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Britain's Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth and Prince William stand on the balcony at Buckingham Palace during the Diamond Jubilee celebrations in central London.STEFAN WERMUTH/The Associated Press

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Roger Federer of Switzerland serves to Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina during their quarterfinal match at the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris.FRANCOIS LENOIR/Reuters

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Attendees pass between display areas during the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles.PHIL McCARTEN/Reuters

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Revellers on the Mall in London watch Britain’s Queen Elizabeth appear on the Buckingham Palace balcony as part of a four-day Diamond Jubilee celebration.Sang Tan/The Associated Press

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Thousands of revellers walk up the Mall to the gate of Buckingham Palace in London to watch Queen Elizabeth appear on the palace balcony as part of a four-day Diamond Jubilee celebration to mark the 60th anniversary of her accession to the throne.Sang Tan/The Associated Press

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Members of the Israeli group Pyromania dance inside Zedekiah's Cave in Jerusalem’s Old City during a dress rehearsal for their show, to be performed during the Jerusalem Festival of Light. The festival will open on Wednesday night and will run for a week in the Old City of Jerusalem, hosting Israeli and international artists who will display their installations throughout the week.RONEN ZVULUN/Reuters

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Hundreds of people gather at the University of Western Ontario wearing special viewing glasses to watch the Transit of Venus. The rare event occurs when the planet Venus moves in front of the sun. The next time this will occur is in 105 years in 2117.Dave Chidley/The Canadian Press

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A man swims in the polluted waters of a pond next to his buffalo on World Environment Day on the outskirts of Jammu, India.Mukesh Gupta/Reuters

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A lizard eats an insect in the Braullio Carrillo National Park, 50 kilometers east of San Jose.Juan Carlos Ulate/Reuters

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