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Editor's pick
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Cashew fruit or "apples", which encircle the cashew nut, are displayed on a bush road lined with cashew trees west of the capital Bissau June 26, 2008. Cashew nuts are the main export of Guinea-Bissau, a former Portuguese colony wedged between French-speaking Senegal and Guinea. Its 1.6 million people are ranked among the third poorest in the world in development terms by the United Nations. Picture taken June 26, 2008.
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BYDGOSZCZ, POLAND - JULY 09: Rachel Laurent of USA in action during the women's pole vault qualification during day two of the 12th IAAF World Junior Championships at the Zawisca Stadium on July 9, 2008 in Bydgoszcz, Poland.
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People watch fireworks during the first edition of 'Golden Nights' International Pyrotechnic Festival in Bucharest July 5, 2008.
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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.
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Hot off the wire
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Denis Menchov of Russia strains as he crosses the finish line of the 15th stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Embrun, France, and Prato Nevoso, Italy, Sunday July 20, 2008. Menchov ranks fourth, 38 seconds behind new overall leader Frank Schleck of Luxemburg.
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The pack of riders cycles under Luxembourg flags during the fifteenth stage of the 95th Tour de France cycling race between Embrun and Prato Nevoso July 20, 2008.
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JERUSALEM - JULY 20: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (R) speaks with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert at a business conference at the King David Hotel July 20, 2008 in Jerusalem, Israel. Brown is on a two-day visit to Israel and the West Bank as part of his Middle East trip.
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Recently starred
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Los Angeles Galaxy's David Beckham acknowledges the crowd at the end of their MLS soccer match against the New York Red Bulls in East Rutherford, New Jersey July 19, 2008.
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Handout picture shows South Korean fire fighters examining the wreckage of a crashed helicopter carrying founder of the Unification Church Sun-Myung Moon and his wife were among several people slightly injured when a helicopter made an emergency landing in Gapyeong, 40 kilometres (25 miles) east of Seoul, July 19, 2008.
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OMAHA, NE - JULY 04: Ian Crocker swims en route to winning his semfinal heat of the 100 meter butterfly during the U.S. Swimming Olympic Trials on July 4, 2008 at the Qwest Center in Omaha, Nebraska.
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In this image released by AMC, Jon Hamm stars as Don Draper in "Mad Men," returning July 27 for a second season on cable's AMC channel.
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Just in from Reuters Pictures
German tourists who were kidnapped by Kurdish separatist guerrillas are accompanied by officials (top L and bottom R) in a police vehicle as they travel to the eastern Turkish city of Agri July 20, 2008. The three German tourists who were kidnapped while on a climbing expedition in eastern Turkey earlier this month are free, German's foreign minister and Turkish officials said on Sunday. The three mountaineers, part of a 13-member climbing team, had established a camp on Mount Ararat in Agri province earlier this month when they were seized by PKK rebels.
German tourists who were kidnapped by Kurdish separatist guerrillas are seen in a police vehicle as they travel to the eastern Turkish city of Agri July 20, 2008. The three German tourists who were kidnapped while on a climbing expedition in eastern Turkey earlier this month are free, German's foreign minister and Turkish officials said on Sunday. The three mountaineers, part of a 13-member climbing team, had established a camp on Mount Ararat in Agri province earlier this month when they were seized by PKK rebels.
