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Angela Merkel - Thein Sein press conference(01 of47)
BERLIN, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 03: German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) helps the President of Myanmar, Thein Sein (L) to put on his headphones at the beginning of press conference at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany on September 03, 2014. (Photo by Neslihan Dogan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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British television presenter Rachel Riley shows a virtual-reality headset called Gear VR during an unpacked event of Samsung ahead of the consumer electronic fair IFA in Berlin, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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83 year old Carmen Dell' Orefice, who is often cited as the world's oldest model, next to portrait of her taken by Horst P Horst in 1947 when she was fifteen, at a photocall to launch an exhibition by the celebrated Vogue magazine fashion photographer at the Victorian & Albert Museum in central London. (credit:John Stillwell/PA Wire)
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The British naval vessel HMS Duncan is pictured docked in Cardiff Bay in Wales on September 3, 2014, on the eve of the NATO summit. Some 67 world leaders will be attending the NATO summit taking place on September 4-5 at the Celtic Manor Hotel in Newport, for crisis talks on Russia's role in the war in Ukraine and the Islamic State (IS). AFP PHOTO/CARL COURT (Photo credit should read CARL COURT/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:CARL COURT via Getty Images)
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As this Saturday's London Double Header approaches, London Irish players Leo Halavatau, Matt Parr, Luke Narraway, Geoff Cross and Conor Gilsenan were put through a training session like no other by the club's new sport nutrition partner, Etixx – Belgium’s No.1 sports nutrition brand. The quintet took on the Scrum Shop - the world's first vending machine that accepts payment in the form of power – at their training ground and Etixx caught the entire event on camera.
Sex abuse in Rotherham(06 of47)
People outside Rotherham Town Hall as a meeting is held by the council about the response to a report by Professor Alexis Jay that outlined details of exploitation over a 16-year period of girls who were raped, trafficked, threatened with extreme violence and ignored by the statutory authorities in Rotherham. (credit:Lynne Cameron/PA Wire)
Sex abuse in Rotherham(07 of47)
People outside Rotherham Town Hall as a meeting is held by the council about the response to a report by Professor Alexis Jay that outlined details of exploitation over a 16-year period of girls who were raped, trafficked, threatened with extreme violence and ignored by the statutory authorities in Rotherham. (credit:Lynne Cameron/PA Wire)
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Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman's first ever UK commission 'HippopoThames' being towed along the River Thames past the London Eye, from its build site at Royal Docks to its end position at Nine Elms on the South Bank. (credit:Nick Ansell/PA Wire)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 03: Cameron Diaz attends a photocall for 'Sex Tape' at Corinthia Hotel London on September 3, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images) (credit:Stuart C. Wilson via Getty Images)
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Tu Hwnt ir Bont Tearooms in Llanrwst, Wales, where the cafe's roof is covered in Virginia creeper and has started to change from green to red, as the autumnal colours start to show. (credit:Peter Byrne/PA Wire)
Spain Britain Boy Brain Tumor(11 of47)
Brett King, father of Ashya King, center, leaves after a press conference in Sevilla, Spain, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014. The British parents are heading to see him at a hospital in southern Spain following release their from custody after United Kingdom authorities dropped accusations of child cruelty against them. Brett King, the father of 5-year-old Aysha, told reporters in the Spanish city of Seville that everything he and his wife did for their son was for the boyâs own good. The boy has a brain tumor and is hospitalized in Malaga, about a 2-hour drive from Seville. The parents were incarcerated near Madrid on Monday and released Tuesday night. (AP Photo/Miguel Angel Morenatti) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Spain Britain Boy Brain Tumor(12 of47)
Brett King, is grabbed by the arm as he speaks after a press conference in Sevilla, Spain, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014. British prosecutors are dropping the case against a couple who ended up in a Spanish jail after they tried to get treatment abroad for their son's severe brain tumor, authorities said Tuesday. Brett and Naghemeh King were pursued by police after they took 5-year-old Ashya out of a hospital in southern England against doctors' advice and traveled to Spain, where they planned to sell a property to pay for proton beam radiation therapy in the Czech Republic or the U.S. They were arrested on a British warrant on suspicion of cruelty to a person under 16 years of age, and were in custody in a jail near Madrid. (AP Photo/Miguel Angel Morenatti) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
TURKEY-ACCCIDENT-OVERPASS(13 of47)
Rescuers gather on September 3, 2014 at the site where an overpass bridge collapsed onto a busy street in Avcilar district of Istanbul, killing at least two persons, wounding at least another two and slicing a heavy goods vehicle in two. The accident happened after the vehicle apparently smashed into the side of the bridge on the busy E-5 highway during rush hour. AFP PHOTO/OZAN KOSE (Photo credit should read OZAN KOSE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:OZAN KOSE via Getty Images)
Overpass collapses in stanbul's Avclar district, kills 1 person(14 of47)
ISTANBUL, TURKEY - SEPTEMBER 03: Fire crew cool down the truck as an overpass on the E-5 highway in the Avclar district of stanbul collapsed on September 03, 2014, killing one person and injuring at least two others. (Photo by Bulent Doruk/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
