Pictures Of The Day: The Best Images From Around The World On Thursday 21st May 2015

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Pictures of the day from The Huffington Post brings you the very best news and sports images from around the world, chosen and created by our own photo editors, Elliot Wagland and Tahira Mirza.

Pics of the Day
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CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 21: Kelly Brook attends the launch of the new 'Fendi By Karl Lagerfeld' Book during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 21, 2015 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Venturelli/Getty Images) (credit:Venturelli via Getty Images)
(02 of28)
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A view through the Sky Portal shows a live video view of the streets below from One World Observatory, Wednesday, May 20, 2015, in New York. Visitors can stand on a round video platform that shows an actual livestream of the view straight down. The observatory atop the 104-story One World Trade Center opens to the public on May 29. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(03 of28)
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Miss Sheridan Smith from London is made an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) by Prince William at Buckingham Palace. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Thursday May 21, 2015. Photo credit should read: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire (credit:Dominic Lipinski/PA Archive)
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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - MAY 21: Sheridan Smith with her OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) for services to Drama at an investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace on May 21, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Hannah McKay - WPA Pool /Getty Images) (credit:WPA Pool via Getty Images)
(05 of28)
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In 2013, Nike launched Hypervenom, a new line of boots for a new breed of attacker. Players everywhere, from Neymar Jr. to Wayne Rooney, immediately took to the pitch with great success in the new boots. Meanwhile, Nike’s design team never stopped working on what they could possibly do to make the next Hypervenom boots even better.
(06 of28)
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RAMSGATE, ENGLAND - MAY 21: The 'Little Ships' depart from Ramsgate harbour for Dunkirk on May 21, 2015 in England. In 1940 a flotilla of privately owned small boats known as the 'Little Ships' sailed to Dunkirk on the European mainland to help with the evacuation of the defeated British Expeditionary Force as German forces reached the Channel. This year marks the 75th anniversary of their famous and heroic voyage. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Peter Macdiarmid via Getty Images)
(07 of28)
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Scuderia Ferrari's Finnish driver Kimi Raikkonen drives during the first practice session at the Monaco street circuit in Monte-Carlo on May 21, 2015, ahead of the Monaco Formula One Grand Prix. AFP PHOTO / JEAN CHRISTOPHE MAGNENET (Photo credit should read JEAN CHRISTOPHE MAGNENET/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JEAN CHRISTOPHE MAGNENET via Getty Images)
(08 of28)
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Sumo grand champion Hakuho (L) is thrown by champion Goeido on the 12th day bout of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on May 21, 2015. Hakuho lost the match but still leads the 15-day tournament 10-2. AFP PHOTO / JIJI PRESS JAPAN OUT (Photo credit should read JIJI PRESS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JIJI PRESS via Getty Images)
(09 of28)
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Globetrotter and star of The Saturdays Una Foden is the first passenger on board a new private Cadbury Jet, which is preparing to take off to five delicious destinations across five Fridays until the end of July.
