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pics of the day 2nd april
Grevin Wax Museum Unveils Pope Francis Waxwork At Notre Dame In Paris(01 of16)
PARIS, FRANCE - APRIL 02: Grevin Wax Museum unveil their Pope Francis waxwork at Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral on April 2, 2015 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pierre Suu/Getty Images) (credit:Pierre Suu via Getty Images)
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MELBOURNE, VICTORIA - APRIL 02: Rainbow at Bells Beach on April 2, 2015 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Kelly Cestari/WSL via Getty Images) (credit:Kelly Cestari via Getty Images)
Thunderbirds return(03 of16)
EDITORIAL USE ONLYA 15ft replica of Thunderbird 4 by the Houses of Parliament as it travels down the River Thames in London to celebrate the launch of new television series Thunderbirds Are Go, as the Tracy brothers return to our screens on ITV from Saturday April 4 at 5pm. (credit:David Parry/PA Wire)
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Cars are seen driving amid a sandstorm that engulfed the city of Dubai on April 02, 2015. AFP PHOTO / MARWAN NAAMANI (Photo credit should read MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MARWAN NAAMANI via Getty Images)
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Hillary Rodham Clinton, center rear, visits children in a classroom at FirstStepNYC, an early childhood development center in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Wednesday, April 1, 2015. Clinton and New York City's first lady Chirlane McCray are joining forces with New York City''s deputy mayor in an initiative to encourage parents to talk and read to their very young children. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, Pool) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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HOLLYWOOD, CA - APRIL 01: Vin Diesel arrvies at the 'Furious 7' - Los Angeles Premiere at TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX on April 1, 2015 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage) (credit:Steve Granitz via Getty Images)
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HOLLYWOOD, CA - APRIL 01: Michelle Rodriguez arrvies at the 'Furious 7' - Los Angeles Premiere at TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX on April 1, 2015 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage) (credit:Steve Granitz via Getty Images)
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Lily-Rose Depp arrives at the CHANEL Paris-Salzburg 2014/15 Metiers dâArt Collection fashion show at the Park Avenue Armory on Tuesday, March 31, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) (credit:Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
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Lily-Rose Depp arrives at the CHANEL Paris-Salzburg 2014/15 Metiers dâArt Collection fashion show at the Park Avenue Armory on Tuesday, March 31, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) (credit:Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 01: A general view as fire crews tend to an underground electrical cable fire at Lincoln's Inn Fields in on April 1, 2015 in London, England. Around 2000 people have been evacuated from nearby buildings as Police declared it a major incident, and closed the road. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) (credit:Dan Kitwood via Getty Images)
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NOW TV has unveiled they predict the Lannisters will poach the Iron Throne as egg-citement builds ahead of Game of Thrones Season 5. The ‘prediction’ is the result of a live hatch-a-long which saw over 1500 people tune in to see five unhatched chicks go shell-to-shell in a race to #CrackTheThrone. Five eggs representing the Lannisters, Starks, Targaryens, Baratheons and Tyrells were placed in an eggs-tra special incubator designed to resemble the Great Hall from the Red Keep in Kings Landing, complete with a chick-sized Iron Throne and miniature House banners. (credit:Rex)
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Super typhoon #Maysak taken by astronaut Sam Cristoforetti from space heading towards the Philippines
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A cheetah from a coalition (the collective term for a group or small partnership of cheetahs) lazily basks in the sun at Wild Place Project, South Gloucestershire, where they have been transferred from Whipsnade Zoo and are settling into their new outdoor enclosure for the first time.Picture date: Wednesday April 1, 2015. As yet the Cheetahs, which can run faster than any other land animal, as fast as 112 to 120 km/h (70 to 75 mph) in short bursts), are unnamed as yet, but are hoping to be named by the public over the coming weeks (credit:Ben Birchall/PA Wire)
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View of the Villarrica volcano, some 800 km south of Santiago, showing visible signs of activity on March 31, 2015. Earlier this month, in its first major eruption in 15 years, the Villarrica forced the evacuation of thousands of people amid a shower of fire and ash. (credit:SEBASTIAN ESCOBAR via Getty Images)
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Kathleen Long, Julie Hulme (daughter), David Long, Michelle Mackenzie (daughter) and Joan Long (David's mother) at The Mallard in Scunthorpe, after David and Kathleen won £1 million in the EuroMillions for the second time. (credit:Lynne Cameron/PA Wire)
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KEY BISCAYNE, FL - APRIL 01: Andy Murray of Great Britain throws his wrist bands to the crowd after his three set victory against Dominic Thiem of Austria in their quarter final match during the Miami Open Presented by Itau at Crandon Park Tennis Center on April 1, 2015 in Key Biscayne, Florida. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images) (credit:Clive Brunskill via Getty Images)