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Dressed as Charlie Chaplin, Guatemalan Uriel Cifuentes strikes a pose while marching in the Parade of Clowns as part of the sixth annual Latin American Clown Congress in Guatemala City, Tuesday, July 29, 2014. Clowns from Central America and North America have gathered for four days in the capital city to exchange ideas and attend workshops. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
A clown strikes a pose in the Latin American Clown Congress in Guatemala City, Guatemala. AP
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A Nepalese Muslim man has kohl applied to his eyelid at a mosque as he arrives for Eid al-Ftir mass prayers, in Kathmandu July 29, 2014. The Eid al-Fitr festival marks the end of the Islamic holy fasting month of Ramadan. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar (NEPAL - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
A Muslim man has kohl applied to his eyelid in Kathmandu, Nepal. Reuters
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An employee arranges doll heads inside the toy factory owned by Norberto Garcia in Buenos Aires, July 28, 2014. Garcia was poised to launch a series of new toys this year after grafting hard for the past decade to rebuild his business following Argentina's 2001-2002 economic crash and debt default. Instead, he's hunkering down for a possible second default this Thursday, cutting investment plans and scaling back his targets. To match insight ARGENTINA-DEBT/ REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci (ARGENTINA - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
An employee arranges doll heads in a Buenos Aires, Argentina, toy factory. Reuters
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Kashmiri Muslim women offer prayers on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr in Srinagar July 29, 2014. The Eid al-Fitr festival marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. REUTERS/Danish Ismail (INDIAN-ADMINISTERD KASHMIR - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY)
Kashmiri Muslim women pray for Eid al-Fitr in Srinagar, India. Reuters
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Paramilitary policemen raise their fists as they attend an oath-taking rally to ensure the security of the upcoming 2014 Nanjing Youth Olympic Games, in Nanjing, Jiangsu province July 29, 2014. The eastern Chinese city of Nanjing will host the 2014 Youth Olympic Games between August 16 to August 28. REUTERS/China Daily (CHINA - Tags: MILITARY SPORT OLYMPICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA
Paramilitary policemen attend a rally in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China. Reuters
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ATTENTION EDITORS - REUTERS PICTURE HIGHLIGHT TRANSMITTED BY 1306 GMT ON JULY 29, 2014 GAZ20 A Palestinian firefighter reacts as he tries to put out a fire at Gaza's main power plant, which witnesses said was hit in Israeli shelling, in the central Gaza Strip. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem 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 firefighter tries to put out a fire at Gaza’s main power plant. Reuters
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Smoke rises following what witnesses said were Israeli air strikes in the east of Gaza City July 29, 2014. Israel knocked out Gaza's only power plant, flattened the home of its Islamist Hamas political leader and pounded dozens of other high-profile targets in the enclave on Tuesday, with no end in sight to more than three weeks of conflict. More than 1,100 Gazans, most of them civilians, have been killed in the conflict. On the Israeli side, 53 soldiers have been killed as well as three civilians. Israel launched its offensive on July 8 with the aim of halting rocket attacks by Hamas and its allies. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Smoke rises after Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City. Reuters
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A person dressed as the Sesame Street character Elmo walks through Times Square in New York July 29, 2014. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY)
Police watch an Elmo furry in Times Square. Reuters
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Palestinian children play on a mini ferris wheel along a street in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip July 29, 2014. Israel knocked out Gaza's only power plant, flattened the home of its Islamist Hamas political leader and pounded dozens of other high-profile targets in the enclave on Tuesday, with no end in sight to more than three weeks of conflict. More than 1,100 Gazans, most of them civilians, have been killed in the conflict. On the Israeli side, 53 soldiers have been killed as well as three civilians. Israel launched its offensive on July 8 with the aim of halting rocket attacks by Hamas and its allies. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY CONFLICT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Palestinian children play in a Ferris Wheel in Beit Lahiya, Gaza Strip. Reuters
