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Published July 16, 2014, 6:03 p.m. ET
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Honda's latest version of the Asimo humanoid robot walks up stairs during a presentation in Zaventem near Brussels July 16, 2014. Honda introduced in Belgium an improved version of its Asimo humanoid robot that it says has enhanced intelligence and hand dexterity, and is able to run at a speed of some 9 kilometres per hour (5.6 miles per hour). REUTERS/Francois Lenoir (BELGIUM - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Honda’s latest Asimo robot walks up stairs in Zaventem, Germany. Reuters
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ATTENTION EDITORS - REUTERS PICTURE HIGHLIGHT TRANSMITTED BY 0430 GMT ON JULY 16, 2014 EDC802 Fishing boats are pictured amid heavy winds and rain brought by Typhoon Rammasun as it hit the town of Imus. REUTERS/Erik De Castro 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
Fishing boats struggle in Typhoon Rammasun in Imus, Philippines. Reuters
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Israeli security personnel look at a window damaged by shrapnel after a short-range rocket landed on Tuesday near the Erez crossing July 16, 2014. An Israeli civilian was killed by the rocket fired from the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, the military said, the first Israeli fatality in more than a week of fighting with Palestinian militants. The Islamist group Hamas that rules Gaza claimed responsibility for launching the short-range rocket that struck an area along the border with Gaza. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly (ISRAEL - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Israeli security personnel look at a window damaged by rocket shrapnel in Gaza. Reuters
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Parkour enthusiast Luke Webb practices a flip along the Thames in central London, July 16, 2014. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett (BRITAIN - Tags: SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Parkour enthusiast Luke Webb does a flip along the Thames in London. Reuters
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A malnourished child is weighed at the Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders, MSF) feeding centre in Leer, Unity State, July 16, 2014. MSF teams were treating 40 malnutrition cases each month in Leer before the outbreak of hostilities, while now they are treating more than 1,000 new cases per month. More than 13,270 children, most under the age of five, have been admitted to MSF feeding programmes in South Sudan so far this year, according to the a press release from the MSF. REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST HEALTH SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
A child is weighed at a Doctors Without Borders feeding center in Leer, South Sudan. Reuters
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ATTENTION EDITORS - REUTERS PICTURE HIGHLIGHT TRANSMITTED BY 1630 GMT ON JULY 16, 2014 FOR09 The mother of one of the four Palestinian children from the Baker family, whom medics said were killed by a shell fired by an Israeli naval gunboat, grieves outside the morgue 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 mother of a Palestinian child killed by Israeli gunfire cries out in a Gaza City morgue. Reuters
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Code Pink anti-war protesters stand in the hallway as they await to attend a House Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington July 16, 2014. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Code Pink anti-war protesters wait outside a House Armed Services Committee hearing in Washington. Reuters
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US President Barack Obama speaks during a meeting with his State, Local, and Tribal Leaders Climate Task Force on Preparedness and Resilience, in the State Dinning Room at the White House in Washington, DC, on July 16, 2014. AFP PHOTO/Jewel Samad (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)
President Barack Obama gets side-eye during a meeting in Washington. Getty
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Two feral monk parakeets fight over a blade of grass after a thunderstorm, Tuesday, July 15, 2014 in Cooper City, Fla. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)
Monk parakeets fight over grass in Cooper City, Florida. AP
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Jaintia tribesmen carry a 'Rath' or chariot during Behdienkhlam festival celebration in Jowai, in the northeastern Indian state of Meghalaya, Wednesday, July 16, 2014. Behdienkhlam is a traditional festival of the Jaintias celebrated after sowing, seeking a good harvest and to drive away plague and diseases. Young men symbolically drive away evil spirits by beating the roof of every house with bamboo poles. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
The Behdienkhlam festival is celebrated in Jowai, India. AP
