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Artists perform with fire during a fire festival in Minsk, capital of Belarus on May 20, 2012.
Divers Martin Garwood and Amanda Elzer enjoy an 'underwater morning tea' at the Sydney Aquarium May 21, 2012.
Flores De Mayo is a month long festival in the Philippines held to honour the Virgin Mary.
Babies who are breastfed gain less weight over their first year of life compared to babies fed either breast milk or formula from a bottle, according to a US study.
A report released by the World Wide Fund for Nature on May 15 said biodiversity declined globally by 28 percent.
Members of the Mars Science Laboratory/Curiosity team, which includes rover drivers and scientists, test out an engineering model of its next generation Mars rover, dubbed "Curiosity", in the desert near Baker, California May 10, 2012.
Models present lingerie maker Triumph's new concept bra, the "Super Cool Bra", during its unveiling in Tokyo May 9, 2012.
Despite warnings about the dangers of excess sun exposure, many US young adults still get sunburned or use indoor tanning beds, which are increasing their risk for developing skin cancer.
Japan's Mount Fuji may be sitting on a large, active fault that could trigger a magnitude-7 earthquake.
Scientists at the British Natural History Museum on Wednesday published their findings in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, saying that they identified the smallest mammoth known to have existed.
A 97-year-old Australian man will set another world record for being the oldest university graduate in the world.
Edvard Munch's painting "The Scream" sold for a record $120 million at auction.