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A performer welcomes athletes to the Olympic Village ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympics at the Olympic Park on Thursday, July 26, 2012, in London. The opening ceremonies for the 2012 London Olympics will be held on Friday, July 27. Picture: AP
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An Iranian girl carries copies of the Qur'an, Islam's holy book, in a classroom during the Muslims' holy fasting month of Ramadaan in Tehran, Iran, on Thursday, July 26, 2012. In Ramadaan, Muslims abstain from food and drink during the daylight hours, breaking their fast ...
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A worker dries vermicelli, specialty eaten during the Muslim holy month of Ramadaan, in the northern Indian city of Allahabad on Thursday, July 26, 2012. Picture: Reuters
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People crossing the Tower Bridge are framed by a set of Olympic Rings floating on the River Thames on Thursday, July 26, 2012, in London. The city will host the 2012 London Olympics with opening ceremonies scheduled for Friday, July 27. Picture: AP
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Many hands join in to help as an anaconda snake at the Oklahoma City Zoo has dental floss taped to it's head and along it's body as it is measured at the zoo in Oklahoma City on Thursday, July 26, 2012. The floss and tape are necessary because it would be nearly impossib ...
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Nationwide Series driver Danica Patrick prepares to drive during NASCAR Nationwide Series practice for the Indiana 250 auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis on Thursday, July 26, 2012. Picture: AP
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Chinese gymnast Teng Haibin works out on the horizontal bar during the men's gymnastics podium training before the 2012 London Olympic Games in London on Wednesday, July 25, 2012. Picture taken using multiple exposures. Picture: Reuters
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An indigenous child swims in the Sao Miguel River during the "Meeting of Traditional Cultures of Chapada dos Veadeiros" in a multiethnic village in Goias on Wednesday, July 25, 2012. The annual event, currently in its 12th edition, celebrates Brazilian popular culture an ...
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Students cool themselves by pouring water on their heads with their helmets during a military drill at an unit of airborne troops in Incheon, west of Seoul on Wednesday, July 25, 2012. About 100 female students from high schools and a women's university, who want to be a ...
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A man takes a nap on an inflatable sofa floating on a flooded street near the Yangtze River in Chongqing municipality on Wednesday, July 25, 2012. Torrential rain has swept through 17 provincial areas since July 20, leaving 95 dead and another 45 missing, the Ministry of ...
