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(01 of27)
Family members and relatives of the victims of the crash of the Germanwings plane throw 149 white balloons during a ceremony on July 24, 2015 in Le Vernet, southern France. An inter-religious service will be held today in honour of the victims of the Germanwings crash over the French Alps, including the burial of some of the remains that haven't yet been identified. AFP PHOTO / BORIS HORVAT (Photo credit should read BORIS HORVAT/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:BORIS HORVAT via Getty Images)
(02 of27)
Family members and relatives of the victims of the crash of the Germanwings plane throw 149 white balloons during a ceremony on July 24, 2015 in Le Vernet, southern France. An inter-religious service will be held today in honour of the victims of the Germanwings crash over the French Alps, including the burial of some of the remains that haven't yet been identified. AFP PHOTO / BORIS HORVAT (Photo credit should read BORIS HORVAT/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:BORIS HORVAT via Getty Images)
(03 of27)
LE VERNET, FRANCE - JULY 24: Balloons released by family members of Germanwings flight 4U9525 crash victims rise into the sky following a memorial ceremony for the last victims on July 24, 2015 in Le Vernet, France. The last unidentified remains of victims of the crash will be buried at the cemetery of nearby St. Marthe's Church in a closed ceremony to be attended by family members. 150 people died in the March crash that was caused by co-pilot Andreas Lubitz, who was suffering from severe and long-term depression and who deliberately piloted the plane into a mountainside not far from Le Vernet. Meanwhile a group of family members of victims in Germany have publicly critisized Lufthansa, the parent company of Germanwings, for what they claim are meager offers of financial compensation. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Sean Gallup via Getty Images)
(04 of27)
LE VERNET, FRANCE - JULY 24: Family members of Germanwings flight 4U9525 crash victims release 149 balloons, one each to represent a victim, following a memorial ceremony for the last victims on July 24, 2015 in Le Vernet, France. The last unidentified remains of victims of the crash will be buried at the cemetery of nearby St. Marthe's Church in a closed ceremony to be attended by family members. 150 people died in the March crash that was caused by co-pilot Andreas Lubitz, who was suffering from severe and long-term depression and who deliberately piloted the plane into a mountainside not far from Le Vernet. Meanwhile a group of family members of victims in Germany have publicly critisized Lufthansa, the parent company of Germanwings, for what they claim are meager offers of financial compensation. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Sean Gallup via Getty Images)
(05 of27)
NEW YORK, NY - JULY 24: Nicki Minaj Performs On ABC's 'Good Morning America' at Rumsey Playfield, Central Park on July 24, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images) (credit:Theo Wargo via Getty Images)
(06 of27)
A picture taken on July 24, 2015 shows a view of the Bosco Verticale towers (Vertical Forest) in the Porta Nuova area in Milan. (credit:GIUSEPPE CACACE via Getty Images)
(07 of27)
Players compete for the ball during a game of 2015 Swamp Soccer China at Yuetan gymnasium on July 24, 2015 in Beijing, China. The 2015 Swamp Soccer China will last four days from July 23 to 26 at Yuetan gymnasium in Beijing and 32 teams take part in the competition. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images) (credit:ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
(08 of27)
People sheltering under an umbrella by Tower Bridge during a rain shower in London as parts of Britain are set to be battered by very heavy rain and winds of up to 50mph in an "intense" day of unseasonably bad weather. (credit:Yui Mok/PA Wire)
(09 of27)
LE VERNET, FRANCE - JULY 24: Family members of the germanwings flight 4U9525 crash victims stand at a memorial to the victims prior to a memorial ceremony for the last victims on July 23, 2015 in Le Vernet, France. The last unidentified remains of victims of the crash will be buried at the cemetery of nearby St. Marthe's Church in a closed ceremony to be attended by family members. 150 people died in the March crash that was caused by co-pilot Andreas Lubitz, who was suffering from severe and long-term depression and who deliberately piloted the plane into a mountainside not far from Le Vernet. Meanwhile a group of family members of victims in Germany have publicly critisized Lufthansa, the parent company of germanwings, for what they claim are meager offers of financial compensation. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Sean Gallup via Getty Images)
(10 of27)
Figurines of 'Storm Troopers' are displayed under a model of the Millennium Falcon from the Star Wars movies at the 17th Ani-Com and Games exhibition in Hong Kong on July 24, 2015. The five-day festival of games, comics, animation and cosplay runs until July 28. AFP PHOTO / ANTHONY WALLACE (Photo credit should read ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ANTHONY WALLACE via Getty Images)
(11 of27)
The Constantine (Konstantinovsky) Palace is reflected onto an installation promoting the 2018 FIFA World Cup in St. Petersburg on July 24, 2015. The qualifying draw for the 2018 World Cup will take place on Saturday in Saint Petersburg with 141 nations across five confederations waiting to find out their fate. (credit:KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV via Getty Images)
