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Tokyo, Japan
Japan's Emperor Akihito participates in a ceremony for abdication at the Imperial Palace on April 30 in Tokyo, Japan.
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Barcelona, Spain
Barcelona's Lionel Messi in action with Liverpool's Fabinho and Virgil van Dijk on May 1 in Barcelona, Spain.
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Caracas, Venezuela
Venezuelan opposition leader and self-proclaimed acting president Juan Guaido delivers a speech during a gathering with supporters after members of the Bolivarian National Guard joined his campaign to oust President Nicolas Maduro, on April 30 in Caracas. Guaido -- accused by the government of attempting a coup Tuesday -- said there was "no turning back" in his attempt to oust President Nicolas Maduro from power.
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Charlotte, North Carolina
Two students pray with a chaplain before the start of a vigil at Halton arena on the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, on May 1, following a deadly shooting on campus.
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Havana, Cuba
TV footage of Cuba's late Revolution leader Fidel Castro is displayed under the image of Che Guevara at the beginning of the May Day parade on May 1 in Havana, Cuba.
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Washington, D.C.
Attorney General William Barr arrives to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee May 1 in Washington, D.C.
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London
Buildings are reflected in the window as WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is taken from court, where he appeared on charges of jumping British bail seven years ago, on May 1 in London, Britain. Assange has been jailed for 50 weeks for breaching his bail after going into hiding in the Ecuadorian embassy in London.
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San Juan, Puerto Rico
Demonstrators holding wooden shields are confronted by police during a protest against the Federal Fiscal Control Board, as part of the May Day celebration in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on May 1. The U.S. Congress established the appointed Fiscal Control Board to oversee the debt restructuring in order to combat the Puerto Rican government-debt crisis.
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Berlin, Germany
A left-wing demonstrator takes part in the traditional May Day demonstration in Berlin, Germany on May 1.
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Yongin, South Korea
Boys who are experiencing the lives of Buddhist monks by staying in a temple for two weeks as novice monks, enjoy a ride at Everland amusement park on May 2 in Yongin, South Korea.
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Melbourne, Australia
White Rabbit Collection Founder Judith Neilson looks at Jinshi Zhu's ‘The Ship Of Time,’ which contains rice paper sheets, pieces of fine bamboo and cotton threads, during a media preview on May 2 in Melbourne, Australia. |