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Behind The Scenes Of The Vatican

A Swiss guard and the Vatican's flag on the apostolic palace on July 11, 2009. -The grandiose and solemn Apostolic Palace is a secretive place, forbidden to the public and jealously guarded by the Swiss Guard. It hosts the Holy See administration, the Church's spiritual authorities and before all, the apartments of the Pontiff Sovereign. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Your Party takes big leap in Japan election

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshimi Watanabe (R), head of the small opposition Your Party, celebrates after his party secures several seats in the House of Councillors election at a hotel in Tokyo on July 11, 2010. Prior to the election, Watanabe's party, launched in 2009, only had one seat in the upper chamber.

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Hirayama's unfinished work unveiled

KAMAKURA, Japan - Michiko Hirayama (L), wife of the late Japanese painter Ikuo Hirayama, and their daughter Yayoi unveil Hirayama's unfinished work at his atelier in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Feb. 11, 2010. Hirayama, whose photo is being held by Michiko, passed away Dec. 2, 2009, and had been working on the painting from last July to September from his hospital bed.

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'Life-size' Gundam statue to be put on display in Shizuoka

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo taken in July 2009 shows a ''life-size'' statue of Gundam, a giant robot from a classic sci-fi animation series, on display in Odaiba's Shiokaze Park in Tokyo's Minato Ward. The 18-meter-tall statue, which became a popular tourist attraction when it was displayed from July 11 to Aug. 31, 2009, will be put on display again in Shizuoka from July.

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Children play at Akune seashore

FUKUOKA, Japan - Young children enjoy a summer day before sunset on the seashore in Akune in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 11, 2009.

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Diver catches sea urchins to save seaweed

FUKUOKA, Japan - A diver gathers sea urchins on July 11, 2009, on the seabed where most seaweed was eaten up by the animal off Akune in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The seaweed colony is on the verge of shrinking as sea urchins eat the plant more hungrily than in the past in the jeopardized marine ecosystem.

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Fisherman processes sea urchins

FUKUOKA, Japan - Veteran fisherman Katsumi Hamasaki separates the shell of a sea urchin from its flesh on July 11, 2009. The shells of sea urchins, caught in the sea off the coast of Akune in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, are sent to a research institution for reuse of ingredients such as calcium.

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Total solar eclipse in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the process of a total solar eclipse in the Pacific Ocean off Kitaiwojima Island some 1,200 kilometers south of Tokyo at 11:27 a.m. on July 22, 2009 (Japan time). Photo shows a diamond ring observed at the beginning of the solar eclipse at 11:26 a.m. (L), a total solar eclipse at 11:27 a.m. (C), a diamond ring seen at the end of the eclipse at 11:33 a.m. (R) on July 22, 2009 (Japan time).

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Total solar eclipse in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A diamond ring is observed at the beginning of a total solar eclipse in the Pacific Ocean off Kitaiwojima Island some 1,200 kilometers south of Tokyo at 11:26 a.m. on July 22, 2009 (Japan time).

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Total solar eclipse in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A diamond ring is observed at the end of a total solar eclipse in the Pacific Ocean off Kitaiwojima Island some 1,200 kilometers south of Tokyo at 11:33 a.m. on July 22, 2009 (Japan time).

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Total solar eclipse in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A total solar eclipse is observed in the Pacific Ocean off Kitaiwojima Island some 1,200 kilometers south of Tokyo at 11:27 a.m., July 22, 2009 (Japan time).

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Solar eclipse in Japan

NAGOYA, Japan - At 11:12 a.m. July 22, 2009 (Japan time), sumo wrestlers with special glasses watch the moon pass between the sun and the Earth during a solar eclipse in front of Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture in central Japan where the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament is currently held.

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Solar eclipse in Japan

AMAMI, Japan - The moon passes between the sun and the Earth during a solar eclipse in Hiroshima City in the southwestern Japanese prefecture of Hiroshima at 11:03 a.m. July 22, 2009 (Japan time).

