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Published Aug. 1, 2014, 5:24 p.m. ET

Plains zebra baby Ubangi stands next to his mother Elena at the zoo in Dresden, eastern Germany, on August 1, 2014. Ubangi was born on June 30, 2014 at the zoo. AFP PHOTO / DPA / MATTHIAS HIEKEL / GERMANY OUT (Photo credit should read MATTHIAS HIEKEL/AFP/Getty Images)

Baby plains zebra Ubangi stays close to his mother Elena in a Dresden, Germany, zoo. Getty

A child plays at an interactive playground called "Tangle", where children create their art installations by weaving colourful elastic bands around poles at a skating rink in the Marina Bay Sands mall in Singapore August 1, 2014. Tangle was part of a series of programmes in the annual Sands for Singapore Festival charity drive, in which the Casino aims to raise funds to benefit underprivileged Singaporeans. REUTERS/Edgar Su (SINGAPORE - Tags: SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A child plays at an interactive playground called “Tangle” in Marina Bay Sands, Singapore. Reuters

An Israeli mobile artillery unit fires towards the Gaza Strip August 1, 2014. Israel declared a Gaza ceasefire over on Friday and killed more than 50 Palestinians in renewed shelling, saying militants had breached the truce shortly after it began and apparently captured an Israeli soldier. The 72-hour break announced by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was the most ambitious attempt so far to end more than three weeks of fighting, and followed mounting international alarm over a rising Palestinian civilian death toll. REUTERS/ Baz Ratner (ISRAEL - Tags: CIVIL UNREST MILITARY POLITICS CONFLICT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

An Israeli mobile artillery unit fires towards the Gaza Strip . Reuters

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe heads the ball during a meeting with Brazilian soccer players in Brasilia, August 1, 2014. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino (BRAZIL - Tags: POLITICS SPORT SOCCER TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe heads a ball during a meeting with soccer players in Brasilia, Brazil. Reuters

Ammunition is seen on an armoured fighting vehicle (AFV) at a checkpoint controlled by Ukrainian army servicemen outside the eastern Ukrainian village of Nikishyne, Donetsk region August 1, 2014. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT MILITARY)

Ammo rests on an armored vehicle at a checkpoint in Donetsk, Ukraine. Reuters

U.S. Secretary of State Kerry speaks on his phone while his plane refuels at Ramstein Air Base in Ramstein-Miesenbach

Secretary of State John Kerry speaks on his phone in Ramstein-Miesenbach, Germany. Reuters

A protester wipes away a tear during a pro-Gaza demonstration outside the Israeli embassy in London August 1, 2014. Israel launched its Gaza offensive on July 8 in response to a surge of rocket attacks by Gaza's dominant Hamas Islamists. Hamas said that Palestinians would continue confronting Israel until its blockade on Gaza was lifted. REUTERS/Neil Hall (BRITAIN - Tags: POLITICS CONFLICT)

A pro-Gaza protester wipes a tear at the Israeli embassy in London. Reuters

A Bolivian Aymara witch doctor sprays a drink from a bottle, in honour of "Pachamama" (Mother Earth) at La Apacheta, in the outskirts of La Paz, August 1, 2014. According to Andean culture, the month of August is a time to give offerings to "Pachamama" to give thanks for their farms and health. The Aymaras use coca leaves, candies, animal fat, llama foetuses, some dried fruits, powdered minerals and alcohol during these rituals. REUTERS/David Mercado (BOLIVIA - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY ANNIVERSARY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

An Aymara witch doctor gives an offering to “Pachamama” in La Paz, Bolivia. Reuters

U.S. President Barack Obama waves goodbye to reporters after a statement and taking questions at the White House in Washington, August 1, 2014. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)

President Barack Obama waves goodbye after a press conference in Washington. Reuters

