Aytre, France. After heavy rainfalls Frances west coast has been flooded and many areas are only accessible via boat.
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Shrewsbury, United Kingdom. One-year-old hen that thinks it's a dog has adopted a litter of puppies much to the bemusement of their canine mother. Mabel has taken to keeping the small dogs warm by snuggling up to them while their mother, Nettle, sits out in the yard at a farm in Shrewsbury.
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Kaduwela, Sri Lanka. A different way of using the pneumatic hammer ! Work in the quary is in general very hard - Dependening on their work achievement the workers earn about 1800 Rupien per day, thats about £9.
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Nandgaon, India. A group of men is celebrating "Lathmar Holi" - the festival of colours ! A truly amazing picture - one of the best we have seen here.
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Patna, India. And we think our trains are overcrowded !!!
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Shanghai, China. The "Seed Cathedral" formed from some 60,000 slender transparent rods, which extend from the structure and quiver in the breeze. During the day, each of the 7.5m long rods act like fibre-optic filaments, drawing on daylight to illuminate the interior, thereby creating a contemplative awe-inspiring space.
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Pattaya/Chonburi, Thailand. Every now and then there is a milk scare in the Zoo, during which animals of different species "share" their resources
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Palestinians dressed as the Na'vi from the film Avatar stage a protest against Israel's separation barrier.
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The crab, called Macrocheira kaempferi in Latin, was caught by fishermen in the Pacific Ocean and has now been imported to Britain where it has gone on display at the National Sea Life Centre in Birmingham.
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Lahore, Pakistan. Kushti-Wrestling has its origins in the Moghul-Era during the 16. hundreds. It is still practised today throughout India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
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