May 2, 2014

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A man throws a tear gas canister coming back from the al-Azhar University in Cairo. Police shot the canisters to suppress supporters of Egypt's Islamist President Mohammed Morsi.

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The fifth brightest galaxy in the sky Centaurus A, is shown in this handout photo provided by NASA.
Centaurus A is an active galaxy about 12 million light years from Earth.
Centaurus A is an active galaxy about 12 million light years from Earth.

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A soldier and a paramilitary officer help to move part of a damaged car at the scene of a car bomb attack in Nyanya, Abuja.

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Civilians find cover from the rain under a Ukrainian armored personnel carrier at a checkpoint near Slaviansk.