Firefighters from Illinois and Wisconsin battle a fire at the Chemtool chemical plant in Rockton, Illinois, the US. EPA
Firefighters from Illinois and Wisconsin battle a fire at the Chemtool chemical plant in Rockton, Illinois, the US. EPA
A man walks past sacks of debris collected from the 'MV X-Press Pearl' container ship that sunk off the coast of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Reuters
A man walks past sacks of debris collected from the 'MV X-Press Pearl' container ship that sunk off the coast of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Reuters
A woman mourns her son who was killed in a bombing at a military camp in Mogadishu, Somalia. AFP
A woman mourns her son who was killed in a bombing at a military camp in Mogadishu, Somalia. AFP
A graduation ceremony takes place at the Central China Normal University in Wuhan, China. AFP
A graduation ceremony takes place at the Central China Normal University in Wuhan, China. AFP
The Ngong Ping gondala lift provides unparalleled views of Lantau Island in Hong Kong, China. EPA
The Ngong Ping gondala lift provides unparalleled views of Lantau Island in Hong Kong, China. EPA
The Bidwell Bar Bridge expands across Lake Oroville as houseboats float below normal levels in Oroville, California, the US. EPA
The Bidwell Bar Bridge expands across Lake Oroville as houseboats float below normal levels in Oroville, California, the US. EPA
Kurdistan parliament speaker Rewaz Faiq, centre, leads a parliament session in Arbil, the capital of Iraq's northern autonomous Kurdish region. AFP
Kurdistan parliament speaker Rewaz Faiq, centre, leads a parliament session in Arbil, the capital of Iraq's northern autonomous Kurdish region. AFP
Following reports of people finding diamonds in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province, a woman arrives with a pickaxe to try her luck. Reuters
Following reports of people finding diamonds in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province, a woman arrives with a pickaxe to try her luck. Reuters

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