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A Pakistani boy stands under an opened water line to beat the heat in Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, May 7, 2014, where temperatures reached 36 degrees Celsius (97 degrees Fahrenheit).B.K. Bangash/The Associated Press

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Venezuela's national guard reacts after a Molotov cocktail was thrown by anti-government students at them during clashes at Metropolitan University in Caracas, May 7, 2014.CHRISTIAN VERON/Reuters

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People wait in a queue to cast their votes at a voting station in the Nkandla district May 7, 2014. South Africans voted in the first "Born Free" election on Wednesday, although polls suggest the allure of the ruling African National Congress as the conqueror of apartheid will prevail even among those with no memory of white-minority rule.ROGAN WARD/Reuters

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The 2014 World Cup official soccer ball, called Brazuca, painted by protesters with a red cross and placed in front a cross, forms part of a tribute to children who have died from stray bullets during police operations, on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, May 7, 2014. Organized by Rio de Paz, protesters say the money spent on World Cup preparations should have been used for the development of better schools, health care and improved security in shantytowns.Hassan Ammar/The Associated Press

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A woman walks through Brookfield Place off Bay Street, on the day of their annual general meeting for shareholders in Toronto, May 7, 2014. Brookfield Asset Management said on Wednesday its cash flow slumped 29 percent in the first quarter due to a decline in realized gains from asset sales, but the result beat estimates and the company raised its dividend by 7 percent.MARK BLINCH/Reuters

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Tulips are in full bloom Wednesday, May 7, 2014, at Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Mich.DON CAMPBELL/The Associated Press

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Russian servicemen walk in formation as they take part in a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade in central Moscow, May 7, 2014. Russia celebrates victory over Nazi Germany on May 9.TATYANA MAKEYEVA/Reuters

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Canadian writer Douglas Coupland (L) takes a 'selfie' with Governor General David Johnston after being awarded the rank of Officer in the Order of Canada during a ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa May 7, 2014.CHRIS WATTIE/Reuters

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A Palestinian child wearing traditional clothes attends a rally marking the 66th anniversary of Nakba Day, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, May 7, 2014. Palestinians annually mark "nakba," or "catastrophe" Û the term they use to describe their defeat and displacement in the war that followed Israel's founding in 1948.Adel Hana/The Associated Press

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Russian Police academy female cadets march during a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade at Dvortsovaya (Palace) Square in St Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, May 7, 2014. Victory Day, marking the defeat of Nazi Germany, is Russia's most important secular holiday celebrated on May 9.Dmitry Lovetsky/The Associated Press

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A bouquet of flowers is placed atop the burnt out shell of a car at a location where clashes between pro Russia gunmen and the Ukrainian army took place, four kilometers (2.5 miles) north of Slovyansk, Ukraine, Wednesday, May 7, 2014.Manu Brabo/The Associated Press

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Russian Air Force transporter aircrafts, IL-76, fly in formation over Red Square during a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade, slated for May 9 at the Square to celebrate 69 years of the victory in WWII, in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, May 7, 2014.Pavel Golovkin/The Associated Press

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