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BASRA, IRAQ - OCTOBER 18: People gather around a Land Rover as it arrives at the village Al Houta on October 18 2008 near Basra, Iraq. The trip by the 51 Sqn Royal Air Force Regiment Force Protection Wing was part of a 'key leader engagement' (KLE) visit to the village close to the Basra Airbase to recruit local labour and engage with the village shiek. Visits of this type are seen as key in efforts to continue winning the support of the local Iraqi population. Although improved security in the region has brought some benefits such as improved trade and commerce, much of the infrastructure remains in a poor state of repair. Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown has indicated that the number of UK troops could be scaled down - especially as the security situation in the south of the country continues to improve.
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Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks during a campaign rally in the rain at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia, September 27, 2008.
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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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Israeli police officers scuffle with Jewish settlers as the evacuate a disputed house in the West Bank city of Hebron, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008. Israeli security forces stormed a disputed house in the biblical city of Hebron on Thursday, dragging out some 250 settlers who barricaded themselves inside and hurled rocks, eggs and chemicals at their evictors. It was the first major West Bank evacuation since a violent 2006 confrontation that injured hundreds.
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Evangelia Vlami, who got married with another woman six months ago, checks documents outside a court hall on the island of Rhodes December 4, 2008. A Greek court is considering a prosecutor's request to overturn the country's first gay weddings, celebrated this year despite official warnings they were illegal, a lawyer said on Thursday.
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev gestures as he gives an interview to Indian TV channel Doordarshan in Moscow on December 4, 2008 on the eve of his trip to India. Medvedev was due to arrive in New Delhi for a visit expected to see Russia agree to build India new nuclear reactors and give its backing to the anti-terror fight after the Mumbai attacks.
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Forty-five euro coins, worth 500 Slovak Crowns or 16,60 euros, are seen in Bratislava where Slovakian banks and post offices started selling them on December 1,2008 before Slovakia joins the euro zone on January 1, 2009.
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People walk behind the European Union's flag during the annual gay parade in Budapest July 5, 2008. Several hundreds of demonstrators clashed with the police in the center of Hungarian capital as police tried to separate them from the participants of the Gay Pride march.
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A researcher, with "no research, no futre" written on his forehead marches in the streets of Rome during a demonstration on November 14, 2008. Researchers joined the students during a national of protest against conservative Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's multi-billion-euro education cuts.
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European Central bank Governor Jean-Claude Trichet attends a joint news conference following a summit to discuss the international financial crisis at the Elysee Palace, October 4, 2008. European leaders vowed at the start of an emergency summit on Saturday to do what they could to fend off a financial crisis that snowballed out of Wall Street and is now hitting banks in Europe.
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The caterpillar of the cotton bollworm moth (helicoverpa armigera) sits on the thumb of a technician in a laboratory in Melbourne June 18, 2008. The genetic secrets of the world's worst agricultural pest, which is resistant to nearly every class of chemical pesticide, will be unlocked within months, with scientists saying it could lead to new ways of controlling the bollworm moth that causes $5 billion of damage to crops around the world. In a project funded by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and the University of Melbourne, researchers are now working to sequence its genome, with results expected in about four months.
The Southern Dogfish Centrophorus zeehaani, a new species of gulper shark endemic to southern Australia is seen in this handout photo released by Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation CSIRO on September 18, 2008. Scientists using DNA have named and described 100 new species of sharks and rays in Australian waters, which they said on Thursday will help conservation of the marine animals and aid in climate change monitoring.
The Maugean Skate Zearaja maugeana, a new species from Bathurst and Macquarie Harbours in Tasmania is seen in this handout photo released by Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation CSIRO on September 18, 2008. Scientists using DNA have named and described 100 new species of sharks and rays in Australian waters, which they said on Thursday will help conservation of the marine animals and aid in climate change monitoring.
An elephant seal is seen with a special sensor fitted to its head in South Georgia in this undated photo released on August 12, 2008 by the Australia's Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). Elephant seals swimming under Antarctic ice with special sensors fitted to their head are providing scientists with crucial data on ice formation, ocean currents and climate change, said a new study. The seals, which swim under winter ice, have overcome a "blind-spot" for scientists by allowing them to calculate how fast sea ice forms during winter.
