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Monday: The day in photos

At Singapore's Tan Tock Seng Hospital, a separate assessment area has been set up for those who may have the swine flu virus. A fully gowned staff member at the hospital, which specializes in respiratory diseases, stands behind a sign alerting members of the public to report to hospital staff if they have been to certain countries. Read more about the swine flu outbreak.

At Singapore’s Tan Tock Seng Hospital, a separate assessment area has been set up for those who may have the swine flu virus. A fully gowned staff member at the hospital, which specializes in respiratory diseases, stands behind a sign alerting members of the public to report to hospital staff if they have been to certain countries.

Read more about the swine flu outbreak.  (Wong Maye-E / Associated Press)

Monday: Day in photos - Beijing

Workers clean the exterior of the National Grand Theater in Beijing, located just east of the Great Hall of the People and Tiananmen Square.  (Frederick J. Brown / AFP / Getty Images)

Monday: Day in photos - Bangladesh

A laborer breaks a heavy sweat as he unloads coal from a boat in the sweltering sun in Dhaka, Bangladesh. A heat wave has been sweeping the country for over a week.  (Pavel Rahman / Associated Press)

Monday: Day in photos - Jerusalem

An Israeli girl sits next to the grave of a fallen soldier at Mt. Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem. Israel is marking its memorial day on Tuesday for soldiers killed since the creation of the Jewish state in 1948.  (Tara Todras-Whitehill / Associated Press)

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Monday: Day in photos - Iowa

Iowans Shelley Wolfe, left, and Melisa Keeton, of Des Moines, Iowa, return to the Polk County administrative building with their wedding license after getting a judge to waive the state’s three-day waiting period for getting married. Same-sex couples in Iowa began applying for marriage licenses on Monday after a state Supreme Court ruling legalizing gay unions took effect.  (Charlie Neibergall / Associated Press)

Monday: Day in photos - Hungary

Mengala, a 13-year-old orangutan, works on an apple in Budapest Zoo, Hungary.  (Bela Szandelszky / Associated Press)

Monday: Day in photos - France

French employees of U.S. construction-equipment giant Caterpillar erupt jubilantly in front of the courthouse in Grenoble, French Alps, after a judge refused the request of Caterpillar management to validate its plan for 733 layoffs. The court exhorted labor and management to reopen talks within 15 days.  (Jean-Pierre Clatot / AFP / Getty Images)

Monday: Day in photos - Spain

Workers put up a “Multicolored Curtain” made up of recycled containers on the Oblatas Bridge in Pamplona, northern Spain, to show the volume of waste generated by 20 families in one year.  (Villar Lopez / EPA)

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Monday: Day in photos - Netherlands

A flying-driving concept vehicle makes a test flight near the A-1 motorway near Amersfoort, Netherlands. Dutch engineer John Bakker developed the Personal Air and Land Vehicle, or PAL-V. The company Pal-V Europe expects to introduce it to the market in 2012.  (Marcel Antonisse / EPA)

Monday: Day in photos - Australia

A model strolls down the catwalk at the” Womens Ready-to-Wear 1” show during Australian Fashion Week in Sydney. Fashion Week is a twice-yearly industry event showcasing the latest seasonal collections from Australian and Asia Pacific designers.  (Tracey Nearmy / EPA)

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