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ATTENTION EDITORS - REUTERS PICTURE HIGHLIGHT TRANSMITTED BY 1830 GMT ON JULY 29, 2014 NIR02 Israeli soldiers mourn next to the grave of Israeli soldier Daniel Kedmi during his funeral in Tel Aviv. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun 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
Fellow Israeli soldiers mourn Daniel Kedmi at his funeral in Tel Aviv. Reuters
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A right wing activist holds a flag during a protest in support of Israel's offensive in the Gaza Strip, in Tel Aviv July 29, 2014. An Israeli television station retracted its report on Tuesday that a ceasefire in the Gaza conflict had been agreed, saying instead there was "movement" toward a truce between Israel and the Palestinian territory's dominant Hamas Islamists being brokered by Egypt. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun (ISRAEL - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
A right wing activist holds a flag during a protest in support of Israel’s offensive in the Gaza Strip, in Tel Aviv July 29, 2014. An Israeli television station retracted… Getty
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 29: Caitlin Jenkins, 17, (L) and Natascha Newbold, 17, (R) ride the StarFlyer on London's South Bank on July 29, 2014 in London, England. London is currently experiencing a period of warm weather forecasted to continue the rest of this week. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
London’s Wonderground Fair gets a surge of traffic due to warmer weather than usual. Getty
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WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 29: Interns from the Republican National Committee and the Republican National Congressional Committee participate in a rally calling for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) to be 'fired' outside the U.S. Capitol July 29, 2014 in Washington, DC. RNC Chairman Reince Priebus and other Republicans from the House said that Reid could be 'fired' from his leadership position if the GOP were to take control of the Senate in this fall's midterm elections. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Republican National Committee interns protest for Harry Reid’s firing in Washington. Getty
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A balloon street vendor yawns while waiting customers outside the Jama Masjid mosque in New Delhi, Tuesday, July 29, 2014. Millions of Muslims across the world are celebrating the Eid al-Fitr holiday, which marks the end of the month-long fast of Ramadan. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
A balloon vendor yawns in New Delhi, India. AP
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A woman rushes into her house past the body of a community service worker who was killed during the shelling at a residential apartment house in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine Tuesday, July 29, 2014. Local residents said it was a shelling from direction of Ukrainian army's positions. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)
A woman rushes past a body into her house in Donetsk, Ukraine. AP
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Secretary of State John Kerry pauses as he speaks to reporters at the State Department in Washington, Tuesday, July 29, 2014, during a news conference with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin. The United States says there's been "no shred of evidence" that Russia is willing to help end the violence and bloodshed between the Ukraine separatists backed by Moscow and the government in Kiev. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
Secretary of State John Kerry pauses during a news conference in Washington.
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In this Monday, July 28, 2014 photo, Christopher Stratton, left, and Floyd Mansberger, archaeologists with Fever River Research, dig through a side yard of the McLean County Museum of History in Bloomington, Ill. Excavation at the area unearthed part of the footprint of the 1836 courthouse where experts said Abraham Lincoln worked as an attorney. Archaeologists also found artifacts, including pieces of glass, a pipe stem, ceramic pieces and spikes and nails. (AP Photo/The Pantagraph, David Proeber)
Archaeologists dig in Bloomington, Ill., near the site of an 1836 courthouse where Abraham Lincoln worked. AP
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President Barack Obama delivers a statement on the south lawn of the White House, in Washington, Tuesday, July 29, 2014, on the continuing violence in Ukraine. President Obama says new U.S. and European sanctions will make Russia's weak economy even weaker. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)
President Barack Obama speaks on the south lawn of the White House. AP
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Two female Sri Lankan leopard cubs, born on July 1, 2014, sit their cage in the zoo of Maubeuge, northern France, on July 29, 2014. The Sri Lankan leopard is a threatened species, with an estimated 700 living in the wild and 65 in captivity. AFP PHOTO / PHILIPPE HUGUEN (Photo credit should read PHILIPPE HUGUEN/AFP/Getty Images)
Female Sri Lankan leopard cubs cozy up together in a Maubeuge, France, zoo.
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