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A couple visits a field of Giant Tecolote Ranunculus flowers at the Flower Fields in Carlsbad, California, April 10, 2013.
Azzam super yacht has smashed the record for the world's largest yacht, beating Russian Roman Abramovich's Eclipse by 180 meters.
Models present jewellery creations of Peruvian brand Ilaria during Lima Fashion Week in Lima April 9, 2013.
People visit the Resorts World Sentosa's S.E.A Aquarium in Singapore, April 9, 2013.
Members of the Japan Self-Defence Forces deploy Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missiles at the Defence Ministry in Tokyo April 9, 2013.
One in four people are literate in South Sudan.
Margaret Thatcher with politicians
Flowers and a note reading "The Iron Lady" are seen outside the home of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher after her death was announced in London April 8, 2013. Margaret died on Monday following a stroke. She was 87.
Thatcher has died following a stroke, a spokesman for the family said.
Elephant calves play in mud puddle at the Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage in Nairobi, capital of Kenya, April 7, 2013.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands as they officially open the Hanover Messe, industrial trade fair, in Hanover April 7, 2013.
Cherry trees blossom along the Tidal Basin in Washington, April 7, 2013.