual held over several days to honour in death a person of great importance to them. This year the Quarup will be honouring two people - a Yawalapiti Indian who they consider a great leader, and Darcy Ribeiro, a well-known author, anthropologist and politician known for focusing on the relationship between native peoples and education in Brazil

Samuel Pizzetti of Italy competes in the men's 1500m freestyle final during the 2012 European Sw

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Samuel Pizzetti of Italy competes in the men's 1500m freestyle final during the 2012 European Swimming Championship in Debrecen May 23, 2012

Military cadets march during a parade marking the 22nd anniversary of Yemen's reunification in S

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Military cadets march during a parade marking the 22nd anniversary of Yemen's reunification in Sanaa May 22, 2012. Yemeni soldiers marched in a National Day parade on Tuesday, watched from behind a bullet-proof glass shield by the president, in a show of defiance one day after a bomber killed more than 90 troops in an attack on the ceremony's rehearsal

An Afghan boy pushes a wheelbarrow next to U.S. Army soldiers of the Battle company, 1-508 Parachute

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An Afghan boy pushes a wheelbarrow next to U.S. Army soldiers of the Battle company, 1-508 Parachute Infantry battalion, 4th Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division who are securing an area during a joint patrol with the Afghan Army in the town of Senjaray, Zahri district of Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan

Jake Vold of Ponoka, Alberta rides a bronco during the 94th Annual Falkland Stampede in Falkland, Br

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Jake Vold of Ponoka, Alberta rides a bronco during the 94th Annual Falkland Stampede in Falkland, British Columbia May 20, 2012. The stampede began as a community picnic to celebrate the end of the First World War in 1919 and eventually grew and became a professional rodeo in 1970

Visitors walk on a new elevated walkway as they pass by a rescued tiger at The Wild Animal Sanctuary

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Visitors walk on a new elevated walkway as they pass by a rescued tiger at The Wild Animal Sanctuary on the prairie near Keenesburg, Colorado May 22, 2012. The 720 acre (291 hectares) sanctuary is a refuge for large carnivores such as tigers, bears and lions that have been seized from illegal or abusive cases around the world

Unidentified people beat Svyatoslav Sheremet (L, bottom), head of Gay-Forum of Ukraine public organi

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Unidentified people beat Svyatoslav Sheremet (L, bottom), head of Gay-Forum of Ukraine public organization, in Kiev, May 20, 2012. Sheremet was attacked after meeting with members of the media to inform them that a scheduled gay parade was cancelled. The attackers ran off when they realised members of the media were documenting the attack

Students show emotions at the 2012 Joplin High School commencement ceremony inside the Leggett and P

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Students show emotions at the 2012 Joplin High School commencement ceremony inside the Leggett and Plant Athletic Center at Missouri Southern State University in Joplin, Missouri

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