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Typhoon Maysak is seen as it strengthens into a Category 5 hurricane in this picture taken by ESA Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti aboard the International Space Station.NASA/Reuters

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A South American cowboy known as a gaucho tries not to be thrown off a wild horse during the Criolla del Prado rodeo in Montevideo, Uruguay,Thursday, April 2, 2015. Riders come from all over Uruguay and neighboring countries to participate in the rodeo. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)Matilde Campodonico/The Associated Press

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Firefighting boats spraying water at the Abkatum oil rig platform in the Gulf of Mexico. At least four people died after a fire broke out on the state-run Pemex oil processing platform, leading to the evacuation of 302 workers.Pemex/Handout/Reuters

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South Korean Marine amphibious assault vehicles fire smoke shells to land on the seashore during a joint landing operation by US and South Korean Marines in the southeastern port of Pohang.Jung Yeon-je/AFP / Getty Images

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A Kashmiri man stretches his hand to help a local evacuate from a flood affected area in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir. Hundreds of Kashmiris in both India and Pakistan moved to higher ground Monday as rain-swollen rivers swamped parts of the disputed Himalayan region.Mukhtar Khan/The Associated Press

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A Tiger butterfly sits on the nose of a child during a photocall in the Natural History Museum's 'Sensational Butterflies' outdoor butterfly house in London, England.Ben Stanstall/AFP / Getty Images

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Relatives of victims of a landslide cry during a joint funeral procession in the village of Laden, some 45 kilometers (28 miles) west of Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir.Dar Yasin/The Associated Press

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Nigerians continue to celebrate the victory of Presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari in Kaduna, Nigeria.Jerome Delay/The Associated Press

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An Indonesian resident and child walk away from an abandoned school building as Mount Sinabung erupts in Karo district on the Indonesian island of Sumatra.Sutanta Aditya/AFP / Getty Images

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A paramedic holds his hand out as he helps a student who was injured during an attack by Somalia's Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab gunmen on Garissa University campus. At least 70 students were killed when Somalia's Shebab Islamist group attacked the Kenyan university.Carl De Souza/AFP / Getty Images

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