An elephant seal is seen with a special sensor fitted to its head in South Georgia in this undated photo released on August 12, 2008 by the Australia's Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). Elephant seals swimming under Antarctic ice with special sensors fitted to their head are providing scientists with crucial data on ice formation, ocean currents and climate change, said a new study. The seals, which swim under winter ice, have overcome a "blind-spot" for scientists by allowing them to calculate how fast sea ice forms during winter.
An elephant seal is seen with a special sensor fitted to its head in South Georgia in this undated photo released on August 12, 2008 by the Australia's Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). Elephant seals swimming under Antarctic ice with special sensors fitted to their head are providing scientists with crucial data on ice formation, ocean currents and climate change, said a new study. The seals, which swim under winter ice, have overcome a "blind-spot" for scientists by allowing them to calculate how fast sea ice forms during winter.
Senior surgeon Professor Stephen O'Leary poses with the surgery simulator he helped develop at the Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital in Melbourne July 1, 2008. The virtual reality surgery simulator which incorporates a world first three-dimensional microscope, invented by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and Melbourne University, allows medical students to practice ear operations. The simulator lets students "feel" bone and flesh under their virtual drill while using force-feedback pens. The first of the A$55,000 (US$52 700) machines was recently sold to a Chinese university.
Senior surgeon Professor Stephen O'Leary poses with the surgery simulator he helped develop at the Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital in Melbourne July 1, 2008. The virtual reality surgery simulator which incorporates a world first three-dimensional microscope, invented by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and Melbourne University, allows medical students to practice ear operations. The simulator lets students "feel" bone and flesh under their virtual drill while using force-feedback pens. The first of the A$55,000 (US$52 700) machines was recently sold to a Chinese university.
Senior surgeon Professor Stephen O'Leary poses with the surgery simulator he helped develop at the Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital in Melbourne July 1, 2008. The virtual reality surgery simulator which incorporates a world first three-dimensional microscope, invented by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and Melbourne University, allows medical students to practice ear operations. The simulator lets students "feel" bone and flesh under their virtual drill while using force-feedback pens. The first of the A$55,000 (US$52 700) machines was recently sold to a Chinese university.
A cotton bollworm moth (helicoverpa armigera) flies off the hand of a technician in a laboratory in Melbourne June 18, 2008. The genetic secrets of the world's worst agricultural pest, which is resistant to nearly every class of chemical pesticide, will be unlocked within months, with scientists saying it could lead to new ways of controlling the bollworm moth that causes $5 billion of damage to crops around the world. In a project funded by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and the University of Melbourne, researchers are now working to sequence its genome, with results expected in about four months.
Two cotton bollworm moths (helicoverpa armigera) sit on the hand of a technician in a laboratory in Melbourne June 18, 2008. The genetic secrets of the world's worst agricultural pest, which is resistant to nearly every class of chemical pesticide, will be unlocked within months, with scientists saying it could lead to new ways of controlling the bollworm moth that causes $5 billion of damage to crops around the world. In a project funded by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and the University of Melbourne, researchers are now working to sequence its genome, with results expected in about four months.
A cotton bollworm moth (helicoverpa armigera) sits on the hand of a technician in a laboratory in Melbourne June 18, 2008. The genetic secrets of the world's worst agricultural pest, which is resistant to nearly every class of chemical pesticide, will be unlocked within months, with scientists saying it could lead to new ways of controlling the bollworm moth that causes $5 billion of damage to crops around the world. In a project funded by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and the University of Melbourne, researchers are now working to sequence its genome, with results expected in about four months.
The caterpillar of the cotton bollworm moth (helicoverpa armigera) sits on the thumb of a technician in a laboratory in Melbourne June 18, 2008. The genetic secrets of the world's worst agricultural pest, which is resistant to nearly every class of chemical pesticide, will be unlocked within months, with scientists saying it could lead to new ways of controlling the bollworm moth that causes $5 billion of damage to crops around the world. In a project funded by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and the University of Melbourne, researchers are now working to sequence its genome, with results expected in about four months.
