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David Cameron Visits The Shetland Islands(01 of28)
Prime Minister David Cameron meets workers at Ocean Kinetics, a maritime engineering company on July 23, 2014 in Lerwick, Sheltand Islands. It is the first time Shetland has seen a prime minister visit in 34 years, following the visit of Margaret Thatcher in 1980. (credit:WPA Pool via Getty Images)
Typhoon Matmo Sweeps Through Taipei(02 of28)
TAIPEI, TAIWAN - JULY 23: A minor landslides is caused by Typhoon Manot in Neihu district as Typhoon Matmo passes the city on July 23, 2014 in Taipei, Taiwan. Typhoon Matmo landed in east Taiwan early today bringing with it heavy downpours and winds. (Photo by Ashley Pon/Getty Images) (credit:Ashley Pon via Getty Images)
Taiwan Plane Crash(03 of28)
Rescue workers survey the wreckage of TransAsia Airways flight GE222 which crashed while attempting to land in stormy weather on the Taiwanese island of Penghu, late Wednesday, July 23, 2014. A transport minister said dozens of people were trapped and feared dead. (AP Photo/Wong Yao-wen) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
UKRAINE-RUSSIA-CRISIS-MALAYSIA-ACCIDENT-CRASH(04 of28)
A photo taken on July 23, 2014 shows the crash site of the downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, in a field near the village of Grabove, in the Donetsk region. The first bodies from flight MH17 arrived in the Netherlands on July 23 almost a week after it was shot down over Ukraine, with grieving relatives and the king and queen solemnly receiving the as yet unidentified victims. AFP PHOTO/ BULENT KILIC (Photo credit should read BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:BULENT KILIC via Getty Images)
Netherlands Ukraine Plane(05 of28)
Pallbearers carry a coffin out of a military transport plane during a ceremony to mark the return of the first bodies of passengers and crew killed in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 from Ukraine at Eindhoven military air base, in Eindhoven, Netherlands, Wednesday, July 23, 2014. Six days after the Boeing 777 was shot down over the battlefields of eastern Ukraine, the first bodies finally arrived in the Netherlands, the country that bore the heaviest toll in the crash that killed all 298 passengers and crew. (AP Photo/Phil Nijhuis) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Prince Charles, Prince of Wales jokingly spars with a member of the Jamaican Commonwealth Boxing Team as he visits the Emirates Arena and Chris Hoy Velodrome ahead of the start of the Commonwealth games on July 23, 2014 in Glasgow, Scotland.
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Twin Snow Leopards cubs have been born at The Welsh Mountain Zoo. The cubs, born in April at the zoo in Conwy North Wales, have been named Tom and Jessie to mark both Welsh musical legend Tom Jones and Brit award winner Jessie J visiting the area later this week for a concert in Colwyn Bay.
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Slackliner, Andy Lewis of the US balances as he walks on a highline from the rooftop of a building in Bangkok on July 23, 2014. Lewis set a world record after walking on a highline from the rooftop of a building to another covering a distance of 169 metres in one hour and five minutes. (credit:PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL via Getty Images)
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U.S. slackliner Andy Lewis of Calif. balances on a 169 meters (555 feet)-long slackline in Bangkok, Thailand Wednesday, July 23, 2014. Lewis' balancing act was to promote a consumer product. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Prime Minister David Cameron lays a wreath at the Shetland Bus memorial in Scalloway today which remembers Norwegian special forces who kept open a link between Shetland and German occupied Norway during the second world war.
