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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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A group of people look at the sun, standing on the rocky crest filled with astronomical markers at the megalithic observatory of Kokino, soon after sunrise on June 21, 2008, on the day of the summer solstice. The ancient astronomic observatory, located about 80 km northeast of Skopje, dates more than 4.000 years back in time. It is ranked by NASA as the fourth ancient observatory in the world.
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Displaced Bangladeshi men, who lost their homes to erosion on the Jamuna River bed, work at an embankment protection project, in Sirajgonj, about 120 kilometers (75 miles) north of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Saturday, July 5, 2008. Thousands of Bangladeshis living near river banks are displaced every year because of river erosion during the monsoons.
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Protesters hold up candles during a rally to demand the full-scale renegotiation of a U.S. beef import deal and the resignation of South Korean President Lee Myung-bak in front of the Seoul City Hall July 5, 2008. Polls show that most South Koreans oppose a U.S. beef import deal Lee struck in April to open the market to U.S. beef but about two-thirds of respondents say it is also time to halt the rallies that have grown more violent in recent weeks.
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Rafael Nadal of Spain trains July 5, 2008, during the 2008 Wimbledon Championships at the All England Tennis Club in south-west London, ahead of his match against Roger Federer of Switzerland in the Men's Single's Final.
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Charles Clark looks at the scoreboard after running to a second place finish in his first round men's 200m heat at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials in Eugene, Oregon, July 4, 2008.
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KIDLINGTON, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 27: Sir Richard Branson (C) attends a photocall to launch Virgin Media's new television channel Virgin 1, at his home in Kidlington on September 27, 2007 in Oxfordshire, England.
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LONDON - FEBRUARY 08: Dita Von-Teese is seen at the launch of Virgin Media at Convent Garden Market on February 8, 2007 in London, England. Branson will spend the day in a perspex box being visited by celebrities and with only virgin media to entertain him. At its launch today Virgin Media will become the largest Virgin branded company in the world as well as a new force in British media, entertainment and communications. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Dita Von-Teese
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LONDON - FEBRUARY 08: Dita Von-Teese launches Virgin Media at Convent Garden Market on February 8, 2007 in London, England. Branson will spend the day in a perspex box being visited by celebrities and with only virgin media to entertain him. At its launch today Virgin Media will become the largest Virgin branded company in the world as well as a new force in British media, entertainment and communications. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Dita Von-Teese
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Holding a plate full of rice in his hands, Thailand's Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej, right, talks with opposition leader Abhisit Vejjajiva during their meeting before a no-confidence vote at a cafeteria at parliament in Bangkok, Thailand Friday, June 27, 2008. Samak later survived a no-confidence vote, fending off opposition accusations of incompetence, mismanagement and yielding national sovereignty.
Thailand's Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej, right, and opposition leader Abhisit Vejjajiva greet each other when they met before a no-confidence vote at a cafeteria at parliament in Bangkok, Thailand Friday, June 27, 2008. Samak later survived a no-confidence vote, fending off opposition accusations of incompetence, mismanagement and yielding national sovereignty.
Thailand's Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej, right, monitors the voting results from the screen, not seen, with his cabinet members from left, Commerce Minister Mingkwan Saengsuwan, Minister attached to the Prime Minister Office Chusak Sirinil and Finance Minister Surapong Suebwonglee at parliament in Bangkok, Thailand Friday, June 27, 2008. Samak survived a no-confidence vote Friday, fending off opposition accusations of incompetence, mismanagement and yielding national sovereignty.
Thailand's Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej, right, monitors the voting results from the screen, not seen, with his cabinet members from left, Commerce Minister Mingkwan Saengsuwan, Minister attached to the Prime Minister Office Chusak Sirinil and Finance Minister Surapong Suebwonglee at parliament in Bangkok, Thailand Friday, June 27, 2008. Samak survived a no-confidence vote Friday, fending off opposition accusations of incompetence, mismanagement and yielding national sovereignty.
Thailand's Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej, right, shares a light moment with his deputy and Finance Minister Surapong Suebwonglee after winning a no-confidence vote at parliament in Bangkok, Thailand Friday, June 27, 2008. Samak survived a no-confidence vote Friday, fending off opposition accusations of incompetence, mismanagement and yielding national sovereignty.
Thai opposition and Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva (R) gives a traditional greetings to Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej (L) prior the no-confidence vote at the Parliament House in Bangkok on June 27, 2008. Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej and seven cabinet colleagues won a vote of no-confidence in parliament on June 27.
Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej (R) with Finance Minister Surapong Suebwonglee look at the vote result during the no-confidence vote at the Parliament House in Bangkok on June 27, 2008. Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej and seven cabinet colleagues won a vote of no-confidence in parliament on June 27.
Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej (R) smiles while looking at the vote result next to Finance Minister Surapong Suebwonglee (L) during the no-confidence vote at the Parliament House in Bangkok on June 27, 2008. Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej and seven cabinet colleagues won a vote of no-confidence in parliament on June 27.
Members of the Thai parliament listen to Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej (L) speaking during a no-confidence debate at Parliament House in Bangkok on June 25, 2008. Thailand's opposition questioned premier Samak Sundaravej's loyalty to the revered monarchy, a serious charge that lit new sparks in a no-confidence debate on his government.
Thailand's Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej arrives at Parliament in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, June 25, 2008. Samak, who led the six-party coalition government, showed no signs of cracking Wednesday and a pending no-confidence vote in Parliament seemed likely to go in his favor despite a barrage of criticism launched against him.
Thailand's Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej, right, talks with an unidentified aide while having breakfast at a cafeteria at parliament in Bangkok, Thailand Monday, June 23, 2008. Samak faced a fight for his political future Monday as opponents began a no-confidence debate in Parliament and thousands of protesters refused to lift their siege of his office.
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon (L), Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej (C) and ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Secretary General Surin Pitsuwanat (R) shake hands on May 24, 2008 at the facility at Don Mueang airport in Bangkok that will be the hub for relief flights to Myanmar for Cyclone Nargis victims. The United Nations opened a relief staging post at the airport in the Thai capital to help speed up the cyclone aid effort in neighbouring Myanmar.
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon (L), Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej (C) and ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Secretary General Surin Pitsuwanat (R) look at a UN World Food Programme airplane on May 24, 2008 at the facility at Don Mueang airport in Bangkok that will be the hub for relief flights to Myanmar for Cyclone Nargis victims. The United Nations opened a relief staging post at the airport in the Thai capital to help speed up the cyclone aid effort in neighbouring Myanmar.
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon (L-front), Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej (C) and ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Secretary General Surin Pitsuwanat (L-rear) get a tour on May 24, 2008 of the facility at Don Mueang airport in Bangkok that will be the hub for relief flights to Myanmar for Cyclone Nargis victims. The United Nations opened a relief staging post at the airport in the Thai capital to help speed up the cyclone aid effort in neighbouring Myanmar.
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon (L), Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej (C) and ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Secretary General Surin Pitsuwanat (R) look at a UN World Food Programme airplane on May 24, 2008 at the facility at Don Mueang airport in Bangkok that will be the hub for relief flights to Myanmar for Cyclone Nargis victims. The United Nations opened a relief staging post at the airport in the Thai capital to help speed up the cyclone aid effort in neighbouring Myanmar.
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