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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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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.
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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.
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Air conditioning pipes hang precariously after crashing through a temporary ceiling directly above the press area during a briefing by Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping who was speaking at a briefing in Hong Kong on the city's preparedness ahead of the equestrian events of the forthcoming Olympic Games, Hong Kong, China, Sunday, July 6, 2008. Xi Jinping is tipped to become the next leader of China in five years time when Hu Jintao steps down. No one was hurt in the incident, although some officials in the room were left red-faced.
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Spain's Prime Minister and Socialists' party leader Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero gestures at the end of his party national congress in Madrid July 6, 2008.
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Hungarian Daniel Varga (R) is fouled by Greek Georgios Ntoskas (2nd R) as Greek Dimitrios Mazis (L) and Hungarian Norbert Madaras (R) look on in the aquatic center swimming pool of Spanish coastal city of Malaga on July 6, 2008 during a group match between their teams in the European Water Polo Championships.
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LAS VEGAS - JANUARY 12: Actor Dustin Diamond (R) poses with a fan as he walks through the Adult Video News Adult Entertainment Expo at the Sands Expo Center January 12, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The three-day AVN expo is the largest adult entertainment trade show in the world, drawing over 29,000 people and featuring close to 340 vendors. The show runs through tomorrow. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Dustin Diamond
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PARK CITY, UT - JANUARY 20: Actor Dustin Diamond poses for a portrait during the 2007 Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2007 in Park City, Utah.
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In this image released by Universal Studios, the Hulk is shown in a scene from, "The Incredible Hulk. " Now producing its own film adaptations for all but a few previously licensed superheroes, Marvel Studios unveils "The Incredible Hulk" on the heels of blockbuster "Iron Man," whose 2010 sequel will be followed by an ambitious Marvel lineup. With an estimated 5,000 characters and a wealth of stories dating back nearly 70 years, Marvel could spin an endless web of big-screen yarns.
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The King Kong attraction on the Universal Studios Hollywood backlot tour is shown in this undated publicity photo. A fire rages out of control at the backlot filled with movie sets at Universal Studios in Universal City, California June 1, 2008, 12 miles from downtown Los Angeles. It is believed that the King Kong attraction was destroyed.
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Hungarian Daniel Varga (R) is fouled by Greek Georgios Ntoskas (2nd R) as Greek Dimitrios Mazis (L) and Hungarian Norbert Madaras (R) look on in the aquatic center swimming pool of Spanish coastal city of Malaga on July 6, 2008 during a group match between their teams in the European Water Polo Championships.
Hungarian Tamas Kasas (C) is fouled by Greek Georgios Ntoskas (L) in the Greek defender ring near Greeks, goalkeeper Nikolaos Deligiannis (C) Argyris Theodoropoulos (R) and Emmanouil Mylonakis (2nd R) in the aquatic center swimming pool of Spanish coastal city of Malaga on July 6, 2008 during a group match between their teams in the European Water Polo Championships.
A Palestinian demonstrator holds his national flag in front of an Israeli border policeman during a protest outside the West Bank village of Nilin calling for an end to the blockade of the village on July 6, 2008. Israeli forces blockaded the Palestinian village yesterday in what the army called an effort to curb protests against the construction of a West Bank barrier deemed illegal by the World Court.
An Iraqi woman walks past a rack of waterpipes at a shop in Baghdad on July 6, 2008. Usually smoked socially in cafes, waterpipes, called 'argila' in Iraq, have found increased sales to Baghdadis prefering to smoke in their own residences to avoid getting caught in bomb attacks that target cafes in the restive city.
A customer browses through waterpipes at a shop in Baghdad on July 6, 2008. Usually smoked socially in cafes, waterpipes, called 'argila' in Iraq, have found increased sales to Baghdadis prefering to smoke in their own residences to avoid getting caught in bomb attacks that target cafes in the restive city.
A shopkeeper displays waterpipes at a shop in Baghdad on July 6, 2008. Usually smoked socially in cafes, waterpipes, called 'argila' in Iraq, have found increased sales to Baghdadis prefering to smoke in their own residences to avoid getting caught in bomb attacks that target cafes in the restive city.
