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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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Bahrain's Ali Belal Mansoor jubilates as he crosses the finish line to take first place during the 1500 meter men's event at the Golden League athletic games in Brussels, Friday Sept. 5, 2008.
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Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus of Bangladesh speaks during a news conference in Oslo September 5, 2008. Yunus said on Friday that it was only a "remote possibility" that his Grameen Telecom would need to take legal action against Norwegian telecom operator Telenor.
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BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - SEPTEMBER 05: Usain Bolt of Jamaica celebrates victory with Asafa Powell after the Men's 100m during the IAAF Golden League meeting at the Memorial Van Damme Stadium on September 5, 2008 in Brussels, Belgium.
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Italy's Claudia Pettazzoni (L) and Peru's Fidel Rios kiss each other to win the IKE, the International underwater kissing event in Riccione on July 20, 2008. The couple won the world's longest underwater kiss title with a time of 1 minutes and 51 seconds.
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A model presents a creation by Belarussian designer Dmitry Prigozhaev during the International Festival of Vanguard Art, Mammoth, in Minsk November 17, 2007.
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Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ) arrives to accept the nomination. at the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota September 4, 2008.
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ST. PAUL, MN - SEPTEMBER 04: Republican U.S presidential nominee U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) pauses while speaking during day four of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Xcel Energy Center on September 4, 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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German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C) plugs an electrical cable into an electric Smart car as German car maker Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche (L) and President of the German Automobile Industry Association (Verband der Automobilindustrie) Matthias Wissmann (R) look on during a function to launch the E-Mobility Berlin project in Berlin September 5, 2008. The initiative, following up on a similar project in London, aims to build some 500 electricity stations in the capital in order to reduce CO2 emmissions from petrol engines.
BERLIN - SEPTEMBER 05: Daimler head Juergen Zetsche (R) demonstrates how to plug in an electric-powered Smart car as German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and Matthias Wissmann, Chairman of the German Automobile Industry, look on during a presentation of the e-mobility project on September 5, 2008 in Berlin, Germany. E-mobility is a pilot project between Daimler and German utility RWE and includes running 100 electric cars in Berlin and installing 500 power supplies for the cars.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, center, puts on a pair of safety glasses during her visit at an educational institute in Berlin, Friday, Sept. 5, 2008. Merkel visited the institute as part of her educational trip through Germany. In the background at left is Maria Boehmer, German Government Commissioner for Migration, Refugees and Integration, and German Minister of Education Annette Schavan, right.
Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) and Germany's Foreign Minister Frank Walter Steinmeier address a news conference at the end of a European Union leaders emergency summit in Brussels September 1, 2008. European Union leaders agreed on Monday to postpone talks on a new EU-Russia partnership due later this month until Moscow withdraws its troops to pre-conflict positions in Georgia, officials said.
Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) and Germany's Foreign Minister Franck-Walter Steinmeier speak during a press conference after an emergency summit of European Union leaders on the crisis in Georgia at the headquarters of the European Council on September 1, 2008 in Brussels. EU leaders decided to postpone the next round of strategic partnership talks with Russia, which had been scheduled for September 15, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said.
Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) talks with Luxembourg's Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker (R) at a European Union leaders emergency summit in Brussels September 1, 2008. The EU will put its ties with Russia under review due to Moscow's intervention in Georgia and the bloc could also consider whether to continue some areas of dialogue, a draft EU leaders summit declaration said.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives at a European Union leaders emergency summit in Brussels September 1, 2008. The EU will put its ties with Russia under review due to Moscow's intervention in Georgia and the bloc could also consider whether to continue some areas of dialogue, a draft EU leaders summit declaration said.
Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) talks with Lithuania's President Valdas Adamkus (R) at a European Union leaders emergency summit in Brussels September 1, 2008. The EU will put its ties with Russia under review due to Moscow's intervention in Georgia and the bloc could also consider whether to continue some areas of dialogue, a draft EU leaders summit declaration said.
Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) talks with Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband at a European Union leaders emergency summit in Brussels September 1, 2008. The EU will put its ties with Russia under review due to Moscow's intervention in Georgia and the bloc could also consider whether to continue some areas of dialogue, a draft EU leaders summit declaration said.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives at a European Union leaders emergency summit in Brussels September 1, 2008. The EU will put its ties with Russia under review due to Moscow's intervention in Georgia and the bloc could also consider whether to continue some areas of dialogue, a draft EU leaders summit declaration said.
Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives at a European Union leaders emergency summit in Brussels September 1, 2008. The EU will put its ties with Russia under review due to Moscow's intervention in Georgia and the bloc could also consider whether to continue some areas of dialogue, a draft EU leaders summit declaration said.
Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives at a European Union leaders emergency summit in Brussels September 1, 2008. The EU will put its ties with Russia under review due to Moscow's intervention in Georgia and the bloc could also consider whether to continue some areas of dialogue, a draft EU leaders summit declaration said.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives for an EU summit in Brussels, Monday Sept. 1, 2008. EU leaders will assess the impact of their fraying relations with Moscow at a summit on Monday, however they face limited options to punish Russia for invading Georgia and recognizing the independence of its Abkhazia and South Ossetia provinces.
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