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Published July 7, 2014, 6:19 p.m. ET

ATTENTION EDITORS - REUTERS PICTURE HIGHLIGHT TRANSMITTED BY 2212 GMT ON JULY 6, 2014 RJO02 Women take a shower next to mannequins wearing Brazil's national soccer team jerseys during a protest organised by the NGO Rio de Paz (Rio of Peace) against the 2014 World Cup, in Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes 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 shower near mannequins with Brazil jerseys during a protest in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Reuters

Six Argentine horses stand inside a plane at Madrid's Barajas airport July 6, 2014. A plane with 50 Argentine horses arrived to compete in the 43rd International Polo Tournament in Sotogrande, southern Spain, during the months of July and August. REUTERS/Juan Medina (SPAIN - Tags: ANIMALS SPORT EQUESTRIANISM TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Argentine horses stand in a plane at Barajas Airport in Madrid. Reuters

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un poses with soldiers during an inspection of the defence detachment on Ung Islet, which is defending an outpost in the East Sea of Korea, in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang July 7, 2014. REUTERS/KCNA (NORTH KOREA - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 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 poses with soldiers on Ung Inslet, North Kora. Reuters

A supporter of Kenya's opposition Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD), attends their rally dubbed "Saba Saba day rally" to demand dialogue with the government at the Uhuru park grounds in the capital Nairobi, July 7, 2014. Police fired tear gas at anti-government protesters in Kenya on Monday, shortly before an opposition rally in the capital, stoking tensions in a nation haunted by past political violence and battling a wave of militant attacks. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya (KENYA - Tags: SOCIETY CIVIL UNREST POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A supporter of the Coalition for Reforms and Democracy rallies in Nairobi, Kenya. REuters

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry greets media representatives flying aboard his plane bound for diplomatic talks in China while flying out of Washington, July 7, 2014. Kerry is heading to Beijing to participate in the sixth round of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue known as the "S&ED." REUTERS/Jim Bourg (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)

Secretary of State John Kerry greets the media while flying out of Washington. Reuters

Supporters of Afghan presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani dance in the street after the Independent Election Commission (IEC) announced preliminary results in Kabul July 7, 2014. Afghanistan declared former World Bank official Ghani the winner of last month's presidential election run-off on Monday on preliminary results that threaten to split the country along ethnic lines. The IEC said Ghani won the June 14 second round with 56.44 percent of the vote, according to preliminary results. The tally might still change, however, when the final official numbers come out on July 22. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)

Supporters of Afghan presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani dance in the street as preliminary results are announced in Kabul. Reuters

A Ukrainian soldier stands near a destroyed tank of pro-Russian separatists just outside the eastern Ukrainian town of Slaviansk July 7, 2014. Pro-Russian rebels erected new barricades on the streets of Donetsk on Monday, preparing to make a stand in the city of a million people after losing their bastion in the town of Slaviansk in the worst defeat of their three-month uprising. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST MILITARY)

A Ukrainian soldier stands near a destroyed pro-Russian tank outside Slaviansk, Ukraine. Reuters

A La Paz, Bolivia soccer fan gets the World Cup Logo cut into his hair. Reuters

Yuan Zai , the first Taiwan-born baby panda, enjoys her birthday cake, during the celebration of her first birthday at the Taipei City Zoo on July 6, 2014. The first Taiwan-born panda was delivered on July 7, 2013 following a series of artificial insemination sessions after her parents -- Yuan Yuan and her partner Tuan Tuan, donated by China to Taiwan five years ago -- failed to conceive naturally. AFP PHOTO / Mandy CHENG (Photo credit should read Mandy Cheng/AFP/Getty Images)

Yuan Zai , the first Taiwan-born baby panda, enjoys her birthday cake. Getty

PAMPLONA, SPAIN - JULY 07: Revellers run with Torrestrella's fighting bulls along the Calle Estafeta during the second day of the San Fermin Running Of The Bulls festival on July 7, 2014 in Pamplona, Spain. The annual Fiesta de San Fermin, made famous by the 1926 novel of US writer Ernest Hemmingway 'The Sun Also Rises', involves the running of the bulls through the historic heart of Pamplona. (Photo by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)

