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This Week in Photos, Week of May 6-12, 2011

A celebration of the 137th Kentucky Derby, students partake in the Big Dance Royal Flashmob in England and more.

A woman wearing a typical Sevillana outfit walks across a zebra crossing in the Andalusian capital of Seville during the traditional Feria de Abril.

Students from the University of East London dance in the Big Dance Royal Flashmob outside Buckingham Palace in London, England.

Ky Col. Charles M. Matasich looks on during the 137th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, KY.

A young girl smiles as she plays in a fountain at Lustgarten on a hot sunny day in Berlin.

Wang Hao of China plays against Andrej Gacina of Croatia during their second round of the Men's singles match at the World Table Tennis Championships in Rotterdam.

People dance the Flora Dance through the town of Helston, England, as they celebrate Helston Flora Day. The Flora Dance, also known as the Furry Dance, is one of the UK's oldest customs still practiced today and is said to be a celebration of the passing of Winter and the arrival of Spring.

A gondolier stands in front of a sign that welcomes Pope Benedict XVI on the day of welcoming ceremony in St. Mark's Square in Venice, Italy.

A girl dressed as a Chinese goddess participates in the annual Bun Festival in Hong Kong's island of Cheung Chau. The festival celebrates the islanders' deliverance from famine many centuries ago and is meant to placate ghosts and restless spirits.

"Echo," a 44-foot tall sculpture by renowned Spanish artist Jaume Plensa stands in New York City's Madison Square Park. Inspired by the myth of the Greek nymph Echo, Plensa's sculpture depicts the artist's 9-year-old neighbor in Barcelona.

A man speaks on a public telephone near the Great Hall of People in Beijing.

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