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Election in E. Timor

JAKARTA, Indonesia - An election official counts votes in Dili, the capital of East Timor, on July 7, 2012, after polls closed for a parliamentary election the same day.

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S. Sudan independence anniversary

JUBA, South Sudan - About 800 people take part in a long-distance running event in Juba on July 7, 2012, to mark the first anniversary of South Sudan's independence from Sudan.

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Williams sisters win doubles at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Venus Williams (back) and her sister Serena Williams of the United States play against Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka of the Czech Republic in the women's doubles final at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 7, 2012. The Williams sisters captured their fifth Wimbledon title with a 7-5, 6-4 victory.

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Serena Williams wins women's singles at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Serena Williams of the United States collapses with joy after beating Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland in the women's singles final at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 7, 2012. Williams captured her fifth Wimbledon title with a 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 victory.

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Serena Williams wins women's singles at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Serena Williams of the United States (L) and Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland clasp hands after the women's singles final at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 7, 2012. Williams captured her fifth Wimbledon title with a 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 victory.

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Williams sisters win doubles at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Venus Williams (R) and her sister Serena Williams of the United States hold the winners' trophies after their victory against Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka of the Czech Republic in the women's doubles final at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 7, 2012. The Williams sisters captured their fifth Wimbledon title with a 7-5, 6-4 win.

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Serena Williams wins women's singles at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Serena Williams of the United States plays against Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland in the women's singles final at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 7, 2012. Williams captured her fifth Wimbledon title with a 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 victory.

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Serena Williams wins women's singles at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Serena Williams of the United States pumps her fist during the third set of the women's singles final against Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 7, 2012. Williams captured her fifth Wimbledon title with a 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 victory.

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Serena Williams wins women's singles at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Serena Williams of the United States holds the winner's trophy after her victory in the women's singles final against Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 7, 2012. Williams captured her fifth Wimbledon title with a 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 win.

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Serena Williams wins women's singles at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Serena Williams of the United States (L) is congratulated by her sister Venus Williams after winning the women's singles final at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 7, 2012. Williams captured her fifth Wimbledon title with a 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 victory against Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland.

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Serena Williams wins women's singles at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Serena Williams of the United States collapses with joy after beating Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland in the women's singles final at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 7, 2012. Williams captured her fifth Wimbledon title with a 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 victory.

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Serena Williams wins women's singles at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Serena Williams of the United States plays against Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland in the women's singles final at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 7, 2012. Williams captured her fifth Wimbledon title with a 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 victory.

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Serena Williams wins women's singles at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Serena Williams of the United States holds the winner's trophy after her victory in the women's singles final against Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 7, 2012. Williams captured her fifth Wimbledon title with a 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 win.

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Radwanska defeated by Serena Williams at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland plays against Serena Williams of the United States in the women's singles final at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 7, 2012. Williams captured her fifth Wimbledon title with a 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 victory.

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Serena Williams wins women's singles at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Serena Williams of the United States plays against Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland in the women's singles final at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 7, 2012. Williams captured her fifth Wimbledon title with a 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 victory.

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Prince Mikasa's heart function deteriorates

TOKYO, Japan - Reporters gather on the night of July 7, 2012, in front of St. Luke's International Hospital in Tokyo, where Prince Mikasa, uncle of Emperor Akihito, has been hospitalized. The 96-year-old prince, the youngest brother of Emperor Hirohito, experienced a deterioration of heart function the same day at the hospital and was moved to the intensive care unit, the Imperial Household Agency said early on July 8.

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Prince Mikasa's heart function deteriorates

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in October 2008 shows Prince Mikasa, uncle of Emperor Akihito. The 96-year-old prince, the youngest brother of Emperor Hirohito, experienced a deterioration of heart function on July 7, 2012, at a hospital in Tokyo and was moved to the intensive care unit, the Imperial Household Agency said early on July 8.

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Serena Williams wins women's singles at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Serena Williams of the United States plays against Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland in the women's singles final at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 7, 2012. Williams captured her fifth Wimbledon title with a 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 victory.

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Radwanska defeated by Serena Williams at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland plays against Serena Williams of the United States in the women's singles final at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 7, 2012. Williams captured her fifth Wimbledon title with a 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 victory.

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Election in Libya

TRIPOLI, Libya - Men show off their voter registration cards in Tripoli on July 7, 2012. Libyans cast votes the same day in the first parliamentary election after last year's downfall and killing of longtime dictator Muammar Gaddafi.

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Radwanska defeated by Serena Williams at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland plays against Serena Williams of the United States in the women's singles final at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 7, 2012. Williams captured her fifth Wimbledon title with a 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 victory.

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Serena Williams wins women's singles at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Serena Williams of the United States plays against Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland in the women's singles final at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 7, 2012. Williams captured her fifth Wimbledon title with a 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 victory.

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Chinese Vice President Xi at World Peace Forum

BEIJING, China - Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (L) attends the World Peace Forum in Beijing on July 7, 2012, the opening day of the two-day event. (Pool photo)

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Election in Libya

TRIPOLI, Libya - Cars displaying Libyan flags pictured at Tripoli's Martyrs' Square on July 7, 2012. Libyans cast votes the same day in the first parliamentary election after last year's downfall and killing of longtime dictator Muammar Gaddafi.

