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Venezuela-Politics-Maduro-Militia

A member of the Bolivarian Militia smiles during a parade in the framework of the seventh anniversary of the force, in front of the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas on April 17, 2017.
Venezuela's defence minister on Monday declared the army's loyalty to Maduro, who ordered troops into the streets ahead of a major protest by opponents trying to oust him. Venezuela is bracing for what Maduro's opponents vow will be the "mother of all protests" Wednesday, after two weeks of violent demos against moves by the leftist leader and his allies to tighten their grip on power.
/ AFP PHOTO / Federico PARRA

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Australia-Mardi Gras

Participants march during the Sydney's annual gay and lesbian Mardi Gras night parade on March 1, 2013. Some 10, 000 revellers on 144 individual floats marked the journey down Oxford Street, hub of Sydney's gay and lesbian nightlife, in a vibrant show featuring drag queens, political parodies and plenty of glitter. AFP PHOTO / SAEED KHAN / AFP PHOTO / SAEED KHAN

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Kenya-Culture-Maasai

Nixon Kupera Ole Metoi, 25, sits inside his "Manyatta", his home in the community made of cow dug, after he was ordained Maasai age-group leader of the Iltuati morans in the village of Mbirukani in Kajiado on June 27, 2015. The ordination of Metoi is a symbolic gesture that carries with it great influence, respect and power not only among his age-mates but also the wider community. The Maasai are a Nilotic ethnic group of semi-nomadic people inhabiting southern Kenya and northern Tanzania. They are among the best known local populations due to their residence near the many game parks of the African Great Lakes and their distinctive customs and dresses. AFP PHOTO/SIMON MAINA / AFP PHOTO / SIMON MAINA

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