A worker prepares to destroy confiscated weapons at a steel plant in Shanghai, China Some 13,000 illegal firearms, replica toy guns, machetes and swords that were confiscated by the police were destroyed during the campaign, local media reported.
Production Manager Roberto Ramos of Sealed Air surveys giant rolls of Bubble Wrap at the company’s plant in Saddle Brook, New Jersey Sealed Air is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Bubble Wrap this month.
Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are inspected at a Cree Inc. facility in Research Triangle Park in Durham, North Carolina,
Khalidah Lalie, a 7-year-old Pakistani girl, stands between bricks while arranging them with her father, unseen, as they work at a brick factory on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan
This photo shows a student at the Lung Yen Life Service Co. funeral home styling hair on a model in Taipei, Taiwan. When the funeral home recently advertised for 10 positions to help prepare dead bodies for the island’s traditionally lavish funerals, it received some 2,000 applications.
An employee monitors the blast furnace at the ArcelorMittal Ostrava steel plant in Ostrava, Czech Republic,
Afghan men collect wool threads prior to being dyed at a carpet manufacturer in Kabul, Afghanistan. The highly prized and typically expensive carpets and rugs are one of Afghanistan’s best recognised exports.
A worker checks a panel at a high-concentration photovoltaic (HCPV) solar energy power plant in Lujhu Township of Kaohsiung County, southern Taiwan,The plant, which is the largest HCPV solar power plant in Asia, has 141 panels and is expected to produce up to 1 megawatt (MW) of energy, which officials said would save up to 670 tons of carbon emissions annually.
A worker walks near stacked containers at the Jakarta International Container Terminal.
An employee shelves books in the old books collection area at the Municipal Library of Lyon, France The government of France is currently undertaking a 750 million euro ($1 billion) project to digitize its libraries and museums
A farmer arrives with his ox cart loaded with sugarcane at a sugar factory in Bagphat in Uttar Pradesh, India.
Zoo employee makes a record of the number of Jellyfish in their tank at London Zoo as part of the zoo’s annual stock-take in London, England. ZSL London Zoo is home to over 650 different species which all need to be cataloged in their annual stock-taking which is a compulsory requirement for their zoo license.
Migrant construction workers work opposite the Chinese pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai World Expo site in Shanghai The Shanghai World Expo 2010 is due to begin on May 1, 2010 as work on the site continues to meet its deadline.
A woman works at the Kim Jung Suk Silk Mill in Pyongyang, North Korea in this picture released by North Korea’s KCNA news agency.
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