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A pear-shaped colorless diamond weighing 101.73 was presented here in Geneva on Tuesday by Christie's and expected to achieve more than $20 million at an auction on May 15.
A man performs while riding on a horse during a horse trick festival in Kopachiv near the capital Kiev, April 27, 2013.
Naki'o, a mixed-breed dog who lost all four feet to frostbite when he was abandoned as a puppy in a foreclosed home, goes for a run with four prosthetic devices in Colorado Springs, April 12, 2013.
Dancers from the Hungarian State Folk Ensemble perform during the dress rehearsal of their new show "Song of the Stag" at the Budapest Dance festival April 26, 2013.
Baguettes, French bread, selected in the competition for the Best Baguette of Paris 2013 are displayed on tables at the annual prize in Paris April 25, 2013.
Kite surfers practice in the Mediterranean sea in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon April 25, 2013.
Members of the audience cry during a memorial ceremony for victims of the fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas, attended by US President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, April 25, 2013.
The LAX AirEx is a two-hour long simulated aircraft disaster with over 100 volunteers in moulage, role-playing as accident victims and is designed to test LAX's Emergency Response Plan.
Zoo employee Michal Erez holds a partially hatched Griffon Vulture egg at the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo April 23, 2013.
Members of British dance company Candoco perform "Set and Reset/Reset" during the 5th Annual Amman Contemporary Dance Festival at the Royal Cultural Center in Amman.
Earth Day is celebrated on April 22, which aims to promote public awareness and protection of the environment.
Models wearing creations by designer Nadya Mistry wait backstage moments before taking to the catwalk during the final day of the Bridal Couture Week in Karachi April 21, 2013.
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