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Philippines workers try to arrange a tarpaulin Wednesday from a billboard that collapsed on top of a house south of Manila due to strong winds from Typhoon Conson. (Associated Press)
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Demonstrators against the African Union peacekeeping force shout slogans during a protest this month in Mogadishu, Somalia, that was organized by al-Shabaab. The militant group battles African Union and government forces in the streets of the capital daily, in an effort to topple Somalia's weak, U.N.-backed administration. (Associated Press)
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Xu Xiaoqi (second from left) protests Wednesday outside a government office building in Beijing in support of victims of forced evictions. (Courtesy of Xu Xiaoqi)
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In this image taken from TV purports to show Iranian scientist Shahram Amiri speaking during an interview in the Iranian interests section of the Pakistan Embassy in Washington D.C. Mr. Amiri, who disappeared a year ago, was on his way home to Tehran on Wednesday July 14, 2010, from the United States, ending a bizarre intelligence drama that could snarl U.S. efforts to gather information on Iran's nuclear program.(AP Photo/ ATN1 DK via APTN)
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A nationalist attacks police in the Ardoyne area of North Belfast, Northern Ireland, Tuesday, July 13, 2010. Northern Ireland leaders condemned Irish nationalist rioters Tuesday who wounded 82 police officers during two nights of street clashes sparked by the province's annual parades by the British Protestant majority. (AP Photo/Liam Mc Burney)
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Irish nationalist rioters attack Police Service of Northern Ireland officers with water cannon in North Belfast, Northern Ireland, Tuesday, July, 13, 2010. Northern Ireland leaders condemned Irish nationalist rioters Tuesday who wounded 82 police officers during two nights of street clashes sparked by the province's annual parades by the British Protestant majority. (AP Photo/Liam Mc Burney)
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Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. shares a laugh with Council of Economic Advisers Chair Christina Romer before speaking about a quarterly report on the Recovery Act on Wednesday, July 14, 2010, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)
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Residents wade through a flooded street in Las Pinas, Philippines, south of Manila, on Wednesday, July 14, 2010, hours after typhoon Conson lashed Manila and nearby areas. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy (left) stands in his command car with Chief of Staff Adm. Edouard Guillaud (standing at right) during Bastille Day ceremonies in Paris on Wednesday, July 14, 2010. Thirteen African countries were invited to the ceremonies. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy (center left) and Chief of Staff Adm. Edouard Guillaud (center right) ride in the command car amid French Republican Horse Guards during the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Avenue des Champs-Elysees in Paris on Wednesday, July 14, 2010. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
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Nine French air force jets fly over the Place de la Concorde during the annual military parade on Bastille Day in Paris on Wednesday, July 14, 2010. Leaders and soldiers from 13 former French colonies in Africa, celebrating five decades of independence, were invited to take part in this year's parade. (UPI/David Silpa)
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A French paratrooper lands in the Place de la Concorde during the annual military parade on Bastille Day in Paris on Wednesday, July 14, 2010. Leaders and soldiers from 13 former French colonies in Africa, celebrating five decades of independence, were invited to take part in this year's parade. (UPI/David Silpa)
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy (top left) arrives at the start of the annual military parade at the Place de la Concorde during the Bastille Day celebrations in Paris on Wednesday, July 14, 2010. Leaders and soldiers from 13 former French colonies in Africa, celebrating five decades of independence, were invited to take part in this year's parade. (UPI/David Silpa)
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Leaders of African countries that were previously French colonies watch the start of the annual military parade at the Place de la Concorde during the Bastille Day celebrations in Paris on Wednesday, July 14, 2010. (UPI/David Silpa)
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy (right) is saluted by an African soldier during the annual military parade at the Place de la Concorde during the Bastille Day celebrations in Paris on Wednesday, July 14, 2010. Leaders and soldiers from 13 former French colonies in Africa, celebrating five decades of independence, were invited to take part in this year's parade. (UPI/David Silpa)
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With Cameroonian first lady Chantal Biya (left) looking on, French President Nicolas Sarkozy kisses the hand of his wife, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, during the annual Bastille Day military parade in Paris on Wednesday, July 14, 2010. (AP Photo/Eric Feferberg, Pool)
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Republican soldiers stand at the start of the Bastille Day parade in Paris on Wednesday, July 14, 2010. Thirteen African countries were invited to the ceremonies. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
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French Republican Guards parade amid African military bands during the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Avenue des Champs-Elysees in Paris on Wednesday, July 14, 2010. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
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Soldiers march in the annual military parade at the Place de la Concorde during the Bastille Day celebrations in Paris on Wednesday, July 14, 2010. Leaders and soldiers from 13 former French colonies in Africa, celebrating five decades of independence, were invited to take part in this year's parade. (UPI/David Silpa)
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French paratroopers arrive at the start of the annual military parade at the Place de la Concorde during the Bastille Day celebrations in Paris on Wednesday, July 14, 2010. Leaders and soldiers from 13 former French colonies in Africa, celebrating five decades of independence, were invited to take part in this year's parade. (UPI/David Silpa)
