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Snapshots: The world in 24 hours, May 20

Updated: 2011-05-21 14:06

(chinadaily.com.cn)

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Snapshots: The world in 24 hours, May 20
A prostitute, wearing sunglasses and a face mask, takes part in a protest against the police's crackdown on brothels in Seoul May 20, 2011. Hundreds of prostitutes and their pimps staged the rally to call for the abolition of anti-prostitution laws, which they say threaten their livelihood. [Photo/Agencies] 

Snapshots: The world in 24 hours, May 20
2011 Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom tries to bite his lead after morning workout at the Fair Hill Horse training facility in Fair Hill, Maryland, May 20, 2011, ahead of the 136th running of the Preakness Stakes on Saturday. [Photo/Agencies] 

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