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Gogo the polar bear grabs an ice cube containing apples presented to him on the day known as Taisho, or "Big Heat," in the Japanese traditional calendar, at Tennoji Zoo in Osaka, western Japan, on Saturday July 23, 2011. Taisho marks the beginning of the 12th of 24 solar terms in the traditional calendar, and is known as one of the hottest periods of the year. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)
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A puppy roams the forward base as US soldiers of the 1st Batallion 67th Armor Regiment, Task Force Dealers under the International Security Assistance Force Afghanistan (ISAF) prepare themselves for a night patrol mission with a convoy of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles in Arghandab valley located in southern Afghanistan on July 22, 2011. The troops are in charge of training Afghan security forces in the area that used to be the stronghold of the Taliban insurgents, as troops set conditions for transition and downsizing of US forces. AFP PHOTO / ROMEO GACAD
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A five-month-old female slender loris waits to be given her first health check by the veterinary team at London Zoo on July 21, 2011 in London, England. Two female baby slender lorises, who are yet to be named, were given health checks, their sex determined and micro-chipped. Slender Loris is the common name for the strepsirrhine primates who are nocturnal and originate from India, Sri Lanka, and southeast Asia. London Zoo supports conservation of lorises in Sri Lanka, where populations are thought to be under threat from deforestation. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
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A unidentified child awaits treatment in a field hospital of Doctors Without Borders, MSF, in the town of Dadaab, Kenya, Monday, July 25, 2011. A U.N. agency is hosting an emergency meeting in Rome on Monday July 25, to mobilize action to fight famine in Somalia, Kenya and other drought-hit nations in East Africa, estimating that more than 11 million people need help in the drought-hit region. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam)
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Couldn't pick just one, so here's two:
Two women mourn next to a flower tribute after attending a mass for victims of the July 22 government office bombing and shooting spree at a Labour Youth League camp, outside the Domkirken Church in Oslo on July 24, 2011. (AFP/Getty Images/Jan Johannessen)
Kayapo Indians stand in a line during a ritual dance in a multiethnic village during the Meeting of Traditional Cultures of Chapada dos Veadeiros in Goias July 23, 2011. The meeting is a celebration of Brazilian popular culture and the interaction between the various manifestations of traditional culture around the midwest and across the country. (Reuters/Ueslei Marcelino)
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