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One year-old female elephant Iqhwa celebrates its first birthday at Schoenbrunn zoo in Vienna September 4, 2014. The elephant was born at the zoo on September 4, 2013, after 645 days of pregnancy of its mother Tonga, following the first ever successful insemination of an African elephant using frozen sperm taken from a wild elephant bull in South Africa. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader (AUSTRIA - Tags: ANIMALS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY)
Iqhwa the elephant celebrates her first birthday at the Schoenbrunn zoo in Vienna. Reuters
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Devices produced by U.S. manufacturer of computer networking equipment Netgear are displayed on a web during the IFA Electronics show in Berlin September 4, 2014. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Computer gear is in the web (get it?) at the IFA Electronics Show in Berlin, Germany. Reuters
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Demonstrators protest against the NATO summit being held at the Celtic Manor resort, near Newport, in Wales September 4, 2014. The resort is the venue for the two day NATO summit which started today. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett (BRITAIN - Tags: MILITARY POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Demonstrators protest the NATO summit in Newport, Wales. Reuters
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Police stand nearby as activists with placards chase models taking part in fashion designer Victor dE Souza's Fashion Week show, which used horse-drawn carriages through Central Park, in New York September 3, 2014. The 2014 New York Fashion Week goes from September 4-11 in New York. REUTERS/Adrees Latif (UNITED STATES - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY FASHION ENTERTAINMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Anti-horse-and-carriage activists chase models in Victor de Souza’s New York Fashion Week show. Reuters
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U.S. President Barack Obama joins in a meeting on the situation in Ukraine at the NATO Summit at the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport, Wales September 4, 2014. The leaders (From L-R) are: French President Francois Hollande, Ukraine President Porpshenko, Obama, British Prime Minister David Cameron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED KINGDOM - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
President Obama meets with officials at a NATO summit in Newport, Wales. Reuters
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Former soccer star Diego Maradona (R) embraces Pope Francis during a private audience at the Vatican September 4, 2014. REUTERS/Osservatore Romano (VATICAN - Tags: RELIGION SPORT SOCCER IMAGES OF THE DAY) ATTENTION EDITORS - NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
Pope Francis hugs Diego Maradona at the Vatican. Reuters
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A model has make up applied backstage before showing the BCBG Max Azria collection during New York Fashion Week September 4, 2014. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: FASHION TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
A model has a really hard job at the BCBG Max Azria New York Fashion Week show. Reuters
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Demonstrators sit in the middle of the road during a protest in front of a McDonald's Restaurant In Chicago, Illinois, September 4, 2014. Fast-food workers in 150 U.S. cities kicked off protests for a $15-per-hour wage that included a sit-down in New York's Times Square, where 19 demonstrators were arrested on Thursday, police said. REUTERS/Jim Young (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT CIVIL UNREST FOOD TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Fast-food workers protest, calling for $15 an hour, in Chicago. Reuters
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An orangutan holds a paper bag over its head under the hot sun at the National Zoo in Washington September 4, 2014. After a mild summer, the nation's capital is experiencing late season heat wave with temperatures up to around 90 degrees Fahrenheit . REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY ANIMALS ENVIRONMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
An orangutan shields its face from the sun with a paper bag at the National Zoo. Reuters
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Government leaders and officials pose for a family photograph at Cardiff Castle, in Wales September 4, 2014. The two-day NATO summit is taking place at the Celtic Manor resort, near Newport. REUTERS/Andrew Winning (BRITAIN - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Government officials pose for a photo at a NATO summit in Newport, Wales. Reuters
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Flowers and mementos are pictured on the star of comedian Joan Rivers on the Walk of Fame in Hollywood, California September 4, 2014. Rivers, the pioneering comedian known for her acerbic wit, classic put-downs and for asking "Can we talk?," died on Thursday at the age of 81 in a New York hospital a week after her heart stopped during an outpatient medical procedure. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY OBITUARY)
Mementos are placed on Joan Rivers’ star on the Walk of Fame in Hollywood. Reuters
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Members of Vila Franca Xira forcados group perform during a bullfight at Campo Pequeno bullring in Lisbon early September 5, 2014. Forcados are traditional Portuguese bullfighters who catch bulls with their bare hands during the festival. REUTERS/Rafael Marchante (PORTUGAL - Tags: SOCIETY ANIMALS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Members of Vila Franca Xira forcados group perform in Lisbon, Portugal. Reuters
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People walk outside the Taj Mahal hotel, which was one of the targets of the 2008 terror attacks by a small group of Pakistani militants in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014. At least three Indian states with large Muslim populations have been put on alert in the wake of a video release where the leader of Al-Qaida says the terrorist group has expanded into India.(AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
People walk outside the Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai, India. AP
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A young girl adjusts her sandle in the fountain at the newly opened Dilworth Park, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014, at City Hall in Philadelphia. The city has created a new park around its massive city hall building, replacing an obstacle course-like maze of steps and concrete with green space, fountains and an upscale cafe in a bid to re-establish the area as the central hub envisioned by city founder William Penn, according to officials. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Children play in a Philadelphia fountain. AP
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Unmarked Military vehicles burn on a country road in the village of Berezove, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014, after a clash between pro-government troops and Russian-backed separatist militia. Separatist rebels have made major strides in their offensive against Ukrainian government forces in recent days, drawing on what Ukraine and NATO says is ample support from the Russian military. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
Military vehicles burn in Berezove, Ukraine. AP
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Lions rest as the hot sun beats down upon them at the National Zoo in Washington September 4, 2014. After a mild summer, the nation's capital is experiencing late season heat wave with temperatures up to around 90 degrees Fahrenheit. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS)
Lions rest in the late summer heat at the National Zoo in Washington. Reuters