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BEIJING, CHINA - JUNE 02: Chinese Paramilitary security force officers stand under a portrait of the late Mao Zedong outside the Forbidden City at Tiananmen Square on June 2, 2014 in Beijing, China. Twenty-five years ago on June 4, 1989, Chinese troops cracked-down on pro-democracy protesters leaving scores dead and injured. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

Chinese military officers stand under a portrait of Mao Zedong in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China.

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Two Komodo dragons are pictured in an enclosure at the Surabaya Zoo on June 2, 2014. A different Komodo dragon died on June 2 at the Indonesian zoo infamous for hundreds of animal deaths in recent years, an official said. It was the second of the creatures -- which are the world's largest living lizards and have a venomous bite -- to die this year at Surabaya Zoo, Indonesia's largest, on the main island of Java. AFP PHOTO / JUNI KRISWANTO (Photo credit should read JUNI KRISWANTO/AFP/Getty Images)

Two Komodo dragons hang out at the Surabaya Zoo in Java, Indonesia.

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U.S. President Barack Obama is photographed through the window as he speaks in the Oval Office during a conference call hosted by the American Lung Association to find ways to reduce carbon pollution from power plants at the White House in Washington, June 2, 2014. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS HEALTH TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

The White House rolled out a new plan to stem the flood of women and children crossing illegally that included ankle bracelets to monitor the migrants.

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An Afghan woman attends an election campaign of Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah in Chaghchran capital of Ghor province June 2, 2014.The second round presidential election will be held on June 14. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

An Afghan woman attends an Abdullah Abdullah election campaign event in Chaghchran, Afghanistan.

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Hank Hamilton and his partner Larry Clement (L) jump in the air as part of "jumping the broom," a traditional wedding custom, during their same-sex marriage ceremony at Unity in Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, June 1, 2014. Same-sex marriage became legal in the State of Illinois on June 1. Picture taken June 1, 2014. REUTERS/Jim Young (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) This is photograph 14 of 15 of the same-sex wedding between Hank Hamilton and Larry Clement taken on June 1, 2014

Hank Hamilton and Larry Clement celebrate at their wedding in Chicago.

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A man waves a Spanish Republican flag during an anti-royalist demonstration at Catalunya square in Barcelona June 2, 2014. Spain's King Juan Carlos said on Monday he would abdicate in favour of his son Prince Felipe, aiming to revive the scandal-hit monarchy at a time of economic hardship and growing discontent with the wider political elite. REUTERS/Albert Gea (SPAIN - Tags: POLITICS ROYALS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A man waves a Spanish Republican flag at an anti-royalist rally in Barcelona, Spain.

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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (L) meets New York Mayor Bill de Blasio at City Hall in New York June 2, 2014. REUTERS/United Nations/Mark Garten/Handout (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon shakes hands with Mayor Bill de Blasio at New York City Hall.

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A cake made by the prisoners is displayed as they participate in the opening ceremony of their own version of the 2014 World Cup at the Castro-Castro prison in Lima, June 2, 2014. According to a press release from the prison, about 300 inmates at the Castro-Castro penitentiary are participating in the two-week tournament, which is being held in order to encourage the adoption of sports within the prison population. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo (PERU - Tags: SPORT SOCCER WORLD CUP CRIME LAW)

A cake baked by Castro-Castro prisoners in Lima, Peru, celebrates the World Cup.

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Ninety-four-year-old World War II veteran Sherwin Callander talks to the media after a naturalization ceremony, Monday, June 2, 2014, in Atlanta. The World War II veteran from Alabama is headed to France for D-Day ceremonies, a trip that seemed unlikely just last week. Callander read about ceremonies for the 70th anniversary of D-Day and thought it would be meaningful to go. He hadn't been back to France since landing on Utah Beach during the Battle of Normandy, but he hit a snag when he went to get a passport. Callander was born in Canada to an American mother, and his family moved to the U.S. when he was 3. But he didn't have documentation proving his U.S. citizenship. Federal officials heard his story and on Monday gave him a proof of citizenship certificate so he could get a passport in time to leave for France just hours later. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

World War II veteran Sherwin Callender celebrates his naturalization in Atlanta.

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Officials work near wreckage at the scene Monday, June 2, 2014, in Bedford, Mass., where a plane plunged down an embankment and erupted in flames during a takeoff attempt at Hanscom Field on Saturday night. Lewis Katz, co-owner of The Philadelphia Inquirer, and six other people died in the crash. (AP Photo/Boston Herald, Mark Garfinkel, Pool)

Officials work near wreckage of a crashed plane in Bedford, Mass.

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Soldiers perform a rescue operation during a simulated chemical attack exercise at Prince Hashem ibn Abdullah special operations training center, in Zarqa, 30 kilometers east of Amman, Jordan, Monday, June 2, 2014. Jordanian and United Arab Emirates forces conducted an exercise for dealing with a possible chemical attack during Eager Lion multinational military exercises. About 12,500 participants from 20 countries are taking part.(AP Photo/Raad Adayleh)

Soldiers undergo rescue training in Zarqa, Jordan.

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Emma Phonesavanh, the sister of 19-month-old Bounkham Phonesavanh who was severely burned by a flash grenade during a SWAT drug raid, cries while attending a vigil with her parents Alecia and Boun Khan Phonesavanh, rear left and right, outside Grady Memorial Hospital where he is undergoing treatment, Monday, June 2, 2014, in Atlanta. A Georgia state senator says he will ask U.S. Attorney Sally Quillian Yates to investigate a police raid where the Georgia toddler was severely burned by a flash grenade. State Sen. Vincent Fort joined 19-month-old Bounkham Phonesavanh's family at a prayer vigil outside Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta on Monday. The boy's mother says a fever may delay a planned surgery. Police have said officers were looking for a suspect who may have been armed and didn't know children were inside. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Emma Phonesavanh sobs at a vigil outside Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta for her 19-month-old brother, severely burned by a flash grenade during a police drug raid.

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A pro-Russian rebel fires a rocket propelled grenade on the rooftop of an apartment building during clashes with Ukrainian troops on the outskirts of Luhansk, Ukraine, Monday, June 2, 2014. Hundreds of pro-Russia insurgents attacked a border guard base in eastern Ukraine on Monday, with some firing rocket-propelled grenades from the roof of a nearby residential building. At least five rebels were killed when the guards returned fire, a spokesman for the border guard service said.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

A pro-Russian rebel fires a grenade in Luhansk, Ukraine.

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NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 02: A person holds up a sign as local clergy, activists and and community leaders protest for the safe return of the 276 abducted schoolgirls outside the Permanent Mission of Nigeria to the United Nations on June 2, 2014 in New York City. Despite a global outcry and renewed military effort to locate them, the girls, who were kidnapped last month by the islamist terrorist group Boko Haram, have yet to be found. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

A woman holds up a sign at a #BringOurGirlsHome rally in New York City.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 02: An employee of Sotheby's auction house holds a case containing the sole-surviving 'British Guiana One-Cent Magenta' stamp dating from 1856, on June 2, 2014 in London, England. The unique stamp is expected to fetch 20 million USD when auctioned in New York, USA on June 17, 2014. The stamp was initially discovered in 1873 by a 12-year old Scottish boy living in British Guiana, South America who sold it to a local stamp collector for several shillings. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

A Sotheby's employee handles the world's most valuable stamp ahead of its auction in London.