VATICAN-POPE-AUDIENCE(15 of47)
Pope Francis gestures during his weekly general audience in St Peter's square at the Vatican on September 3, 2014. AFP PHOTO / ANDREAS SOLARO (Photo credit should read ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ANDREAS SOLARO via Getty Images)
Ebola epidemic(16 of47)
David Sloman, Chief Executive of Royal Free Hospital (left) looks on as British Ebola sufferer William Pooley speaks during a press conference at the Royal Free Hospital in north London, where thanked staff at the hospital for the "world-class care" as he prepared to be discharged. (credit:Andrew Matthews/PA Wire)
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U.S. President Barack Obama, left, and Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves shake hands at the end of a news conference at the Bank of Estonia in Tallinn, Estonia, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014. Wednesday's statement came as U.S. President Barack Obama arrived in Estonia in a show of solidarity with NATO allies who fear they could be the next target of Russia's aggression. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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An Indian army solider shouts to his colleague to throw a magazine loaded with bullets during a gunbattle in Rajpora village south of Srinagar, India, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014. Indian government forces killed three suspected rebels in a gunbattle Tuesday in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, where many residents oppose India's decades-long rule, officials said.(AP Photo/Dar Yasin) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A man stands near to a lava eruption on Holuhraun, northwest of the Dyngjujoekull glacier in Iceland, Monday, Sept. 1, 2014. Lava fountains danced along a lengthy volcanic fissure near Iceland's subglacial Bardarbunga volcano Sunday, prompting authorities to raise the aviation warning code to the highest level and close the surrounding airspace. The warning was lowered 12 hours later as visibility improved and it was clear that no volcanic ash was detected. (AP Photo/Eggert Johannesson) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Landscapers trim grass in front of Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman's 25-meter (82-foot) white rabbit, as it leans up against an old aircraft hangar as part of the Taoyuan Land Art Festival in Taoyuan, Taiwan, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014. Hofman's big yellow duck drew millions of visitors as it toured the island last year and festival organizers are hoping the rabbit will do the same. The Taoyuan Land Art Festival will take place from Sept. 9-14. (AP Photo/Wally Santana) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Villagers dry their clothes on a stone wall in the mountain village of Chupon, Peru, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014. The village lies in the Peruvian Andes in the province of Ayacucho and houses about 30 peasants that subsist on farming corn and potatoes. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Members of the Cincinnati Reds watch from the dugout as heavy rain falls during a rain delay in the first inning of an interleague baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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U.S. President Barack Obama, right, greets Estonian school children waving U.S. and Estonian national flags during a welcome ceremony at the Kadriorg Palace in Tallinn, Estonia, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014. Wednesday's statement came as U.S. President Barack Obama arrived in Estonia in a show of solidarity with NATO allies who fear they could be the next target of Russia's aggression. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
GQ Men Of The Year Awards - Red Carpet Arrivals(24 of47)
Jools Holland attends the GQ Men of the Year awards at The Royal Opera House on September 2, 2014 in London, England. (credit:Mike Marsland via Getty Images)
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Tony Blair, winner of the Philanthropist of the Year award, attends the GQ Men Of The Year awards in association with Hugo Boss at The Royal Opera House on September 2, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by David M. Benett/Getty Images)
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A zookeeper plays with 30 days old, still unnamed lions, at the Zoo of the town of Razgrad north-east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, after the lion's mother, called Raya, gave birth to three baby lion cubs (credit:Impact Press Group/WENN.com)
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A zookeeper plays with 30 days old, still unnamed lions, at the Zoo of the town of Razgrad north-east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, after the lion's mother, called Raya, gave birth to three baby lion cubs (credit:Impact Press Group/WENN.com)
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Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West arrive at the GQ Men of the Year Awards at the Royal Opera House, London.Picture date: Tuesday September 2, 2014. (credit:Daniel Leal-Olivas/PA Wire)
Britain GQ Men Of The Year Awards 2014(29 of47)
Pippa Middleton arrives for the GQ Men Of The Year Awards 2014 at a central London venue, London, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014. (Photo by Jonathan Short/Invision/AP) (credit:Jonathan Short/Invision/AP)
GQ Men of the Year Awards 2014 - London(30 of47)
Kim Kardashian arriving at the GQ Men of the Year Awards 2014, Royal Opera House, London. (credit:Doug Peters/Doug Peters)
GQ Men of the Year Awards 2014 - London(31 of47)
Iggy Pop arriving at the GQ Men of the Year Awards 2014, Royal Opera House, London. (credit:Doug Peters/Doug Peters)
London Celebrity Sightings - September 2, 2014(32 of47)
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 02: Cara Delevingne attending the Dylan Jones & Matthew Freud Private GQ man of the year awards after party on September 2, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Mark Robert Milan/GC Images) (credit:Mark Robert Milan via Getty Images)
Britain GQ Men Of The Year Awards 2014(33 of47)
