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A puppy stands on a truck carrying people to be evacuated from the area in preparation for the approach of Hurricane Gustav in Batabano, on the southern coast of Cuba, August 30, 2008. Powerful Hurricane Gustav roared toward western Cuba on Saturday with 125 mph (205 kph) winds on its way to the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico after a deadly pass through the Caribbean.
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BANGKOK, THAILAND - AUGUST 30: A member of Anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) stands behind barbed wire outside Government on August 30, 2008, in Bangkok, Thailand. The protesters want to unseat the seven-month old coalition government lead by Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej.
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Georgian soldiers run near a blazing building after a Russian bombardment in Gori, 80 km (50 miles) from Tbilisi, August 9, 2008. A Russian warplane dropped a bomb on an apartment block in the Georgian town of Gori on Saturday, killing at least 5 people, a Reuters reporter said. The bomb hit the five-story building in Gori close to Georgia's embattled breakaway province of South Ossetia when Russian warplanes carried out a raid against military targets around the town.
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CARSON, CA - JULY 31: Andre Villa practices in the Moto X Freestyle during the summer X Games 14 at Home Depot Center on July 31, 2008 in Carson, California.
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Flood victims gather at a dropping zone of food packets by Indian Air Force at a village near Madhepura, 350 kilometers (217 miles) northeast of Patna, India, Friday, Sept. 5, 2008. Authorities warned villagers in flood-ravaged northern India not to return to their homes Friday because the unpredictable river that burst its banks could flood again. But thousands ignored their calls and took the receding waters as a sign that the danger had passed, officials said.
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The world's first cloned dog Snuppy (C, bottom) and its puppies are seen with researchers at Seoul National University's College of Veterinary Medicine in Seoul September 5, 2008. The cloned dog Snuppy, an Afghan hound, impregnated two dogs through artificial insemination to produce 10 puppies, which were born in May. Snuppy was produced in 2005 by a lab once headed by Hwang Woo-suk, who fell from grace after two of his papers on cloning human embryonic stem cells were found to be based on fabricated data. Independent testing proved that Snuppy was cloned.
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South African runner Oscar Pistorius speaks at a press conference for the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games in Beijing on September 5, 2008. The 13th Paralympic Games, to include 4,000 athletes, will take place in Beijing from September 6 to 17.
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ST. PAUL, MN - SEPTEMBER 03: Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani speaks on day three of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Xcel Energy Center on September 3, 2008 in St. Paul, Minnesota. The GOP will nominate U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) as the Republican choice for U.S. President on the last day of the convention.
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Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick faces Judge David Groner as he agrees to a plea agreement and to resign from office in Wayne County Circuit Court in Detroit, Michigan September 4, 2008.
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Serena Williams (L) and her sister Venus (R), both of the U.S., each react in this combination photo during their quarter-final match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament at Flushing Meadows in New York September 3, 2008.
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ST. PAUL, MN - SEPTEMBER 03: Republican U.S vice-presidential nominee Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin waves on day three of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Xcel Energy Center on September 3, 2008 in St. Paul, Minnesota. U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) will accept The GOP nomination for U.S. President Thursday night.
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A one horned rhinoceros walks through floodwaters at The Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, some 55 kms (34 miles) east of Guwahati on September 5, 2008. Floodwaters have submerged some 90 per cent of the sanctuary in the eastern Indian state of Assam forcing rhinos and other wild animals to shelter in woodland of the park which is located at a higher altitude.
A one horned rhinoceros and calf stand in floodwaters at The Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, some 55 kms (34 miles) east of Guwahati on September 5, 2008. Floodwaters have submerged some 90 per cent of the sanctuary in the eastern Indian state of Assam forcing rhinos and other wild animals to shelter in woodland of the park which is located at a higher altitude.
Hong Kong's pro democracy camp canvass for voters in the Central district of Hong Kong on September 05, 2008. Hong Kong's bedraggled democracy camp could suffer a bloody nose when voters head to the polls on September 7, 2008 as pro-Beijing parties bathe in a post-Olympic glow, politicians and analysts said.
Japan's telecom operator KDDI corporation Executive vice president Yasuhiko Ito (R) shakes hands with Russia's Rostelecom General Director Konstantin Solodukhin after a news conference at a Tokyo hotel on September 5, 2008. Rostelecom and KDDI completed the construction of Russia-Japan Cable Network in August 2008, and will start its operation on September 6, 2008 after one month test period.