Crowds surge during the running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain. Getty

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 07: Young children join immigration reform protesters while marching in front of the White House July 7, 2014 in Washington, DC. During the rally participants condemned "the President's response to the crisis of unaccompanied children and families fleeing violence and to demand administrative relief for all undocumented families". (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Children join immigration reform protesters outside the White House. Getty

Buddhist devotees and others watch an Indian man perform bike stunts on the fifth day of Kalachakra near Leh, India, Monday, July 7, 2014. Buddhist devotees from across the globe have arrived in this Himalayan region of Ladakh to attend the Kalachakra or Wheel of Time initiations by the Dalai Lama that began Thursday. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal)

Buddhist devotees watch bike stunts near Leh, India. AP

A boy stands beneath water pouring from a roof during monsoon rains in Mumbai, India, Monday, July 7, 2014.The monsoon rains usually hit India from June to September. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

A boy gets wet during a monsoon in Mumbai, India. AP

Lightning strikes early Monday morning, July 7, 2014, north of Gillette, Wyo. According to the National Weather Service, there was about of 0.08 inches of precipitation and the forecast is predicting more showers and thunderstorms throughout the week. (AP Photo/Gillette News Record, Daniel Brenner)

Lightning strikes north of Gillette, Wyoming. AP

An Israeli military flare explodes over Gaza Strip-Israel Border, Monday, July 7, 2014. Three Israeli suspects in the killing of a Palestinian teenager who was abducted and burned to death last week confessed to the crime on Monday an official said, as the country's leaders raced to contain a public uproar over the slaying. The authorities reported the confessions as violence continued on Israel's volatile front with the Gaza Strip. Palestinian militants bombarded Israel with some 40 rockets and mortars, drawing Israeli airstrikes in retaliation, and at least eight Palestinian militants were killed. As Israel pressed ahead with a mobilization of forces along the Gaza border, the Hamas militant group vowed revenge, saying "the enemy will pay a tremendous price." (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

An Israeli military flare explodes over Gaza Strip-Israel border. AP

A model wears a creation by French fashion designer Alexis Mabille, as part of his Fall Winter 2014-15 Haute Couture collection, presented in Paris, Monday, July 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

A model shows her shadow in Paris. AP

French President Francois Hollande, bottom right, poses with foreign soldiers from 80 nations that fought for France in World War I, and descendants of veterans in Paris, Monday July 7, 2014. All will take part in France's Bastille Day parade July 14, including three representatives of the Algerian army, a decision that caused anger among far-right groups bitter over France's loss of its former prized colony. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, Pool)

French President Francois Hollande poses with World War I veterans and their descendants in Paris. AP

Mynor Fuentes checks his home after it was damaged during an earthquake in San Pedro, Guatemala, Monday, July 7, 2014. A magnitude-6.9 earthquake on the Pacific Coast jolted a wide area of southern Mexico and Central America Monday. (AP Photo/Oliver de Ros)

Mynor Fuentes checks his home after an earthquake in San Pedro, Guatemala. AP

Roger Hadfield, father of Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, waves from the bombardier's seat after "Sentimental Journey", a Second World War B-17 Flying Fortress, lands at Gatineau Executive Airport in Gatineau, Quebec, on Monday, July 7, 2014. The Royal Canadian Air Force flew the B-17 out of RCAF Station Rockcliffe in Ottawa, delivering mail to Canadian soldiers, sailors and airmen overseas. Hadfield flew the B-17 in the 1960s to conduct aerial mapping. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Justin Tang)

Roger Hadfield waves from the “Sentimental Journey”, a World War II B-17, at Gatineau Executive Airport in Gatineau, Quebec. AP

Brooke Trammell ropes a calf during the Original Team Roping Association World Finals Monday, July 7, 2014, in Abilene, Texas. (AP Photo/The Abilene Reporter-News, Nellie Doneva)

Brooke Trammell ropes a calf during the Original Team Roping Association World Finals in Abilene, Texas. AP

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