(12 of27)
Track marshals remove the car of Force India driver Sergio Perez of Mexico after crashing during the free practice at the Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix in Budapest, Hungary, Friday, July 24, 2015. The Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix will be held on Sunday July, 26. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Bystanders look on as emergency personnel respond to the scene of a deadly shooting at the Grand Theatre in Lafayette, La., Thursday, July 23, 2015. (AP Photo/Denny Culbert) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Circuit marshals remove a crashed car of Sahara Force India F1 Team from the circuit during the first practice session of the Hungarian Grand Prix Formula One race on July 24, 2015 at the Hungaroring racetrack in Mogyorod. (credit:FERENC ISZA via Getty Images)
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Croatian firefighters work to control a large forest fire in the village of Zabrdje on the Peljesec peninsula in southern Croatia, Friday, July, 24, 2015. Volunteers, military and Croatian firefighters are struggling to cope with raging forest fires on the country's Adriatic coast. The Peljesac peninsula is facing a blaze that has forced hundreds of residents and tourists to evacuate. (AP Photo/Amel Emric) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(16 of27)
SAINT PETERSBURG, RUSSIA - JULY 24: FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter opens the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup Organising Committee Meeting alongside Senior Vice President Issa Hayatou, Vice President Michel Platini and Secretary General Jerome Valcke at Konstantin Palace on July 24, 2015 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. (Photo by Alex Livesey - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images) (credit:Alex Livesey - FIFA via Getty Images)
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VIENNA, AUSTRIA - JULY 23: Tom Cruise poses at the world premiere for the film 'Mission Impossible - Rogue Nation' at Staatsoper on July 23, 2015 in Vienna, Austria. (Photo by Manfred Schmid/WireImage) (credit:Manfred Schmid via Getty Images)
Britain Libor(18 of27)
Trader Tom Hayes arrives with his wife Sarah, at Southwark Crown Court, in London, Wednesday, May 27, 2015. A British prosecutor says the former Citibank and UBS trader served as the ringmaster in the alleged manipulation of a key interest rate, the London Interbank Lending Rate, or Libor. The charges against trader Tom Hayes, who specialized in products pegged to yen-denominated Libor, relate to the period from August 2006 to September 2010. He is charged with conspiring with employees from other leading institutions. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(19 of27)
Kyrygz Turks play the traditional Central Asian sport Buzkashi in Turkey's eastern city of Van on July 21, 2015. Kyrygz Turks living in Ulupamir village of Van's Ercis town , carry on their centuries traditions in Turkey by playing the ''Buzkashi'' sport which is adopted as the national sport of Kyrgyztan. The game represents steppe life where riders separate in two teams and struggle to grab a goat's skin. (Photo by Ali Ihsan Ozturk/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
(20 of27)
A rainbow appears over the Sydney Harbour Bridge on July 24, 2015 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) (credit:Cameron Spencer via Getty Images)
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Kelly Rohrbach and Kate Hudson attend a cocktail reception during The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation 2nd Annual Saint-Tropez Gala at Domaine Bertaud Belieu on July 22, 2015 in Saint-Tropez, France. (Photo by Handout/Getty Images) (credit:Handout via Getty Images)
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BYRON BAY, AUSTRALIA - JULY 24: Festival goers arrive at Splendour in the Grass on July 24, 2015 in Byron Bay, Australia. (Photo by Cassandra Hannagan/Getty Images) (credit:Cassandra Hannagan via Getty Images)
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A United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket, carrying the seventh Wideband Global SATCOM military communications satellite, lifts off from launch complex 37 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Thursday, July 23, 2015, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Dale, a month-old baby Takin, roams its enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo, Thursday, July 23, 2015, in Cincinnati. The Takin required hand rearing when its mother ignored him and will receive companionship and socialization from Blakely, the zoo's resident nursery dog, until ready to rejoin its group. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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United States' Jeff Spear, right, competes against Canada's Joseph Polossifakis in the men's sabre team gold medal fencing match at the Pan Am Games in Toronto, Ontario, Thursday, July 23, 2015. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A column of smoke rises from the Wragg fire near Winters, Calif., on Thursday, July 23, 2015. According to Cal Fire, the blaze scorched more than 6,000 acres and is threatening 200 structures. (AP Photo/Noah Berger) (credit:Noah Berger/AP)
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Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump speaks during a brief stop at a campaign event in Laredo, Texas, Thursday, July 23, 2015. (AP Photo/Darren Abate) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)