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Hot Shots Photos of the Day: Pirates in Penzance, Floods in Norway and India

By David Sim David Sim
Published 27 May 2014, 10:26 AM BST
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hawaii lanterns
People release floating lanterns dedicated to deceased loved ones on Memorial Day, at Ala Moana Beach Park in Honolulu, Hawaii Reuters
floods norway
Two men paddle a canoe along a flooded road in Trysil, southeast Norway Reuters
floods india
A rickshaw operator transports a commuter along a flooded road after heavy rains in the northeastern Indian city of Guwahati Reuters
piates
People dressed as pirates gather in Penzance to attempt to reclaim the Guinness World Record for the most pirates in one place. However, the total was 14,155 pirates, 77 shy of the current world record set in Hastings Getty
white tiger cubs
A litter of white Bengal tiger cubs at the White Zoo in Kernhof, Austria. The male cub was named Obama Reuters
obama afghanistan
US President Barack Obama shakes hands with troops after his speech at Bagram Air Base in Kabul, Afghanistan Reuters
Nigel Farage
Nigel Farage, leader of Ukip, has a celebratory drink at the Westminster Arms pub in London before giving a press conference Getty
Soyuz
A multiple-exposure picture shows service towers moving towards the Soyuz TMA-13M spacecraft on its launch pad at Baikonur cosmodrome. The Soyuz is scheduled to travel to the International Space Station on 29 May Reuters
soyuz priest
An Orthodox priest conducts a blessing in front of the Soyuz TMA-13M spacecraft on the launch pad at Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan Reuters
pope wall
Pope Francis touches the stones of the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest prayer site, in Jerusalem's Old City Reuters
Jerusalem
A priest shows burnt wooden crosses at the Dormition Abbey, a Catholic sanctuary atop Mount Zion in Jerusalem's old city. A fire was set by a suspected arsonist at the site marking the location of Jesus' last supper, in an attack that occurred several hours after Pope Francis had visited Reuters
ukraine stadium
Firefighters attempt to extinguish a fire at the Druzhba sports arena, home venue of the Donbass ice hockey team, in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, after an armed group broke into the stadium and set it on fire Reuters
train derailed
Security personnel and rescue workers gather around damaged coaches of a passenger train after a collision in Khalilabad in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. A passenger train collided with a stationary goods train, killing at least 40 people and injuring more than 150 Reuters
china army
Chinese People's Liberation Army soldiers practise pistol shooting at a military base amid heavy snow in Hami, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China Reuters

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