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A Palestinian couple speaks with each other during their wedding ceremony at a United Nations-run school sheltering displaced Palestinians from the Israeli offensive, in Shati refugee camp in Gaza City August 13, 2014. The threat of renewed war in Gaza loomed on Wednesday as the clock ticked toward the end of a three-day ceasefire with no sign of a breakthrough in indirect talks in Cairo between Israel and the Palestinians. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY)

A Palestinian couple weds in a United Nations school in a Gaza City refugee camp.

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Associated Press video journalist Simone Camilli walks against a backdrop of destroyed buildings in Beit Lahiya in the Gaza Strip August 11, 2014. Italian journalist Camilli, three Palestinian bomb disposal experts and two other people were killed in Gaza on Wednesday when unexploded munitions blew up, medical officials and police said. REUTERS/Khalil Hamra/AP Photo/Handout via Reuters (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT MEDIA PROFILE TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

Police officers watch demonstrators in Ferguson, Mo., protesting the killing of Michael Brown.

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A demonstrator throws back a tear gas container after tactical officers worked to break up a group of bystanders on Chambers Road and West Florissant on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014 in St. Louis. Nights of unrest have vied with calls for calm in a St. Louis suburb where an unarmed black teenager was killed by police, while the community is still pressing for answers about the weekend shooting. (AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Robert Cohen) EDWARDSVILLE INTELLIGENCER OUT; THE ALTON TELEGRAPH OUT

A demonstrator throws back a tear gas container in a St. Louis, Mo., protest.

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Associated Press video journalist Simone Camilli walks against a backdrop of destroyed buildings in Beit Lahiya in the Gaza Strip August 11, 2014. Italian journalist Camilli, three Palestinian bomb disposal experts and two other people were killed in Gaza on Wednesday when unexploded munitions blew up, medical officials and police said. REUTERS/Khalil Hamra/AP Photo/Handout via Reuters (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT MEDIA PROFILE TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

A journalist passes destruction in Beit Lahiya, Gaza Strip.

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Kevin Mayer of France competes in the javelin event of the men's decathlon during the European Athletics Championships at the Letzigrund Stadium in Zurich

Kevin Mayer of France competes in the men's decathlon during the European Athletics Championships in Zurich, Switzerland.

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Ilya Shkurenyov of Russia reacts in the pole vault event of the men's decathlon during the European Athletics Championships at the Letzigrund Stadium in Zurich August 13, 2014. Picture taken with a fish-eye lens. REUTERS/Phil Noble (SWITZERLAND - Tags: SPORT ATHLETICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Ilya Shkurenyov of Russia pole vaults in the men's decathlon during the European Athletics Championships.

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Lightning strikes during a summer storm in Monterrey August 13, 2014. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril (MEXICO - Tags: ENVIRONMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY CITYSCAPE)

Lightning strikes in Monterrey, Mexico.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un gives field guidance to the construction site of apartment houses for educators of Kim Chaek University of Technology in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang August 13, 2014. REUTERS/KCNA (NORTH KOREA - Tags: POLITICS) 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. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. NOT FOR USE BY REUTERS THIRD PARTY DISTRIBUTORS. SOUTH KOREA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SOUTH KOREA

Kim Jong-un guides a construction site in Pyongyang, North Korea.

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A general view of the crowded beach is seen in the city of Durres, August 13, 2014. Albania has been gripped by hot weather with temperatures reaching 38 degrees Celsius (100 degrees Fahrenheit). REUTERS/Arben Celi (ALBANIA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Blazing temperatures cause crowding at a Durres, Albania, beach.

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Rescue workers are seen at a side of a river at Catequilla hill, after an earthquake struck near Quito on Tuesday, August 13, 2014. The death toll from the 5.1 magnitude earthquake has rose to four, local authorities said. REUTERS/Guillermo Granja (ECUADOR - Tags: DISASTER TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Rescue workers rush to Catequilla hill after an earthquake in Quito, Ecuador.

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Young chimpanzee Lazima, born on July 29, lingers with mother Benga in the zoo in Basel, Switzerland, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Keystone, Georgios Kefalas)

Baby chimp Lazima cuddles with mother Benga in a Basel, Switzerland, zoo.

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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo touches the stones of the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest prayer site, in Jerusalem's Old City,August 13, 2014. REUTERS/Ammar Awad (JERUSALEM - Tags: POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo touches the Western Wall in Jerusalem, Israel.

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A man walks down a flooded road in Islip, New York August 13, 2014. More than a foot of rain hit parts of New York's Long Island on Wednesday, enough to set a preliminary state record, triggering flash floods and swamping cars on major roads that were turned into rivers during the morning rush hour. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A man walks down a flooded road in Islip, N.Y.

