Michael Dee riding D’aguilar defeats Jordan Childs riding White Marlin in Race 1, the William Newton VC Handicap, during Melbourne Racing at Pakenham Racecourse
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Russia’s Danila Mikhailichenko goes head to head with Nicaragua’s Kevin Cruz in Karate at the ALBA Games in Venezuela
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A baby sloth snuggles under a blanket at the Sloth Sanctuary and Rescue Shelter in Cahuita, Costa Rica
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San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge shrouded by thick fog during sunset
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A walker watches a magnificent sunset from Owler Tor, overlooking the Hope Valley in the Peak District
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Light painting on the beach at Walton-on-the-Naze in Essex using burning steel wool spun around on a rope, sending sparks flying
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This blue tit appears to be giving itself a mustache using pony hair as it collects nest materials in Brockenhurst in the New Forest, Hants
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A child dressed to look like a Secret Service agent stands on the South Lawn of the White House as President Joe Biden welcomes children to the White House to Take Your Child to Work Day
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An elephant and her calf wade through wetlands surrounded by a landscape of dead trees in Amboseli National Park in Kenya
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An otter pulls a funny face as it sunbathes off the coast of Seward in Alaska
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Inka, a sprocker spaniel enjoys the colorful bluebells which have come into bloom in East Horsley
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Dancers from the Birmingham Royal Ballet performing a rehearsal for Black Sabbath — The Ballet, at Birmingham Hippodrome
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A person watches Izyum to Liverpool by Ukrainian artist Katya Buchatska inside Liverpool Cathedral. The artwork is a multi-channel video installation which transforms the cathedral into a railway carriage. Filmed in real time, it is a window into the journey of escape many Ukrainians have taken since the Russian invasion
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Fans in costume at the premiere of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 in Los Angeles
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Technicians lift a 48-meter-long U17 Type 206 submarine onto a platform in Kiel harbor to get it ready for its journey to the Technik Museum in Sinsheim, southern Germany
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Musicians wearing folk costumes stage a performance with dafs — a traditional Persian music instrument — during the traditional Daf Festival in Kermanshah Province
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Members of a historical military club dance in Prague while wearing World War Two era uniforms and clothing during the traditional Convoy of Liberty to commemorate the 78th anniversary of the liberation of the western part of the Czech Republic
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Security personnel use bullet proof shields to protect Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan as he arrives to appear at the Islamabad high court
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Florence Pugh attends the reopening of The Landmark at Tiffany & Co 5th Avenue in New York City
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Brandon Beck, 25, uses his skills as a blacksmith and welder to create beautiful metalwork sculptures using recycled horseshoes. One of his new pieces is a stunning horses head made from 150 horseshoes which have been forged into a shape to create the sculpture. His work will be on show this bank holiday weekend at the Art at Ancrum exhibition in the Scottish Borders. He also makes hares, pheasants and other pieces
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