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Published June 9, 2014, 6:19 p.m. ET
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French artist Paulo Grangeon throws one of his papier-mache pandas displayed at the arrival hall of the Hong Kong airport June 9, 2014. The installation arrived in the city on Monday, launching the month-long "1600 Pandas World Tour in Hong Kong: Creativity meets Conservation" organized by a local art organiser, according to the official press release. REUTERS/Bobby Yip (CHINA - Tags: SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
French artist Paulo Grangeon shows off papier mache pandas at Hong Kong Airport. Reuters
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A man washes his face using a pipe that supplies water to trains at a railway station on a hot summer day in the northern Indian city of Allahabad June 9, 2014. Temperatures in Allahabad on Monday reached 44.8 degrees Celsius (112.6 degrees Fahrenheit), according to information posted on India's meteorological department website. REUTERS/Jitendra Prakash (INDIA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT TRANSPORT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
A man keeps cool in 112-degree temperatures in Allahabad, India. Reuters
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A Pakistani zookeeper hoses an elephant to keep him cool in the afternoon when the temperature reached 46 degrees Celsius (114 Fahrenheit) at Lahore zoo in Lahore, Pakistan, Monday, June 9, 2014. Many cities in Pakistan are facing heat wave conditions with temperatures reaching 50 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenheit) in some places. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
A Pakistani zookeeper cools an elephant at a zoo. AP
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ATTENTION EDITORS - REUTERS PICTURE HIGHLIGHT TRANSMITTED BY 1345 GMT ON JUNE 9, 2014. BAG506 Women react at the site of a car bomb attack in the town of Tuz Khurmato, north of the capital Baghdad. REUTERS/Ako Rasheed 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
Women react at the site of a car bombing in Tuz Khurmato, Iraq. Reuters
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An old woman looks from inside a car with bullet holes and shattered windows as she flees fighting in the eastern Ukrainian town of Slaviansk June 9, 2014. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST MILITARY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
A family flees Slaviansk, Ukraine, in a car full of bullet holes and broken glass. Reuters
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A boy wrapped in Brazilian national flag stands in front of policemen and listens to speech from a truck during a protest by metro workers in Sao Paulo June 9, 2014. Brazilian police used tear gas on Monday to disperse metro workers on strike in Sao Paulo in defiance of a court order to return to work, causing major traffic congestion just three days before the city hosts the opening match of the World Cup soccer tournament. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj (BRAZIL - Tags: CRIME LAW SOCCER SPORT CIVIL UNREST WORLD CUP)
A boy wrapped in the Brazilian flag stands in front of Sao Paulo riot police. Reuters
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Young Palestinians take part in military-style exercise during a summer camp organized by Hamas movement in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip June 9, 2014. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST MILITARY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Young Palestinians perform military exercises at a summer camp in Rafah, Gaza Strip. Reuters
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Members of the Roofless Movement (MTST) join metro workers in a protest on the fifth day of a strike in Sao Paulo June 9, 2014. Brazilian police used tear gas on Monday to disperse metro workers on strike in Sao Paulo in defiance of a court order to return to work, causing major traffic congestion just three days before the city hosts the opening match of the World Cup soccer tournament. The banner reads, "All support to the workers strikes." REUTERS/Stringer/Brazil (BRAZIL - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT POLITICS WORLD CUP SPORT SOCCER CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Roofless Movement members and subway workers protest in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Reuters
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Seleka fighters stand in their base before a mission in the town of Lioto June 9, 2014. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic (CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)
Seleka fighters gather at a base in Lioto, Central African Republic. Reuters
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A visitor looks at the British Guiana stamp at Sotheby's in Manhattan, New York June 9, 2014. The stamp, being called the world's most famous, is estimated to sell for $10-20 million when auctioned on June 17. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
A visitor looks at the British Guiana stamp, valued between $10 million and $20 million, at Sotheby’s in New York. Reuters
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Attendees listen to speakers during the Xbox E3 Media Briefing at USC's Galen Center in Los Angeles, California June 9, 2014. REUTERS/Kevork Djansezian (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS)
The Xbox E3 Media Briefing at USC’s Galen Center in Los Angeles glows green. Reuters
