Latest news from around the web, updated 10 minutes ago.

• World

  • Five blasts shake Georgia conflict zone
  • At least 20 dead in Afghan strike
  • Sewage glut another ugly result of Gaza's wars (AP)

• Business

  • Oil prices fall more than $1 a barrel
  • Merrill Lynch in Talks to Sell Its Bloomberg Stake
  • YouTube Must Release User Details

• Celebrity

  • Mamma Mia! ABBA Reunites for Film Premiere (E! Online)
  • ‘Godfather’ of Gospel Is Injured in Car Crash
  • Larry Harmon, Bozo the Clown, Dead at 83

• Politics

  • Obama says he's 'been very consistent' on Iraq
  • Bush heckled at new citizen ceremony
  • Jesse Helms, Unyielding Beacon of Conservatism, Is Dead at 86

• Science

  • Surrogate children are psychologically well: study (AFP)
  • Transgender "man" reportedly gives birth (Reuters)
  • Seasonal Factor Seen in Melting and Ice Shifts in Greenland

• Tech

  • High oil prices spur demand for low energy electronics
  • Firefox 3 sets Guinness Record for downloads
  • Daily Debrief: Celebrating America's independence, questioning our own online

• Sports

  • Phelps to get another run at Spitz's gold-medal mark
  • All-Williams Wimbledon final is all Venus
  • Phils lock up closer Lidge with $37.5M extension

Selected and fresh photos from around the web.

• Editor's pick

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    People watch fireworks during the first edition of 'Golden Nights' International Pyrotechnic Festival in Bucharest July 5, 2008.

    18 hours ago

    from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

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    Australian singer Kylie Minogue smiles as she poses for photographers with the OBE she received from Britain's Prince Charles for her services to music at Buckingham Palace in London July 3, 2008.

    3 days ago

    from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

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    Serena (L) and Venus Williams of the U.S. talk to each other during their quarter-finals doubles match against Bethanie Mattek of the U.S. and Sania Mirza of India at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London July 2, 2008.

    4 days ago

    from Reuters Pictures by Reuters

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    Acrobats perform during the presentation of A400M military aircraft in Seville, southern Spain June 26, 2008. Europe unveiled the A400M military aircraft on Thursday, giving the public a first glimpse of a powerful turboprop plane built to supply seven NATO countries with urgently needed strategic airlift capacity.

    1 week ago

    from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

• Hot off the wire

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    Revelers hold up traditional red neckties during the 'Chupinazo', the official opening of the 2008 San Fermin fiestas in Pamplona, northern Spain, Sunday, July 6, 2008. The fiestas 'Los San Fermines' held since 1591, attracts tens of thousands of foreign visitors each year for nine days of revelry, morning bull-runs and afternoon bullfights.

    4 mins ago

    from AP Photo by Alvaro Barrientos

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    Bouygues Telecom rider Thomas Voeckler of France cycles in a breakaway during the second stage of the 95th Tour de France cycling race between Auray and Saint-Brieuc July 6, 2008.

    5 mins ago

    from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

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    South Africa President Thabo Mbeki (L) is greeted by a Japanese official upon arriving at the new Chitose Airport in Chitose, on Hokkaido island on July 6, 2008 head of the G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit. Leaders of the Group of Eight rich nations meet in northern Japan to grapple with a raft of problems from soaring food and fuel prices to African poverty and global warming amid doubts about how much the annual diplomatic pageant can achieve.

    9 mins ago

    from Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images

• Recently starred

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    People wait in the rain before the men's finals match at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London July 6, 2008.

    3 hours ago

    from Reuters Pictures by Reuters

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    Spectators hold umbrellas on centre court as rain stops play during the semi-final match between Zheng Jie of China and Serena Williams of the U.S. at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London July 3, 2008.

    2 days ago

    from Reuters Pictures by Reuters

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    A rain drop hangs off the nose of a statue of former British tennis player Fred Perry at the All England Tennis Club in south-west London, July 6, 2008, as the 2008 Wimbledon Championship Men's Singles Final between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal is delayed due to rain.

    3 hours ago

    from Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images

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    Rafael Nadal of Spain walks past Roger Federer (R) of Switzerland on the practice courts at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London June 22, 2008.

    2 weeks ago

    from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

Our editor's pick, and topics with the most buzz in the last ten minutes.

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  Ingrid Betancourt
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  Barack Obama
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  Jesse Helms
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  George W. Bush
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  John McCain

As selected by our staff

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