April 8, 2014
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The stage is readied ahead of the opening night of Baalbeck International Festival, which takes places next Friday. (John Owens for VOA News)
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An Indian artist dressed as Hindu goddess Kali participates in a procession to celebrate the Ram Navami festival - the birth anniversary of Lord Rama - in Allahabad.
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Humboldt penguins swim in a pool at the Vincennes Zoo in Paris, France.
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Activists of BUND and Campact ecological associations carry a giant head featuring German Chancellor Angela Merkel before a demonstration against the reform of the Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG) in front of the Chancellery in Berlin.