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A Rohingya Muslim man, who fled from Myanmar to Bangladesh to escape religious violence, cries as he pleads from a boat after he and others were intercepted by Bangladesh border authorities in Taknaf, Bangladesh. Bangladesh has turned back more than 1,500 refugees in recent days. Anurup Titu/AP
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Montana State University-Northern saddle bronc rider Robert Wagner competes on Truck Driver Hazzard Tuesday during the College National Finals Rodeo at Casper Events Center in Wyoming. Alan Rogers/Casper Star-Tribune/AP
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A police officer detains a protester as the protester's sister tries to stop him in Manama, Bahrain. Dozens of protesters responding to a call from the leading opposition party, Al Wefaq, were prevented from demonstrating in the capital by riot police. Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters
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San Diego Chargers linebacker Takeo Spikes looks on during NFL football practice in San Diego. Gregory Bull/AP
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Firefighters cool off a blazing gas line in Columbus, Ind., after the homeowner hit the line while digging a post hole. Joe Harpring/The Republic/AP
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A street vendor carries cotton candy for sale outside the Haji Ali Shrine in Mumbai, India. Vivek Prakash/Reuters
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Germany's Thomas Mueller celebrates a goal of Mario Gomez (not seen) against the Netherlands during their Euro 2012 Group B soccer match at the Metalist stadium in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Alessandro Bianchi/Reuters
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A visitor shelters under an umbrella while standing in front of the Rhine Falls in the town of Neuhausen, Switzerland. The Rhine Falls are the largest in Europe. Christian Hartmann/Reuters
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Italy's 40-story Palazzo Lombardia in Milan, shown in this undated photograph, was named the Best Tall Building Europe by the Chicago-based Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. The regional winners also include the Absolute Towers in Mississauga, Canada (Americas); 1 Bligh Street, Sydney (Asia and Australia); and Doha Tower, Doha (Middle East and Africa). A record 88 towers taller than 200 meters were completed in 2011 - compared to 32 such projects in 2005. FernandoGuerra/CTBUH/Reuters
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Marin Cilic of Croatia returns the ball to Matthew Ebden of Australia during their men's singles tennis match at the Queen's Club tournament in London. Stefan Wermuth/Reuters
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A lone leaf on a liquidambar tree hangs on while most others have fallen during a wet winter's day in Sydney, Australia. Rick Rycroft/AP
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Torchbearer Joseph Forrester carries the Olympic flame with children from Madras Primary School on the West Sands Beach on Day 26 of the London Torch Olympic Relay 2012 in St. Andrews, Scotland. Andrew Milligan/LOCOG/AP
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Swiss Justice Minister Simonetta Sommaruga (r.) speaks to National Councillor Kurt Fluri during an 'Asyl-debate' in the Summer Parliament Session in Bern, Switzerland. Ruben Sprich/Reuters
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Mexican faithful dressed in traditional costumes attend Pope Benedict XVI's weekly general audience in Paul VI's Hall at the Vatican. Max Rossi/Reuters
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Pakistan's Azhar Ali runs back to the pavilion as a match is stopped due to rain during their third One Day International cricket match against Sri Lanka, in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters
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South Korean street vendors burn letters reading 'Korea Democratic Street Vendors Confederation' during a rally against the government's crackdown on them in Seoul, South Korea. Thousands of protesters demanding job security attended the rally. Lee Jin-man/AP
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Lady Gaga fans Makeeta Hole (l.) and Sarah Hodges pose outside the pop star's concert in Brisbane, Australia. Patrick Hamilton/AP
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A woman on the brink of tears in Hong Kong attends a candlelight vigil to mourn Chinese labor activist Li Wangyang's death. Li, imprisoned for two decades, died in a hospital June 6, one year after being released from jail. Li had advocated for independent labor unions in central China's Hunan province and was caught in the sweeping nationwide crackdown on all forms of dissent after the Tiananmen Square democracy protests were quashed in 1989. Vincent Yu/AP
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A Dutch soccer fan smiles as he relaxes at the Euro 2012 fan zone in Kharkiv, Ukraine. The Netherlands will play Germany in their Euro 2012 match. Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters
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A boy cleans a shop window next to a poster of presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq in Cairo. The Brotherhood's Mohamed Mursi will face Shafiq, the last prime minister of ousted leader Hosni Mubarak, in a presidential run-off on June 16 and 17. Suhaib Salem/Reuters
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Pro-army tribesmen pose for a group photo on a street in the southern Yemeni city of Jaar. Yemen pressed ahead with a US-backed offensive to drive al Qaeda-linked insurgents from the country's south, a day after the army notched up its biggest victory in more than a year by recapturing two strategic cities. Reuters
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Britain's Prince William throws a foam javelin as his wife, Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, looks on at a children's sports event, during their visit to Vernon Park in Nottingham, central England. Phil Noble/AP
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From left: Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko, and US astronaut Sunita Williams prepare their space suits during a training exercise at the Star City space center outside Moscow. The three-man team is preparing for a mission to the International Space Station in July. Sergei Remezov/Reuters
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A female officer salutes during a graduation ceremony at the Kabul Military Training Center in Kabul, Afghanistan. About 2000 Afghan soldiers and officers, including 16 females, graduated. Mohammad Ismail/Reuters
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A worker cleans the seats in the stadium on the eve of the Euro 2012 soccer championship Group C match between Italy and Croatia in Poznan, Poland. Anja Niedringhaus/AP
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Bella Jane, an American Bulldog who was rescued by Michele Anderson of Albany, N.Y., takes a break during an animal advocacy day event at the Legislative Office Building in Albany. Mike Groll/AP
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While the German economy is being held up as the model for ailing Europe to follow, some Germans say that the benefits of the boom aren't reaching them.
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Sara Miller Llana, Staff writer /
June 19, 2013
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