Snapshots of the Fortnight (1-15 May 2012)

Curated By: Forbes India Photo Team

Published: May 14, 2012

A nun films as Pope Benedict XVI leads his weekly audience in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatica

Image by : Max Rossi / Reuters

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A nun films as Pope Benedict XVI leads his weekly audience in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican May 2

Researchers dressed in Panda costumes carry a cage as they transfer 21 month old giant panda Tao Tao

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Researchers dressed in Panda costumes carry a cage as they transfer 21 month old giant panda Tao Tao to a new living environment for the Giant Panda in Wolong National Nature Reserve, Sichuan province May 3. Researchers wear panda costumes to ensure that the cub's environment is devoid of human influence

Wrangler Nate Cummins takes the opportunity to ride by moonlight, the night before the "Super M

Image by : Jim Urquhart / Reuters

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Wrangler Nate Cummins takes the opportunity to ride by moonlight, the night before the "Super Moon" during Montana Horses' annual horse drive outside Three Forks, Montana, May 4

Two men on a scooter ride near soldiers on military vehicles at Abbasiya square near Egypt's Def

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Two men on a scooter ride near soldiers on military vehicles at Abbasiya square near Egypt's Defence Ministry, in Cairo May 4, 2012

A zombie lands in a pool of water on the "Run for Your Lives" 5K obstacle course race in A

Image by : Brian Snyder / Reuters

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A zombie lands in a pool of water on the "Run for Your Lives" 5K obstacle course race in Amesbury, Massachusetts May 5

A still image from video shows Britain's Prince Charles presenting a special weather forecast du

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A still image from video shows Britain's Prince Charles presenting a special weather forecast during a visit to BBC Scotland's headquarters in Glasgow, Scotland May 10

An actress, playing the role of a priestess, releases a dove during the dress rehearsal for the torc

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An actress, playing the role of a priestess, releases a dove during the dress rehearsal for the torch lighting ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the site of ancient Olympia in Greece, May 9

The full "super Moon," scientifically known as a "perigee moon," is pictured ove

Image by : Ricardo Moraes / Reuters

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The full "super Moon," scientifically known as a "perigee moon," is pictured over the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, May 6

Olympic hopeful Abdul Rashid Bangura, 27, shadow boxes while training at the national stadium in Sie

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Olympic hopeful Abdul Rashid Bangura, 27, shadow boxes while training at the national stadium in Sierra Leone's capital Freetown, April 25. Sierra Leone's national boxing team was scrambling to raise money to send athletes to an Olympic qualifying event starting in Morocco

Members of the Mars Science Laboratory/Curiosity team, which includes rover drivers and scientists,

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Members of the Mars Science Laboratory/Curiosity team, which includes rover drivers and scientists, test out an engineering model of its next generation Mars rover, dubbed "Curiosity", in the desert near Baker, California, May 10