Live News Pictures Of The Day: Photos From Monday 30th June 2014

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Pictures of the day from The Huffington Post brings you the very best news and sports images, from around the world chosen and created by our own photo editors, Elliot Wagland, Tahira Mirza and Michael Cripps.

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Canada's Eugenie Bouchard celebrates winning her women's singles fourth round match against France's Alize Cornet on day seven of the 2014 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on June 30, 2014. Bouchard won 7-6, 7-5. (credit:Getty Images)
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Sir Alex Ferguson, Holly Branson and Sir Richard Branson look on from the Royal Box on day seven of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on June 30, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Michal Navratil of the Czech Republic dives from the 28 metre platform at the Serpent's Lair during the first rounds of the third stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series in Ireland (credit:Getty Images)
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A man takes a picture of the finely preserved skeleton of a female mammoth, nicknamed Vika, who lived over a million years ago, after the opening ceremony of the Mammoth Park near the town of Kostolac, some 100 kilometers south east of Belgrade, on June 30, 2014. Serbian archaeologists discovered in 2012 the remains of at least seven mammoths at a dig at an open pit mine. In 2009 the bones of Vika were found at the same site.
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(left to right) Eric Idle, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin and Terry Jones from Monty Python at a photocall before their series of live dates which start at the O2 Arena. (credit:PA)
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A waterspout touches down in the English Channel off the English coast in Chichester, England. (credit:Getty)
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Greg Dyke (left), Sue Howes and Fiona Ferguson in the royal box on centre court during day eight of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon (credit:PA)
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The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C23) satellite takes off during its launch from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, India, Monday, June 30, 2014. The rocket was carrying French Earth Observation Satellite SPOT-7 with four other satellites, AISAT of Germany, NLS7.1 (CAN-X4) and NSL7.2 (CAN-X5) of Canada and VELOX-1 of Singapore. (credit:AP)
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Veteran entertainer Rolf Harris arriving with daughter Bindi (left), wife Alwen and niece Jenny at Southwark Crown Court, London, where he faces 12 counts of indecent assault between 1968 and 1986. (credit:PA)
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Oscar Pistorius listens to evidence in court in Pretoria, South Africa, June 30, 2014. The murder trial of Pistorius resumed Monday after one month during which mental health experts evaluated the athlete to determine if he has an anxiety disorder that could have influenced his actions on the night he killed girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. (AP Photo/Phill Magakoe,
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Oscar Pistorius listens to evidence in court in Pretoria, South Africa, June 30, 2014. The murder trial of Pistorius resumed Monday,after one month during which mental health experts evaluated the athlete to determine if he has an anxiety disorder that could have influenced his actions on the night he killed girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp
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In this Sunday, June 29, 2014 photo, a displaced Iraqi child holds a piece of bread during the first day of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, at an encampment for displaced Iraqis who fled from Mosul and other towns, in the Khazer area outside Irbil, northern Iraq. The grueling fast, in which believers abstain from water, food and cigarettes from sunrise to sunset, has been made even harsher for many living in dusty, hot tents.
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A U.S. Navy AAV (Amphibious Assault Vehicle) maneuvers in the water facing the South China Sea during the 20th Cooperation Afloat Readiness And Training (CARAT) joint naval exercise with Philippine Navy Monday, June 30, 2014 at the Naval Education and Training Center at San Antonio township, Zambales province in northwestern Philippines. More than 100 Filipino and U.S. marines in assault amphibious vehicles conducted a mock assault on imaginary enemies in military drills Monday on a beach in northwestern Philippines fronting the South China Sea, where Manila is locked in a territorial dispute with China.
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Singer Robin Thicke performs onstage during the BET AWARDS '14 at Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE on June 29, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (credit:Getty Images)
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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - JUNE 29: Costa Rica supporters celebrate before their shootout win over Greece while watching the FIFA Fan Fest live broadcast on Copacabana Beach on June June 29, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Costa Rica won the dramatic match despite playing with only ten men for part of the second half. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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ATHENS, GREECE - JUNE 30: Greek fans react to play in the Greece and Costa Rica World Cup match on June 30, 2014 in Athens ,Greece. Costa Rica will play in its first ever quarterfinal match after defeating Greece in a penalty shootout. (Photo by Milos Bicanski/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 29: The sun sets over camping fields at Worthy Farm in Pilton during the 2014 Glastonbury Festival on June 29, 2014 in Glastonbury, England. Gates opened on Wednesday at the Somerset dairy farm that plays host to one of the largest music festivals in the world. Tickets to the event, which is now in its 44th year, sold out in minutes even before any of the headline acts had been confirmed. The festival, which started in 1970 when several hundred hippies paid £1, now attracts more than 175,000 people. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 29: Singer Lionel Richie (R) accepts the 2014 BET Lifetime Achievement Award from singer Pharrell Williams onstage during the BET AWARDS '14 at Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE on June 29, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for BET) (credit:Getty Images)
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CHICAGO, IL - JUNE 29: (L-R) Javier Gomez Noya (1st place) of Spain and Mario Mola (3rd place) of Spain celebrate crossing the finish line in the Elite Men's race in the 2014 ITU World Triathlon Chicago in Grant Park on June 29, 2014 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Threadneedle) (credit:Getty Images)
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MIAMI BEACH, FL - JUNE 28: Jennifer Lopez performs onstage at the iHeartRadio Ultimate Pool Party presented by VISIT FLORIDA at Fontainebleau's BleauLive at Fontainebleau Miami Beach on June 28, 2014 in Miami Beach, Florida. (Photo by John Parra/Getty Images for Clear Channel) (credit:Getty Images)
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Prince Harry watches a trial bike demonstration on the last day of his visit to Santiago Chile. (credit:PA)
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Ellie Goulding performing at the Glastonbury Festival, at Worthy Farm in Somerset. (credit:PA)
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Prince Harry dances with children at the Fundacion Amigos de Jesus day care centre in Santiago, Chile, where they look after children with mental and physical disabilities. (credit:PA)