Hot air balloons fly across Qiongzhou Strait in Haikou, south China‘s Hainan province, as part of the H1 Hot Air Balloon Challenge on June 18, 2013.
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Hot air balloons fly across Qiongzhou Strait in Haikou, south China‘s Hainan province, as part of the H1 Hot Air Balloon Challenge on June 18, 2013.
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Commuters ride on a subway train at Yonggwang station, or “glory station,” in Pyongyang, North Korea, on June 18, 2013.
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Indian man during the Holi Festival.
A woman washes dishes in the fading winter sunlight in Qunu on June 17, 2013.
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Anti-G8 protesters break through the security fence surrounding the G8 Summit in the Lough Erne Golf Resort in County Fermanagh on June 17, 2013.
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A farmer holds rice saplings as she walks in the rice paddy field in Khokana, Lalitpur on June 17, 2013.
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Peru protesters push to stop $5 billion Newmont mine project
Thousands of opponents of a $5 billion gold project of Newmont Mining circled a lake high in the Andes on Monday, vowing to stop the company from eventually draining it to make way for Peru’s most expensive mine. Lake Perol is one of several lakes that would eventually be displaced to mine ore from the Conga project. Water from the lakes would be transferred to four reservoirs that the U.S. company and its Peruvian partner, Buenaventura, are building or planning to build.
The companies say the reservoirs would end seasonal shortages and guarantee year-round water supplies to towns and farmers in the area, but many residents fear they would lose control of the water or that the mine would cause pollution.
“Why would we want a reservoir controlled by the company when we already have lakes that naturally provide us water?” asked Angel Mendoza, a member of a peasant patrol group from the town of Pampa Verde.
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1. An Andean woman sits on a horse as she takes a break during a march against Newmont Mining’s Conga project in Peru’s Cajamarca region June 17, 2013.
2. Andean people protest against Newmont Mining’s Conga project during a march along the Perol lake in Peru’s region of Cajamarca June 17, 2013.
3. Andean people march during a protest along the Perol lake in Peru’s region of Cajamarca June 17, 2013.
4. Andean people march during a protest along the Perol lake in Peru’s region of Cajamarca June 17, 2013.
5. An Andean woman drinks water from the Perol lake using her hat during a protest against Newmont Mining’s Conga project at Peru’s Cajamarca region June 17, 2013.
6. An Andean man smokes a cigarette while resting along Perol lake in Peru’s Cajamarca region June 17, 2013.
7. Andean people remove rocks from the border of a reservoir, built by Newmont Mining’s Conga project next to the Perol lake, during a protest in Peru’s region of Cajamarca June 17, 2013.
8. Jose Rojas, an Andean man, flavours coca leaves with lime as he chews on the leaves while resting during a march against Newmont Mining’s Conga project, along the Perol lake in Peru’s Cajamarca region June 17, 2013.
9. Anti-riot police officers stand guard as Andean people vandalize parts of a dam during a protest in Peru’s region of Cajamarca June 17, 2013.
10. Andean people set fire to areas surrounding a dam during a protest in Peru’s region of Cajamarca June 17, 2013.
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Brazil June 17, 2013
1. A military police officer pepper sprays a protester during a demonstration in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Monday, June 17, 2013. (Victor R. Caivano/AP)
2. Protestors are reflected on the glass of a building, left, as they march in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, June 17, 2013. Protests in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and other Brazilian cities, set off by a 10-cent hike in public transport fares, have clearly moved beyond that issue to tap into widespread frustration in Brazil about a heavy tax burden, politicians widely viewed as corrupt and woeful public education, health and transport systems and come as the nation hosts the Confederations Cup soccer tournament and prepares for next month’s papal visit. (Felipe Dana/AP)
3. Demonstrators march in Rio de Janeiro downtown on June 17, 2013, against higher public transportation fares and the use of public funds to disrupt international football tournaments. (Christophe Simon/AFP/Getty Images)
4. Demonstrators face riot police during one of the many protests around Brazil’s major cities in Belo Horizonte June 17, 2013. (Pedro Vilela/Reuters)
5. Demonstrators shout anti-government slogans behind a banner during one of many protests around Brazil’s major cities in Sao Paulo June 17, 2013. (Alex Almeida/Reuters)
6. A demonstrator shouts at police during a protests in front of the Brazilian National Congress in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, June 17, 2013. (Eraldo Peres/AP)
7. Policemen arrest students during a protest at the National Congress, on June 17, 2013 in Brasilia. (Evaristo Sa/AFP/Getty Images)
8. A demonstrator argues with police during a protest against the Confederation’s Cup and the government of Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff in Brasilia June 17, 2013. (Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)
9. Protestors march in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on June 17, 2013. (Felipe Dana/AP)
10. A demonstrator waves a Brazilian flag by a burning a car in downtown Rio de Janeiro June 17, 2013. (Sergio Moraes/Reuters)
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Istanbul June 17, 2013
1. People shout anti-government slogans during a rally by the labour unions in Istanbul on June 17, 2013. (AP)
2. A man walk dogs at Taksim Square in Istanbul June 17, 2013. (Marko Djurica/Reuters)
3. Tear gas billows through the streets of Istanbul on June 17, 2013. (Miguel Carminati/Demotix/Corbis)
4. Turkish police pose for a picture at Taksim Square in Istanbul June 17, 2013. (Marko Djurica/Reuters)
5. Riot police use water cannons to chase people during a rally by the labour unions in Istanbul on June 17, 2013. (AP)
6. Anti-government protestors continue to demonstrate despite a police crackdown on June 17, 2013 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Burak Kara/Getty Images)
7. An anti-government protester, wearing a gas mask, smokes in central Istanbul June 17, 2013. (Murad Sezer/Reuters)
8. Erdem Gunduz (C) stands in a silent protest at Taksim Square in Istanbul early June 18, 2013. Gunduz, a Turkish man, has staged an eight-hour silent vigil on Istanbul’s Taksim Square, scene of violent clashes between police and anti-government protesters in recent weeks, inspiring hundreds of others to follow his lead. (Vassil Donev/EPA)
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Pakistani watermelon seller, Habibullah Mohammed, attracts customers by offering a free slice, at a wholesale fruits and vegetables market on the outskirts of Islamabad on June 17, 2013.
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