News Pictures of the Day: 5 June
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(L-R) Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Price Harry wave to the crowds from Buckingham Palace during the Diamond Jubilee carriage procession after the service of thanksgiving at St.Paul's Cathedral on the Mall on June 5, 2012 in London, England. For only the second time in its history the UK celebrates the Diamond Jubilee of a monarch. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II celebrates the 60th anniversary of her ascension to the throne. Thousands of wellwishers from around the world have flocked to London to witness the spectacle of the weekend's celebrations. (Photo credit: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
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The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team fly in formation over Buckingham Palace as The Royal family stand on the balcony on June 5, 2012 in London, England. For only the second time in its history the UK celebrates the Diamond Jubilee of a monarch. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II celebrates the 60th anniversary of her ascension to the throne. Thousands of wellwishers from around the world have flocked to London to witness the spectacle of the weekend's celebrations. (Photo credit: Peter Macdiarmid - WPA Pool /Getty Images)
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Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Prince Harry and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after the service of thanksgiving at St.Paul's Cathedral on June 5, 2012 in London, England. For only the second time in its history the UK celebrates the Diamond Jubilee of a monarch. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II celebrates the 60th anniversary of her ascension to the throne. Thousands of wellwishers from around the world have flocked to London to witness the spectacle of the weekend's celebrations. (Photo credit: Oli Scarff/Getty Images)
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British police lead flag waving crowds lining the monarch's route from the Houses of Parliament to Buckingham Palace to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in London on June 5, 2012. Britain's Queen Elizabeth II wraps up four days of diamond jubilee celebrations with a thanksgiving service and ceremonial carriage procession in London, a formal contrast to the spectacular pop tribute staged outside Buckingham Palace the day before. (Photo credit: AFP PHOTO / JOHN MACDOUGALLJOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP/GettyImages)
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Royal Air force Red Arrow display team fly pass Buckingham Palace in London where Britain Queen Elizabeth II watches from the palace balcony as part of a four-day Diamond Jubilee celebration to mark the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II accession to the throne, Tuesday, June 5, 2012. (Photo credit: AP Photo/Sang Tan)
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II arrives for a service of thanksgiving to celebrate her 60-year reign during Diamond Jubilee celebrations in St Paul's Cathedral, London, Tuesday, June 5, 2012. (Photo credit: AP Photo/Tim Hales, Pool)
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Britain's Kate Duchess of Cambridge arrives for a service of thanksgiving to celebrate Queen Elizabeth's 60-year reign during Diamond Jubilee celebrations in St Paul's Cathedral, London, Tuesday, June 5, 2012. (Photo credit: AP Photo/Tim Hales, Pool)
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Britain's Prince William, left, and Kate Duchess of Cambridge arrive for a service of thanksgiving to celebrate Queen Elizabeth's 60-year reign during Diamond Jubilee celebrations in St Paul's Cathedral, London, Tuesday, June 5, 2012. (Photo credit: AP Photo/Tim Hales, Pool)
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Black Caviar is paraded by strapper Donna Fisher at Peter Moody Racing in Melbourne, Tuesday, June 5, 2012. The Peter Moody trained mare leaves for England tomorrow to contest the Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot. (Photo credit: AAP Image/Julian Smith)
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American singer Lady Gaga, arrives at the Stamford Plaza on June 5, 2012 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo credit: Sandra Mu/Getty Images)
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Australian surf lifesaver crews and British "sweeps", who will be taking part in the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant on Sunday, prepare at Twickenham Rowing Club. (Photo credit: James Edgar/PA Wire)
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Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta (L) shakes hands with vietnamese military officials as departs Noi Bai International Airport on June 5, 2012 Hanoi, Vietman. Panetta is on a nine day visit to Asia seeking to build strategic ties across the region. (Photo credit: Jim Watson - Pool/Getty Images)
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Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) and President Emomali Rakhmon of Tajikstan review an honour guard during a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 5, 2012. Rakhmon arrived in Beijing ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) meeting. (Photo credit: MARK RALSTON/AFP/GettyImages)
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Russian police detain protesters outside the parliament building in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, June 5, 2012. At least two dozen people have been detained outside Russian Parliament in Moscow as they were protesting against a bill on public rallies. The Kremlin-controlled Russian parliament is expected to pass a legislation on Tuesday that would raise fines 200-fold for taking part in unsanctioned rallies. Opposition leaders say that the law would also exacerbate tensions in the Russian society and leave the public with no free leeway of expressing their discontent. (Photo credit: AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)
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Queen Elizabeth II listens as the National Anthem is sung outside Buckingham Palace during the Diamond Jubilee Concert. (Photo credit: Ian West/PA Wire)
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Fireworks illuminate the Buckingham Palace during the Diamond Jubilee concert at Buckingham Palace on June 4, 2012 in London, England. For only the second time in its history the UK celebrates the Diamond Jubilee of a monarch. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II celebrates the 60th anniversary of her ascension to the throne. Thousands of well-wishers from around the world have flocked to London to witness the spectacle of the weekend's celebrations. (Photo credit: Chris Jackson/Getty Images)
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Activists from the environment action group Greenpeace hold signs that read in English and Hebrew 'Clean our cloud' as they protest in front of the main offices of Microsoft in the Israeli coastal city of Herzliya, near Tel Aviv, on June 5, 2012 to urge the company to use clean energy to power data-centers running services based in the Internet 'cloud.' (Photo credit: JACK GUEZ/AFP/GettyImages)
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A Nigerien farmer carries tools to dig a trench to collect rainwater near the village of Tibiri in the southern Zinder region. According to the UN World Food Program, 10 percent of children under five in Niger suffer from acute malnutrition and 44 percent of children suffer from chronic malnutrition. (Photo credit: ISSOUF SANOGO/AFP/GettyImages)
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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks during the opening of the US-Georgia Strategic Partnership Commission in Batumi, Georgia, on June 5, 2012. (Photo credit: VANO SHLAMOV/AFP/GettyImages)
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Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) walk after reviewing an honour guard during a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 5, 2012. Putin arrived in China for a three-day visit aimed at bolstering a crucial alliance that has seen the giant neighbours block further action against Syria. (Photo credit: MARK RALSTON/AFP/GettyImages)