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Apollo 11 Astronaut Michael Collins Dead At 90

File photo - Washington, DC - July 20, 2009 -- United States President Barack Obama meets with Apollo 11 crew members (l-r) Edwin Eugene "Buzz" Aldrin, Jr., Michael Collins, and Neil Armstrong in the Oval Office of the White House on the 40th anniversary of the astronauts' lunar landing, Washington, DC, Monday, July 20, 2009. . --- American astronaut Michael Collins, who flew the Apollo 11 command module while his crewmates became the first people to land on the Moon on July 20, 1969, died on Wednesday after battling cancer, his family said. Photo by Martin H. Simon / Pool via CNP /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Apollo 11 Astronaut Michael Collins Dead At 90

File photo - Washington, DC - July 20, 2009 -- United States President Barack Obama meets with Apollo 11 crew members (l-r) Edwin Eugene "Buzz" Aldrin, Jr., Michael Collins, and Neil Armstrong in the Oval Office of the White House on the 40th anniversary of the astronauts' lunar landing, Washington, DC, Monday, July 20, 2009. . --- American astronaut Michael Collins, who flew the Apollo 11 command module while his crewmates became the first people to land on the Moon on July 20, 1969, died on Wednesday after battling cancer, his family said. Photo by Martin H. Simon / Pool via CNP /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Apollo 11 Astronaut Michael Collins Dead At 90

File photo - Washington, DC - July 20, 2009 -- United States President Barack Obama meets with Apollo 11 crew members (l-r) Edwin Eugene "Buzz" Aldrin, Jr., Michael Collins, and Neil Armstrong in the Oval Office of the White House on the 40th anniversary of the astronauts' lunar landing, Washington, DC, Monday, July 20, 2009. . --- American astronaut Michael Collins, who flew the Apollo 11 command module while his crewmates became the first people to land on the Moon on July 20, 1969, died on Wednesday after battling cancer, his family said. Photo by Martin H. Simon / Pool via CNP /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Apollo 11 Astronaut Michael Collins Dead At 90

File photo - Washington, DC - July 20, 2009 -- United States President Barack Obama meets with Apollo 11 crew members (l-r) Edwin Eugene "Buzz" Aldrin, Jr., Michael Collins, and Neil Armstrong in the Oval Office of the White House on the 40th anniversary of the astronauts' lunar landing, Washington, DC, Monday, July 20, 2009. . --- American astronaut Michael Collins, who flew the Apollo 11 command module while his crewmates became the first people to land on the Moon on July 20, 1969, died on Wednesday after battling cancer, his family said. Photo by Martin H. Simon / Pool via CNP /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fisherman processes sea urchins

FUKUOKA, Japan - Veteran fisherman Katsumi Hamasaki separates the shell of a sea urchin from its flesh on July 11, 2009. The shells of sea urchins, caught in the sea off the coast of Akune in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, are sent to a research institution for reuse of ingredients such as calcium. (Kyodo)

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Children play at Akune seashore

FUKUOKA, Japan - Young children enjoy a summer day before sunset on the seashore in Akune in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 11, 2009. (Kyodo)

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Diver catches sea urchins to save seaweed

FUKUOKA, Japan - A diver gathers sea urchins on July 11, 2009, on the seabed where most seaweed was eaten up by the animal off Akune in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The seaweed colony is on the verge of shrinking as sea urchins eat the plant more hungrily than in the past in the jeopardized marine ecosystem. (Kyodo)

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Hirayama's unfinished work unveiled

KAMAKURA, Japan - Michiko Hirayama (L), wife of the late Japanese painter Ikuo Hirayama, and their daughter Yayoi unveil Hirayama's unfinished work at his atelier in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Feb. 11, 2010. Hirayama, whose photo is being held by Michiko, passed away Dec. 2, 2009, and had been working on the painting from last July to September from his hospital bed. (Kyodo)

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Your Party takes big leap in Japan election

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshimi Watanabe (R), head of the small opposition Your Party, celebrates after his party secures several seats in the House of Councillors election at a hotel in Tokyo on July 11, 2010. Prior to the election, Watanabe's party, launched in 2009, only had one seat in the upper chamber. (Kyodo)

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'Life-size' Gundam statue to be put on display in Shizuoka

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo taken in July 2009 shows a ''life-size'' statue of Gundam, a giant robot from a classic sci-fi animation series, on display in Odaiba's Shiokaze Park in Tokyo's Minato Ward. The 18-meter-tall statue, which became a popular tourist attraction when it was displayed from July 11 to Aug. 31, 2009, will be put on display again in Shizuoka from July. (Kyodo)