by Coburn Dukehart

Today The Daily Picture Show travels from Israel to Scotland, capturing scenes of religious tradition, human hardship and more.

  • An Orthodox Jewish man blows a shofar near the town of Sderot, Israel.
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    An Orthodox Jewish man blows a shofar near the town of Sderot, Israel.
    David P. Gilkey/NPR
  • A pedestrian enters the London subway near the Bank of England.
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    A pedestrian enters the London subway near the Bank of England.
    Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images
  • To conserve electric power, heat has been turned off on the trams in Sofia, Bulgaria.
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    To conserve electric power, heat has been turned off on the trams in Sofia, Bulgaria.
    Valentina Petrova/AP
  • A worker controls gas pipelines in a gas holder plant in Gronau, Germany.
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    A worker controls gas pipelines in a gas holder plant in Gronau, Germany.
    Frank Augstein/AP
  • A flamingo wades at Scotland's Edinburgh Zoo, as zookeepers and aquarists begin a 2009 census of its animals.
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    A flamingo wades at Scotland's Edinburgh Zoo, as zookeepers and aquarists begin a 2009 census of its animals.
    Danny Lawson/AP
  • A police diver clambers onto a dock after inspecting a boat that British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will use while visiting the Museum of Liverpool construction site.
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    A police diver clambers onto a dock after inspecting a boat that British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will use while visiting the Museum of Liverpool construction site.
    Ben Gurr/AP
  • As the Puyallup River rises to threatening levels near Sumner, Wash., husband and wife Ray and Pat Hegel keep watch.
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    As the Puyallup River rises to threatening levels near Sumner, Wash., husband and wife Ray and Pat Hegel keep watch.
    Ingrid Barrentine/AP
  • To emphasize a green future for the auto industry, Detroit's 2009 North American International Auto Show includes a woodsy space.
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    To emphasize a green future for the auto industry, Detroit's 2009 North American International Auto Show includes a woodsy space.
    Paul Sancya/AP
  • Two men harvest reeds in Barth, Germany.
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    Two men harvest reeds in Barth, Germany.
    Frank Hormann/AP
  • A cycling enthusiast tests a cast-iron tricycle on a bumpy road in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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    A cycling enthusiast tests a cast-iron tricycle on a bumpy road in Edinburgh, Scotland.
    David Cheskin/AP

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