Rescuing people from a sunken ship in China, Kim Jong Un appearing in a white shirt and hat, or the plight of migrants in Myanmar are three of the ten most striking photos of the week.
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| North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appeared in a white shirt and hat at the Wonsan orphanage in Pyongyang. Recently, Western media have paid close attention to this particular hat worn by the leader, noting a new look for the head of what is considered the most secretive nation on the planet. |
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| A man applies makeup to a monkey named Gulabo (pink) on a street in Karachi, Pakistan on May 31. The animal and its owner perform tricks to earn a living. |
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| Rescue workers saved a woman from the wreckage of the Eastern Star cruise ship, which capsized on the evening of June 1st while en route from Nanjing to Chongqing, China. At the time of the accident, there were 458 people on board, mostly between 50 and 80 years old. Only 14 survived. |
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| Migrants, discovered on a ship, collect rainwater at a shelter in a refugee camp in Kanyin Chaung, Myanmar, on June 4. The "floating coffin" carrying 727 migrants from Rakhine State drifted at sea for days before being rescued. |
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| Filipino children wade through floodwaters on their first day of school on June 1st. An estimated 24 million Filipino students attended school on the first day of the new school year in early June. |
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| Central American immigrants attempted to board a freight train to reach the U.S.-Mexico border on June 1st. They braved the dangers, determined to reach America in the hope of finding a happy and prosperous life in the "promised land." Many children accompanied their parents on this arduous journey. |
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| Protesters try to retrieve a knife while fleeing police in Bujumbura, Burundi. Crowds took to the streets to protest President Pierre Nkurunziza's bid for a third term. |
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| A cow stood in the middle of a busy road in India on June 2nd. Vehicles had to find ways to avoid it because, according to Indian beliefs, cows are sacred animals. |
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| FIFA President Sepp Blatter announced his resignation at FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland on June 2nd. The 79-year-old president decided to step down from his position four days after being re-elected for a fifth term and six days after the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) arrested a number of FIFA officials on corruption charges. |
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| Chinese rescue workers used giant floating cranes to flip the wreck of the Eastern Star on June 5. 396 bodies have been recovered in China's worst maritime accident in decades. 46 others remain missing. Photo: Xinhua News Agency. |
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| Chinese missile boats chasing US warships in the South China Sea; volcanic eruptions in Chile; and a train accident in the US are three of the ten most striking images of the past week. |
(According to Reuters/Zing.vn)
