May 20 - May 26, 2012 (127 images)

Nicole Kidman (L) and John Cusack arrive at a photocall for the film "The Paperboy" during the 65th annual Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France on May 24, 2012. UPI/David Silpa

A Chinese worker walks on a wall next to a new housing estate in central Beijing on May 24, 2012. China's cabinet promised this week to step up efforts to reverse a steep slowdown in the world's second-largest economy and said it would encourage private investment in energy, housing and state-dominated industries. Chinese leaders have gradually eased controls imposed over the past two years to cool an overheated economy and inflation which, if unchecked, would have serious repercussions on the global economy. UPI/Stephen Shaver

Zac Efron arrives at a photocall for the film "The Paperboy" during the 65th annual Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France on May 24, 2012. UPI/David Silpa

A heron fishes in Crissy Lagoon in the reflection of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco on May 24, 2012. The famous landmark is set for its 75th anniversary celebration on May 27. UPI/Terry Schmitt