September 17, 2014
![Pope Francis waves to nuns at the end of his weekly general audience in St Peter's Square at the Vatican.](https://gdb.voanews.com/bda9111f-1278-4bcb-815f-ba355c21b8cb_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Pope Francis waves to nuns at the end of his weekly general audience in St Peter's Square at the Vatican.
![A firefighter battling the King fire, east of Sacremento, California, watches as a backfire burns along Highway 50.](https://gdb.voanews.com/ebc041c0-e228-4ba8-92f6-549471ca4489_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A firefighter battling the King fire, east of Sacremento, California, watches as a backfire burns along Highway 50.
![Troops hold colored cards during a military parade celebrating Independence Day at the Zocalo square in downtow Mexico City, Sept. 16, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/5fb2cbb1-b4da-464b-9207-3512fbf84adb_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Troops hold colored cards during a military parade celebrating Independence Day at the Zocalo square in downtow Mexico City, Sept. 16, 2014.
![A protester holds a smoke flare during a rally near the Ukrainian parliament in Kyiv, against the law to provide separatist-held regions with a special status.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c0f1c247-2128-41fc-85fb-188c6cc9a2be_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A protester holds a smoke flare during a rally near the Ukrainian parliament in Kyiv, against the law to provide separatist-held regions with a special status.