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Snapshots: The world in 24 hours, May 23

Updated: 2011-05-24 16:20

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Snapshots: The world in 24 hours, May 23

Boston Red Sox base runner Kevin Youkilis jumps over a broken bat from teammate David Ortiz during the second inning of their MLB American League baseball game against the Cleveland Indians in Cleveland, Ohio, May 23, 2011. [Photo/Agencies]

Snapshots: The world in 24 hours, May 23

Mohammad Alishan, a performer from India's eastern state of Jharkhand, performs a stunt as he drives a car on the walls of a "Well of Death" at a fair in Srinagar May 23, 2011. The performers earn their livelihood by performing daredevil stunts by driving their bikes and cars on the walls of the "Well of Death" and attract a large number of spectators from all walks of life. [Photo/Agencies]

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