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David Cameron and George Osborne Visit Eastbourne Pier(01 of23)
EASTBOURNE, UNITED KINGDOM - AUGUST 1: Prime Minister David Cameron and Chancellor George Osborne meet members of the East Sussex Fire and Rescure Service on Eastbourne Pier after it was extensively damaged by a fire, on August 1, 2014 in Eastbourne, England. The Fire was attended by over 60 firefighters. The pier, a popular seaside attraction, was built in the 1870's and is home to a number of cafes and bars (Photo by Anthony Devlin - WPA Pool/Getty Images) (credit:WPA Pool via Getty Images)
Prime Minister and Chancellor view fire damaged Eastbourne Pier(02 of23)
Prime Minister David Cameron and Chancellor George Osborne meet local business owners and members of East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service at the Fire Station, Eastbourne following the fire that ravaged Eastbourne Pier on Wednesday. (credit:Anthony Devlin/WPA-Rota)
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The Netherlands national football team new coach Guus Huddink (C), assistants Ruud van Nistelrooij (R) and Danny Blind (L) pose upon their arrival at the Royal Dutch Soccer Association (KNVB) before the official presentation of the Dutch national team staff members on August 1, 2014. AFP PHOTO / ANP / KOEN VAN WEEL***netherlands out*** (Photo credit should read Koen van Weel/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KOEN VAN WEEL via Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 31: David Beckham attends the game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Atlanta Braves at Dodger Stadium on July 31, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Lisa Blumenfeld/Getty Images) (credit:Lisa Blumenfeld via Getty Images)
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Singer and actress Selena Gomez showed off her legs and more while sporting some very short shorts on her way to a meeting in Los Angeles, California. Sources close to Selena say she has never hooked up with Orlando Bloom and that she has nothing to do with his current feud against her ex-boyfriend Justin Bieber.
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Singer and actress Selena Gomez showed off her legs and more while sporting some very short shorts on her way to a meeting in Los Angeles, California. Sources close to Selena say she has never hooked up with Orlando Bloom and that she has nothing to do with his current feud against her ex-boyfriend Justin Bieber.
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Meriam Ibrahim, left, and her husband, Daniel Wani, of Sudan, are greeted by family and friends shortly after arriving in Manchester, N.H., Thursday, July 31, 2014. Ibrahim, who refused to recant her Christian faith in the face of a death sentence that was later overturned, will make their new home in New Hampshire. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Meriam Ibrahim, with back to camera, from Sudan, is embraced by family and friends shortly after arriving in Manchester, N.H., Thursday, July 31, 2014. Ibrahim, who refused to recant her Christian faith in the face of a death sentence that was later overturned, will make their new home with her husband and two children in New Hampshire. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A white bear sits in a pool at Yokohama Zoo in Yokohama, near Tokyo, Friday, Aug. 1, 2014. Heat wave continues in the metro areas as temperature goes up high at 34 degrees Celsius (93.2 degrees Fahrenheit), meteorological bureau said
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Singer Katy Perry performs her song "Roar" at an event for the Special Olympics hosted by President Barack Obama in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, Thursday, July 31, 2014. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Zayn Malik at the Firehouse restaurant, London, Britain
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Jamaica's Usain Bolt with England's Christine Ohuruogu on the warm up track at Hampden Park, during the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. (credit:Martin Rickett/PA Wire)
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Jamaica's Usain Bolt with England's Christine Ohuruogu on the warm up track at Hampden Park, during the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. (credit:Martin Rickett/PA Wire)
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A GIRAFFE has died after reportedly hitting its head on a motorway bridge while being transported in Centurion, South Africa. This photograph shows the two giraffe being transported, shortly before the accident occurred. Eyewitnesses claimed to have seen the giraffe hit its head, but the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) has so far only confirmed that the giraffe died as a result of head trauma. The SPCA are continuing their investigations, with criminal charges possibly to follow against those responsible.
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Relatives wail after seeing the body of a victim after a massive landslide in Malin village in Pune district of western Maharashtra state, India, Thursday, July 31, 2014. Two days of torrential rains triggered the landslide early Wednesday, killing more than two dozen people and trapping more than 150, authorities said. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Cornel Fredericks, second left, of South Africa, crosses the line to win the men's 400 meter hurdle race from Jehue Gordon , second right, of Trinidad and Tobago, second who falls and Jeffery Gibson, left of the Bahamas 3rd at Hampden Park Stadium during the Commonwealth Games 2014 in Glasgow, Scotland, Thursday July 31, 2014. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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In this Thursday, July 31, 2014 photo, the limp hands of a victim hang as rescuers recover the body from the site of a landslide in Malin village, in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. Heavy rains hampered efforts Friday by hundreds of rescue workers digging through heavy mud and debris, as the death toll from a landslide that engulfed an entire village in western India crossed 50. (AP Photo/Nitin Lawate) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A general view shows the damaged road after the gas explosions in southern kaohsiung on August 1, 2014. A series of powerful gas blasts killed at least 24 people and injured up to 271 in the southern Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung, overturning cars and ripping up roads, officials said. AFP PHOTO / SAM YEH (Photo credit should read SAM YEH/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:SAM YEH via Getty Images)
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A general view shows the damaged road after the gas explosions in southern kaohsiung on August 1, 2014. A series of powerful gas blasts killed at least 24 people and injured up to 271 in the southern Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung, overturning cars and ripping up roads, officials said. AFP PHOTO / SAM YEH (Photo credit should read SAM YEH/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:SAM YEH via Getty Images)
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Georgian army tanks take part in a military exercise 'Vaziani-2014' at the military base of Vaziani, outside Tbilisi, on July 31, 2014. (credit:VANO SHLAMOV via Getty Images)
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First lady Michelle Obama speaks at the 2014 National Conference on Ending Homelessness, part of the Joining Forces initiative, Thursday, July 31, 2014, in Washington. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Tossed vehicles line an destroyed street as flames continue to burn from multiple explosions from an underground gas leak in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, early Friday, Aug. 1, 2014. A massive gas leakage early Friday caused five explosions that killed several people and injured over 200 in the southern Taiwan port city of Kaohsiung. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Flames from an explosion from an underground gas leak in the streets of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, early Friday, Aug. 1, 2014. A massive gas leakage early Friday caused five explosions that killed several people and injured over 200 in the southern Taiwan port city of Kaohsiung. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)