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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's chief of staff Kevin O'Dowd testifies at a hearing before a joint legislative committee in regards to the Bridgegate scandal in Trenton, New Jersey June 9, 2014. O'Down testified on Monday he had no knowledge of the closing of access lanes to the George Washington Bridge last fall that caused huge traffic jams and set off what has been dubbed the Bridgegate scandal. REUTERS/Charles Mostoller (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s chief of staff, Kevin O’Dowd, testifies about Bridgegate in Trenton. Reuters
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DETROIT, MI - JUNE 9: Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder speaks at a press conference at the Detroit Institute of Arts June 9, 2014 in Detroit, Michigan. Snyder and others announced that Ford Motor Company, General Motors, and Chrysler Group were contributing $26 million to a grand bargain fund to help the DIA reach it's $100 million share of the grand bargain fund to help protect its artworks from being sold due to the City of Detroit's bankruptcy. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder speaks at the Detroit Institute of the Arts. Getty Images
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Subway train operators, along with activists from social movements, clash with riot police in front of the Ana Rosa metro station, in an ongoing subway strike, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Monday, June 9, 2014. Authorities are deeply worried about the strike because the subway is the main means of transportation for World Cup fans scheduled to attend Thursday's opening match when Brazil takes on Croatia. The stadium is about 20 kilometers (12 miles) east of central Sao Paulo, where most tourists stay. (AP Photo/Mario Angelo)
Subway operators and activists clash with riot police in Sao Paulo, Brazil. AP
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A Chinese man walks past a display showing the types of energy usage on a map depicting China at an energy conservation and environment protection exhibition in Beijing Monday, June 9, 2014. A Chinese environmental group launched a smartphone app on Monday that tracks and shames polluting factories, highlighting how the country is making environmental data more available and is welcoming public monitoring of companies that pollute. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
A display shows energy use in China at a Beijing conservation exhibition. AP
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Natalie, left, and Heather Starr, with their daughter Libby, say their vows in front of Rev. Roger Bertschausen on the steps of the Outagamie County administration building on Monday, June 9, 2014 in Appleton, Wis. They are the first same sex couple to be married in the county. (AP Photo/The Post-Crescent, Wm.Glasheen)
Natalie and Heather Starr hold the first same-sex wedding in Outagamie County, Wis. AP
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President Barack Obama is introduced by Andy MacCracken, before signing a Presidential Memorandum on reducing the burden of student loan debt, Monday, June 9, 2014 in East Room of the White House in Washington. The president said the rising costs of college have left America's middle class feeling trapped. He says no hard-working youngster in America should be priced out of a higher education. Obama signed a presidential memorandum he says could help an additional 5 million borrowers.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
President Obama signs a memorandum on student loan debt reduction on June 9. AP
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Trudy Price, who turned 100 on Monday, reacts while sitting on a riding lawn mower, Monday, June 9, 2014, on the campus of Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio. Brookdale Senior Living and Wish of a Lifetime formed a partnership to provide a helping hand in making Price's dream of mowing a lawn and planting flowers come true. (AP Photo/Sentinel-Tribune, J.D. Pooley) MANDATORY CREDIT, TOLEDO BLADE OUT
Bowling Green, Ohio, resident Trudy Price rides a mower on her 100th birthday. AP
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Jaret Daniels, a biologist with the Florida Museum of Natural History, holds an endangered SchausÂ’ swallowtail butterfly before releasing it into the wild on Elliott Key, Monday, June 9, 2014, in Biscayne National Park, Fla. A collection and captive breeding operation, begun in 2012 in an effort to save the butterfly from extinction, has shown initial success. Over a thousand butterfly larvae have been produced at the University of Florida and adult butterflies and larvae have been released into the wild in an effort to increase the population. Each adult released are numbered with a permanent marker for identification. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
An endangered SchausÂ’ swallowtail butterfly is released into the wild. AP
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People gather outside an office of the Russian federal migration service, with children seen playing in the foreground, in Belgorod, June 9, 2014. People, many of whom claimed they had recently arrived from Ukraine and called themselves Ukrainian citizens, came to the office of the service to receive the refugee status, according to those present. The Russian Belgorod region shares borders with districts of eastern Ukraine. REUTERS/Vladimir Kornev (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY IMMIGRATION CONFLICT)
Families gather at a federal migration service in Belogrod, Russia, for refugee status. Reuters
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