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Men are seen at the window of a train as they make their way home, ahead of the Eid al-Fitr festival, at Karachi's Cantonment railway station July 27, 2014.AKHTAR SOOMRO/Reuters

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A civil defence member is stuck under debris at a site hit by what activists said were two barrel bombs dropped by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in the Al-Shaar neighbourhood of Aleppo July 27, 2014.STRINGER/Reuters

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Canada's Hillary Caldwell swims during the women's 200m Backstroke final at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, July 27, 2014.JIM YOUNG/Reuters

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Kenya's Denis Okoth lands a punch on England's Samuel Maxwell during their men's Light Welterweight boxing fight at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, July 27, 2014.JIM YOUNG/Reuters

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Anne Saulnier (R) and her husband Brian prepare to give a ride to the anthropomorphic robot named hitchBOT on Highway 102 outside of Halifax, Nova Scotia, July 27, 2014. The hitch hiking robot is part of a social experiment to see if strangers will help hitchBOT complete its 6,000 kilometer journey from Halifax to Victoria, British Columbia.PAUL DARROW/Reuters

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Participants take part in The Sumo Run in Battersea Park, London July 27, 2014. The runners, wearing inflatable costumes, take part in the 5km run with the aim of raising money for a charity to help educate children in Africa.NEIL HALL/Reuters

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People walk around inside a partially inflated hot air balloon at the 32nd annual OuickChek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning, Sunday, July 27, 2014, in Readington, N.J.Mel Evans/The Associated Press

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Italy's Vincenzo Nibali, centre, is congratulated by teammates as he crosses the finish line to win the 2014 Tour de France , Sunday, July 27, 2014.Christophe Ena/The Associated Press

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Russian amphibious vehicles drive in formation during celebrations to mark Navy Day in the far eastern Russian port of Vladivostok July 27, 2014.YURI MALTSEV/Reuters

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North Korean war veteran Kim Jae Pung, 78, a retired general, is decorated with medals as he attends a parade to celebrate the anniversary of the Korean War armistice agreement, Sunday, July 27, 2014, in Pyongyang, North Korea.Wong Maye-E/The Associated Press

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Tug boats tow the Costa Concordia ship as they arrive outside Genoa's port, in northern Italy, where the ship will be broken up for scrap, July 27, 2014.GIAMPIERO SPOSITO/Reuters

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Alphorn blowers perform an ensemble piece on the last day of the International Alphorn Festival on Lac de Tracouet near the village of Nendaz, July 27, 2014.PIERRE ALBOUY/Reuters

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