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A child, cuddling a cat, rests under a shelter at the earthquake zone in Ludian county, Zhaotong, Yunnan province, August 5, 2014. An earthquake in China on the weekend triggered landslides that have blocked rivers and created rapidly growing bodies of water that could unleash more destruction on survivors of the disaster that killed 410 people, state media reported on Tuesday. Picture taken August 5, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer (CHINA - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY ANIMALS) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA
A child cuddles with a kitten in a Yunnan, China, earthquake shelter. Reuters
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Skulls are placed behind glass at a memorial stupa made with the bones of more than 8,000 victims of the Khmer Rouge regime at Choeung Ek, a "Killing Fields" site located on the outskirts of Phnom Penh August 6, 2014. Cambodia's young population is very aware of its grim history, with almost every family suffering losses. Most Cambodians still want justice and to see the U.N.-backed court find the recalcitrant Nuon Chea, Pol Pot's right-hand man, and ex-President Khieu Samphan, guilty of crimes against humanity, but the court has been mired in disputes, resignations, funding shortages and accusations of political interference and has to date delivered just one verdict. The court will deliver verdicts for Noun Chea and Khieu Samphan on August 7, 2014. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj (CAMBODIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Skulls commemorate the victims of the Khmer Rouge regime in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Reuters
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Smoke rises during clashes between Kurdish "peshmerga" troops and militants of the Islamic State, formerly known as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), on the outskirts of Sinjar, west of Mosul, August 5, 2014. Tens of thousands fled the weekend assault on Sinjar and are now surrounded, according to witnesses and the United Nations, after the Sunni militants inflicted a humiliating defeat on Kurdish forces who had held towns in the area for years. Picture taken August 5, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CONFLICT MILITARY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Smoke rises in Sinjar, Iraq. Reuters
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An Afghan refugee child sits at the front door of his home in the village of Sardaryab outside Peshawar August 6, 2014. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz (PAKISTAN - Tags: SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
An Afghan refugee child sits outside his door in Peshawar, Pakistan. Reuters
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Speaker liaison Genevieve Netter is silhouetted against a Black Hat logo during the Black Hat USA 2014 hacker conference at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada August 6, 2014. REUTERS/Steve Marcus (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Speaker liaison Genevieve Netter is silhouetted at the Black Hat USA 2014 hacker conference in Las Vegas. Reuters
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ATTENTION EDITORS - REUTERS PICTURE HIGHLIGHT TRANSMITTED BY 1830 GMT ON AUGUST 6, 2014 FOR01 A Palestinian man is seen through the window of a damaged building as he climbs amid the ruins in the Shejaia neighbourhood, which witnesses said was heavily hit by Israeli shelling and air strikes during an Israeli offensive, in Gaza City. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly REUTERS NEWS PICTURES HAS NOW MADE IT EASIER TO FIND THE BEST PHOTOS FROM THE MOST IMPORTANT STORIES AND TOP STANDALONES EACH DAY. Search for "TPX" in the IPTC Supplemental Category field or "IMAGES OF THE DAY" in the Caption field and you will find a selection of 80-100 of our daily Top Pictures. REUTERS NEWS PICTURES. TEMPLATE OUT
A Palestinian man climbs through ruins in Gaza. Reuters
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HIROSHIMA, JAPAN - AUGUST 06: People wait in line to pray at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on the day of the 69th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 2014 in Hiroshima, Japan. Japan marks the 69th anniversary of the first atomic bomb that was dropped by the United States on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, killing an estimated number of 70,000 people instantly with many thousands more dying over the following years from the effects of radiation. Three days later another atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, ending World War II. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images)
People wait to pray at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on the 69th anniversary of the bombing in Hiroshima, Japan. Getty
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WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 6: Former first lady Laura Bush and U.S. first lady Michelle Obama (L) participates in a Spousal Symposium at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on August 6, 2014 in Washington, DC. The symposium, sponsored by first lady Michelle Obama and former first lady Laura Bush, focuses on the role the spouses of world leader's play and the impact of investments in education, health, and economic development through public-private partnerships. (Photo by Pete Marovich/Getty Images)
First Lady Michelle Obama meets with former First Lady Laura Bush in Washington. Getty
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WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 06: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (2nd L) helps Mauritania President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz (3rd L) on a microphone issue as U.S. President Barack Obama (R) and Prime Minister of Algeria Abdelmalek Sellal (L) look on during the first pleanery meeting of the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit at the State Department August 6, 2014 in Washington, DC. Obama hosted last day of the first-ever summit to strengthen ties between the United States and African nations. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Secretary of State John Kerry helps Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz with his microphone in Washington. Getty
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URBANDALE, IA - AUGUST 06: U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) is questioned by a reporter as he leaves an event at the Iowa GOP Des Moines Victory Office on August 6, 2014 in Urbandale, Iowa. Paul, who is expected to seek the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, was on a three-day eight-city tour of Iowa, the first state to select the presidential nominee. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Sen. Rand Paul shows off his cornfed spirit with his tie in Urbandale, Iowa. Getty