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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 23: Former U.S. President Bill Clinton greets conference attendees as he leaves the 20th International AIDS Conference at The Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre on July 23, 2014 in Melbourne, Australia. Several researchers, activists and health workers due to attend the conference were killed enroute in the Malaysian Airlines plane MH17 shot down over Eastern Ukraine. (Photo by Graham Denholm/Getty Images) (credit:Graham Denholm via Getty Images)
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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 23: Former U.S. President Bill Clinton greets conference attendees as he leaves the 20th International AIDS Conference at The Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre on July 23, 2014 in Melbourne, Australia. Several researchers, activists and health workers due to attend the conference were killed enroute in the Malaysian Airlines plane MH17 shot down over Eastern Ukraine. (Photo by Graham Denholm/Getty Images) (credit:Graham Denholm via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 23: Attendants complete finishing touches as Tussauds unveil their new Ryan Gosling wax figure at Madame Tussauds on July 23, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images) (credit:Ian Gavan via Getty Images)
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People look out as the Costa Concordia cruise wreck is towed away from the tiny Tuscan island of Isola del Giglio, Italy, Wednesday, July 23, 2014. After more than two years since it slammed into a reef along the coastline of Isola del Giglio the wreck has begun its last journey, to the Italian port of Genoa, where it will be scrapped. 32 people died in the incident. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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People take pictures of the Costa Concordia cruise wreck being towed away from the tiny Tuscan island of Isola del Giglio, Italy, Wednesday, July 23, 2014. After more than two years since it slammed into a reef along the coastline of Isola del Giglio the wreck has begun its last journey, to the Italian port of Genoa, where it will be scrapped. 32 people died in the incident. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Carol Vorderman has become the first woman to win the Rear Of The Year Title twice, seen at Embankment Gardens in London. (credit:Ian West/PA Wire)
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Carol Vorderman has become the first woman to win the Rear Of The Year Title twice, seen at Embankment Gardens in London. (credit:Ian West/PA Wire)
Bill Clinton Speaks At AIDS Conference(19 of28)
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 23: Former U.S. President Bill Clinton greets conference attendees as he leaves the 20th International AIDS Conference at The Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre on July 23, 2014 in Melbourne, Australia. Several researchers, activists and health workers due to attend the conference were killed enroute in the Malaysian Airlines plane MH17 shot down over Eastern Ukraine. (Photo by Graham Denholm/Getty Images) (credit:Graham Denholm via Getty Images)
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New Real Madrid player James Rodriguez, from Colombia, plays with a ball and poses for photographers during his official presentation at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, July 22, 2014, after signing for Real Madrid. Real Madrid have signed Rodriguez from Monaco on a six-year contract, (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Real Madrid president Florentino Perez, left, and new Real Madrid player James Rodriguez, from Colombia, right, accompanied by his wife Daniela Ospina, pose for photographers holding his new shirt during his official presentation at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, July 22, 2014, after signing for Real Madrid. Real Madrid have signed Rodriguez from Monaco on a six-year contract, (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Sofia Rodrigues holds a tiny net as she searches for sea life while exploring tidal pools Tuesday, July 22, 2014, in La Jolla, Calif. (AP Photo) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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The Prince of Wales receives a toy red squirrel for Prince George, presented by the Scottish Wildlife Trust during the visit to Murthly Castle, Perthshire to attend a reception mark the Trust's 50th anniversary. (credit:Paul Watt/PA Wire)
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Prime Minister David Cameron poses for a selfie with Shetlanders in Lerwick Town Hall. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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Smoke from an Israeli strike rises over Gaza City, Tuesday, July 22, 2014. Israeli airstrikes hit a wide range of locations along the coastal area of the Gaza Strip as diplomatic efforts intensified to end the two week war that has killed hundreds of Palestinians and dozens of Israelis
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Santas from all over the world gather for the traditional July Santa Congress in Copenhagen Tuesday, July 22, 2014 and stick to their traditional schedule reserving half the day for a a dip in the sea â although, their feet only â in the waters of Oresund, the sound between Copenhagen and the Swedish coast. (AP Photo/Polfoto, Mogens Flindt) DENMARK OUT (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Crew members line the deck of HMS Illustrious as she sails into her home port of Portsmouth for the final time ahead of being retired next month. (credit:Andrew Matthews/PA Wire)
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HMS Illustrious sails into her home port of Portsmouth for the final time ahead of being retired next month. (credit:Andrew Matthews/PA Wire)