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The tiny Pacific island nation of Palau has created a marine sanctuary, containing 1,300 fish species and 700 types of coral, to restore the ocean for future generations.Matt Rand/AFP / Getty Images

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Doctors try to revive a young refugee boy after his boat sank attempting to reach the Greek island of Lesbos from Turkey.Aris Messinis/AFP / Getty Images

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Visitors are hit by a wave caused by a tidal bore which surged past a barrier on the banks of Qiantang River, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China.China Daily/Reuters

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Indian schoolchildren holds masks with the face of Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates to mark his 60th birthday, at a school in Chennai.AFP / Getty Images

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Residents ride their electric bicycles in heavy snowfall at Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China.China Daily/Reuters

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A Brazilian Indian Bororo attends a competition at the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples in Palmas, Brazil.Buda Mendes/Getty Images

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Pakistani children reflected in a mirror sit on the ground in their home damaged from a devastating earthquake in Peshawar, Pakistan.Mohammad Sajjad/The Associated Press

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Toby Blome strikes a drum while protesting against drone warfare at Creech Air Force Base in Indian Springs, Nev. where drone pilots operate.John Locher/The Associated Press

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The Gateway Arch is lit with golden-colored lights before sunrise in St. Louis on the anniversary of the final piece of the 630-foot-tall structure being placed Oct. 28, 1965.David Carson/The Associated Press

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Woman celebrate the victory of Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara in the first vote since a disputed poll five years ago sparked violence that killed thousands.Schalk van Zuydam/The Associated Press

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