Images Dated 18th April 2014

Bloody handprints of penitents called battenti, or beaters

The bloody handprints of penitents called battenti, or beaters, are seen on a wall during a procession through the streets in the town of Verbicaro, southern Italy April 18, 2014. The bleeding penitents walk in groups of three through the streets and stop in front of all the churches and chapels in the town. The tradition began in the thirteenth century and serves as penitence for Christ's death.
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Beer bottles from all over the world are on display at the Hop museum in Wolnzach

Beer bottles from all over the world are on display at the Hop museum in Wolnzach on April 10, 2014. A slump in consumption of more than a third in the last 25 years has hit Germany, Europe's biggest beer producer, triggering intense competition and price discounting. With young Germans turning to spirits and non-alcoholic fruit drinks, beer sales fell 2 percent last year alone. Traditional family breweries, also under pressure from double-digit rises in energy, glass and malt costs, are struggling, some dying. In a bid to move upmarket and charge more, some breweries are trying to tap into growing demand for speciality beer. Picture taken April 10, 2014. To match Feature GERMANY-BEER/ REUTERS/Michael Dalder (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS SOCIETY) - GM1EA4I14ML01

Australia-Britain-Royals

Britain's Prince William (R) and his wife Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, (L) share a light moment as they watch junior surf life savers in action at Manly beach, on Sydney's north shore on April 18, 2014. Britain's Prince William, his wife Kate and their son Prince George are on a three-week tour of New Zealand and Australia. AFP PHOTO/William WEST / AFP PHOTO / WILLIAM WEST

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