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Published Aug. 7, 2014, 6:22 p.m. ET

Dancers from the Australian Ballet are pictured in the Bondi Icebergs oceanside pool in Sydney, August 7, 2014. The dancers, taking advantage of the pool being emptied for cleaning, were promoting their February 2015 production of Swan Lake at Sydney's Capitol Theatre. REUTERS/Jason Reed (AUSTRALIA - Tags: SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Dancers from the Australian Ballet pose in an empty pool in Bondi Beach. Reuters

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits the Pyongyang Hosiery Factory, in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang August 7, 2014. REUTERS/KCNA (NORTH KOREA - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS IMAGE. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. NOT FOR USE BY REUTERS THIRD PARTY DISTRIBUTORS. SOUTH KOREA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SOUTH KOREA. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

Kim Jong Un visits a hosiery factory in Pyongyang, North Korea. Reuters

This undated photo issued by Chester Zoo shows tapir calf Zathras standing behind mother Jenny. Zathras was born on Monday, Aug. 4, 2014 after a gestation period of around 13 months and is the first male tapir to be born at the zoo for eight years. (AP Photo/PA, Chester Zoo, Steve Rawlins)UNITED KINGDOM OUT NO SALES NO ARCHIVE

Tapir calf Zathras stays close to mother Jenny in a Chester, UK zoo. AP

An uncontrolled fire burns behind firefighters, one of them cooling himself with a water hose, in San Pedro Garza Garcia, on the outskirts of Monterrey August 7, 2014. A gas pipeline exploded causing the rupture of a street in a commercial area of San Pedro Garza Garcia and destroying three cars but nobody was killed or injured, according to local media. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril (MEXICO - Tags: DISASTER TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Firefighters try to cool off while battling a blaze in Monterrey, Mexico. Reuters

A man rides a motorcycle on "The Wall of Death" during the 54th annual brass band festival in the Serbian village of Guca August 7, 2014. Every year Guca is swamped by thousands of people taking part in the celebration of brass band music. REUTERS/Marko Djurica (SERBIA - Tags: SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A man rides a motorcycle during the brass band festival in Guca, Serbia. Reuters

NARA, JAPAN - AUGUST 07: Buddhist monks clean the dust off of the 15-meter-high Great Buddha at the Todaiji Temple on August 7, 2014 in Nara, Japan. About 100 Buddhist monks take part in brushing away dust as a part of the preparation for the Buddhist festive period of Bon around August 15 when Japanese Buddhists honor and welcome the spirits of ancestors. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images)

Buddhist monks clean the Great Buddha in Nara, Japan. Getty

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 07: A grieving family member cries during a national memorial service as Australians mourn the loss of all victims of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 at St. Patrick's Cathedral on August 7, 2014 in Melbourne, Australia. The Government has declared Thursday 7 August 2014 to be a National Day of Mourning. (Photo by Mark Dadswell-Pool/Getty Images)

A mourner cries in a national memorial service for Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 in Melbourne, Australia. Getty

BERLIN, GERMANY - AUGUST 06: Edith Ehninger, 95, who suffers from dementia, talks to Mogli during the cat's weekly visit at the Lutherstift senior care facility on August 6, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. Eva Kullmann, Mogli's owner, says the weekly visits are vital therapy and spark the curiosity, communication and delight of the facility residents. Friday, August 8, is World Cat Day. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Cat Mogli visits a dementia patient in a Berlin, Germany, senior care center. Getty

DOVER, DE - AUGUST 07: U.S. Army soldiers carry the flag-draped transfer case containing the remains of U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene during a dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base on August 7, 2014 in Dover, Delaware. According to reports, Greene, who was from Schenectady, New York, assigned to the Combined Security Transition Command, was killed after his unit was attacked in Afghanistan. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Soldiers carry the remains of U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene during a dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base. Getty

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President Barack Obama speaks in Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Getty

Angelito Ribero, poses for a photo dressed as 'Gauchito Gil,' a folk saint revered by Argentines, outside the San Cayetano church in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014. 'Gauchito Gil,' was an 1800's outlaw who became a mystical symbol of bravery; stealing from the rich and giving to the poor. Thousands of people visit the San Cayetano church, the patron saint of work, amid tough economic times in the South American country. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

A man dressed as folk saint”Gauchito Gil” poses in Buenos Aires, Argentina. AP

Bangladeshi garment workers take away their injured colleagues in a cycle cart during a clash with police in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014. Bangladesh police on Thursday entered the premises of a garment factory, fired tear gas and used batons to disperse workers who were on a hunger strike since July 28 demanding payment of their salaries and festival allowances. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad)

Garment workers remove injured colleagues in a clash with police in Dhaka, Bangladesh. AP

A pedestrian walks through a downtown underpass as the midday sun casts shadows from overhead beams, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

A pedestrian walks through a downtown underpass in Atlanta. AP

A Palestinian by holds a toy gun as he participates at a Hamas rally in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014. Thursday's rally drew several thousand supporters and a senior Hamas official has told supporters at the rally that the war with Israel won't be over until the group's political demands are met. Israel and Hamas were holding indirect negotiations in Cairo, Egypt about new border arrangements for blockaded Gaza and extending a cease-fire. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

A Palestinian boy holds a toy gun in a Hamas rally in Gaza City. AP

Israeli reserved soldiers watch near the Israel Gaza border on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)

Israeli soldiers watch the Gaza border. AP

Activists shout during clashes with forces from the Kiev-1 volunteer battalion on Independence Square in Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014. Demonstrators on Thursday confronted city workers attempting to clear a central square, lighting tyres on fire in protest against the city government's move. Dark plumes of smoke from burning rubber rose above Independence Square as workers guarded by armed men in camouflage dismantled some of the barricades surrounding the area. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Activists shout in Kiev, Ukraine. AP

An activist smokes a cigarette after clashes with a special forces police battalion in Independence Square, Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014. Demonstrators on Thursday confronted city workers attempting to clear a central square, lighting tyres on fire in protest against the city government's move. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

An activist smokes after clashing with police in Kiev, Ukraine. AP

In this Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2014 photo released by the Roger Williams Park Zoo, a baby giant anteater clings to his mother "Corndog" at the zoo in Providence, R.I. The yet-to-be-named baby was born July 25. Anteaters, which can eat up to 35,000 termites and ants per day, are native to Central and South America. Only 5,000 are thought to remain in the wild. (AP Photo/Roger Williams Park Zoo, Brett Cortesi)

A baby giant anteater clings to his mother, aptly named Corndog, in a Providence, R.I., zoo. AP

The day in photos

The day in photos