Snapshots of the Fortnight (1-15 May 2012)

By: Forbes India Photo Team

Published:
14/05/2012 12:00 AM

Image by : Max Rossi / Reuters

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Image by : Max Rossi / Reuters

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A nun films as Pope Benedict XVI leads his weekly audience in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican May 2

Image by : China Daily China Daily Inform

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Image by : China Daily China Daily Inform

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Researchers dressed in Panda costumes carry a cage as they transfer 21 month old giant panda Tao Tao to a new living environment for the Giant Panda in Wolong National Nature Reserve, Sichuan province May 3. Researchers wear panda costumes to ensure that the cub's environment is devoid of human influence

Image by : Jim Urquhart / Reuters

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Image by : Jim Urquhart / Reuters

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Wrangler Nate Cummins takes the opportunity to ride by moonlight, the night before the "Super Moon" during Montana Horses' annual horse drive outside Three Forks, Montana, May 4

Image by : Amr Dalsh / Reuters

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Image by : Amr Dalsh / Reuters

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Two men on a scooter ride near soldiers on military vehicles at Abbasiya square near Egypt's Defence Ministry, in Cairo May 4, 2012

Image by : Brian Snyder / Reuters

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Image by : Brian Snyder / Reuters

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A zombie lands in a pool of water on the "Run for Your Lives" 5K obstacle course race in Amesbury, Massachusetts May 5

Image by : POOL New / Reuters

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Image by : POOL New / Reuters

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A still image from video shows Britain's Prince Charles presenting a special weather forecast during a visit to BBC Scotland's headquarters in Glasgow, Scotland May 10

Image by : John Kolesidis / Reuters

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Image by : John Kolesidis / Reuters

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An actress, playing the role of a priestess, releases a dove during the dress rehearsal for the torch lighting ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the site of ancient Olympia in Greece, May 9

Image by : Ricardo Moraes / Reuters

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Image by : Ricardo Moraes / Reuters

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The full "super Moon," scientifically known as a "perigee moon," is pictured over the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, May 6

Image by : Finbarr O'Reilly / Reuters

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Image by : Finbarr O'Reilly / Reuters

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Olympic hopeful Abdul Rashid Bangura, 27, shadow boxes while training at the national stadium in Sierra Leone's capital Freetown, April 25. Sierra Leone's national boxing team was scrambling to raise money to send athletes to an Olympic qualifying event starting in Morocco

Image by : Gene Blevins / Reuters

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Image by : Gene Blevins / Reuters

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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

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