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Published Aug. 28, 2014, 5:25 p.m. ET

Giant panda triplets turn one-month-old at Chimelong Safari Park in Guangzhou, Guangdong province August 28, 2014. According to local media, they are the fourth set of giant panda triplets born with the help of artificial insemination procedures in China, and the birth is seen as a miracle due to the low reproduction rate of giant pandas. REUTERS/Alex Lee (CHINA - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Giant panda triplets celebrate turn one month old in Guangzhou, China. Reuters

Elephants eat fruit and vegetables during the 2014 King's Cup Elephant Polo Tournament in Samut Prakan province, on the outskirts of Bangkok August 28, 2014. A total of 16 international teams and 51 Thai elephants are participating in the tournament that runs from August 28-31. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (THAILAND - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY)

Elephants snack during the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament in Samut Prakan, Thailand. Reuters

Rescue workers search the site of a landslide in Fuquan, Guizhou province August 28, 2014. According to Xinhua News Agency, at least seven people were killed in the landslide and 20 remained missing as of Thursday. REUTERS/China Daily (CHINA - Tags: DISASTER TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA

Rescue workers search the site of a landslide in Fuquan, China. Reuters

A woman offers prayers at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple during the Teej festival in Kathmandu August 28, 2014. The three-day festival, commemorating the union of Goddess Parvati and Lord Shiva, involves sumptuous feasts and rigid fasting. Hindu women pray for marital bliss, the well-being of their spouses and children, and the purification of their own bodies and souls during this period of religious fasting. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar (NEPALS - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY)

A woman offers prays at Pashupatinath Temple during the Teej festival in Kathmandu, Nepal. Reuters

A baby sea turtle crawls to the sea after being released by members of Orange House conservation project in El-Mansouri near Tyre, south Lebanon August 28, 2014. The Orange House conservation project works toward the protection and conservation of seat turtles in South Lebanon. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho (LEBANON - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)

A baby sea turtle crawls to the sea after being released by the Orange House conservation project in El-Mansouri, Lebanon. Reuters

Iraqi special police officers demonstrate their skills during a graduation ceremony in Kerbala August 28, 2014. REUTERS/Mushtaq Muhammed (IRAQ - Tags: CRIME LAW)

Special police officers show their skills in a graduation ceremony in Kerbala, Iraq. Reuters

Israeli soldiers' weapons are placed beside a wallet with pictures depicting Reggae legend Bob Marley at Kibbutz Mefalsim near the border with Gaza August 28, 2014. An open-ended ceasefire in the Gaza war held on Wednesday as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced strong criticism in Israel over a costly conflict with Palestinian militants in which no clear victor has emerged. REUTERS/Amir Cohen (ISRAEL - Tags: POLITICS CONFLICT CIVIL UNREST MILITARY)

Israeli soldiers’ weapons rest at Kibbutz Mefalsim near the border with Gaza. Reuters

Geese fly over the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington August 28, 2014. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY)

Geese fly over the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington. Reuters

A man holds a sign during a protest against the conflict in eastern Ukraine in the centre of Moscow August 28, 2014. The sign reads: "No war". REUTERS/Maxim Zmeyev (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A protester holds a sign reading “No War” in Moscow. Reuters

A Pro-Russian separatist stands near the damaged war memorial at Savur-Mohyla, a hill east of the city of Donetsk, August 28, 2014. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Thursday that Russian forces had entered his country and the military conflict was worsening after Russian-backed separatists swept into a key town in the east. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT MILITARY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A Pro-Russian separatist stands near a war memorial in Savur-Mohyla, Ukraine. Reuters

TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 28: A workman sprays pesticide in Yoyogi Park on August 28, 2014 in Tokyo, Japan. Sections of Yoyogi Park were closed to the public today as they underwent fumigation after three people were diagnosed with dengue fever after suffering mosquitoe bites in the park. According to a Health Ministry statement, these were the first domestic cases of dengue fever in Japan in 70 years. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

A workman sprays pesticide in Yoyogi Park in Tokyo amid reports of dengue fever. Getty

FONTWELL, ENGLAND - AUGUST 28: Runners clear a fence in The £500 Permanent Money Backs Handicap Steeple Chase at Fontwell racecourse on August 28, 2014 in Fontwell, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)

Horses jump a fence in the Fontwell Races in Fontwell, England. Getty

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 28: Leon Rodriguez (R), Director U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, recites the pledge of allegiance during a naturalization ceremony at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, August 28, 2014 in Washington, DC. Director Rodriguez administered the oath to 30 people on the 51st anniversary Dr. Martin Luther King Jrs I Have a Dream speech. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

The pledge of allegiance is recited at a Washington naturalization ceremony. Getty Images

LONG BEACH, NY - AUGUST 28: A surfer enoys four to six foot swells off the Atlantic Ocean on August 28, 2014 in Long Beach, New York. Hurricane Cristobal is churning up larger than normal waves along the eastern coast of the United States. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Surfers in Long island, N.Y., make the most of 2020 Hurricane Cristobal-aided waves. Getty

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 28: Police arrest demonstrators in front of the White House that were demanding that President Barack Obama halt deportations August 28, 2014 in Washington, DC. Organized by CASA of Maryland, a Latino immigration advocacy group, about 120 people were arrested after refusing to clear the sidewalk on the north side of the White House. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Police arrest demonstrators protesting deportations in Washington. Getty

The Tungurahua volcano blows steam and ash, seen from Guadalupe, Ecuador, early Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014. The volcano entered an eruptive phase in 1999 and continues to this day. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)

The Tungurahua volcano blows steam and ash near Guadalupe, Ecuador. AP

Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell arrives at federal court in Richmond, Va.

Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell arrives at federal court in Richmond, Va. AP

An Indian girl navigates her way though cut-outs of pop star Michael Jackson displayed at a shopping mall on the eve of his birth anniversary, in Bangalore, India, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

A girl passes Michael Jackson cutouts at a mall in Bangalore, India. AP

An unidentified guest walks through smoke on the red carpet as she arrives for the screening of The Price of Fame during the 71st edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014. (AP Photo/David Azia)

A guest struts through smoke on the red carpet at the Venice Film Festival. AP

Andy Odum, Toledo Zoo assistant director of animal programs and curator of herpetology, photographs Emerson, Galapagos tortoise, as he is delivered and unboxed Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014, at the Toledo Zoo in Toledo, Ohio. Emerson is a wild-born tortoise estimated at 100 years old. He is being donated by the San Diego Zoo. (AP Photo/The Blade, Jeremy Wadsworth) MANDATORY CREDIT; MAGS OUT; NO SALES; TV OUT; SENTINEL-TRIBUNE OUT; MONROE EVENING NEWS OUT; TOLEDO FREE PRESS OUT

A Toledo, Ohio zoo employee photographs a 100-year old Galapagos tortoise. AP

Three lion cups play while their mother guards the outdoor enclosure at the zoo in Hannover , Germany, Thursday Aug.28,2014. The three lions were born on the first of July. (AP Photo/dpa/ Holger Hollemann)

A lioness watches over her cubs in a Hanover, Germany, zoo. AP

The day in photos

The day in photos