May 6, 2013
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Swiss Guards attend a swearing-in ceremony, at the Vatican. The ceremony is held each May 6 to commemorate the day in 1527 when 147 Swiss Guards died protecting Pope Clement VII during the Sack of Rome.
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People attend a protest rally in Moscow. Russian protesters unfurled a huge banner demanding the release of "political prisoners," at the start of a day of protest against President Putin intended to revive their flagging opposition movement.
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A man crosses a stream near the lanterns hanging for the upcoming Buddha's birthday on May 17 in Seoul, South Korea.
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A musician from a military band rests before an official ceremony at a military base in the Russian southern city of Stavropol.