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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MAY 21: 'Enchanted Sydney', an artwork by Spinifex, is projected onto Customs House during a Vivid Sydney festival media preview during the media preview for the Vivid Sydney Light Festival at Circular Quay on May 21, 2015 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Don Arnold/WireImage) (credit:Don Arnold via Getty Images)
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This photo shows whales along the surface near a sheen of oil north of Goleta, Calif., Wednesday, May 20, 2015. A broken onshore pipeline spewed oil down a storm drain and into the ocean for several hours Tuesday before it was shut off. (AP Photo/Michael A. Mariant) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 21: An armed police officer blocks the street as men charged with plotting the Hatton Garden jewellery heist arrive at Westminster Magistrates' Court on May 21, 2015 in London, England. Eight men, aged between 46 and 76, were charged with conspiracy to burgle following raids on 12 addresses across London and Kent. Millions of pounds worth of jewels, cash and other valuable items were taken during the raid in the Hatton Garden jewellery district over the Easter weekend. (Photo by Rob Stothard/Getty Images) (credit:Rob Stothard via Getty Images)
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Former Top Gear TV Presenter Jeremy Clarkson being interviewed by Chris Evans in his first interview since being sacked outside the BBC Studios. Chris and Jeremy were talking about what happened with Top Gear and also viewing some classics cars - London (credit:Ian Lawrence / Splash News)
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A newly born male giraffe looks at the camera in his enclosure in the Himeji Central Park on May 21, 2015 in Himeji, Japan. The baby giraffe was born April 25, 2015 and will be on public display day after tomorrow. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images) (credit:Buddhika Weerasinghe via Getty Images)
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Part of the rituals of the indigenous Dayak, as homage to the ancestor and God, in the event Gawai Dayak Week, which will took place on 20 to 27 May 2015. The Dayak hold this event every year, with the hope of abundant harvests and got fertile soil. (Photo by Yohanes Kurnia Irawan/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images) (credit:Pacific Press via Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NY - MAY 20: Hilaria Thomas Baldwin and Alec Baldwin visit 'Late Show With David Letterman' - May 20, 2015 at Ed Sullivan Theater on May 20, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by John Lamparski/Getty Images) (credit:John Lamparski via Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NY - MAY 20: Actor Jim Carey arrives at 'The Late Show with David Letterman' finale on May 20, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by GWR/Star Max/GC Images) (credit:GWR/Star Max via Getty Images)
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A visitor reaches for the Giant Uniroyal Tire, Wednesday, May 20, 2015, in Allen Park, Mich. On Wednesday the owners allowed guests inside the 80-foot-high tire during a special half-century celebratory event. The tire has stood alongside Interstate 94 since 1965, a year after it debuted at the New York World's Fair. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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President Barack Obama and Ensign Robert Huntley McConnel strike a pose after he received his diploma and commission at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy graduation, Wednesday, May 20, 2015, in New London, Conn. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A helicopter coordinates ships below pulling booms to collect oil from a spill near Refugio State Beach, north of Goleta, Calif., Wednesday, May 20, 2015. A broken onshore pipeline spewed oil down a storm drain and into the ocean for several hours Tuesday before it was shut off. (AP Photo/Michael A. Mariant) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Demonstrators take part in the 20th March of Silence in Montevideo, Uruguay, Wednesday, May 20, 2015. The march is meant to speak out for Uruguayans who disappeared for political reasons during the military dictatorship. The banner carried up front reads in Spanish " Enough impunity. Truth and justice!" (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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SLIGO, IRLEAND - MAY 20: Prince Charles, Prince of Wales looks at a 2500 year old deer antler on a visit to the Institute of Technology on the second day of a four day visit to Ireland on May 20, 2015 in Sligo, Ireland. The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall arrived in Ireland yesterday for their four day visit to the Republic and Northern Ireland, the visit has been described by the British Embassy as another important step in promoting peace and reconciliation. (Photo by John Stillwell - WPA Pool/Getty Images) (credit:WPA Pool via Getty Images)
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Kendall Jenner poses for photographers upon arrival at the screening of the film Youth at the 68th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 20, 2015. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Soldiers make a beach landing during joint Belgin-Dutch military exercises at Lombardsijde camp, in Nieuwpoort on May 20, 2015. (credit:KURT DESPLENTER via Getty Images)
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A snowy owl squints in the sun at the zoo in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, on a spring Wednesday, May 20, 2015. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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DONGGUAN, CHINA - MAY 20: (CHINA OUT) Vehicles in floods brought by a rainstorm on May 20, 2015 in Dongguan, Guangdong province of China. Dongguan Weather Bureau has issued a yellow alert to the rainstorm and a blue alert to strong wind to inform citizens of bad weather. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images) (credit:ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
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BURTON-UPON-TRENT, ENGLAND - MAY 20: Prince William, Duke of Cambridge is given an England shirt for Princess Charlotte by England Captain Steph Houghton during a visit to meet the England Women Football Team ahead of FIFA Women's World Cup 2015 at St Georges Park on May 20, 2015 in Burton-upon-Trent, England. (Photo by Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty Images) (credit:Mark Cuthbert via Getty Images)
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Actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan poses for photographers as she arrives for the screening of the film Youth at the 68th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 20, 2015. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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