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Barataria Bay, La.

( Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times / June 3, 2010 ) A pelican covered in oil struggles to fly near East Grand Terre Island, La. A wildlife rescue effort in the gulf has been a challenge.

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Beijing

(AFP/Getty Images / June 3, 2010) Two Chinese boys at a school for migrant workers' children in a Beijing suburb step on bricks to avoid floodwaters after a heavy downpour. Summer rainstorms annually deluge many parts of China, often with devastating results leading to hundreds of fatalities.

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Manila

(Noel Celis / AFP / Getty Images / May 30, 2010) A Philippine soldier blows his bugle along the halls displaying engraved names of soldiers killed during World War II at the commemoration of Memorial Day at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in Ft. Bonifacio, Manila.

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Kiev, Ukraine

(Gleb Garanich / Reuters / May 27, 2010) An Interior Ministry officer restrains a bare-chested activist from the Ukrainian rights organization Femen during a demonstration in front of the Russian Embassy in Kiev. The activists, who painted their breasts blue, said they were showing their support for the so-called "blue bucket protesters," who are demanding that Russian authorities ban the blue strobe lights installed on the cars of officials, which have been blamed in traffic accidents.

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At least for fleeting hours, Ukranian Interior Ministry officers had an "exciting" job.