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Snapshots: The world in 24 hours, May 19

Updated: 2011-05-20 16:26

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Snapshots: The world in 24 hours, May 19

A Buddhist monk stands in front of a shop window as he waits for donations at a shopping district in Tokyo May 19, 2011. Japan's economy shrank 0.9 percent in January-March from the previous quarter, marking a second straight quarter of contraction, Cabinet Office data showed on Thursday, as the March earthquake and tsunami and ensuing nuclear crisis weighed heavily capital spending and private consumption. [Photo/Agencies]
Snapshots: The world in 24 hours, May 19

An actor performs on stage during a dress rehearsal of Robert Lepage's play "The Far Side of the Moon" at Burgtheater in Vienna, Austria, May 19, 2011. [Photo/Agencies]

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