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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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A woman collects drinking water from a tube well at the flooded village of Godadhar in Faridpur July 27, 2008. Several areas in north and northeastern Bangladesh remain inundated with floodwaters after the embankments of the rivers Jamuna and Padma collapsed due to heavy rainfall earlier this week.
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LONDON - JULY 25: Reese Hoffa of United States competes in the Men's Shot Put Final during day 1 of the Norwich Union Aviva London Grand Prix at Crystal Palace Stadium on July 25, 2008 in London, England.
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Belgium goalkeeper Stijn Stijnen gestures, during the friendly soccer match between Germany and Belgium in Nuremberg, southern Germany, on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008.
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Ecuadorean Indians hold a banner which reads, "Vote Yes" during a rally in support of the September 28 referendum to approve a new constitution, in Cayambe, 90km (56 miles) north of Quito August 20, 2008.
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China's Yao Ming (R) shoots as Lithuania's Simas Jasaitis defends during their men's quarterfinal basketball game at the Beijing 2008 Olympics on August 20, 2008 in Beijing. Lithuania beat China 94-68.
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Actress Angelina Jolie arrives for a gala screening of her film "A Mighty Heart" at the 60th Cannes Film Festival May 21, 2007. Jolie has been nominated for best leading actress and the film for best film in the 2008 Film Independent's Spirit Awards, announced November 27, 2007.
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LONDON - NOVEMBER 11: (UK TABLOID Actress Angelina Jolie arrives at the european premiere of 'Beowulf' at the Vue cinema on November 11, 2007 in London, England.
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BEIJING - AUGUST 08: Gymnast Li Ning lights the Olympic Flame during the Opening Ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics at the National Stadium on August 8, 2008 in Beijing, China.
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Dancers from the China Disabled People's Performing Art Troupe perform the "Thousand-hand Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva", or "Guan Yin" dance in Beijing on August 11, 2008. Founded in 1987, the unique troupe features a cast of more than 100 dancers and performers with physical disabilities, some who cannot hear and others who cannot see, including a vocalist with spina bifida. The group has performed worldwide since 2002 when it turned from amatuer to a non-profit and professional arts troupe, having travelled abroad 50 times to various countries across Europe, North America, Asia and Australia. Beijing, host city for the 2008 Olympic Games will also host the 2008 Paralympic Games beginning on September 6. MORE ON IMAGE FORUM.
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NEW YORK - JULY 23: Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates (L) and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) take questions from the media at a press conference announcing their charitable support for a global new anti-smoking initiative July 23, 2008 in New York City. Gates and Bloomberg announced their combined contribution of half a billion dollars to combat global smoking.
NEW YORK - JULY 23: Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates holds a book about tobacco at a press conference announcing his foundation's support (with New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg) for a global new anti-smoking initiative July 23, 2008 in New York City. Gates and Bloomberg announced their combined contribution of half a billion dollars to combat global smoking.
NEW YORK - JULY 23: Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates attends a press conference announcing his foundation's support (with New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg) for a global new anti-smoking initiative July 23, 2008 in New York City. Gates and Bloomberg announced their combined contribution of half a billion dollars to combat global smoking.
NEW YORK - JULY 23: Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates attends a press conference announcing his foundation's support (with New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg) for a global new anti-smoking initiative July 23, 2008 in New York City. Gates and Bloomberg announced their combined contribution of half a billion dollars to combat global smoking.
WASHINGTON - JULY 23: Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates attends a press conference announcing his foundation's support (with New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg) for a global new anti-smoking initiative July 23, 2008 in New York City. Gates and Bloomberg announced their combined contribution of half a billion dollars to combat global smoking.
WASHINGTON - JULY 23: Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates attends a press conference announcing his foundation's support (with New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg) for a global new anti-smoking initiative July 23, 2008 in New York City. Gates and Bloomberg announced their combined contribution of half a billion dollars to combat global smoking.
NEW YORK - JULY 23: Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates (L) and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) take questions from the media at a press conference announcing their charitable support for a global new anti-smoking initiative July 23, 2008 in New York City. Gates and Bloomberg announced their combined contribution of half a billion dollars to combat global smoking.
WASHINGTON - JULY 23: Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates attends a press conference announcing his foundation's support (with New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg) for a global new anti-smoking initiative July 23, 2008 in New York City. Gates and Bloomberg announced their combined contribution of half a billion dollars to combat global smoking.
WASHINGTON - JULY 23: Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates attends a press conference announcing his foundation's support (with New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg) for a global new anti-smoking initiative July 23, 2008 in New York City. Gates and Bloomberg announced their combined contribution of half a billion dollars to combat global smoking.
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