World of Photos - June 9th, 2018
12 ImagesThe best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors
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Iranian Shiite Muslims place copies of Quran, Islam's holy book, on their heads while praying in Laylat al-Qadr, or the night of destiny, during holy fasting month of Ramadan after midnight, in central Tehran, Iran, early Friday, June 8, 2018.Photo: AP
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A thoroughbred trots along the track during a workout at Belmont Park, Thursday, June 7, 2018, in Elmont, N.Y. Photo: AP
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This drone photo shows a building covered in ivy in the abandoned fishing village of Houtouwan on the remote island of Shengshan, 90 kilometers off the coast of Shanghai. Only 5 of the 3,000 residents remain in what some call a "ghost village" that draws visitors down perilous footpaths winding past structures worn down by roots, rain, vines and wind. Photo: AP
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Political prisoners wave in jubilation prior their release from the Helicoide prison in Caracas, Venezuela. Photo: AP
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Women hold up hands stained with red paint to symbolize blood during a protest march demanding a non-sexist education and for the end of discrimination, harassment and sexual abuse by academics, students and officials, in Santiago, Chile.Photo: AP
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Models walk the runway at the Saint Laurent Spring/Summer 2019 Menswear Collection at Liberty State Park on Wednesday, June 6, 2018, in New Jersey. Photo: AP
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A tornado moving slowly across the plains north of Laramie, Wyo. Aaron Voos saw the twister touch down north of the city of Laramie while driving home with his 6-year-old son. He called his wife who was at home with their 11-year-old son and told them to drive away. Photo: AP
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The Soyuz MS-09 rocket is launched on Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Photo: NASA/Joel Kowsky
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A man carries a container of sea water past burning trash at the harbor in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, June 7, 2018. Photo: AP
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Ten of thousands of people attend an annual candlelight vigil at Hong Kong's Victoria Park this week. Hong Kongers commemorate victims of the Chinese government's brutal military crackdown nearly three decades ago on protesters in 1989 Beijing's Tiananmen Square. Photo: AP
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A priest looks out from the temple of Swet Bhairabh in Basantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal. Basantapur Durbar Square is the plaza in front of the royal palace, a UNESCO World Heritage site, frequented by tourists. Photo: AP
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Grain is unloaded from a bulk carrier ship docked at the Nantong Cereals & Oils Transfer Co. facility at the Port of Nantong in this aerial photograph taken above Nantong, Jiangsu province, China, on Wednesday, June 6, 2018. Photo: Bloomberg