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A man is pictured in front of an effigy of demon Ghantakarna to symbolize the destruction of evil while celebrating the Ghantakarna festival at the ancient city of Bhaktapur. According to legend, the demon is believed to "steal" children and women from their homes and localities.NAVESH CHITRAKAR/Reuters

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An Occupy Wall Street movement activist raises his fist while protesting in front of a digital flag of the United States in Manhattan's Time Square in New York.ADREES LATIF/Reuters

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Salvadorean paralympic wheelchair racer Luis Morales shows his gloves after a training session at the Nacional Magico Gonzalez stadium in San Salvador. Morales will compete in the 100 metre road cycling event at the Summer Paralympic Games in London.STRINGER/EL SALVADOR/Reuters

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A herd of endangered Przewalski horses gallop across the Takhin Us National Park, in south-west part of Mongolia. The Prague Zoo transported four Przewalski horses to Mongolia as part of its efforts to reintroduce the endangered species into its native environment.PETR JOSEK/Reuters

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A motor tricycle loaded with recyclable plastic bottles drives along a street in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, China.STRINGER/CHINA/Reuters

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An Indian amateur boxer prepares for a training session at the Bhiwani Boxing Club in Bhiwani, 122 kilometers west from New Delhi, India. The sleepy northern Indian town of Bhiwani is considered a mini Cuba, with dozens of boxers fighting it out hard in top national and international competitions. Vijender Singh, a bronze medalist at the 2008 Beijing Olympics is the most famous name from here, having inspired a whole generation to take to the sport. India has sent its biggest ever boxing squad for the London Olympics, which consists of seven men and one woman.Manish Swarup/The Associated Press

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A naked man salutes a police vehicle in the middle of a street in Hefei, Anhui province. The man ran onto a busy street wearing only a pair of shorts, climbing onto cars and smashing windows with his bare fists. He was taken away to the hospital by policeman and doctors after smashing nearly 20 vehicles in half an hour. Police said there was no identification with the man, and he would go through psychiatric examination to determine whether he was mentally ill, local media reported.CHINA DAILY/Reuters

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Fans keep one of owner Jonathan Sheppard's horses cool in the stables at Colonial Downs in New Kent County, Va..Alexa Welch Edlund

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Children learn roller skating on a square in Haikou in south China's Hainan province.The Associated Press

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