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Russian President Vladimir Putin enters the Alexander Hall to attend a ceremony of presentation of credentials by foreign ambassadors in the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Friday, June 27, 2014. (AP Photo/Yuri Kadobnov, Pool)

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Belgium's Divock Origi, centre, celebrates with Belgium's Daniel Van Buyten, left, and Belgium's Axel Witsel, right, after Origi scored the opening goal during the group H World Cup soccer match between Belgium and Russia at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, June 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

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A pro-Kremlin lawmaker is seeking to introduce official standards in Russia that would limit a person's shoe height, essentially banning women from wearing sky-high heels. (Wikimedia Commons)

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A pro-Kremlin lawmaker is seeking to introduce official standards in Russia that would limit a person's shoe height, essentially banning women from wearing sky-high heels. (Wikimedia Commons)

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Russia's Maria Sharapova returns the ball to Canada's Eugenie Bouchard during their semifinal match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium, in Paris, France, Thursday, June 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)