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Snapshots: the world in 24 hours, May 10
Updated: 2011-05-11 16:28
(Agencies)
Supporters of the yellow-shirted People's Alliance for Democracy play music at their protest site near the Government House in Bangkok May 10, 2011. Thailand will hold a general election on July 3 in what is expected to be a close contest that could reignite a violent political conflict that has dogged the country for five years. In a televised address to the divided nation late on Monday, Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said King Bhumibol Adulyadej had endorsed the election and parliament would be dissolved on Tuesday. [Photo/Agencies] |
A Tibetan man drags a horse used for carrying tourists on the shores of Lake Namtso, Tibet Autonomous Region May 10, 2011. Picture taken May 10, 2011. [Photo/Agencies] |
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