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last SG · 2005-07-13T23:59:44+00:00

i like these, they look so ben ben and cute cute

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Forest ablaze
Some 2,000 firefighters were deployed on Tuesday to battle dozens of forest fires raging across Portugal. Fueled by high temperatures and strong winds amid the country's worst drought for 60 years, the blazes have forced the evacuation of several mountain villages. -- AP

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Colours of North Korea
The Arirang Festival opened in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Tuesday to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Korea's independence from Japanese colonial rule and founding of the Worker's Party. The festival featured more than 100,000 youths and artists in group dances and traditional Korean performing arts. -- AP

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Sale stampede
A rush to purchase used laptops for US$50 (S$83) turned into a violent stampede in Richmond, Virginia, on Tuesday. Some 12,000 people showed up to purchase 1,000 computers put on sale by a public school. Several people suffered minor injuries in the incident. -- AP

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Refugee women walk to a bus as they head home to Afghanistan from a camp in Peshawar, Pakistan.

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An Israeli soldier eats breakfast as another one prays, at an army base for thousands of soldiers who are taking part in the eviction of Jewish settlers from Gaza.

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Honduran President Ricardo Maduro tries a pulley on a wire at an athletics event taking place as part of the 2005 World Expo in Nagakute, Japan.

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Feeling less energetic, these Chinese workers enjoy an after-lunch break in the capital Beijing.

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In Herat, western Afghanistan, sweepers at the main mosque, Masjid-e-Jami, stop work for a chat.

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A giant bronze foot to commemorate German football great Uwe Seeler is lowered into place in front of Hamburg's AOL stadium.

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In London, the family of a Brazilian man shot dead by police last month call for those responsible to be prosecuted.

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A nun waves a flag as she walks in Cologne, where thousands of Catholics have gathered to see Pope Benedict XVI.

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AP - Sat Aug 13,10:20 AM ET
A line bearing 500 kites printed with the colors of the Indian national flag at the National Kite Flying Festival in Bangalore, India, Saturday, Aug. 13, 2005. The festival, organized by the Kite Clinic Club of Karnataka, began Saturday and will run for three days with about 60 participants. (AP Photo/Gautam Singh)

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Reuters - Wed Aug 17, 8:35 AM ET
AJ Hackett of New Zealand jumps from the Macau Tower in his attempt to set the record for the highest sky jump in the world, Macau August 17, 2005. Hackett set the world record on Wednesday as he jumped from the 233m (764 feet) Macau Tower. REUTERS/Macau Tower/Handout

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Reuters - Wed Aug 17, 9:58 AM ET
A model presents a creation designed by Thailand's Princess Siriwanwaree Nareeratana during the opening night of the Bangkok Fashion Week 2005 in Bangkok August 17, 2005. The event runs from August 17-21. REUTERS/Adrees Latif

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AFP/DDP - Wed Aug 17, 9:04 PM ET
In the fountain : A woman stands in a fountain in Berlin and enjoys a mild summer day. (AFP/DDP/Jens-Ulrich Koch)

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AP - Thu Aug 18, 3:20 PM ET
A monarch butterfly rests on a purple cone flower in Arrowsic, Maine, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2005. (AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach)

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AP - Thu Aug 18, 8:14 AM ET
A visitor looks at a painting depicting Chinese soldiers Thursday Aug. 18, 2005 at the 60th anniversary anti-Japanese war art exhibition at Shanghai Art Museum in Shanghai, China. Asia commemorated the 60th anniversary of Japan's World War II surrender on Aug. 15 by honoring the dead and searching for reconciliation, while Japan's leader tried to mend wounds by apologizing for the 'great damages and pain' it inflicted on its neighbors. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

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AFP - Wed Aug 17, 9:11 PM ET
Outside the synagogue : Israeli settlers dance outside the synagogue of the Gaza Strip settlement of Kfar Darom. (AFP/Menahem Kahana)

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AFP - Wed Aug 17, 9:08 PM ET
Warrior concentration : An Indian warrior of the Brazilian Awara tribe prays before a fight as part of the Kuarup ceremony, in an area of the Amazon forest occupied by the Awara tribe, in central Brazil. (AFP/Antonio Scorza)

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AFP - Wed Aug 17, 8:25 PM ET
Hair from the sea : A model displays a creation of Colombian designer Carlos Valenzuela during the 'Colombiamoda' fair in Medellin, Colombia. (AFP/Gerardo Gomez)

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