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New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg sits on a bicycle as he poses for photographers during a launch event for a new public bike rental program in New York, May 27, 2013.
US President Barack Obama payed tribute on Monday to fallen men and women of the US armed services during a Memorial Day ceremony in which he reminded Americans that the country was still at war.
Graduating cadets sing the Army Song at the conclusion of graduation ceremonies at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, May 25, 2013.
Runners carry American flags and a Chinese flag as they approach the finish line after completing the final mile of the Boston Marathon course during "OneRun" in Boston, Massachusetts, May 25, 2013.
Austrian tightrope walker Christian Waldner passes the roof of St. Stephen's cathedral on a high line in Vienna May 24, 2013. The line was fixed between St. Stephen's cathedral's two south towers 60 meters above ground.
Buddhists carry candles while encircling a large Buddha statue during Vesak Day, an annual celebration of Buddha's birth, enlightenment and death, at a temple in Nakhon Pathom province on the outskirts of Bangkok May 24, 2013.
Austrian tightrope walker Christian Waldner passes the roof of St. Stephen's cathedral on a high line in Vienna May 24, 2013. The line was fixed between St. Stephen's cathedral's two south towers 60 meters above ground.
Memorial Day will fall on May 27 this year.
The DESA released its mid-year WEPS report, which states that the world economy is expanding at subdued pace and a moderate pick-up in growth is expected for 2014.
Animal rights activists pretending to be bulls stuck through with banderillas lie on the ground covered with mock blood during a protest against bullfighting in Barcelona May 23, 2013.
People place flowers outside an army barracks near the scene of a killing in Woolwich, southeast London May 23, 2013.
A house built on a rock on the river Drina is seen near the western Serbian town of Bajina Basta, about 160km from the capital Belgrade May 22, 2013.
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