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An illustration of the Sleipner natural gas field in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea which pumps natural gas (green) to the surface and then reinjects excess carbon dioxide (blue) back into porous rocks for burial as part of a plan to slow global warming. The field, the longest-running commercial greenhouse gas burial project in the world, has pumped 10 million tonnes of carbon dioxide into the subsea reservoir since it started in 1996, equivalent to about a fifth of Norway's annual carbon dioxide output.
1 day ago
from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS
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Real Madrid football club players celebrate their 31st league title win in Madrid on May 4, 2008. Thousands of Real Madrid fans converged on the famous Cibeles fountain in the Spanish capital on May 4 to celebrate their team's 31st league title after a 2-1 win over Osasuna.
4 days ago
from Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images
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People watch cockfighting during May Day holidays in Tongguan county, Yunnan province May 3, 2008.
6 days ago
from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS
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Press Freedom campaigners cover their mouths with white towels during a press conference in Hong Kong on April 30, 2008 ahead of the World Press Freedom Day event May 1 to 3. In the run up to the 100-day countdown of the Beijing Olympics, renowned writers and artists are gathering in the territory for a two-day seminar and an arts fair to send a message to the Chinese government of making Freedom of Expression Dream a reality in China.
1 week ago
from Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images
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A poster of of slain former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri catches fire after anti-government gunmen, loyal to a pro-Syrian group attacked and set on fire a two-story building that belongs to Hariri's Future TV in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, May 9, 2008. Shiite Hezbollah gunmen seized nearly all of the Lebanese capital's Muslim sector from Sunni foes loyal to the U.S.-backed government on Friday following the country's worst sectarian clashes since the bloody 15-year civil war. At least 11 people have been killed and more than 20 wounded in three days of street battles and gunfights, security officials said.
15 mins ago
from AP Photo by Nasser Nasser
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Roger Federer of Switzerland returns the ball to Radek Stepanek of Czech Republic during their quarter-final match in the Italy Masters Series tennis tournament in Rome May 9, 2008.
12 mins ago
from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS
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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL - MAY 09: Chad Campbell hits off at the 5th tee during the second round of THE PLAYERS Championship on THE PLAYERS Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass on May 9, 2008 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.
13 mins ago
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Pictures of Majority leader Saad al-Hariri and assassinated former Prime Minister Rafic al-Hariri are seen on a glass shattered by a bullet inside the building of al-Mustaqbal newspaper after clashes in Beirut May 9, 2008. Hezbollah gunmen took control of large areas of Beirut on Friday in a third day of fighting between the pro-Iranian group and fighters loyal to the U.S.- backed governing coalition.
8 hours ago
from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS
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A Shi'ite opposition gunman takes position in a street in Beirut May 8, 2008. Iranian-backed Hezbollah tightened its grip on Beirut airport on Thursday, pilling pressure on Lebanon's U.S. -backed government on the second day of a protest campaign that has triggered gun battles in the capital.
1 day ago
from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS
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A masked Shiite gunman smokes a water pipe as he rests in a Beirut street, Lebanon, Friday May 9, 2008. Shiite opposition gunmen seized control of large areas of Beirut's Muslim sector from Sunni foes loyal to the U.S.-backed government on Friday, in street battles that left 11 dead, security officials said.
2 hours ago
from AP Photo by HUSSEIN MALLA
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An illustration of the Sleipner natural gas field in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea which pumps natural gas (green) to the surface and then reinjects excess carbon dioxide (blue) back into porous rocks for burial as part of a plan to slow global warming. The field, the longest-running commercial greenhouse gas burial project in the world, has pumped 10 million tonnes of carbon dioxide into the subsea reservoir since it started in 1996, equivalent to about a fifth of Norway's annual carbon dioxide output.
1 day ago
from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS
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Recording artist R. Kelly (C), surrounded by his security, walks into Cook County Court for jury selection in his child pornography trial in Chicago, Illinois May 9, 2008.
13 mins ago
from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS
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Singer R. Kelly, left, arrives with a bodyguard for the first day of jury selection in his child pornography trial at the Cook County Criminal Courthouse in Chicago, Friday, May 9, 2008. Grammy-winning R&B singer R. Kelly faces child pornography charges, prompted by a videotape allegedly showing him having sex with a girl as young as 13.
6 hours ago
from AP Photo by Nam Y. Huh
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Singer R. Kelly, left, arrives with a bodyguard for the first day of jury selection in his child pornography trial at the Cook County Criminal Courthouse in Chicago, Friday, May 9, 2008. Grammy-winning R&B singer R. Kelly faces child pornography charges, prompted by a videotape allegedly showing him having sex with a girl as young as 13.
6 hours ago
from AP Photo by Nam Y. Huh
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Singer R. Kelly, left, arrives with a bodyguard for the first day of jury selection in his child pornography trial at the Cook County Criminal Courthouse in Chicago, Friday, May 9, 2008. Grammy-winning R&B singer R. Kelly faces child pornography charges, prompted by a videotape allegedly showing him having sex with a girl as young as 13.
6 hours ago
from AP Photo by Nam Y. Huh
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Singer R. Kelly arrives for the first day of jury selection in his child pornography trial at the Cook County Criminal Courthouse in Chicago, Friday, May 9, 2008. Kelly faces charges he videotaped himself having sex with an underage girl. After six years of repeated delays, his trial begins.
6 hours ago
from AP Photo by Charles Rex Arbogast
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Singer R. Kelly arrives for the first day of jury selection in his child pornography trial at the Cook County Criminal Courthouse in Chicago, Friday, May 9, 2008. Grammy-winning R&B singer R. Kelly faces child pornography charges, prompted by a videotape allegedly showing him having sex with a girl as young as 13.
6 hours ago
from AP Photo by Charles Rex Arbogast
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Singer R. Kelly, center, arrives with bodyguards for the first day of jury selection in his child pornography trial at the Cook County Criminal Courthouse in Chicago, Friday, May 9, 2008. Kelly faces charges he videotaped himself having sex with an underage girl. After six years of repeated delays, his trial begins.
6 hours ago
from AP Photo by Charles Rex Arbogast
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Recording artist R. Kelly walks into Cook County Court for jury selection in his child pornography trial in Chicago, Illinois May 9, 2008.
17 mins ago
from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS
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