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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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New Zealand All Black Brad Thorn arrives for a judicial hearing at the New Zealand Rugby Union, Wellington, New Zealand, Sunday, July 6, 2008. Thorn was cited for a spear tackle on South African John Smit in the international rugby test in Wellington, Saturday night.
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A patient lies on the bed at a kidney treatment unit at a public hospital in the province of El-Sharkia, northeast of Cairo, June 10, 2008. A video showing doctors at a Cairo hospital frantically trying to resuscitate premature babies while others wail in the background after a night-time power cut has sparked a national uproar over a health-care system suffering from a lack of funds, a long legacy of mismanagement and allegations of corruption.
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NEW YORK - JULY 05: Wilson Betemit #14 of the New York Yankees runs the bases against the Boston Red Sox on July 5, 2008 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City. The Yankees won the game 2-1.
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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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US President George W. Bush (C) and First Lady Laura Bush are reflected in a puddle as they board Air force One at Dulles International Airport, Virginia, on July 5, 2008 as they depart for the G8 Summit in Japan.
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A man looks at a Salvador Dali sculpture entitled Lobster Telephone made in 1936 at the Tate Modern art gallery, London, 30 May 2007. Tate Modern are displaying a range of works of art by Salvador Dali including films sculptures and paintings
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A woman reacts in front of Salvador Dali's and Edward James' 'Mae West Lips Sofa', left, and other art objects, at the exhibition 'Surreal Things', in central London's Victoria and Albert Museum, Tuesday March 27, 2007. The new exhibition opening March 29 explors the link between surrealism and commerce and the show charts the way surrealism evolved, in short order, from cutting-edge art movement to design element to advertising tool, used to sell everything from perfume to automobiles. Surrealism emerged in the 1920s as a subversive artistic movement out to challenge accepted ideas and _ influenced by Sigmund Freud _ liberate the unconscious.
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A member from the international relief group Oxfam personates the likes of Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, center, as he leads other Oxfam members portraying other Group of Eight leaders to belt it out karaoke tunes at Sapporo, northern Japan, on Saturday, July 5, 2008. The G8 leaders, representing the U.S., Japan, Britain, France, Germany, Russia, Italy and Canada, will descend in this northern Japanese island of Hokkaido for the summit meeting to discuss global warming and food crisis, among others.
A member from the international relief group Oxfam personates the likes of Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, center, as he leads other Oxfam members portrating other Group of Eight leaders, including President George Bush, to belt it out karaoke tunes at Sapporo, northern Japan, on Saturday, July 5, 2008. The G8 leaders, representing the U.S., Japan, Britain, France, Germany, Russia, Italy and Canada, will descend in this northern Japanese island of Hokkaido for the summit meeting to discuss global warming and food crisis, among others.
A member from the international relief group Oxfam personates the likes of Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, center, as he leads other Oxfam members portrating other Group of Eight leaders to belt it out karaoke tunes at Sapporo, northern Japan, on Saturday, July 5, 2008. The G8 leaders, representing the U.S., Japan, Britain, France, Germany, Russia, Italy and Canada, will descend in this northern Japanese island of Hokkaido for the summit meeting to discuss global warming and food crisis, among others.
Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, right, talks with visitors from Middle East, from left, Jordanian Foreign Minister Salah Bashir, Israeli Environment Minister Gideon Ezra and Palestinian Planning Minister Samer Abdullah at the Fukuda's official residence in Tokyo Wednesday, July 2, 2008. Japanese government started a series of talks with ministers from Israel, the Palestinian Authority, and Jordan in Tokyo to facilitate their dialogue.
Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, right, greets Palestinian Planning Minister Samer Abdullah as Israeli Environment Minister Gideon Ezra, second left, and Jordanian Foreign Minister Salah Bashir look on at the Fukuda's official residence in Tokyo Wednesday, July 2, 2008. Japanese government started a series of talks with ministers from Israel, the Palestinian Authority, and Jordan in Tokyo to facilitate their dialogue.
Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (R) meets Palestinian Planning Minister Samer Abdullah (2nd R), Israeli Environment Minister Gideon Ezra (2nd L) and Jordanian Foreign Minister Salah Bashir at the Fukuda's official residence in Tokyo July 2, 2008. Senior officials from Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority held talks in Japan in a bid to lay the groundwork for peace by improving the Palestinian economy.
Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (R) meets Palestinian Planning Minister Samer Abdullah (2nd R), Israeli Environment Minister Gideon Ezra (2nd L) and Jordanian Foreign Minister Salah Bashir at the Fukuda's official residence in Tokyo July 2, 2008. Senior officials from Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority held talks in Japan in a bid to lay the groundwork for peace by improving the Palestinian economy.
TOKYO - JUNE 30: United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (R) shake hands during a joint press conference at Fukuda's official residence on June 30, 2008 in Tokyo, Japan. Ban is on a four day official visit to Japan where he urged the government to take a greater lead in the fight against the climate change, as the nation prepares to host next month's Group of Eight summit.
TOKYO - JUNE 30: United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (R) attend a joint press conference at Fukuda's official residence on June 30, 2008 in Tokyo, Japan. Ban is on a four day official visit to Japan where he urged the government to take a greater lead in the fight against the climate change, as the nation prepares to host next month's Group of Eight summit.
TOKYO - JUNE 30: U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (L) and Japan's Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda inspect honor guards during a welcoming ceremony June 30, 2008 in Tokyo, Japan. Ban is on a four day official visit to Japan where he urged the government to take a greater lead in the fight against climate change, as the nation prepares to host next month's Group of Eight summit.
TOKYO - JUNE 30: U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (C) and Japan's Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda inspect honor guards during a welcoming ceremony June 30, 2008 in Tokyo, Japan. Ban is on a four day official visit to Japan where he urged the government to take a greater lead in the fight against climate change, as the nation prepares to host next month's Group of Eight summit.
TOKYO - JUNE 30: U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (C) and Japan's Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda inspect honor guards during a welcoming ceremony June 30, 2008 in Tokyo, Japan. Ban is on a four day official visit to Japan where he urged the government to take a greater lead in the fight against climate change, as the nation prepares to host next month's Group of Eight summit.
TOKYO - JUNE 30: U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (R) and Japan's Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda inspect honor guards during a welcoming ceremony June 30, 2008 in Tokyo, Japan. Ban is on a four day official visit to Japan where he urged the government to take a greater lead in the fight against climate change, as the nation prepares to host next month's Group of Eight summit.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (3rd R) and Japan's Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (C) inspect the honor guard during a welcoming ceremony in Tokyo on June 30, 2008. Ban will remain in Japan until July 1, meeting Fukuda, Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura and Emperor Akihito as part of his visit. He will then visit China and South Korea before returning to Japan for the Group of Eight summit.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (3rd L) and Japan's Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (C) inspect the honor guard during a welcoming ceremony in Tokyo on June 30, 2008. Ban will remain in Japan until July 1, meeting Fukuda, Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura and Emperor Akihito as part of his visit. He will then visit China and South Korea before returning to Japan for the Group of Eight summit.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (L) and Japan's Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (R) inspect the honor guard during a welcoming ceremony in Tokyo on June 30, 2008. Ban will remain in Japan until July 1, meeting Fukuda, Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura and Emperor Akihito as part of his visit. He will then visit China and South Korea before returning to Japan for the Group of Eight summit.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (3rd L) and Japan's Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (C) inspect the honor guard during a welcoming ceremony in Tokyo on June 30, 2008. Ban will remain in Japan until July 1, meeting Fukuda, Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura and Emperor Akihito as part of his visit. He will then visit China and South Korea before returning to Japan for the Group of Eight summit.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (R) and Japan's Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (C) inspect the honor guard during a welcoming ceremony in Tokyo on June 30, 2008. Ban will remain in Japan until July 1, meeting Fukuda, Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura and Emperor Akihito as part of his visit. He will then visit China and South Korea before returning to Japan for the Group of Eight summit.
TOKYO - JUNE 30: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (L) is greeted by Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda upon his arrival at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo for the welcoming ceremony June 30, 2008 in Tokyo, Japan. Ban is on a four day official visit to Japan where he urged the government to take a greater lead in the fight against climate change, as the nation prepares to host next month's Group of Eight summit.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (L) and Japanese Prime minister Yasuo Fukuda (R) shake hands at a joint press conference in Tokyo on June 30, 2008. Ban sharply criticised Zimbabwe's violence-marred election, saying he considered the results giving President Robert Mugabe another term illegitimate. Ban was in Tokyo on the first leg of an Asian tour in which he also discussed progress in an international drive to abolish North Korea's nuclear weapons and Japan's bid for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council.
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