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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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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, right, and First Lady Sarah Brown arrive at New Chitose Airport in Chitose near Sapporo, Japan Monday July 7, 2008 to attend this year's G8 Summit. The G8 leaders from the United States, Japan, Russia, France, Britain, Canada, Italy and Germany begin a three-day summit Monday. The top issues are expected to be global warming and soaring oil and food prices.
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Dancers of the Ballet National de Marseille perform in "Les Pas de Deux d'Herman Schmerman", choreographed by William Forsythe, during the Malta Arts Festival at the Royal Opera House Ruins in Valletta July 6, 2008. The French ballet company is in Malta as part of the 'European Cultural Season' launched by the French Presidency of the European Union.
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EUGENE, OR - JULY 06: Shannon Rowbury celebrates winning the gold medal as she crosses the line in the women's 1,500 meter final during day eight of the U.S. Track and Field Olympic Trials at Hayward Field on July 6, 2008 in Eugene, Oregon.
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LONDON - JULY 06: Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates with the trophy winning the Championship during the men's singles Final match against Roger Federer of Switzerland on day thirteen of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 6, 2008 in London, England.
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A visitor places her hands on a "Tangible Earth", a digital globe which real time global metrological data is fed through the Internet from about 300 places in the world, is displayed at an exhibition pavillion inside the media centre for G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit in Rusustu town, on Japan's northern island of Hokkaido July 6, 2008.
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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.
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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.
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Dancers of the Ballet National de Marseille perform in "Les Pas de Deux d'Herman Schmerman", choreographed by William Forsythe, during the Malta Arts Festival at the Royal Opera House Ruins in Valletta July 6, 2008. The French ballet company is in Malta as part of the 'European Cultural Season' launched by the French Presidency of the European Union.
Dancers of the Ballet National de Marseille perform in "Somewhere", choreographed by Julien Lestel, during the Malta Arts Festival at the Royal Opera House Ruins in Valletta July 6, 2008. The French ballet company is in Malta as part of the 'European Cultural Season' launched by the French Presidency of the European Union.
Barcelona's club member Oriol Giralt attends a news conference at Nou Camp Stadium in Barcelona July 7, 2008. Barcelona president Joan Laporta lost a confidence vote, called for by Giralt, in his administration by club members on Sunday, but just avoided being forced to call a presidential election.
Barcelona's club member Oriol Giralt attends a news conference at Nou Camp Stadium in Barcelona July 7, 2008. Barcelona president Joan Laporta lost a confidence vote, called for by Giralt, in his administration by club members on Sunday, but just avoided being forced to call a presidential election.
Dancers of the Ballet National de Marseille perform in "Somewhere", choreographed by Julien Lestel, during the Malta Arts Festival at the Royal Opera House Ruins in Valletta July 6, 2008. The French ballet company is in Malta as part of the 'European Cultural Season' launched by the French Presidency of the European Union.
Barcelona's club member Oriol Giralt attends a news conference at Nou Camp Stadium in Barcelona July 7, 2008. Barcelona president Joan Laporta lost a confidence vote, called for by Giralt, in his administration by club members on Sunday, but just avoided being forced to call a presidential election.