Israeli soldiers load shells onto a tank near the border of southern Gaza Strip August 1, 2014. Israel declared a Gaza ceasefire over on Friday, saying Hamas militants breached the truce soon after it came into effect and apparently captured an Israeli officer while killing two other soldiers. Renewed Israeli shelling killed more than 50 Palestinians and wounded some 220, hospital officials said. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called his security cabinet into special session and publicly warned Hamas and other militant groups they would "bear the consequences of their actions". REUTERS/Baz Ratner (ISRAEL - Tags: POLITICS CONFLICT MILITARY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Israeli soldiers load shells onto a tank on the southern Gaza border. Reuters

A baby looks to his mother as he crawls across the finish line to win his heat on the track during the "Diaper Derby" event in New York August 1, 2014. The derby was held as a stunt ahead of the New York City Triathlon on Sunday. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY SPORT TRIATHLON)

A baby crawls across the finish line of the Diaper Derby in New York. Reuters

Participants compete at the National Rubik's Cube Championship at Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, New Jersey August 1, 2014. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY SOCIETY)

Participants compete at the National Rubik’s Cube Championship at Liberty Science Center in Jersey City. Reuters

Two navy speed boats are seen leaving Greek frigate "Salamis" on their way to Tripoli as a cloud of smoke rises above the Libyan capital in this handout photo dated July 31, 2014. Greece safely evacuated embassy staff and more than one hundred Chinese and European nationals from Libya early on Friday with a navy frigate sailing back to the Greek port of Piraeus, its defence ministry said. REUTERS/Greek Defense Ministry/Handout via Reuters (LIBYA - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY AU NTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE THIS IMAGE THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. 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

Two navy speed boats leave the Greek frigate “Salamis” on their way to Tripoli, Libya. Reuters

Palestinian relatives mourn over the body of five year old, Rana Duheir, a five year old girl killed in an Israeli air strike, during her funeral in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on July 29, 2014. Israel's bombardment of Gaza left dozens more Palestinians dead after a black day for the Israeli army, with the spiral of violence showing no sign of abating. AFP PHOTO/ SAID KHATIB (Photo credit should read SAID KHATIB/AFP/Getty Images)

Relatives mourn a slain Palestinian girl in Rafah, Gaza Strip. Getty

Female cadets battle it out with pugil sticks to determine who wins the title of "Big Bad Basic" during the Air Force Academy cadets' final day of basic field training at Jack's Valley in Colorado Springs, Colo., Thursday, July 31, 2014. The female champion was Maggie Borngesser of the Demon Squadron from St. Augustine, Fla., and the male champion was Santo Coppola of the Executioners Squadron from Santa Fe, N.M. (AP Photo/The Gazette, Julia Moss)

Female cadets battle in the Air Force Big Bad Basic in Colorado Springs, Colo. AP

A performer breathes out fire, for visitors attending a beach carnival, in Beijing, China, Friday, Aug. 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

A performer breathes fire in a Beijing, China, carnival. AP

A Hindu devotee pours milk on a snake as an offering during the annual Hindu Nag Panchami festival, dedicated to the worship of snakes, in Allahabad, India, Friday, Aug. 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

A woman pours milk on a snake during the Hindu Nag Panchami festival in Allahabad, India. AP

A poster of later Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is seen on the rubble of a destroyed house in the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, Friday, Aug. 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

A portrait of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat rests in Bureij refugee camp rubble in Gaza. AP

Australian and Dutch investigators examine pieces of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 plane, near the village of Hrabove, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine Friday, Aug. 1, 2014. The investigators from the Netherlands and Australia plus officials with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe traveled from the rebel-held city of Donetsk in 15 cars and a bus to the crash site outside the village of Hrabove. Then they started setting up a base to work from at a chicken farm. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)

Australian and Dutch investigators examine pieces of the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 in Donetsk, Ukraine. AP

A white bear sits in a pool at Yokohama Zoo in Yokohama, near Tokyo, Friday, Aug. 1, 2014. Heat wave continues in the metro areas as temperature goes up high at 34 degrees Celsius (93.2 degrees Fahrenheit), meteorological bureau said. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

A polar bear takes a dip at the zoo in Yokohama, Japan. AP

The day in photos

The day in photos