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Photos Of The Week: June 8 - 14

Around The World In 10 Photos

Every week, we bring you some of the most fascinating photos from around the world.

This week, we've got a shy accordionist in Turkey, an unhappy colt in Spain, and a well-placed kiss in Israel.

Check them out below and vote for your favorite:

Around The World In 10 Photos
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A demonstrator wearing a gas mask plays the accordeon as he sits with others near a tent at a makeshipt camp on Taksim square in Istanbul on June 7, 2013. (GURCAN OZTURK/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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World stunt riding champion Chris Pfeiffer kisses an Israeli girl as he performs a trick (Stoppie) on his superbike below the ancient walls of Jerusalem's Old City on June 13, 2013, during the first Jerusalem F1 Peace Roadshow. (GALI TIBBON/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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In this handout image provided by Kyotango City government, the world's oldest person Jiroemon Kimura is celebrated by Kyotango City Mayor Yasushi Nakayama as he celebrates his 116th birthday at his home on April 19, 2013 in Kyotango, Kyoto, Japan. (Photo by Kyotango City Government via Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Cliff diver Hector Adrian Estrada, 38, dives into the Pacific Ocean in Mazatlan, Mexico, Monday, June 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills) (credit:AP)
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A fish vendor carries his basket on his head covered with plastic as he walks through a street during monsoon rains in Mumbai, India, Sunday, June 9, 2013. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) (credit:AP)
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Pakistani youths enjoy a ride at a makeshift entertainment park set up outside a shrine in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Friday, June 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen) (credit:AP)
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Men grab a wild colt during the 'Rapa Das Bestas' tradition in Mougas, northwestern Spain, Sunday, June 9, 2013. RRapa das bestas or Shearing of the Beasts is an ancient tradition dating from the 15th century and consists of gathering the wild horses in the mountains, placing them in a 'curro' or corral, then shaving and branding them before releasing them in the mountains until next year. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza) (credit:AP)
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People, all dressed up in white, arrive for a dinner on June 13, 2013, on the Trocadero square in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. The venue of the 25th edition of the annual 'dinner in white' is kept secret from the Paris authorities, and the invited participants are only told where they are to gather earlier in the evening. (FRANCOIS GUILLOT/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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An Afghan refugee man, center, covers his face as he and others get caught in a sand storm at a poor neighborhood on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, June 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen) (credit:AP)
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Snowboarder Sebastien Jam jumps above a roadman during a photo shooting on June 12, 2013 on the road of the Grand-Saint-Bernard pass. The road maintenance the canton of Valais is taking off the last snow on the 2473 meters high mountain pass after exceptional snowfalls in recent months. (FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)

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