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Pictures of the day 10th July 2014
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Mohammed Shami of India bats during day two of the 1st Investec Test between England and India at Trent Bridge on July 10, 2014 in Nottingham, England. (credit:Jan Kruger via Getty Images)
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Shark Trust patron and wildlife TV presenter Steve Backshall swimming with sharks to launch the Shark Trust No Limits? campaign at SEA LIFE London Aquarium in central London. (credit:Philip Toscano/PA Wire)
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Stephanie Meadow of Northern Ireland hits her 2nd shot on the 9th hole during the first round of the Ricoh Women's British Open at Royal Birkdale on July 10, 2014 in Southport, England. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images) (credit:David Cannon via Getty Images)
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Rescuers attempt to save juvenile humpback whale stranded on The Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia - 09 Jul 2014A tow rope is connected to Sea World one by the rescue team after a juvenile humpback whale became stranded at Palm Beach on the Gold Coast
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Queen Elizabeth II arrives at Matlock Station for an official visit to Derbyshire. (credit:Joe Giddens/PA Wire)
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Prime Minister David Cameron and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg hold a news conference at 10 Downing Street in London today where they talked about the confirmation that new laws are to be rushed through Parliament to allow police and MI5 to probe mobile phone and internet data.
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Public sector workers march through Newcastle city centre as they take part in the one-day walkout as part of bitter disputes over pay, pensions, jobs and spending cuts.
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Artist Tim Storrier stands with his portrait of Sir Les Patterson, a character created by Australian comedian Barry Humphries, after winning the Packing Room Prize for 2014 -- an award chosen by staff from the Art Gallery of New South Wales who receive and unpack the entries for the upcoming Archibald Prize, in Sydney on July 10, 2014. The Packing Room Prize is announced a week before the main award -- the 75,000 Australian dollar (70,000 US) Archibald Prize for portraiture. (credit:WILLIAM WEST via Getty Images)
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A man dressed as the Grim Reaper stands on a union picket line as he takes industrial action outside the offices for the National Offender Management Service on July 10, 2014 in London, England. Over one million public sector workers are expected to take strike action today across the UK over disputes with the Government concerning pay, pensions and cuts. Professions of those taking industrial action include: teachers, council staff, firefighters and civil servants. (credit:Oli Scarff via Getty Images)
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US TV and social media personality Kim Kardashian (L) and her sister, US TV personality and model Kendall Jenner (R) poseon July 9, 2014 at the 'Vogue Paris Foundation' party in Paris. (credit:THOMAS SAMSON via Getty Images)
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Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, right, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pose for a photograph next to a haulage truck tire during a tour of the Rio Tinto West Angelas iron ore mine in the Pilbara, Western Australia, Wednesday, July 9, 2014. Abe is in Australia on a four day official visit. (AP Photo/Alan Porritt, Pool) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Flames engulf a building hit by an Israeli air strike in Gaza City on July 10, 2014. The Israeli air force launched raids on more than 300 targets in attacks against Hamas in the Gaza Strip overnight in response to rocket fire, an army spokesman said. (credit:MOHAMMED ABED via Getty Images)
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Spanish bullfighter Ivan Fandino is gored by a bull during a bullfight of the San Fermin festival, in Pamplona, Spain, Wednesday, July 9, 2014. Revelers from around the world arrive in Pamplona every year to take part on some of the eight days of the running of the bulls glorified by Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel "The Sun Also Rises." (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Selena Gomez leaves The Bedford in New York and was all smiles as she left the restaurant (credit:Splash)
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British Cycling and Sky, in partnership with Liverpool City Council, are today delighted to announce that Davina McCall will be attending Sky Ride Liverpool on Sunday 7 September. In what promises to be a momentous year for cycling in the UK, much-loved TV presenter and Sky 1’s Got to Dance host is a passionate cyclist and is supporting this year’s Sky Ride campaign.
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The father of Palestinian baby Ranim al-Gafur carries her body during a funeral ceremony for Ranim and her mother, Amal, on July 9, 2014 after they were both killed today in an Israeli air strike in the town of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. So far 43 Palestinians have been killed in hundreds of air strikes since Israel launched 'Operation Protective Edge'. Over the same period, 130 rockets have struck Israel, but so far, nobody has been hurt. (credit:SAID KHATIB via Getty Images)
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The Duke of Cambridge scuba dives with British Sub-Aqua Club (BSAC) members at a swimming pool in London. (credit:Justin Tallis/WPA-Rota)
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A triumphant President Barack Obama, right, asks members of the media if they caught his winning shot against Colorado Gov. John Hikenlooper, left, as they played pool at Wynkoop Brewing Co., Tuesday, July 8, 2014, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto, center, talks to journalists after casting his ballot at a polling station in Bogor, Indonesia, Wednesday, July 9, 2014. After the most polarizing campaigning in Indonesia's history, millions of people voted to elect a new president Wednesday in a race too tight to predict, hoping for change after years of corruption and poverty. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A downed tree lays atop a crushed car Wednesday, July 9, 2014, in Philadelphia. About 228,000 homes and businesses across Pennsylvania remain without power after severe thunderstorms raced across the state. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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An Israeli missile hits an area in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, July 9, 2014. The Israeli army on Wednesday intensified its offensive on the Hamas-run Gaza Strip, striking Hamas sites and killing more than a dozen of people on the second day of a military operation it says is aimed at quenching rocket fire against Israel. (AP Photo/Hatem Ali) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A girl laughs as she wades through knee-deep water in the rain in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, July 9, 2014. Waterlogging caused by incessant rainfall disrupted road traffic in several areas on the commercial capital. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Britain's Christopher Froome gets into his team car as he abandons the race following a third consecutive crash in two days during the fifth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 155 kilometers (96.3 miles) with start in Ypres, Belgium, and finish in Arenberg, France, Wednesday, July 9, 2014. The stage initially contained nine sectors of cobblestone roads dreaded by the majority of the riders in the pack especially under wet conditions, the organization decided to cancel two of the nine stretches because of the weather. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Forrest the Humbolt Penguin waddles through the waterfall in his enclosure at Blair Drummond Safari Park as the hot weather continues across Scotland. (credit:Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)