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Snapshots: The world in 24 hours, May 22

Updated: 2011-05-23 17:18

(chinadaily.com.cn)

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Snapshots: The world in 24 hours, May 22
Boys use their face to move a coin from their forehead into their mouth while participating in a game during a religious festival honouring patron saint Santa Rita de Cascia in Baclaran, Paranaque, south of Manila May 22, 2011. [Photo/Agencies]

Snapshots: The world in 24 hours, May 22
A young Blackpool supporter watches from the stand during their English Premier League soccer match against Manchester United at Old Trafford in Manchester, northern England, May 22, 2011. [Photo/Agencies]

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