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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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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, right, and First Lady Sarah Brown arrive at New Chitose Airport in Chitose near Sapporo, Japan Monday July 7, 2008 to attend this year's G8 Summit. The G8 leaders from the United States, Japan, Russia, France, Britain, Canada, Italy and Germany begin a three-day summit Monday. The top issues are expected to be global warming and soaring oil and food prices.
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Dancers of the Ballet National de Marseille perform in "Les Pas de Deux d'Herman Schmerman", choreographed by William Forsythe, during the Malta Arts Festival at the Royal Opera House Ruins in Valletta July 6, 2008. The French ballet company is in Malta as part of the 'European Cultural Season' launched by the French Presidency of the European Union.
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EUGENE, OR - JULY 06: Shannon Rowbury celebrates winning the gold medal as she crosses the line in the women's 1,500 meter final during day eight of the U.S. Track and Field Olympic Trials at Hayward Field on July 6, 2008 in Eugene, Oregon.
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LONDON - JULY 06: Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates with the trophy winning the Championship during the men's singles Final match against Roger Federer of Switzerland on day thirteen of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 6, 2008 in London, England.
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A visitor places her hands on a "Tangible Earth", a digital globe which real time global metrological data is fed through the Internet from about 300 places in the world, is displayed at an exhibition pavillion inside the media centre for G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit in Rusustu town, on Japan's northern island of Hokkaido July 6, 2008.
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People wait in the rain before the men's finals match at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London July 6, 2008.
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Spectators hold umbrellas on centre court as rain stops play during the semi-final match between Zheng Jie of China and Serena Williams of the U.S. at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London July 3, 2008.
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Balinese young girls practice traditional dance at a gallery in Denpasar on the island of Bali on May 31, 2008. Bali also known as the island of God is the only part of Indonesia that remains "Hindu" and is still retaining elements of fusion of ethnic and Hindu cultures of more than a thousand years of cultural tradition.
Balinese young girls practice traditional dance at a gallery in Denpasar on the island of Bali on May 31, 2008. Bali also known as the island of God is the only part of Indonesia that remains "Hindu" and is still retaining elements of fusion of ethnic and Hindu cultures of more than a thousand years of cultural tradition.
Balinese young girls practice traditional dance at a gallery in Denpasar on the island of Bali on May 31, 2008. Bali also known as the island of God is the only part of Indonesia that remains "Hindu" and is still retaining elements of fusion of ethnic and Hindu cultures of more than a thousand years of cultural tradition.
Two retired Dutch men, who have lived in Bali for eight years, sit in a jacuzzi in front of their rented house in Seminyak January 11, 2008. Several Asian countries are stepping up marketing campaigns to attract investments from retirees. Asia's lure of cheap living and sun is strong, especially at a time when developed nations fear the surge of retirees will buckle their health and pension systems. But property experts say investors are taking big risks, although returns can compensate. Picture taken January 11, 2008.
Tourists visit a monument of the 2002 Bali bombing in Kuta on resort island of Bali, 03 January 2007. The three Bali bombers on death row, Imam Samudra, Amrozi and Ali Ghufron will have 30 days from 02 January to lodge an appeal for presidential clemency or their executions will be carried out, a state prosecutor said. The three Bali bombers played key roles in the 2002 bombings on the mainly Hindu resort island, which left 202 people dead, mostly foreign holiday makers.
Delegates visit a mangrove forestation centre in Denpasar, on Bali island, 06 December 2007, on the sideline of the UN Climate Change Conference 2007. US environmental group, the National Environmental Trust (NET) lashed the United States for greed and waste at a global forum on climate change, saying many US states emitted more carbon pollution individually than scores of poor nations combined. Nearly 190 nations meeting in the Indonesian resort of Bali, looking to take the first steps toward a new agreement to combat climate change when the current phase of the Kyoto Protocol ends in 2012.
Balinese hold a banner with a Hindu symbol during a demontration to urge the Malaysia government to stop discrimination against Malaysian Hindus, in Denpasar on the resort island of Bali, 29 November 2007. Malaysian police on 22 November 2007 arrested a leader of a Hindu rights group which organised the largest-ever mass demonstration by ethnic Indians in Kuala Lumpur last week to protest their alleged marginalisation in the country.
Balinese women walk back to their home after attending a religious ceremony in Nusa Dua, on the Indonesia's island of Bali November 27, 2007, a week before the U.N. climate summit in Bali. The United Nations hopes the two-week talks in Bali that begin on Monday will lead to an agreement to launch a two-year dialogue to decide on a successor to Kyoto, whose first phase ends in 2012.
Balinese women walk back to their home after attending a religious ceremony in Nusa Dua, on the Indonesia's island of Bali November 27, 2007, a week before the U.N. climate summit in Bali. The United Nations hopes the two-week talks in Bali that begin on Monday will lead to an agreement to launch a two-year dialogue to decide on a successor to Kyoto, whose first phase ends in 2012.
This combo of file photo photos shows convicted Bali bombers Ali Ghufron alias Mukhlas (L), Imam Samudera (C) alias Abdul Aziz and Amrozi (R) each during their trials in 2003 for the nightclub bombings on the resort island of Bali in 2002 that killed 202 people. A new report 08 October, 2007 said that the three Bali bombers on death row in Indonesia were ready to face their imminent execution. Indonesia's Supreme Court in August, 2007 rejected their appeal and the men have been quoted as saying they would not seek clemency from the president, their last avenue of appeal
A Balinese chicken farmer waits to have a vaccination during a campaign against bird flu in Ayunan village of Badung in Bali, Indonesia, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2007. Indonesia confirmed its first human bird flu death on Bali on Monday, bringing the nation's overall toll to 82 and raising fears of an impact on tourism, the economic lifeline of the island.
Balinese chicken farmers hold their chickens to have a vaccination in Ayunan village of Badung in Bali, Indonesia, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2007. Indonesia confirmed its first human bird flu death on Bali on Monday, bringing the nation's overall toll to 82 and raising fears of an impact on tourism, the economic lifeline of the island.
A Balinese local administrator gives a vaccination to chickens during a campaign against bird flu in Ayunan village of Badung in Bali, Indonesia, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2007. Indonesia confirmed its first human bird flu death on Bali on Monday, bringing the nation's overall toll to 82 and raising fears of an impact on tourism, the economic lifeline of the island.
A Balinese local administrator gives a vaccination to a chicken during a campaign against bird flu in Ayunan village of Badung in Bali, Indonesia, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2007. Indonesia confirmed its first human bird flu death on Bali on Monday, bringing the nation's overall toll to 82 and raising fears of an impact on tourism, the economic lifeline of the island.
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