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View a gallery of photos from around the world on Friday, April 22, 2011.
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A woman jogs down Parliament Hill on Hampstead Heath as smog can be seen in the distance in London, Friday, April 22, 2011. Britain's Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs has warned of a high pollution episode in the UK this weekend with elevated levels of PM10 and ozone expected until at least Sunday. A high pressure system persisting over the UK is forecast to bring warm and still conditions and that combined with the extra traffic on the roads for the Easter weekend will contribute to the smog.
Matt Dunham Associated Press
A Syrian protestor shouts slogans as he burns a poster of Syrian President Bashar Assad during a demonstration in front of the Syrian embassy, in Nicosia, Cyprus Friday, April 22, 2011. Several hundred Syria protesters resident in Cyprus, have called for Syrian President Bashar Assad's ouster.
Petros Karadjias Associated Press
Libyan women attend Muslims weekly Friday prayers in Benghazi, Libya Friday, April 22, 2011. U.S. Sen. John McCain praised Libya's rebels as his "heroes" in a visit to their de facto capital Friday, a day after the United States started flying armed drones to bolster NATO firepower and try to break a battlefield stalemate with Moammar Gadhafi's forces.
Nasser Nasser Associated Press
A boy enjoys a water fountain at a public swimming pool in Duesseldorf, Germany, Friday, April 22, 2011. Due to unusual sunny and warm weather in April some public pools opened earlier this year.
Frank Augstein Associated Press
A Greek Orthodox priest holds an icon of the body of Jesus during a Good Friday reenactment of Christ being taken down from the crucifix, at the Pendeli Monastery, near Athens, on Friday, April 22, 2011. Orthodox Christians around the world celebrate Easter on Sunday, April 24.
Kostas Tsironis Associated Press
Hooded penitents pray in front of a Catholic chapel as they make the rounds of at least fourteen chapels while flagellating themselves in observance of Holy Week which culminates in the death of Jesus Christ on Good Friday at Mandaluyong city, east of Manila, Philippines Thursday April 21, 2011. Hundreds of male penitents all over the country flagellate themselves on Holy Week to reenact the sufferings of Jesus Christ and to atone for their sins. More than a dozen penitents will have themselves nailed on the cross across the country to reenact the crucifixion of Jesus on Good Friday.
Bullit Marquez Associated Press
Women lie on a beach as Penitents of the Santisimo Cristo del Salvador y el Amparo brotherhood take part in an Easter Holy Week procession in Valencia, Spain Friday, April, 22, 2011. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week.
Alberto Saiz Associated Press
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