Up close with a sea lion in Vienna, under the cherry blossoms in Stockholm, World Dance Day in Budapest, “Bodies in Urban Spaces” in Vilnius, May Day protests in Puerto Rico, ballet in Central Park, flooding in coastal Kenya, yoga in a Mexican desert, thousands of guitarists play “Hey Joe” in Poland, and much more.
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Fans dressed as Darth Vader and Chewbacca take a boat trip to the Skelligs on May 4, 2018, in Portmagee, Ireland. The first Star Wars festival is taking place against the backdrop of the famous Skellig Michael island, which was used extensively in Episode VII and Episode VIII of the popular science-fiction saga. The small fishing village of Portmagee, which is closest to the location, has seen a boom in tourism following the latest films. The village will host a Star Wars drive-in and a Star Wars-themed Irish dancing competition over the weekend. #
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Hermien enjoys her first day outside in pasture at a retirement home for cows in Zandhuizen, Netherlands on May 3, 2018. The cow escaped a few months earlier from a cattle truck on its way to the butcher and was saved by a crowdfunding campaign that funded her retirement. #
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A participant uses her smartphone to photograph green plastic balls in a pool she sits in on the opening day of the annual Re:publica conference on May 2, 2018, in Berlin, Germany. #
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Bangladeshi boatmen carry watermelons on the river Burigangan on April 29, 2018. Hundreds of vendors from the countryside come to the Bangladeshi capital to sell their fruits. #
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Russian army MiG-29 jet fighters of the Strizhi (Swifts), and Su-30 jet fighters of the Russkiye Vityazi (Russian Knights) aerobatic teams fly in formation during a rehearsal for the Victory Day Parade, with St. Basil's Cathedral and a bird seen in the foreground, in central Moscow, Russia, on May 4, 2018. #
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Visitors fight with the wind as the Marine One helicopter carrying President Donald Trump departs from the White House in Washington, D.C., on April 28, 2018. #
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A statue of Saint Domenico, covered with live snakes, is carried by faithful parishioners during an annual procession in the streets of Cocullo, a small village in the Abruzzo region of Italy, on May 1, 2018. #
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Jordan Wolfson's "Colored Sculpture" is contorted into different positions as it is moved around with mechanized chains inside the Tanks at the Tate Modern in London, England, on May 2, 2018. #
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A worker washes a statue of Soviet Marshal Georgy Zhukov as preparations continue for the 73rd anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, in Saint Petersburg, on May 3, 2018. #
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Activists burn a giant effigy of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte as they march towards the presidential Malacanang palace during a May Day rally in Manila on May 1, 2018. #
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Central American migrants traveling with a caravan sit momentarily on top of the Mexican-U.S. border wall, where the border meets the Pacific Ocean, during a gathering of migrants living on both sides of the border, with Tijuana, Mexico, at left and San Diego at right, on April 29, 2018. U.S. Immigration lawyers told Central Americans in a caravan of asylum-seekers that traveled through Mexico to the San Diego border that they face possible separation from their children and detention for many months. They say they wanted to prepare them for the worst possible outcome. #
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A runner, dressed as the mascot for Bradford City Football Club, crosses the racecourse before taking part in the 13th annual Mascot Gold Cup at Wetherby Racecourse near Wetherby, northern England, on April 29, 2018. The race of mascots, during which members of the public place bets on the winner, takes place over the racecourse's final furlong (approximately 200 meters) and features five small fences. #
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A man dressed as a character from the computer game "World of Warcraft" stands on a field near the town of Kamyk nad Vltavou, Czech Republic, on April 28, 2018. Fans of the game gathered in costume to bring the world to life in a Czech Republic forest. #
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People gather on Glastonbury Tor to watch the sunrise as they celebrate Beltane on May 1, 2018, in Somerset, England. Although more synonymous with International Workers' Day, or Labor Day, May Day or Beltane is celebrated by druids and pagans as the beginning of summer and the chance to celebrate the coming of the season of warmth and light. #
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An inmate and his wife hold hands during their wedding inside the prison of Ciudad Juarez, within the framework of a collective wedding for 63 couples, in Chihuahua State, Mexico, on April 27, 2018. #
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A boy stands outside his family home, which has been submerged by floods following prolonged heavy rains in Tana Delta, Coastal Kenya, on April 27, 2018. More than 30,000 people in Tana River county have been displaced by floods, which have also killed more than five people. #
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Evangelia Platanioti of Greece competes during the Solo Technical Routine Final on the first day of the FINA Artistic Swimming Japan Open at the Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center on April 27, 2018, in Tokyo, Japan. #
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More than 7,411 guitarists play “Hey Joe,” made famous by Jimi Hendrix, to beat the Guitar Guinness World Record at the Market Square in Wroclaw, Poland, on May 1, 2018. #
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Detained and handcuffed Reuters journalist Kyaw Soe Oo carries his daughter Moe Thin Wai Zin while arriving for a court hearing in Yangon, Myanmar, on May 2, 2018. He is one of two Reuters journalists currently jailed in Myanmar since December for reporting on attacks against the Rohingya carried out by Buddhist villagers and Myanmar armed forces in Rakhine state. #
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Police and protesters face off after a May Day march turned violent in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on May 1, 2018. The protest remained peaceful until hundreds of young protesters, many with their faces covered, threw rocks and other objects as they clashed with police, who fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse the crowd. #
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Members of the Rita Gobi Ensemble and the dancers of the National Dance Theater perform during their Pas De Bridge flashmob on World Dance Day in front of the Palace of Arts, Mupa, in Budapest, Hungary, on April 29, 2018. #
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