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Palestinian children play with colored parachutes at an event organized by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) seeking to achieve a world record for the largest number of people flying parachutes from the ground, at a sports stadium in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip. The event was part of the 'Summer Games,' a six-week summer camp organized by UNRWA to provide a recreational outlet for children in the Gaza Strip. Adel Hana/AP
Co-workers adjust a man's red tie and collar before their group performance at a 'red' song contest in Yan'an, in northwestern China's Shaanxi province. Yan'an is celebrated as the birthplace of China's communist revolution. Communist forces led by Mao Zedong, ousted from bases in the south, retreated to Yan'an during the Long March and from there plotted the revolution that brought them to power in 1949. China marks the 90th anniversary of the Communist Party on July 1. Alexander F. Yuan/AP
Riders of the 22 cycling teams take part at the opening ceremony for the Tour de France 2011 at the Puy du Fu arena. The 2011 Tour de France will start on July 2. Denis Balibouse /Reuters
A supporter holds a photo of Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva as Vejjajiva campaigns for his ruling Democrat Party in Bangkok. Thailand holds a general election on July 3 that might be a step on the road to stability after five years of political turbulence. But it could just as easily prolong the crisis, especially if there is no clear-cut winner. Damir Sagolj/Reuters
Athletes compete during the women's 3000 meters steeplechase at the Lausanne Diamond League (Athletissima) athletics meeting at the Stade de la Pontaise in Lausanne. Valentin Flauraud /Reuters
Pakistani Maryam Iqbal looks on while standing next to her family's makeshift tent, in a slum on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan. Muhammed Muheisen/AP
A passenger boat sails the Sumida river at the Asakusa shopping district in Tokyo. Hiro Komae/AP
Octopus Ophira, a so-called 'octopus oracle' is pictured before it predicts Germany's victory in the Women's World Cup soccer match against Nigeria, at the Sea Life Aquarium in Berlin. Ophira chose a fish from a glass tube with the German flag instead of a glass tube with the Nigerian flag to predict the winner. The 2011 Women's World Cup tournament is held in Germany June 26 - July 17. Tobias Schwarz/Reuters
A Muslim woman holds her scarf as she prays upon seeing a relic of Prophet Mohammed during Meeraj-un-Nabi celebrations at Hazratbal shrine in Srinagar. Thousands of Kashmiri Muslims thronged to the Hazratbal shrine which houses what is believed to be a relic from the beard of Prophet Mohammed. The festival marks the ascension of Prophet Mohammed to Heaven. Fayaz Kabli /Reuters
A Georgian girl concentrates during a dance rehearsal for the Lepraibe ensemble in the Georgian capital Tbilisi. The ensemble practises traditional Georgian dance, and has existed for around 125 years. Diana Markosian/Reuters
An activist checks letters written from children in the US on board the Gaza-bound 'Audacity of Hope' ship at Perama port near Athens. If pro-Palestinian activists unexpectedly manage to slip past Israel's naval blockade on the Gaza Strip in the coming days, they might be surprised by what they see in the Hamas-controlled enclave when they disembark. Roads are being paved, houses are being built, new cars have taken to the busy streets and shops are full of myriad products. Even the longtime scourge of unemployment is easing marginally, boosting living standards for a lucky few. John Kolesidis/Reuters
Muslim children play a friendly game of cricket in Bangalore, India, on Wednesday. Aijaz Rahi/AP
Gov. John Lynch (D) of New Hampshire meets mascots from the Canobie Lake amusement park in Concord, N.H. before speaking at a press conference about expectations for the Fourth of July holiday weekend. Jim Cole/AP
US Marines of Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines watch a V-22 Osprey aircraft as its lands at the Camp Gorgak in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan. Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters
A view of Portugal's parliament as Portugal's Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho speaks in Lisbon. Prime Minister Passos Coelho said on Thursday an extraordinary tax to be levied on year-end bonuses will raise 800 million euros in 2011. Rafael Marchante /Reuters
Syria's raging civil war has seen neighbors flooded with refugees. Egypt has become the latest regional country to take steps to limit refugee access.
Nearly a third of Syria's 21 million people are now a refugee or displaced within their own country. That staggering number has begun to overwhelm neighboring countries and international organizations say some states are beginning to severely restrict the inflow of Syrians fleeing the conflict.
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