Pictures of the Day 21 August 2012
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Indians dance during the Kuarup ritual, at the yawalapiti tribe, in Xingu Indigenous park, in Mato Grosso, center-western Brazil. Photo: WILSON PEDROSA/AGENCIA ESTADO/AE
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An Israeli Arab jumps to the sea from the walls of the old city as Muslims celebrated the Eid al-Fitr holiday, which marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Acre, Israel. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)
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Hovis Wholemeal ambassador and Olympic Gold medallist Victoria Pendleton celebrates her recent Olympic successes by encouraging the nation to get back on their unused bikes and pursue a healthier lifestyle with the launch of the new Hovis Cycle Map
(04 of14)
Street artists produce Klimt-inspired masterpieces in London's first-of-a-kind live art show at Grosvenor Gardens. London. Situated upon raised 3m x 3m plinths, the nine artists are creating spectacular new works influenced by Klimt on square canvases as part of the Vienna Tourist Board's celebration of the Viennese artist's 150th birthday. A giant 10m x 6m Klimt painting will be erected for inspiration, as the artists use a variety of materials to create their masterpieces.The nine internationally-renowned artists are: Mode 2, Lucy McLauchlan, Christian Eisenberger, Bastardilla, Know Hope, Marlene Hausegger. Work will also be on display from Ron English, Vhils and Shepard Fairey.
(05 of14)
One of Edinburgh Zoo's 19 chimpanzees tries out a pot of Onken's new Fat Free yogurt with Probiotic cultures. The new diet is part of a health study to improve the chimps' digestion. Photo credit: David Cheskin/PA Wire
(06 of14)
A couple rehearses before competing at the Tango Dance World Cup 2012, salon category, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. From Aug. 14th to 28th Buenos Aires is hosting the Tango Buenos Aires Festival and Dance World Cup 2012. Dancers from 32 countries around the world are competing in the two categories of the championship: tango Salon, with 357 couples participating and tango stage with 134 couples. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
(07 of14)
Delhi police and security personnel detain a Greenpeace activist dressed as a coal miner during a protest against the coal scam near Parliament in New Delhi. Greenpeace called for the cancellation of all coal block allocations made in the period covered by the Comptroller and Auditor General's (CAG) audit as India's opposition on Tuesday targeted Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over a report by the state auditor which highlighted massive losses caused by his government giving away coal blocks. (Photo credit: PRAKASH SINGH/AFP/Getty Images)
(08 of14)
South Korean policemen wearing gas masks move to a position during an anti-terrorism drill as part of a joint US-South Korean military exercise called Ulchi Freedom Guardian at a subway station in Seoul. The South Korean and US militaries have begun a major annual joint exercise to test defences against North Korea, with Pyongyang denouncing the drill and vowing to strengthen its nuclear deterrent. (Photo credit: JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/GettyImages)
(09 of14)
Buddhist monks play a game of soccer at the Thrangu Tashi Yangtse monastery in Namo Buddha, 41 kilometers (26 miles) from Katmandu, Nepal. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
(10 of14)
A man pushes his bicycle carrying milk cans through a waterlogged street during a monsoon shower in Jammu, India. The monsoon rains which usually hit India from June to September are crucial for farmers whose crops feed hundreds of millions of people. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)
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Two girls carrying a pinata made of cardboard filled with candy, toy in Granada, Nicaragua . (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
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A new born orang-utan baby hangs on its mother at the zoo in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The little ape was born only three days ago on Friday. Mother Sexta is nearly 40 years old and nobody expected her to give birth at that age. Last time she was pregnant was 22 years ago. The young orang-utan's sex has not yet been ascertained. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
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Jack Bromley, 12, plays on a giant iPad during the launch of Mattel's new Apptivity toys. A range of toys that interact with iPad games. Photo credit: Rebecca Naden/PA
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Collector and scholar Chuk Hong Ming displays the medal 'Order of Blue Sky and White Sun' which was awarded to political and military leader of 20th-century China Chiang Kai-shek (seen on screen) during a media preview in Hong Kong. The medal, given to Chiang Kai-shek in 1930 and of an estimated value of 3 to 5 million HKD (386,757 USD to 644,595 USD), is to be auctioned by Spink & Son in Hong Kong on August 24. (Photo credit: PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images)