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1. Kabul, Afghanistan: Bodybuilders compete in the bantamweight class during a regional competition Photograph: Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images

2. New York, USA: People at the 9/11 memorial seen from the 90th story of One World Trade Centre, which reached just over 1,250ft (381m), making it just taller than the observation deck on the Empire State Building Photograph: Getty Images

3. Memphis, USA: Flora Banga jumps for joy following a mass naturalisation ceremony at the Cannon Centre in the Tennessee city Photograph: Jim Weber/AP

4. Chilworth, UK: Morris dancers on St Martha’s Hill at dawn Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

5. Mexico City, Mexico: Relatives of Monica Alejandrina Ramirez, kidnapped in 1994, hold up pictures of her during a protest to mark Children’s Day at the Angel of Independence statue Photograph: Tomas Bravo/Reuters

6. London, UK: French shoe designer, Christian Louboutin, opens his first ever retrospective exhibition at the Design Museum Photograph: Jonathan Short/AP

7. Madrid, Spain: A man dressed as comic superhero Spider-Man performs with a tourist in the Plaza Mayor Photograph: Daniel Ochoa de Olza/AP

8. Rangoon, Burma: Members of the China National Acrobatic Troupe perform at the National Theatre Photograph: Ye Aung Thu/AFP/Getty Images

9. Moscow, Russia: Honour guard soldiers stretch during a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade Photograph: Sergey Ponomarev/AP

10. Nanjing, China: Sun Fengqin, 60, participates in a pole-dancing class Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters

11. São Paulo, Brazil: A girl’s prosthetic legs hang from her wheelchair during a session of physical therapy Photograph: Nacho Doce/Reuters

12. Lalitpur, Nepal: An Indian migrant worker at a brick factory Photograph: Narendra Shrestha/EPA

13. Kabul, Afghanistan: People watch protesters marching during a demonstration Photograph: Musadeq Sadeq/AP

14. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: A Mico-estrela, black-tufted marmoset (Callithrix penicillata) rescued from wild animal traffickers at a recovery centre Photograph: Christophe Simon/AFP/Getty Images

15. Lacock, UK: A car makes its way through flood water during the wettest April on record Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images

16. Sydney, Australia: Models are reflected in a mirrored ceiling ahead of the Zimmermann show at Sydney fashion week Photograph: Ryan Pierse/Getty Images

17. Kadi, India: Labourers unload cotton from a truck at a mill Photograph: Ajit Solanki/AP