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Alphorn concert in Switzerland

NENDAZ, Switzerland - An alphorn concert is held at a lakeside in Nendaz, southern Switzerland, on July 22, 2012.

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Alphorn concert in Switzerland

NENDAZ, Switzerland - Alphorn players perform tunes at a concert in Nendaz, southern Switzerland, on July 22, 2012.

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Woods, Snedeker finish in tie for 3rd at British Open

LYTHAM ST. ANNES, Britain - Tiger Woods of the United States (L) and compatriot Brandt Snedeker clasp hands after holing out in the final round of the British Open Golf Championship at Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club in Lytham St. Annes in the English county of Lancashire on July 22, 2012. They finished in a tie for third.

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Scott finishes 2nd at British Open

LYTHAM ST. ANNES, Britain - Adam Scott of Australia is pictured during the final round of the British Open Golf Championship at Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club in Lytham St. Annes in the English county of Lancashire on July 22, 2012. Scott finished second with a 6-under total.

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Woods finishes in tie for 3rd at British Open

LYTHAM ST. ANNES, Britain - Tiger Woods of the United States reacts after hitting a shot from a bunker on the sixth hole during the final round of the British Open Golf Championship at Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club in Lytham St. Annes in the English county of Lancashire on July 22, 2012. Woods finished in a tie for third with compatriot Brandt Snedeker.

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Els wins British Open

LYTHAM ST. ANNES, Britain - Ernie Els of South Africa plays a shot during the final round of the British Open Golf Championship at Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club in Lytham St. Annes in the English county of Lancashire on July 22, 2012. Els carded a 7-under 273 for his second victory at the event, winning the title for the first time in 10 years.

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Woods finishes in tie for 3rd at British Open

LYTHAM ST. ANNES, Britain - Tiger Woods of the United States plays a shot during the final round of the British Open Golf Championship at Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club in Lytham St. Annes in the English county of Lancashire on July 22, 2012. Woods finished in a tie for third with compatriot Brandt Snedeker.

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Woods finishes in tie for 3rd at British Open

LYTHAM ST. ANNES, Britain - Tiger Woods of the United States (L) watches his tee shot on the first hole during the final round of the British Open Golf Championship at Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club in Lytham St. Annes in the English county of Lancashire on July 22, 2012. Woods finished in a tie for third with compatriot Brandt Snedeker.

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Els wins British Open

LYTHAM ST. ANNES, Britain - Ernie Els of South Africa holds the victor's trophy after the final round of the British Open Golf Championship at Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club in Lytham St. Annes in the English county of Lancashire on July 22, 2012. Els carded a 7-under 273 for his second victory at the event, winning the title for the first time in 10 years.

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Ship carrying Osprey heads for U.S. airbase in Iwakuni

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - The Green Ridge cargo ship carrying the first shipment to Japan of U.S. military MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft passes the Kammon Straits under the Kammon Bridge on the western tip of Honshu at 8:24 p.m. on July 22, 2012, headed for the U.S. Marines' Iwakuni Air Station.

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Els wins British Open

LYTHAM ST. ANNES, Britain - Ernie Els of South Africa watches his shot during the final round of the British Open Golf Championship at Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club in Lytham St. Annes in the English county of Lancashire on July 22, 2012. Els carded a 7-under 273 for his second victory at the event, winning the title for the first time in 10 years.

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Els wins British Open

LYTHAM ST. ANNES, Britain - Ernie Els of South Africa watches his tee shot on the first hole during the final round of the British Open Golf Championship at Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club in Lytham St. Annes in the English county of Lancashire on July 22, 2012. Els carded a 7-under 273 for his second victory at the event, winning the title for the first time in 10 years.

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Harumafuji defeats Hakuho to win Nagoya basho

NAGOYA, Japan - Ozeki Harumafuji (arm raised), sitting with Aminishiki to his right, waves during a parade after winning the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Aichi Prefecture on July 22, 2012. Harumafuji won the tournament and his third career Emperor's Cup with a perfect 15-0 record, having defeated grand champion Hakuho in the day's last bout.

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Scott finishes 2nd at British Open

LYTHAM ST. ANNES, Britain - Adam Scott of Australia watches his tee shot on the first hole during the final round of the British Open Golf Championship at Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club in Lytham St. Annes in the English county of Lancashire on July 22, 2012. Scott finished second with a 6-under total.

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Harumafuji defeats Hakuho to win Nagoya basho

NAGOYA, Japan - Ozeki Harumafuji, sitting with his wife to the right and a group of jubilant supporters, holds the winner's trophy after capturing his third career title at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Aichi Prefecture on July 22, 2012. Harumafuji won the tournament with a perfect 15-0 record, having defeated grand champion Hakuho in the day's final bout.