Daisy Lowe arrives for the GQ Men Of The Year Awards 2014 at a central London venue, London, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014. (Photo by Jonathan Short/Invision/AP) (credit:Jonathan Short/Invision/AP)
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Jessie J arrives for the GQ Men Of The Year Awards 2014 at a central London venue, London, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014. (Photo by Jonathan Short/Invision/AP) (credit:Jonathan Short/Invision/AP)
Britain GQ Men Of The Year Awards 2014(35 of47)
Benedict Cumberbatch arrives for the GQ Men Of The Year Awards 2014 at a central London venue, London, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014. (Photo by Jonathan Short/Invision/AP) (credit:Jonathan Short/Invision/AP)
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Lindsay Lohan arrives for the GQ Men Of The Year Awards 2014 at a central London venue, London, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014. (Photo by Jonathan Short/Invision/AP) (credit:Jonathan Short/Invision/AP)
Britain GQ Men Of The Year Awards 2014(37 of47)
Rita Ora arrives for the GQ Men Of The Year Awards 2014 at a central London venue, London, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014. (Photo by Jonathan Short/Invision/AP) (credit:Jonathan Short/Invision/AP)
Spain Britain Boy Brain Tumor(38 of47)
Brett King talks to the press as he leaves Soto Del Real prison with his wife in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014. British prosecutors are dropping the case against a couple who ended up in a Spanish jail after they tried to get treatment abroad for their son's severe brain tumor, authorities said Tuesday. Brett and Naghemeh King were pursued by police after they took 5-year-old Ashya out of a hospital in southern England against doctors' advice and traveled to Spain, where they planned to sell a property to pay for proton beam radiation therapy in the Czech Republic or the U.S. They were arrested on a British warrant on suspicion of cruelty to a person under 16 years of age, and are in custody in a jail near Madrid. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
APTOPIX Spain Britain Boy Brain Tumor(39 of47)
Brett and Naghemeh King, centre and left, leave Soto Del Real prison in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014. British prosecutors are dropping the case against a couple who ended up in a Spanish jail after they tried to get treatment abroad for their son's severe brain tumor, authorities said Tuesday. Brett and Naghemeh King were pursued by police after they took 5-year-old Ashya out of a hospital in southern England against doctors' advice and traveled to Spain, where they planned to sell a property to pay for proton beam radiation therapy in the Czech Republic or the U.S. They were arrested on a British warrant on suspicion of cruelty to a person under 16 years of age, and are in custody in a jail near Madrid. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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In this aerial view, fountains of lava, up to 60 meters high, spurt from a fissure in the ground on the north side of the Bardarbunga volcano in Iceland, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014. The alert warning for the area surrounding Iceland's Bardarbunga volcano remained at orange on Tuesday, indicating that it is showing increased unrest with greater potential for an explosive eruption. (AP Photo/Stefano Di Nicolo)
Britain GQ Men Of The Year Awards 2014(41 of47)
Jenna Coleman arrives for the GQ Men Of The Year Awards 2014 at a central London venue, London, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014. (Photo by Jonathan Short/Invision/AP) (credit:Jonathan Short/Invision/AP)
MP Jim Murphy Resumes His No Campaign Tour(42 of47)
EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 02: Jim Murphy, Shadow Secretary of State for International Development holds a carton of eggs following talking to to Better Together supporters at the Mound on September 2, 2014 in Edinburgh,Scotland. Mr Murphy postponed his 100 towns 100 days tour, following being hit by eggs last Friday, claiming that the Yes campaign had organised mobs to intimidate not only him but the undecided voters. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) (credit:Jeff J Mitchell via Getty Images)
MP Jim Murphy Resumes His No Campaign Tour(43 of47)
EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 02: Jim Murphy, Shadow Secretary of State for International Development arrives at a Better Together event at the Mound on September 2, 2014 in Edinburgh,Scotland. Mr Murphy postponed his 100 towns 100 days tour, following being hit by eggs last Friday, claiming that the Yes campaign had organised mobs to intimidate not only him but the undecided voters. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) (credit:Jeff J Mitchell via Getty Images)
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Singer Chris Brown, center, leaves District of Columbia Superior Court in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014, after pleading guilty on a misdemeanor assault. Brown pleaded guilty on Tuesday to hitting a man outside a Washington hotel, an assault that occurred while the singer was on probation for attacking his then-girlfriend Rihanna. Brown pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault and was sentenced to time served. He spent two days in a District of Columbia jail in this case. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Having Dinner At Subsea Tunnel In Tianjin(45 of47)
TIANJIN, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 01: (CHINA OUT) People have dinner in the subsea tunnel at Tianjin Polar Ocean World on Semptember 1, 2014 in Tianjin, China. Tianjin Polar Ocean World held an activity of having dinner at its subsea tunnel to welcome the upcoming Mid-autumn Festival. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images) (credit:ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
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A zookeeper plays with 30 days old, still unnamed lions, at the Zoo of the town of Razgrad north-east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, after the lion's mother, called Raya, gave birth to three baby lion cubs (credit:Impact Press Group/WENN.com)
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