Helsinki Times

MONDAY
Newly elected President François Hollande
graces the front pages of several French
newspapers on 7 May, a day after the official
results of the election’s second round
were announced. In a humiliating defeat for
incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy, Hollande was
elected France’s first socialist president in
two decades, shaking up European politics.

TUESDAY
In one of the most publicised criminal cases in recent Finnish history,
Anneli Auer was first convicted of murdering her husband,
but later acquitted on appeal. Citing new evidence, prosecutors
have successfully argued for the case to be reexamined by the Supreme
Court. Auer’s drawing of a tattoo in a letter to her children,
shown in this picture from 8 May, is included in the case material.

WEDNESDAY
People look at a hyper-realistic sculpture of Al-Qaeda leader Osama
bin Laden by Cuban artists Julio Castro, Manolo Castro and Alberto
Lorente on 9 May. The artwork is on display in Havana during
the city’s 11th Arts Biennial.

THURSDAY
Couples kiss during a military mass wedding in Taipei, Taiwan on
10 May. A total of 246 new couples took part in the ceremony,
which aimed to advance family planning policies and the welfare
of officers, soldiers and their families.

FRIDAY
Italy’s Adriano Malori, clad in the pink leader jersey, celebrates
in Porto Sant’ Elpidio after winning the sixth stage of the Giro
d’Italia on 11 May.

SATURDAY
Residents search for salvageable items at the site of a fire in a
shantytown in Manila, the Philippines, on 12 May. Homes were destroyed
by a huge fire that swept through Manila’s largest coastal
slum the previous day.

SUNDAY
The sky above Kustaanmiekka in Helsinki’s Suomenlinna is dotted
with colourful kites on Mother’s Day, 13 May. The Kite Society of
Helsinki organised Finland’s largest kiting event, which featured
animal-themed kites from different parts of the world.

MONDAY

Newly elected President François Hollande graces the front pages of several French newspapers on 7 May, a day after the official results of the election’s second round were announced. In a humiliating defeat for incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy, Hollande was elected France’s first socialist president in two decades, shaking up European politics.

TUESDAY

In one of the most publicised criminal cases in recent Finnish history, Anneli Auer was first convicted of murdering her husband, but later acquitted on appeal. Citing new evidence, prosecutors have successfully argued for the case to be reexamined by the Supreme Court. Auer’s drawing of a tattoo in a letter to her children, shown in this picture from 8 May, is included in the case material.

WEDNESDAY

People look at a hyper-realistic sculpture of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden by Cuban artists Julio Castro, Manolo Castro and Alberto Lorente on 9 May. The artwork is on display in Havana during the city’s 11th Arts Biennial.

THURSDAY

Couples kiss during a military mass wedding in Taipei, Taiwan on 10 May. A total of 246 new couples took part in the ceremony, which aimed to advance family planning policies and the welfare of officers, soldiers and their families.

FRIDAY

Italy’s Adriano Malori, clad in the pink leader jersey, celebrates in Porto Sant’ Elpidio after winning the sixth stage of the Giro d’Italia on 11 May.

SATURDAY

Residents search for salvageable items at the site of a fire in a shantytown in Manila, the Philippines, on 12 May. Homes were destroyed by a huge fire that swept through Manila’s largest coastal slum the previous day.

SUNDAY

The sky above Kustaanmiekka in Helsinki’s Suomenlinna is dotted with colourful kites on Mother’s Day, 13 May. The Kite Society of Helsinki organised Finland’s largest kiting event, which featured animal-themed kites from different parts of the world.

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