The Chelsea Flower Show in England, a scarecrow fair in Italy, a mountain-bike race in Bolivia, a volcanic eruption in Indonesia, the Cannes Film Festival in France, severe drought in Spain, flooding in Italy, a lantern festival in South Korea, kitesurfing in the Netherlands, and much more
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A visitor uses a virtual-reality headset in front of large nature photos as they visit the exhibition "The Fragile Paradise" at the Gasometer in Oberhausen, Germany, on May 23, 2023. #
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During the Pet Gala in New York, on May 22, 2023, Kimba, a Chihuahua, models a creation by designer Anthony Rubio and inspired by the "Choupette the Cat" outfit worn by Jared Leto at the Met Gala. #
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Dancers perform in traditional costume as India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese attend a cultural event at the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia, on May 23, 2023. #
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U.S. sailors and Marines stand on the flight deck of the USS Bataan, a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, as it passes the Statue of Liberty during Fleet Week in New York Harbor on May 24, 2023. #
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F-16 military fighter jets belonging to the Romanian Air Force and Portuguese Air Force participate in NATO's Baltic Air Policing Mission over the Baltic Sea, in Lithuanian airspace, on May 22, 2023. #
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Special operators of the Italian Red Cross and firefighters seek and help residents trapped in their homes after heavy rains caused flooding across Italy's northern Emilia Romagna region, on May 25, 2023 in Conselice, Italy. #
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A dry rice field in Isla Mayor, Spain, on May 22, 2023. An estimated 60 percent of the Spanish countryside has been affected by drought, causing crop failures and food shortages. #
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British model Naomi Campbell arrives for the screening of the film "Killers of the Flower Moon" during the 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, on May 20, 2023. #
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An employee of Iraq's Health Ministry veterinarian department disinfects cows and their pen as a precaution against the spread of Crimean-Congo hamorrhagic fever (CCHF) at a farm in the southwestern Baghdad suburb of al-Bouaitha on May 22, 2023. At least 13 people have died in Iraq since the start of the year from a viral tick-borne disease transmitted to humans from livestock, the health ministry said on May 13. Nearly 100 other people have been infected by CCHF in Iraq, where the disease claimed many more victims last year. #
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The Atomium can be seen beyond a scale model of the Grand Place de Bruxelles, which is part of the "Mini Europe" tourist attraction located just a few meters from the monument, in Brussels, Belgium, on May 21, 2023. #
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The Axiom Mission 2, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 and Dragon capsule, carries four crew members to the International Space Station, launching from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on May 21, 2023. #
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A remote camera retrieved and returned to Reuters after it was destroyed by the launch of the SpaceX Starship on April 20. The rocket lifted off from SpaceX's Boca Chica launchpad on an orbital test mission near Brownsville, Texas, on May 22, 2023. #
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Giant inflatable rubber-duck sculptures in Tsing Yi in Hong Kong, China, on May 25, 2023. The 18-meter-tall inflatable sculptures, created by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, will make their official debut in a large-scale public art exhibition "Double Ducks by Flotentijn Hofman" later this year. #
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Georgia South (left) and Amy Love of Nova Twins perform at the Welcome to Rockville Music Festival on May 21, 2023, at the Daytona International Speedway, in Daytona Beach, Florida, #
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A child runs near a scarecrow displayed at the annual Scarecrows Fair in the Italian village of Castellar, near Cuneo, on May 22, 2023. During the fair, people exhibit—in gardens, courtyards, fields, or streets—scarecrows they have made. #
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Children play next to a monument of Italian poet Dante Alighieri, which is protected by sandbags to prevent it from damage during Russian air attacks, in downtown Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 21, 2023. #
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