Honey Hunting in Nepal

Using precision and skills mastered over many years the ‘cutter’ jousts tentatively at a bee’s nest with a sharpened stick known as a tango by Gurung people

Picture: Copyright © Andrew Newey

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An artillery firing exercise at a shooting range in Yeoncheon County, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. South Korea's Defence Ministry urged North Korea to prove sincerity through actions as an official response to an open letter from the North to the South calling for resolution and an end to intimidating military acts.

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Casts a fishing

A man casts a fishing net on a flooded street at Srimahaphot district in Prachin Buri, Thailand. More than 600,000 Thais have been affected by flooding since July and more than a quarter of Thailand's provinces have been inundated

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Singapore F1 Circuit

A bird's eye view of the Singapore F1 Grand Prix's Marina Bay City Circuit is seen at dusk from Swissotel The Stamford in Singapore.

Beluga Whale

A beluga whale sprays water onto visitors at a summer attraction at the Hakkeijima Sea Paradise aquarium in Yokohama, suburban Tokyo, Japan

Panjat Pinang

Participants struggle during a greased pole climbing competition held as a part of Independence Day celebration at Jaya Ancol Dream Park in Jakarta, Indonesia. Indonesia is celebrating its 68th independence from the Dutch colonial rule.

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Bull

A visitor pretends to fight with Charging Bull statue created by Italian-American artist Arturo Di Modica in Shanghai, China

Angklung

Some 5,390 participants play a song with Anklungs, Indonesian traditional bamboo musical instruments, during a performance in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the largest number of people playing Angklung at the Workers Gymnasium in Beiji, China.

Dog on scooter

A man takes a break as he sits with his dog on a scooter in Istanbul, Turkey

Anti-terrorism

Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China: A paramilitary policeman knocks down a man acting as a plane hijacker during an anti-terrorism drill at Nanjing Lukou International Airport

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Water flows over a Hindu statue

Fast moving water flows over a Hindu statue during a heavy monsoon rain in Rishikesh town in the Indian state of Uttrakhand on June 17, 2013. More than a dozen people lost their lives due to record downpours in Uttarakhand state, situated in the foothills of the Himalayas.

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Funny Sculpture

A man walks past a group of art works by Chinese artist Yue Minjun on display outside the Today Art Museum in Beijing.

3 Ducks waddle

3 Ducks waddle past the statue of world harmony leader Sri Chinmoy, partially submerged by the water from the rising Vltava river, in Prague, Czech Republic.

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Big cigarette

Students pose for pictures with "big cigarette models" during a campaign ahead of the World No Tobacco Day, at a primary school in Handan, Hebei province, China, May 29, 2013.

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Swimming in the polluted waters

A man swims in the polluted waters of river Yamuna on a hot day in New Delhi, India.

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VOI scooter

Members of the TUM CREATE group ride a prototype of their VOI scooter at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore. The electric-powered VOI multipurpose scooter was designed to provide the ease of mobility and affordability of a scooter while offering car-like comfort and protection to the passenger.

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Portable Room

Liuzhou, China: A man carries his makeshift dwelling as he walks along a road. Five years ago, Liu Lingchao, 38, decided to walk back to his hometown in Guangxi from Shenzhen. His portable room weighs 60kg, which he carries on average 12 miles a day

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Oasis surrounded by sand

Yueyaquan (Chinese: 月牙泉; pinyin: Yuèyá Quán) is a crescent-shaped lake in an oasis, 6 km south of the city of Dunhuang in Gansu Province,China. It was named Yueyaquan in the Qing Dynasty. According to measurements made in 1960, the average depth of the lake was 4 to 5 meters, with a maximum depth of 7.5 metres (25 ft) In the following 40 years, the depth of the lake continually declined. In the early 1990s, its area had shrunk to only 1.37 acres (5,500 m²) with an average depth of 0.9 meter (maximum 1.3 meter). In 2006, the local government with help of the central government started to fill the lake and restore its depth; its depth and size have been growing yearly since then.The lake and the surrounding deserts are very popular with tourists, who are offered camel and 4x4 rides.

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Rice Planting Machine

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe drives a rice planting machine at a paddy field in Sendai, Miyagi prefecture, in this photo taken by Kyodo.

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Abu Dhabi Racing's

Abu Dhabi Racing's Emirati driver Mohammed al-Sahlawi and his Irish co-driver Allan Harryman veer off a cliff during the first stage of the Jordan Rally, round three of the FIA Middle East Rally Championship, in Sweimeh near the Dead Sea. The drivers escaped unhurt

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