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Jesse Cunard, left, kisses Spc. Bethany Jensen after he proposed to her upon her return from Afghanistan with about 150 soldiers of the 4th Brigade Combat Team Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014 at the Fort Carson Special Events Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. The 4th BCT is the last Fort Carson unit deployed in Afghanistan and will be completely out of theater by December of this year. (AP Photo/The Colorado Springs Gazette, Michael Ciaglo) MAGS OUT
Jesse Cunard smooches Spc. Bethany Jensen in Colorado Springs, Colo., after proposing upon her return from Afghanistan. AP
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An indian student with painted face participates in a peace rally to mark the 69th anniversary of US atomic bombing of Hiroshima in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014. The 1945 bombing killed up to 140,000 people. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
A student protests nuclear weapons in Mumbai, India. AP
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This aerial view shows a house cut-off by monsoon floods in Kendrapara district of eastern Orissa state, India, Wednesday, Aug.6, 2014.The annual monsoon season, which runs from June through September, is vital for the largely agrarian economies of South Asia but every year also brings floods and landslides that kill thousands and submerge hundreds of villages. (AP Photo/Biswaranjan Rout)
A house is cut off by monsoon flooding in Orissa, India. AP
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Protestors demonstrate outside of where Gov. Tom Corbett conducted a news conference Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014, in Philadelphia. Corbett said Wednesday he will authorize $265 million in advance payments to the Philadelphia school district to allow schools to open "on Day 1" and help avoid layoffs. He said the money represents early disbursement of funds that the schools would normally receive through the academic year. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Protesters rally outside a press conference for Gov. Tom Corbett in Philadelphia. AP
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A Pro-Russian rebel adjusts his weapon in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014. Air strikes and artillery fire between pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian troops in the eastern city of Donetsk have brought the violence closer than ever to the city center, as Kiev's forces move in on the rebel stronghold. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
A pro-Russian rebel adjusts his weapon in Donetsk, Ukraine. AP
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Nigerian port health officials uses a thermometer on a worker at the arrivals hall of Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, Nigeria, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014. A Nigerian nurse who treated a man with Ebola is now dead and five others are sick with one of the world's most virulent diseases, authorities said Wednesday as the death toll rose to at least 932 people in four West African countries. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
Port health officials uses a thermometer on a worker in Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, Nigeria. AP
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Two South American coatis peer from a tree in their new habitat at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in San Diego Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2014. The 3-month-old coatis rarely are still as they spend the majority of their day playing, jumping, climbing trees and digging in the dirt. Keepers describe the coatis as very curious, very smart and always very active. South American coatis, also known as ring-tailed coatis, are closely related to raccoons and are found in the jungles and rainforests of South America, where they live both on the ground and in trees. They have a distinctive ringed tail, used for balancing while climbing. Their specially adapted ankle joints allow them to rotate their feet, climbing up trees and descending head first. They also have sharp-clawed paws and long, thin, shovel-like noses that help them forage for food. (AP Photo/San Diego Zoo Safari park, Ken Bohn)
Two South American coatis climb a tree at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. AP
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Pfc. Zachary Rogers holds his nephew, Jaxon Amt, after returning from Afghanistan with about 150 soldiers of the 4th Brigade Combat Team Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014 at the Fort Carson Special Events Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. The 4th BCT is the last Fort Carson unit deployed in Afghanistan and will be completely out of theater by December of this year. (AP Photo/The Colorado Springs Gazette, Michael Ciaglo) MAGS OUT
Pfc. Zachary Rogers holds his nephew, Jaxon Amt in Colorado Springs, Colo., upon returning from Afghanistan. AP
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Gay marriage supporters march from a rally on Fountain Square to the Potter Stewart United States Courthouse, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014, in Cincinnati. Three judges of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati are set to hear arguments Wednesday in six gay marriage fights from four states, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)
Gay marriage supporters demonstrate in Cincinnati. AP
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Former President Bill Clinton speaks during a political event for Alison Lundergan Grimes at the Carrick House in Lexington, Ky., on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014. Grimes is the Democratic challenger to Sen. Mitch McConnell. (AP Photo/The Herald-Leader, Pablo Alcala)
Former President Bill Clinton speaks in Lexington, Ky. AP
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Pedestrians react as George Davis, left, walks nude through Times Square, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014, in New York. Davis, a candidate for the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, gave a speech in the nude speaking out against a 2013 San Francisco public nudity ban that was introduced by his opponent, Scott Wiener, saying nudity is a freedom of expression. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
San Francisco Board of Supervisors candidate and nudist George Davis walks around Times Square in the buff. AP
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Pall bearers lift the casket of Mendota Heights police officer Scott Patrick into a hearse following funeral services at St. Stephen's Lutheran Church in West St. Paul, Minn. on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014. Patrick, 47, was shot and killed while making a traffic stop on Wednesday, July 30, 2014. (AP Photo/St. Paul Pioneer Press, Ben Garvin)
Mendota Heights police officer Scott Patrick is laid to rest in St. Paul, Minn. AP
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Sunflowers carpet a field near Cygnet, Ohio, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Sentinel-Tribune, J.D. Pooley) MANDATORY CREDIT, TOLEDO BLADE OUT
Sunflowers bloom in Cygnet, Ohio. AP
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President Barack Obama talks with Benin President Boni Yayi
President Barack Obama talks with Benin President Boni Yayi in Washington. AP