Rail building in Lagos, a dizzying bridge climb, Indian heat

Rotary members and friends climb Sydney Harbour Bridge in an attempt to break the World Record for the most people on the bridge at one time and also the most flags on the bridge at one time in Sydney on May 30. Rotary broke the Guinness World Record for the number of people on the bridge with 340 beating the previous record of 316 organised by Oprah Winfrey in 2008. Also the record was broken for the number of different international flags flown with 219 flown beating the previous record of 143 to raise funds for Rotary’s End Polio Now Campaign.

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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France stretches out to return a forehand to Jerzy Janowicz of Poland during their men’s singles match at the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris on May 30.

|| PHOTO CREDIT: VINCENT KESSLER – REUTERS

Palestinian youths hold a string connected to a kite on May 29 in Gaza City.

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A soldier takes up position in front of a large screen at the Victory Monument, where anti-coup protesters were gathering on previous days, in Bangkok May 30. Thailand’s military said on Friday it will set up “reconciliation centres” across the country aimed at healing a decade of political division that has often spilled into violence.

|| PHOTO CREDIT: DAMIR SAGOLJ – REUTERS

Students from the General Yermolov Cadet school ride on an armoured vehicle during part of the “Last Bell” ceremony to mark the end of the school year in Stavropol May 30. The General Yermolov Cadet School in the southern Russian city of Stavropol is a state-run institution that teaches military and patriotic classes in addition to a normal syllabus.

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Men take a break from work at the National Arts Theatre stop of the light rail system under construction in Lagos, Nigeria, May 30. Started in 2009 to ease traffic, Lagos state government is building a rail system with the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation. The first test runs should start in 2015, according to an official at the National Arts Theatre work site.

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Women are reflected as they look at a shop window in the commercial Ermou Street in central Athens May 30. Greek retail sales by volume fell 0.8 percent in March compared to the same month last year,statistics service ELSTAT said on Friday. The reading had risen at a revised annual pace of 0.9 percent in February, more than previously estimated. Hit by the country’s deep recession and record unemployment, retail sales declined by about 40 percent in 2009-2013 as a result of austerity policies imposed under the terms of its international bailout.

|| PHOTO CREDIT: ALKIS KONSTANTINIDIS – REUTERS

French painter Pierre Soulages and his wife Colette pose amongst Soulages’ paintings after the inauguration of the Soulages Museum in Rodez, southwestern France, May 30.

|| PHOTO CREDIT: PHILIPPE WOJAZER – REUTERS

Men paint a “Batmobile” replica on the outskirts of Shanghai, May 30. Li Weilei, the owner of the replica and a local businessman, uses his spare time and money to build replicas like the “Batmobile”, Formula One cars and “Transformers” for rent or sale. Li spent around 75,000 yuan ($12,000) to build the model.

|| PHOTO CREDIT: CARLOS BARRIA – REUTERS

A sick girl from Puel tribe stands in a village outside Bambari May 30. Puel cattle herder tribes are Muslims and are often attacked by Anti-Balaka Christian militia.

|| PHOTO CREDIT: GORAN TOMASEVIC – REUTERS

A Buddhist monk looks at police officers block a street as protesters demonstrate near the Phnom Penh Municipal Court in central Phnom Penh May 30. The protesters demanded the release of 23 detainees who have been jailed since January 3, when military police opened fire on workers striking over low pay, killing four people.

|| PHOTO CREDIT: SAMRANG PRING – REUTERS

A goal post is seen on Botafogo beach, with Sugar Loaf mountain in the background, in Rio de Janeiro, May 1. The 2014 World Cup will be held in Brazil from June 12 through July 13. In Brazil, soccer goalposts can be found almost anywhere, from slums to sandy beaches. The FIFA Laws of the Game specify the length between the goal posts is 8 yards (7.32m); the lower edge of the crossbar should be 8 ft. (2.44m) from the ground; and the posts themselves should be 5 inches (12cm) or smaller. But all sorts of other goals are used by amateur players, who can employ anything from scraps of wood nailed together, to rusting pieces of metal to play a game of soccer. Brazil is getting ready to host the 2014 World Cup this summer. Picture taken May 1, 2014.

|| PHOTO CREDIT: SERGIO MORAES – REUTERS

Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) listens to John Chipman, Director-General and Chief Executive of The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), at the 13th IISS Asia Security Summit: The Shangri-La Dialogue, in Singapore May 30.

|| PHOTO CREDIT: EDGAR SU – REUTERS

An Indian child plays in a fountain at the World of Wonder water park in Noida, some 20 kms east of New Delhi on May 30. The city recorded its highest temperature for the season with the mercury touching 43.6 degrees Celsius, four degrees above normal.

|| CREDIT: PRAKASH SINGH – AFP/GETTY IMAGES

Rail building in Lagos, a dizzying bridge climb, Indian heat | May 30

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