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Election in Libya

TRIPOLI, Libya - People stand in line outside a polling station in Tripoli on July 7, 2012. Libyans cast votes in the first parliamentary elections after last year's downfall and killing of longtime dictator Muammar Gaddafi.

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Japan gov't planning to buy disputed isles

BEIJING, China - People demonstrate against Japan at the Marco Polo Bridge outside Beijing on July 7, 2012, to mark the 75th anniversary of an incident at the bridge that sparked the Sino-Japanese war. In Japan the same day, government sources said the Japanese government is planning to buy some of the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, also claimed by China and Taiwan, from a private owner in a bid to increase its control over the islands.

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Election in Libya

TRIPOLI, Libya - A man casts his vote at a polling station in Tripoli on July 7, 2012. Libyans cast votes in the first parliamentary election after last year's downfall and killing of longtime dictator Muammar Gaddafi.

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Japan gov't planning to buy disputed isles

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda meets the press in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture on July 7, 2012, to comment on the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. The Japanese government is planning to buy some of the disputed islands, also claimed by China and Taiwan, from a private owner in a bid to increase its control over the islands, government sources said the same day.

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Election in E. Timor

DILI, East Timor - Election officials count votes in Dili, the capital of East Timor, on July 7, 2012, after polls closed. A parliamentary election held the same day was seen as a close contest between the center-left National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction (CNRT) party of Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao and the left-wing Fretilin party of former Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri.

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Japan gov't planning to buy disputed isles

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in June 2011 shows (from L to R) Minamikojima Island, Kitakojima Island and Uotsuri Island, part of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. The Japanese government is planning to buy some of the disputed islands, also claimed by China and Taiwan, from a private owner in a bid to increase its control over the islands, government sources said July 7, 2012.

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Election in Libya

TRIPOLI, Libya - Photo shows women waiting outside a polling station in Tripoli on July 7, 2012 for their turn to vote. Libyans cast votes in the first parliamentary election after last year's downfall and killing of longtime dictator Muammar Gaddafi.

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Chinese Vice President Xi at World Peace Forum

BEIJING, China - Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (L) claps at the World Peace Forum in Beijing on July 7, 2012, the opening day of the two-day event. (Pool photo)

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Clinton in Kabul

KABUL, Afghanistan - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton attends a press conference at the presidential palace in Kabul on July 7, 2012. Clinton made an unannounced visit to the Afghan capital on the eve of an international conference in Tokyo to address Afghanistan's post-2014 financial needs, and announced the country has been designated a "major non-NATO ally" of the United States.

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Clinton in Kabul

KABUL, Afghanistan - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) and Afghan President Hamid Karzai attend a press conference at the presidential palace in Kabul on July 7, 2012. Clinton made an unannounced visit to Kabul on the eve of an international conference in Tokyo to address Afghanistan's post-2014 financial needs, and announced the country has been designated a "major non-NATO ally" of the United States.

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IMF chief Lagarde in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde gives a speech at Tokyo's Keio University on July 7, 2012.

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Hacker group Anonymous cleans up Shibuya street

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the hacker group Anonymous, wearing its trademark masks, pick up garbage on a street in Tokyo's Shibuya commercial district on July 7, 2012. The members said the action is meant to be the group's peaceful protest against a revision of the country's copyright laws.

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Prototype "smart TV"

TOKYO, Japan - A prototype "smart TV," which can be operated by a tablet computer, is on display in Tokyo in June 2012. A Japanese government ministry is planning to propose global standards for smart TVs that integrate broadcast and Internet services, by working out basic technologies with broadcasters, telecommunications carriers and electronics manufacturers in Japan, sources familiar with the move said July 7, 2012.

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Japan gov't planning to buy disputed isles

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in June 2011 shows (from front to back) Minamikojima Island, Kitakojima Island and Uotsuri Island, part of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. The Japanese government is planning to buy some of the disputed islands, also claimed by China and Taiwan, from a private owner in a bid to increase its control over the islands, government sources said July 7, 2012.

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London Olympics countdown

LONDON, Britain - A javelin thrower competes during a meet at the Olympic Stadium in London on May 7, 2012, in front of an electronic signboard still under construction prior to the London Olympic Games in July and August 2012.

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London Olympics countdown

LONDON, Britain - Reporters wear vinyl sheets in the rain as they work during a meet at the Olympic Stadium in London on May 7, 2012, prior to the London Olympic Games in July and August 2012.

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Fluid removed from emperor's chest

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken July 16, 2011, shows Japanese Emperor Akihito. The 78-year-old emperor underwent a procedure on March 7, 2012, to remove fluid from his chest that had accumulated since his heart bypass surgery in the previous month, the Imperial Household Agency said.

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St. Pancras International in London

LONDON, Britain - Photo shows the five rings, the symbols of the Olympic, displayed at St. Pancras International station in London on July 7, 2011, about a year before the opening of the London 2012 Olympic Games.