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Picture Editor's Choice, May 17, 2015
12 ImagesThe Sunday Age Picture Editor, Danie Sprague selects the best images from around the world today on the wires.
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Jadson Andre of Brazil surfs during his Round 3 heat at the Oi Rio Pro on May 15, 2015 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Credit:Getty Images
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American Pharoah is bathed at the barn after training for the 140th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course on May 15, 2015 in Baltimore, Maryland. Credit:Getty Images
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Boylesque performer Soa De Muse from France performs on stage during the "Yodeling Lederhosen Boylesque Gala" at the Boylesque Festival in Vienna, Austria, May 15, 2015. Credit:Reuters
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"Rest in Peace BB King" is displayed on the marquee of BB King's Blues Club and Grill in Times Square on May 15, 2015 in New York, United States. King passed away on May 14, 2015 at the age of 89. Credit:Getty Images
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US actresses Parker Posey (L) and Emma Stone hold their skirts down during a photocall for the film "Irrational Man" at the 68th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southeastern France, on May 15, 2015. Credit:AFP
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Rafael Nadal of Spain in action during his Quarter Final match with Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland on Day Six of The Internazionali BNL d'Italia 2015 at the Foro Italico on May 15, 2015 in Rome, Italy.Credit:Getty Images
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Firefighters from the Washington DC Fire Department take part in a processional behind the Engine 6 fire truck carrying the casket of Lt. Kevin McRae May 15, 2015 in Washington DC. McRae, who served for nearly a quarter century, died while fighting a two-alarm fire May 6 in a building housing families and seniors. Credit:Getty Images/AFP
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A Palestinian vendor, selling corn on the cob, hangs the ears of corn at the beach in Gaza City, on May 15, 2015. Credit:AFP
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A tourist takes photos of the Flatiron Building as a tour bus with a Lane Bryant advertisment passes behind him in the Flatiron are of New York City on May 15, 2015. Credit:AFP
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Migrants shelter in Kuala Langsa in in Indonesia on Saturday. Credit:Reuters
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A model showcases designs on the runway at China Academy of Art School of Design Graduates Show during the China Graduate Fashion Week at the 751D.Park workshop on May 15, 2015 in Beijing, China.Credit:Getty Images
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A house designed by award winning British Artist Grayson Perry called 'A House for Essex' on May 15, 2015 in Manningtree, England. The artwork/ building which is also known as 'Julie's House' is a conceptual holiday home and in the words of the artist a homage to the "single mums in Dagenham, hairdressers in Colchester, and the landscape and history of Essex". Credit:Getty Images