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Displaced people from the minority Yazidi sect, fleeing the violence in the Iraqi town of Sinjar, rest as a man stands amongst garbage at the Iraqi-Syrian border crossing in Fishkhabour, Dohuk province August 13, 2014. REUTERS/Youssef Boudlal (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY RELIGION)

Displaced members of the Yazidi sect rest in Fishkhabour, Iraq, as they flee violence in Sinjar.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 13: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry waves to officials and guests before departing on August 13, 2014 in Sydney, Australia. US Secretary of State John Kerry and Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel were meeting with their Australian counterparts Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop and Australian Defence Minister David Johnston at the annual Australia-United States Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN), which was focused on regional security and enhanced military co-operation. (Photo by Rob Griffith - Pool/Getty Images)

Secretary of State John Kerry leaves Sydney, Australia.

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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - AUGUST 13: Workers set up a platform in prepare for a special holy mass on August 13, 2014 in Seoul, South Korea. Pope Francis will be visiting from August 14 to August 18. This is the third trip abroad for the pope, following visits to Brazil and the Middle East. This is the third pontifical visit to South Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

Workers prepare Seoul, South Korea, for a papal visit.

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Lowry Park Zoo elephants Matjeka, 23, and her 1-year-old daughter, Mavi, apply a liberal coating of "sunscreen" to themselves in a clay mud wallow at the park Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2014, in Tampa, Fla., on the park's first observation of World Elephant Day to raise awareness of the wild African elephant crisis. "Elephants are prone to being sunburned," said associate curator Chris Massaro."What they need is lot of mud or clay to roll around in and cover up their skin so it will protect it from the sun." (AP Photo/The Tampa Bay Times, Cherie Diez)

Elephants apply mud to avoid sunburn in a Tampa, Fla., zoo.

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Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley, left, and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, right, laugh with each other as they leave a tour of the Southern Research Institute on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014, in Birmingham, Ala. Christie praised BentleyÂ’s fiscal stewardship Wednesday during a stop to raise money for BentleyÂ’s re-election campaign and GOP executives in other states. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley chuckles with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie in Birmingham, Ala.

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Schoolgirls dressed in the colors of the Indian national tricolor flag participate in rehearsals for Independence Day celebrations in Ajmer, India, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014. Independence Day is celebrated in the country annually on Aug. 15. (AP Photo/Deepak Sharma)

Schoolgirls in Ajmer, India, celebrate the country's independence day.

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Egyptian medics and army personnel escort former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, 86, from a helicopter ambulance after landing at the Maadi Military Hospital, following his retrial in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014. Egypt's deposed President Mubarak on Wednesday denied that he ordered protesters killed during an uprising in 2011, in his first lengthy speech to a court as his year-old retrial draws to an end. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is transported to an ambulance in Cairo, Egypt.

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Civilians inspect the site of a car bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq

Civilians inspect the site of a car bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq.

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Ahead of planned massive anti-government protests, one of the roads to Islamabad is blocked by shipping containers in Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014. Roads leading to the parliament are being blocked in run up to announced protests by cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan and anti-government cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri. Both men want the government to step down and new elections to be held. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)

Roads leading to Islamabad, Pakistan, are blocked ahead of planned anti-government protests.

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Pro-Russian rebels stand at a block-post on the outskirts of Donetsk seen through the bullet riddled windshield of the bus, eastern Ukraine, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014, where at least 12 militiamen fighting alongside government troops against pro-Russian separatist rebels have been killed in an ambush, a spokesman for their radical nationalist movement said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Por-Russian fighters stand at a post in Donetsk, Ukraine.

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Here's an otter named after Benedict Cumberbatch. A US aquarium asked visitors to come up with names for the animals. And fans on Facebook picked out Benny in tribute to the 38-year-old British Sherlock star, along with five other names. The Tennessee Aquarium said Benny and the other otters have been living happily at the facility's River Otter Falls habitat for several months now. Cumberbatch's resemblance to an otter has long been the subject of Internet jokes. And he has even commented on it himself. "It's the blessing of having a weird face—somewhere between an otter and something people find vaguely attractive," Cumberbatch told a US magazine. *MUST CREDIT SPLASH/TENNESSEE AQUARIUM/STAILEY* Pictured: Benny the otter, named after Benedict Cumberbatch Ref: SPL820115 130814 Picture by: Tennessee Aquarium/Stailey Splash News and Pictures Los Angeles: 310-821-2666 New York: 212-619-2666 London: 870-934-2666 photodesk@splashnews.com

An otter named Benedict Cumberbatch hangs out at the Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga, Tenn.