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    • Myanmar officers wait to carry relief supplies for cyclone victims in Myanmar at the airport in Yangon on May 10, 2008. United Nations officials have said they fear the death toll could climb even higher if the 1.5 million people in need of emergency food, drinking water and medicine are not reached soon. State media in isolated Myanmar report that more than 23,000 people were killed when Nargis ripped its deadly path through the country's southwest last weekend, while foreign officials estimate the death toll at closer to 100,000. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

      Myanmar officers wait to carry relief supplies for cyclone victims in Myanmar at the airport in Yangon on May 10, 2008. United Nations officials have said they fear the death toll could climb even higher if the 1.5 million people in need of emergency food, drinking water and medicine are not reached soon. State media in isolated Myanmar report that more than 23,000 people were killed when Nargis ripped its deadly path through the country's southwest last weekend, while foreign officials estimate the death toll at closer to 100,000.

    • 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. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      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.

    • In this picture provided on May 6, 2008 by the Peruvian Marine Forces, workers try to control an oil spill in Pisco, Peru, 300 km south of Lima. The US ship Cape Knox was damaged and dumped an estimated of 1,500 gallons of diesel fuel while docking at the San Martin port, some 40 km from the Paracas National Reserve. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

      In this picture provided on May 6, 2008 by the Peruvian Marine Forces, workers try to control an oil spill in Pisco, Peru, 300 km south of Lima. The US ship Cape Knox was damaged and dumped an estimated of 1,500 gallons of diesel fuel while docking at the San Martin port, some 40 km from the Paracas National Reserve.

    • People watch cockfighting during May Day holidays in Tongguan county, Yunnan province May 3, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      People watch cockfighting during May Day holidays in Tongguan county, Yunnan province May 3, 2008.

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    • U.S. singer Madonna performs on stage at Radio 1's Big Weekend, at Mote Park in Maidstone, England Saturday May 10, 2008. From AP Photo by NATHAN STRANGE.

      U.S. singer Madonna performs on stage at Radio 1's Big Weekend, at Mote Park in Maidstone, England Saturday May 10, 2008.

    • Olympique Lyon's Abdul Kader Keita (L) challenges Nancy's Nguemo during their French Cup soccer match at the Gerland stadium in Lyon May 10, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      Olympique Lyon's Abdul Kader Keita (L) challenges Nancy's Nguemo during their French Cup soccer match at the Gerland stadium in Lyon May 10, 2008.

    • FC Basel (FCB) poses with the Swiss Super League cup after winning the final against YC Young Boys (YB) 2-0 in Basel on May 10, 2008. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

      FC Basel (FCB) poses with the Swiss Super League cup after winning the final against YC Young Boys (YB) 2-0 in Basel on May 10, 2008.

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    • Myanmar soldiers carry relief supplies for cyclone victims in Myanmar from China at airport in Yangon on May 10, 2008. United Nations officials have said they fear the death toll could climb even higher if the 1.5 million people in need of emergency food, drinking water and medicine are not reached soon. State media in isolated Myanmar report that more than 23,000 people were killed when Nargis ripped its deadly path through the country's southwest last weekend, while foreign officials estimate the death toll at closer to 100,000. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

      Myanmar soldiers carry relief supplies for cyclone victims in Myanmar from China at airport in Yangon on May 10, 2008. United Nations officials have said they fear the death toll could climb even higher if the 1.5 million people in need of emergency food, drinking water and medicine are not reached soon. State media in isolated Myanmar report that more than 23,000 people were killed when Nargis ripped its deadly path through the country's southwest last weekend, while foreign officials estimate the death toll at closer to 100,000.

    • Manchester City supporters gather at The City of Manchester Stadium, in Manchester on May 10, 2008, to show support for manager Sven Goran Eriksson who has publicly admitted for the first time that he could be leaving Manchester City at the end of the season. Ahead of City's final game of the season, at Middlesbrough on Sunday, Eriksson declined to go into any detail about his future after it emerged that the club's Thai owner Thasksin Shinawatra wants to replace him. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

      Manchester City supporters gather at The City of Manchester Stadium, in Manchester on May 10, 2008, to show support for manager Sven Goran Eriksson who has publicly admitted for the first time that he could be leaving Manchester City at the end of the season. Ahead of City's final game of the season, at Middlesbrough on Sunday, Eriksson declined to go into any detail about his future after it emerged that the club's Thai owner Thasksin Shinawatra wants to replace him.

    • An Iraqi map painted with the colours of the national flag appears between handcuffs on a concrete barrier outside an Iraqi police station, in downtown Yusufiyah, located in the so-called "triangle of death", 16 kilometers (10 miles) south of Baghdad, on May 10, 2008. Overnight fighting between Sadr's Mahdi army militia and US and Iraqi forces left 13 people and fighter killed in Baghdad's Sadr City district. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

      An Iraqi map painted with the colours of the national flag appears between handcuffs on a concrete barrier outside an Iraqi police station, in downtown Yusufiyah, located in the so-called "triangle of death", 16 kilometers (10 miles) south of Baghdad, on May 10, 2008. Overnight fighting between Sadr's Mahdi army militia and US and Iraqi forces left 13 people and fighter killed in Baghdad's Sadr City district.

    • BAGHDAD, IRAQ - MAY 09:  Sgt. Shawn Hummel of the 3-89 Cavalry in the 10th Mountain Division stands guard during a Night Patrol in the tense eastern suburbs of Baghdad in the early morning hours of May 9, 2008 in Baghdad, Iraq. Sgt. Hummel is a member of a small scout squad that patrols under cover of darkness in advance of large teams of soldiers that work main thoroughfares at night, searching for roadside bombs and other insurgent activity. From Getty Images.

      BAGHDAD, IRAQ - MAY 09: Sgt. Shawn Hummel of the 3-89 Cavalry in the 10th Mountain Division stands guard during a Night Patrol in the tense eastern suburbs of Baghdad in the early morning hours of May 9, 2008 in Baghdad, Iraq. Sgt. Hummel is a member of a small scout squad that patrols under cover of darkness in advance of large teams of soldiers that work main thoroughfares at night, searching for roadside bombs and other insurgent activity.

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