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Harumafuji defeats Hakuho to win Nagoya basho

NAGOYA, Japan - Ozeki Harumafuji (L) receives the Emperor's Cup from Japan Sumo Association chairman Kitanoumi for winning the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Aichi Prefecture on July 22, 2012. Harumafuji won the tournament and his third career Emperor's Cup with a perfect 15-0 record, having defeated grand champion Hakuho in the day's last bout.

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Noda stresses need to take part in TPP talks

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda speaks at Waseda University, his alma mater, in Tokyo on July 22, 2012. Noda stressed the need for Japan to take part in Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade talks.

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Harumafuji defeats Hakuho to win Nagoya basho

NAGOYA, Japan - Ozeki Harumafuji (L) pushes grand champion Hakuho out of the ring on July 22, 2012, the final day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Aichi Prefecture. Harumafuji won the tournament and his third career Emperor's Cup with a perfect 15-0 record.

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Demonstration against Osprey deployment

IWAKUNI, Japan - People stage a demonstration in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on July 22, 2012, against the deployment of U.S. military MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft. A cargo ship carrying 12 of the aircraft for delivery to the U.S. Marines' Iwakuni Air Station is due to arrive in Iwakuni early on July 23.

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Harumafuji defeats Hakuho to win Nagoya basho

NAGOYA, Japan - Ozeki Harumafuji (L) pushes grand champion Hakuho out of the ring on July 22, 2012, the final day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Aichi Prefecture. Harumafuji won the tournament and his third career Emperor's Cup with a perfect 15-0 record.

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Anti-China protest staged in Hanoi over territorial row

HANOI, Vietnam - Vietnamese demonstrate in Hanoi on July 22, 2012, to protest against China with which Vietnam has territorial disputes in the South China Sea.

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Kido wins Samantha Thavasa Ladies

AMI, Japan - Japan's Megumi Kido holds the victor's plate after winning the Samantha Thavasa Ladies at Eagle Point Golf Club in Ibaraki Prefecture on July 22, 2012. Kido carded a 14-under 202 for her first victory on the Japan LPGA tour.

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Anti-China protest staged in Hanoi over territorial row

HANOI, Vietnam - Vietnamese march in central Hanoi on July 22, 2012, to protest against China with which Vietnam has territorial disputes in the South China Sea.

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U.S. F-16 fighter jet crashes into sea off northern Japan

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows a U.S. F-16 fighter jet. A plane of the same type crashed into the Pacific Ocean about 870 kilometers northeast of Nemuro, Hokkaido around 11:30 a.m. on July 22, 2012, the Japan Coast Guard said. The fighter had taken off from Misawa air base in Aomori Prefecture, base officials said.

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Ship carrying Osprey leaves Busan for U.S. airbase in Iwakuni

BUSAN, South Korea - The Green Ridge cargo ship carrying the first shipment of the U.S. military's MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft to Japan leaves the South Korean port of Busan on July 22, 2012, for the U.S. Marines' Iwakuni Air Station in western Japan.

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Ship carrying Osprey leaves Busan for U.S. airbase in Iwakuni

BUSAN, South Korea - The Green Ridge cargo ship carrying the first shipment of the U.S. military's MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft to Japan leaves the South Korean port of Busan on July 22, 2012, for the U.S. Marines' Iwakuni Air Station in western Japan.

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Astronaut Hoshide offers flowers at Gagarin's grave

MOSCOW, Russia - Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide bows after offering flowers at the grave of Yuri Gagarin, who became the first person in space in 1961, in Moscow on June 22, 2012, ahead of his mission to the International Space Station from July 2012.

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Astronauts offer flowers at Gagarin's grave

MOSCOW, Russia - (from L) Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, U.S. astronaut Sunita Williams and Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko pose for photos at Red Square in Moscow on June 22, 2012, before offering flowers at the grave of Yuri Gagarin, who became the first person in space in 1961. They three will board a Soyuz spacecraft to head to the International Space Station in July 2012.

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Astronauts who will stay aboard ISS

MOSCOW, Russia - (From L to R) Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, NASA astronaut Sunita Williams and Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko shake hands at a press conference at Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center near Moscow on June 22, 2012, ahead of their mission to the International Space Station from mid-July.

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300 more days before Tokyo Sky Tree's opening

TOKYO, Japan - The countdown board on the rooftop of a building in Tokyo's Taito Ward shows 300, the number of days left before the opening of the 634-meter Tokyo Sky Tree (L in background), on July 27, 2011, during a ceremony to light up the board, with the tower's official mascots (from L to R) Teppenpen, Sorakara-chan and Sukoburuburu attending. The world's tallest self-standing tower is scheduled to open for visitors on May 22, 2012.