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pics of the day 15th May
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A Nepalese mother and child participate in a 'laughter yoga' session to help relieve trauma among survivors of two earthquakes which struck the country in less than three weeks, in Kathmandu on May 15, 2015. Nearly 8,500 people have now been confirmed dead in the disaster, which destroyed more than half a million homes and left huge numbers of people without shelter with just weeks to go until the monsoon rains. AFP PHOTO / PRAKASH MATHEMA (Photo credit should read PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PRAKASH MATHEMA via Getty Images)
(02 of21)
ROME, ITALY - MAY 15: Katarina Srebotnik of Slovenia and Caroline Garcia of France in action against Gabriela Dabrowski and Alicja Rosolska of Poland in their Womens' Doubles Semi-Final match on Day Six of The Internazionali BNL d'Italia 2015 at the Foro Italico on May 15, 2015 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Ian Walton/Getty Images) (credit:Ian Walton via Getty Images)
(03 of21)
Actress Emily Watson is made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by the Prince of Wales at an Investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace, London. (credit:Jonathan Brady/PA Wire)
(04 of21)
Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, left, looks on as five-time heavyweight boxing champion Evander Holyfield weighs-in Thursday, May 14, 2015, in Holladay, Utah. Romney and Holyfield are set to square off at a charity fight on Friday, May 15, in Salt Lake City. The black-tie event will raise money for the Utah-based organization CharityVision, which helps doctors in developing countries perform surgeries to restore vision in people with curable blindness. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(05 of21)
US actresses Parker Posey (L) and Emma Stone pose during a photocall for the film 'Irrational Man' at the 68th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southeastern France, on May 15, 2015. AFP PHOTO / LOIC VENANCE (Photo credit should read LOIC VENANCE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:LOIC VENANCE via Getty Images)
(06 of21)
MANNINGTREE, ENGLAND - MAY 15: A house designed by award winning British Artist Grayson Perry called 'A House for Essex' on May 15, 2015 in Manningtree, England. The artwork/ building which is also known as 'Julie's House' is a conceptual holiday home and in the words of the artist a homage to the 'single mums in Dagenham, hairdressers in Colchester, and the landscape and history of Essex'. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) (credit:Dan Kitwood via Getty Images)
(07 of21)
EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - MAY 15: British Prime Minster David Cameron meets with Scottish First Minister and leader of the SNP Nicola Sturgeon at Bute House on May 15, 2015 in Edinburgh, Scotland. The two leaders are meeting for the first time since the general election, in which it is expected increased powers for the Scottish Parliament will dominate the agenda. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) (credit:Jeff J Mitchell via Getty Images)
(08 of21)
EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - MAY 15: British Prime Minster David Cameron meets with Scottish First Minister and leader of the SNP Nicola Sturgeon at Bute House on May 15, 2015 in Edinburgh, Scotland. The two leaders are meeting for the first time since the general election, in which it is expected increased powers for the Scottish Parliament will dominate the agenda. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) (credit:Jeff J Mitchell via Getty Images)
(09 of21)
Britain's Prince Harry, left, plays a game while visiting the Turn Your Life Around youth center in Auckland, New Zealand, Friday, May 15, 2015. (Lawrence Smith/Pool Photo via AP) NEW ZEALAND OUT, AUSTRALIA OUT (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Britain's Prince Harry, left, sticks his tongue out as he lifts a weight along with patient Anofale Eneliko during a visit to the Auckland Spinal Rehabilitation Unit in Auckland, New Zealand, Friday, May 15, 2015. (Dean Purcell/New Zealand Herald via AP) NEW ZEALAND OUT, AUSTRALIA OUT (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - MAY 15: Royal photographer Arthur Edwards is seen with Prince Harry's hand print on his forehead during Prince Harry's visit to the TYLA (Turn Your Life Around) youth development centre on May 15, 2015 in Mangere, South Auckland, New Zealand. Prince Harry is in New Zealand from May 9 through to May 16 attending events in Wellington, Invercargill, Stewart Island, Christchurch, Linton, Whanganui and Auckland. (Photo by Lawrence Smith - Pool/Getty Images) (credit:Pool via Getty Images)
(12 of21)
From left, actors Zoe Kravitz, Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, and Nicholas Hoult pose for photographers as they arrive for the screening of the film Mad Max: Fury Road at the 68th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Thursday, May 14, 2015. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Miranda Kerr attending the Magnum Pink and Black Party photocall taking place during the 68th Festival de Cannes held at the Magnum Lounge, Boulevard De La Croisette, Cannes, France.(Mandatory Credit: Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment) (credit:Doug Peters/Doug Peters)
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CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 14: Actor Sean Penn and actress Charlize Theron attends Premiere of 'Mad Max: Fury Road' during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 14, 2015 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Gisela Schober/Getty Images) (credit:Gisela Schober via Getty Images)
(15 of21)
Zara Phillips plays with a remote control Land Rover on the Land Rover Experience on the second day of the Royal Windsor Horse Show in Berkshire. The equestrian show runs from 13th-17th May and is held in the private grounds of Windsor Castle. (credit:Steve Parsons/PA Wire)
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Chancellor George Osborne (2nd right) talks to workers during a visit to Farnworth Tunnel electrification works in Bolton. (credit:Christopher Furlong/PA Wire)
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NEW YORK, NY - MAY 13: Miley Cyrus performs at the Adult Swim Upfront After Party at Terminal 5, May 13, 2015 in New York City Credit: Walik Goshorn / Retna Ltd./MediaPunch/IPX (credit:Walik Goshorn/MediaPunch/IPx)
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CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 14: Miranda Kerr arrives at Magnum beach during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 14, 2015 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Pierre Suu/GC Images,) (credit:Pierre Suu via Getty Images)
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In this picture taken on May 13, 2015 and made available on Thursday, May 14, Mt. Etna's volcano erupts lava in background, while in foreground is the statue of the Virgin Mary in Milo, near Catania, in Sicily, southern Italy. (AP Photo/Salvatore Allegra) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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The night sky in Schwangau, southern Germany, is illuminated by lightning during thunderstorms in the late evening of Wednesday, May 13, 2015. Southern Germany was hit by storms last night. (Â Jonas Walzberg/dpa via AP) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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People walk amid the rubble of buildings following reported air strikes by Syrian regime forces on May 14, 2015 on the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta town of Ain Tarma, east of the capital Damascus. Investigators and lawyers said on May 13, 2015 that they have built war crimes cases against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and key institutions of his regime with documents smuggled out of the country. AFP PHOTO / MOHAMMED EYAD (Photo credit should read Mohammed Eyad/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MOHAMMED EYAD via Getty Images)