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A woman poses with police officers near Copacabana Beach ahead of the 2014 World Cup in Rio de Janeiro, June 12, 2014. REUTERS/Darren Staples (BRAZIL - Tags: SPORT SOCCER SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A woman poses with police at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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A donkey transports ballot boxes and other election material on to polling stations which are not accessible by road in Shutul, Panjshir province June 13, 2014. The second round presidential election will be held on June 14. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS ANIMALS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A donkey transports ballot boxes in Shutul, Panjshir, Afghanistan.

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The armadillo called Norman, Germany's World Cup oracle, approaches the soccer ball representing Germany as he makes his prediction for the team's opening World Cup match against Portugal on June 16, at the zoo in the western city of Muenster June 13, 2014. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender (GERMANY - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY SPORT SOCCER WORLD CUP TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Germany's World Cup oracle, an armadillo named Norman, is seen in Muenster.

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People watch fireworks explode above the Yenisei River in the town of Divnogorsk near Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, early June 13, 2014. The firework display was performed to mark Russia Day, the national holiday of the Russian Federation, also the Day of the Town. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin (RUSSIA - Tags: ANNIVERSARY SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Fireworks go off above the Yenisei River in Divnogorsk, Russia.

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Elephants painted with flags of Brazil (L) and Mexico (R) perform to celebrate the 2014 World Cup in Brazil as hundreds of people watch along the Khaosan tourist street, in Bangkok June 13, 2014. The performance was part of an event arranged by the Khaosan Road business association in a bid to boost tourism under the current curfew, according to the association. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (THAILAND - Tags: SOCIETY SPORT SOCCER WORLD CUP TRAVEL ANIMALS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Elephants painted with Brazil and Mexico flags perform in Bangkok, Thailand.

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A protester places a Palestinian flag over a section of the controversial Israeli barrier during a protest in solidarity with hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners held by Israel, in the West Bank village of Bilin near Ramallah June 13, 2014. Some 120 Palestinians held by Israel began refusing food on April 24 in protest at their detention without trial. Since then the number has risen closer to 300. Israel's Prisons Service says 70 have been hospitalised. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman (WEST BANK - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A protester places a Palestinian flag over an Israeli barrier in the West Bank.

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Revelers with the rainbow flag take part in the annual gay pride parade in Tel Aviv June 13, 2014. The Tel Aviv municipality, organizers of the 16th annual parade, estimated that some 100,000 people, of which 25,000 were tourists, took part in the festive procession on Friday in Tel Aviv, a Mediterranean hotspot for gay tourism. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly (ISRAEL - Tags: SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY TRAVEL)

Revelers enjoy a gay pride parade in Tel Aviv, Israel.

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U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about the situation in Iraq from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington June 13, 2014. Obama said on Friday he will take several days to review options for how the United States can help Iraq deal with a militant insurgency, saying any action would need significant involvement by Iraq itself. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

President Obama speaks about Iraq in Washington.

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Smoke rises from a house deliberately set on fire, days after part of the ground it was resting on collapsed into Lake Whitney, Texas June 13, 2014. Building crews set fire on Friday to the luxury lake house left dangling about 75 feet (23 meters) on a decaying cliff that has been giving way underneath the structure. REUTERS/Brandon Wade (UNITED STATES - Tags: REAL ESTATE BUSINESS SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Smoke rises from a deliberately destroyed house in Lake Whitney, Texas. The home was torched because the cliff under it had collapsed.

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A chimpanzee holds a lettuce at the zoo in Abidjan on June 12, 2014. The zoo is home to approximately 250 amimals of 42 species. AFP PHOTO/SIA KAMBOU (Photo credit should read SIA KAMBOU/AFP/Getty Images)

A chimpanzee holds a lettuce at the zoo in Abidjan on June 12, 2014. The zoo is home to approximately 250 amimals of 42 species. AFP PHOTO/SIA KAMBOU (Photo credit...

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US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama depart the White House in Washington on June 13, 2014. The Obamas travel to the Cannon Ball, North Dakota, area to visit the Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Nation. AFP PHOTO/Nicholas KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)

President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama leave the White House.

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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie shakes hands with supporters during a visit to Hoogasian Flowers, Friday, June 13, 2014, in San Francisco. Christie is in San Francisco as part of a national tour, headlining a high-dollar fundraiser in the liberal stronghold and supporting the California GOP's long-shot nominee for governor, Neel Kashkari. Christie visited the local flower business with Kashkari before going to a luncheon fundraiser. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie shakes hands with supporters in San Francisco.

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A protester is taken away by police officers after attempting to break into the Legislative building during a demonstration in Hong Kong, Friday June 13, 2014. Hundreds of villagers and students protested against the government over a development plan in the North Eastern New Territories. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

A smiling protester is taken away by police in Hong Kong.

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Two six month-old polar bears play in the water during warm and sunny weather in their enclosure at the Hellabrunn zoo in Munich, southern Germany, Thursday, June 12, 2014. (AP Photo/dpa, Rebecca Krizak)

Polar bear cubs play at the Hellabrunn Zoo in Munich, Germany.

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People light candles and offer prayers at a grave of their relative in a local graveyard of Karachi, Pakistan on the occasion of Shab-e-Barat, Friday, June 13, 2014, 2014. Muslims across the country observe the holy Shab-e-Barat, the night of fortune, gathering at mosques offer nightlong special prayers besides visiting graves of their near and dear ones, as they seek Allah's blessings for the departed souls. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)

People light candles for Shab-e-Barat in Karachi, Pakistan.