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A Palestinian woman holds a national flag as she makes her way through tear gas during a demonstration against the Israeli military action in Gaza, near the West Bank town of Nablus, Wednesday, July 16, 2014. Hundreds of Palestinian families, their children crying, fled Wednesday, as Israel intensified airstrikes on Hamas targets, including homes of the movement's leaders, following failed Egyptian cease-fire efforts. Before the renewed bombardment, Israel had told tens of thousands of residents of border areas to evacuate their neighborhoods. (AP Photo/Nasser Ishtayeh)
A woman waves a Palestinian flag in Nablus, West Bank. AP
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A Filipino boy tries to sweep out floating debris from their flooded home as Typhoon Rammasun batters suburban Quezon city, north of Manila, Philippines on Wednesday, July 16, 2014. Typhoon Rammasun knocked out power in many areas but it spared the Philippine capital, Manila, and densely-populated northern provinces from being directly battered Wednesday when its fierce wind shifted slightly away, officials said. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
A boy tries to clean up his home in Quezon City, Philippines, after a typhoon. AP
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Volunteers take an oath of allegiance to Ukraine, before being sent to the eastern part of Ukraine to join the ranks of special battalion "Azov" in Kiev, Ukraine Wednesday, July 16, 2014. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)
Volunteers take an oath of allegiance to Ukraine in Kiev. AP
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Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen removes her glasses as she testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 16, 2014, before the House Financial Services Committee hearing entitled: "Monetary Policy and the State of the Economy. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen has no time for your nonsense. AP
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Vice President Joe Biden looks at his watch as he speaks in Washington, Wednesday,July 16, 2014, during Generation Progress's annual Make Progress National Summit. As Hillary Rodham Clinton promotes her book, liberals in the Democratic Party are elbowing into the 2016 presidential conversation. Potential Clinton rivals like Biden, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley are in the middle of a summertime tour of Democratic constituencies and campaigns, drawing contrasts to Clinton as she weighs a heavily anticipated second presidential bid. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
Vice President Joe Biden checks his watch in Washington. AP
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First lady Michelle Obama speaks at the Unite For Veterans Summit in Los Angeles on Wednesday, July 16, 2014. Her keynote address highlighted the importance of assistance for veterans as they leave military service. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
First lady Michelle Obama speaks at a veterans’ event in Los Angeles. AP
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PIC FROM MERCURY PRESS - This tiny hedgehog is in a prickly position as hes unable to grow SPIKES, leaving him needing round-the-clock care. The woodland critter was found with no spikes and has been taken in by a family hoping to nurse him back to health so he can be released into the wild. Named Mr Prickleless, the hedgehog was rescued by Dina Nixon and her daughter Jennifer, 25, after being taken into a rescue centre in December last year. It is not known what happened to his spikes, but Dina has vowed that if they ever do return he will be returned to the wild. But for now the hedgehog has taken shelter in a rabbit hutch in her garden.
A hedgehog without spikes receives care from a Liverpool, UK, family. Mercury Press
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A solar panel array is demonstrated on top of a prison building at Ross Correctional Institution on Wednesday, July 16, 2014, in Chillicothe, Ohio. The prison system says the panels on eight buildings will save $245,000 a year in energy costs. (AP Photo/Andrew Welsh-Huggins)
Solar panels provide power at Ross Correctional Institution in Chillicothe, Ohio. AP
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Supporters of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford outside of the mayoral candidates debates at Global Kingdom Ministries in the Scarborough area of Toronto, Ontario. Pictured: General view Ref: SPL803003 160714 Picture by: Sun Media / Splash News Splash News and Pictures Los Angeles: 310-821-2666 New York: 212-619-2666 London: 870-934-2666 photodesk@splashnews.com
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’s supporters picket outside the mayoral debates. Splash
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A cat plays with mouse in a courtyard in Medvode July 16, 2014. REUTERS/Srdjan Zivulovic (SLOVENIA - Tags: ANIMALS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
A real cat-and-mouse game goes down in Medvode, Slovenia. Reuters
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