Facts of the Day

Here's a quick summary of some of the top stories from around the globe. Graphics by AFP.

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  1. Graphic factfile on Lonesome George, the last Pinta Island giant tortoise
  2. French director Alain Guiraudie poses during the photocall of the movie "Stranger by the Lake"on May 17, 2013 in Cannes
  3. Graphic showing location of a deadly attack on a soldier in Woolwich, southeast London, on May 22, 2013
  4. Graphic showing location of a deadly attack on a soldier in Woolwich, southeast London, on May 22, 2013
  5. Graphic showing location of a deadly attack on a soldier in Woolwich, southeast London, on May 22, 2013
  6. Graphic showing location of a deadly attack on a soldier in Woolwich, southeast London, on May 22, 2013
  7. Graphic showing location of a deadly attack on a soldier in Woolwich, southeast London, on May 22, 2013
  8. Graphic map showing Dunhuang in China
  9. Graphic map showing Dunhuang in China
  10. Graphic showing location of a deadly attack on a soldier in Woolwich, southeast London, on May 22, 2013
  11. Graphic showing location of a deadly attack on a soldier in Woolwich, southeast London, on May 22, 2013
  12. Graphic showing location of a deadly attack on a soldier in Woolwich, southeast London, on May 22, 2013
  13. Graphic showing location of a deadly attack on a soldier in Woolwich, southeast London, on May 22, 2013
  14. Graphic showing location of a deadly attack on a soldier in Woolwich, southeast London, on May 22, 2013
  15. Lea Seydoux (left), Abdellatif Kechiche and Adele Exarchopoulos at a photocall in Cannes on May 23, 2013
  16. Graphic on the estimated 23,000 large pieces of debris and defunct space hardward that currently orbit the earth
  17. Graphic showing the area where 16 Chinese fishermen and their vessel were seized by North Korean armed men on May 6
  18. Graphic locating Quetta, where a bomb planted in a rickshaw tore througha vehicle used by security forces
  19. Graphic showing location of a deadly on a soldier in Woolwich, southeast London, on May 22, 2013
  20. Graphic on the disputed islands in the South China Sea
  21. China manufacturing
  22. Graphic on the disputed islands in the South China Sea
  23. Graphic on Saturday
  24. Graphic showing tax havens around the world, including reference to those committed to more transparency
  25. Graphic showing tax havens around the world, including reference to those committed to more transparency
  26. Graphic showing the area where 16 Chinese fishermen and their vessel were seized by North Korean armed men on May 6

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