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Nature

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  Foto: Zwei Rostgänse auf einem Dachfirst
  (Tadorna ferruginea,
  Spring 2016 in Germany)
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  Cerro Tasajero,
  
  taken on 2016-05-01 from Cúcuta (Colombia)
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  Caragana arborescens, taken on 1 May,
  Taban Park Botanical nature trail, Budapest
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  Foto mit Löwenzahn
  auf einer Treppe,
  Naturschutzgebiet Borkenberge, 1. Mai
  (WLE Germany)
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  Treppe am Rand des Naturschutzgebiets,
  stairs with stop, May 2016 in Germany

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  Photo of a Cryptomeria japonica
  (Sicheltanne)
  uploaded for
  (Wiki Loves Earth, May and June 2016
  a Commons Competition)
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  Borago officinalis (Borretsch)
  in Germany,
  one photo of many, taken on 14 May 2016
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  eines der Fotos zum Altarm des Döllbachs

Politics and elections

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  Dialogue (Dialog), 3 May:
  Secretary John Kerry
  listens to a Question
  of reporter Matt Lee,
  after giving Remarks on
  World Press Freedom Day
  (Internationaler Tag der Pressefreiheit (← wikipedia article↑)
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  May 3rd Constitution Day in Poland,
  ↑2016 photo↑ in Sanok
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  Multilateral diplomatic meeting in Paris
  at the French Foreign Ministry,
  Quai d'Orsay
  (Hôtel du ministre des Affaires étrangères),
  with Foreign Ministers to alleviate conflicts
  in Syrian Civil War (9 May 2016)
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  Angelobung der Minister
  in Österreich
  (New ministers) in Austria,
  photo taken on 18 May

Society and community

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  1st of May 2016 in Moscow
  (1 May 2016)
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  Commons-photo-description and → ru.wikinews.org (article)
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  Photo:
  Kungsholmen runt 2016 (Sweden),
  7 May 2016
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  Jamala (Ukraine),
  the winner of
  Eurovision Song Contest 2016
  at a rehearsal (↑photo↑)
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  (on stage, 7 May), and ...
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  the last place:
  in the ESC-final on 14 May
  Jamie-Lee Kriewitz (Germany)
  Foto vom 8. Mai)
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  Pentecost sunday
  (Foto Pfingstsonntag 2016, Germany),
  15. Mai

Buildings – technics – traffic – science

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  The Great Pyramid of Giza (Cairo)
  Die Pyramiden von Gizeh in Kairo
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  Photo: Castle and city
  of Marburg,
  taken on 5 May 2016
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  Barrios al costado de La Libertad Cúcuta (Colombia)
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  Parque, Cúcuta (1 Mayo de 2016)
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  Artist Joachim Feldmeier working ...
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  Foto eines Holzschnitts
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  Holzschnitt des Künstlers Joachim Feldmeier
  (about Fukushima)
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  educational photo of a simple
  electric paper circuit
  with a folded corner switch,
  but pay attention to the Battery if you show that device to kids!
  (a Precautionary statement to let learners learn ...)
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  Photo of Himantoglossum hircinum,
  nature reserve near Böttigheim
  taken 14 May 2016
  for WLE 2016
• Video Großer Wollschweber (Bombylius major) an Walderdbeere
• Video Gallmücke (Cecidomyiidae) legt ihre Eier ab
• Angerlohe forest
  (Additional video submissions for WLE)
  (8 May)

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  Transit of Mercury
  Photo taken in Argentina,
  9 May 2016
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  Tránsito de Mercurio
  (detail)
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  Mercury Transit Observation
  in Kolkata
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  May 2016 in India
  Photo with solar projection

Disasters and Catastrophes

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  Map: Land surface temperature
  from April 26 to May 3, 2016,
  compared to the 2000–2010 average (Canada)
  red = higher
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  3rd May Evacuation, Highway 63, Alberta,
  → 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire

weather

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  2016-05-04 Max-min Temperature USA, NOAA.
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  2016-05-01 Surface Weather, NOAA.
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  2016-05-01 24-hr Precipitation, NOAA.
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  2016-05-31 500-Millibar Height Contour Map, NOAA.

 → Daily NCEP weather maps for May 2016 (for USA)

More May 2016 Photos and other media are in the larger Wikimedia Commons category "May 2016".