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Live News Pictures Of The Day: Photos From Wednesday 18th June 2014
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Volcanic activity at Mount Etna
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The Duchess of Cambridge talks with Bletchley veteran Lady Marion Body, who knew her grandmother, during a visit to Bletchley Park in Buckinghamshire to mark the completion of a year-long restoration project, which has returned the buildings to their Second World War appearance and created new visitor facilities. (credit:PA)
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The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh arrive at Ascot on Day Two of the 2014 Royal Ascot Meeting at Ascot Racecourse, Berkshire. (credit:PA)
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Racegoers during day two of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse on June 18, 2014 in Ascot, England. (credit:Getty Images)
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Between A Rock And Another Rock.... A woman got stuck in between two giant rocks in a mountain attraction after she tried to walk through the gap, in Mudanjiang, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on June 15th, 2014. Twelve firemen climbed up more than 20 minutes in reaching the woman's place, and found the woman was stuck tightly in between two giant rocks. And she had breathing difficulties. Firemen set down ropes, lifting and pulling the woman out of the gap after a 30-minute trial. The woman said she tried to walk through the rock gap out of curiosity, but her buttocks and breasts wedged her tight.
(06 of22)
A woman holds a map depicting Novorossiya (New Russia), a historical term referring to the area north of the Black Sea now a part of Ukraine, and cries during a rally in support of the self-proclaimed 'Donetsk People's Republic' in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, on June 18, 2014. Around 3,000 people, including miners and supporters of the separatist movement of eastern Ukraine, marched in downtown Donetsk calling for peace and independence for the region. Donetsk and the neighbouring heavily Russified region of Lugansk declared independence in disputed May 11 referendums whose legitimacy was rejected by Kiev and the West. (credit:Getty)
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Daisy Lowe attends the GQ dinner to celebrate London Collections: Men SS15 at Ham Yard Hotel on June 17, 2014 in London, England. (credit:Getty)
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Catherine Duchess of Cambridge visits Bletchley Park, Milton Keynes (credit:Rex)
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Nicole Richie attending the 2014 Licensing ConventionMandalay Bay Convention Center at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, USA. (credit:PA)
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Pope Francis is handed a baby to caress as he is driven through the crowd for his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, June 18, 2014.
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Protestors lie on tram tracks in front of the Saint-Jean railway station in Bordeaux, southwestern France, during a demonstration called by French artists and entertainment workers, known as 'intermittents du spectacle', in protest against the French government's plan to reform their status. (credit:Getty Images)
(12 of22)
This picture taken on June 17, 2014 shows riders wearing ethnic group costume competing in a traditional horseback riding event in Hongyuan county of Aba town, or Ngawa town, southwest China's Sichuan province. Some 300 riders from 15 teams around the country took part in the traditional horseback riding event, local media reported.
Day 5 of the Queen's Baton Relay in Scotland(13 of22)
Batonbearer 010 Kirsty Millar carries the Glasgow 2014 Queen's Baton through Duns in the Scottish Borders. The batonbearer's name has been provided in good faith, however it has not been independently verified. Photo credit should read: Ben Birchall for Glasgow 2014. Copyright Glasgow2014, 2014, All rights reserved. (credit:PA)
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Palestinian women inspect their house after it was searched by Israeli soldiers during an operation to look for three Israeli teenagers believed kidnapped by Palestinian militants, early on June 18, 2014 in the West Bank town of Nablus. Israel stepped up efforts to crush Hamas in the West Bank as the hunt for three Israeli teenagers believed kidnapped by the Islamist movement entered its fifth day. Thousands of troops searching for the youths turned their attention overnight to the northern West Bank city of Nablus and surrounding area, arresting 41 Palestinians, the army said. AFP PHOTO/JAAFAR ASHTIYEH (Photo credit should read JAAFAR ASHTIYEH/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Mexico's goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa (L) clears an attempt at goal by Brazil's defender Thiago Silva (C) during a Group A football match between Brazil and Mexico in the Castelao Stadium in Fortaleza during the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 17, 2014. AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI (credit:Getty Images)
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Brazil's forward Neymar (L) reacts as Brazil's national anthem is played before a Group A football match between Brazil and Mexico in the Castelao Stadium in Fortaleza during the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 17, 2014. (credit:Getty Images)
South Korean Fans Watch South Korea v Russia 2014 FIFA World Cup Game(17 of22)
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - JUNE 18: South Korean singer Psy performs during a public screening for the 2014 World Cup match between South Korea and Russia on June 18, 2014 in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Premiere Of HBO's "True Blood" Season 7 And Final Season - Red Carpet(18 of22)
HOLLYWOOD, CA - JUNE 17: Actress Anna Paquin attends Premiere Of HBO's 'True Blood' Season 7 And Final Season at TCL Chinese Theatre on June 17, 2014 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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esigner Katie Eary poses on the runway at the Katie Eary show during the London Collections: Men SS15 at Victoria House in London, England. (credit:Getty Images)
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'Split-Rocker' a 37-foot tall flower sculpture by artist Jeff Koons, is assembled by workers outside Rockefeller Center in New York City. The sculpture depicts a half toy pony, half toy horse. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Karl Eustace and Ste Gannon (not in picture) from Speke, Liverpool took a week to decorate their houses in support of England during the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. (credit:PA)
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A man enjoys the warm weather by jumping from the Wooden Bridge in Clontarf, Dublin. (credit:PA)