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Serena Williams (USA) during a match against Francesca Schiavone (Italy) at the Rogers Cup in Toronto August 7, 2013. Williams beat Schiavone in straight sets 6-3. 6-2.Moe Doiron/The Globe and Mail

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A Pakistani boy bathes in a stream following heavy rains, in the suburbs of Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013. Recent heavy rains that swept across Pakistan brought down more than 100 homes, and caused the deaths of at least a dozen people, officials said.B.K. Bangash/The Associated Press

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A Muslim man prays after offering evening prayers following iftar, or breaking fast, during the holy month of Ramadan at a mosque in the old quarters of Delhi August 7, 2013.MANSI THAPLIYAL/Reuters

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Volunteers prepare the sandpit for the 14th IAAF World Championships at the Olympic stadium in Moscow August 7, 2013. The event will be held from August 10 to 18.FABRIZIO BENSCH/Reuters

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Chicago White Sox second baseman Gordon Beckham fields a ground ball hit by New York Yankees' Brett Gardner but is unable to throw him out at first during the first inning of a baseball game on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013, in Chicago.Charles Rex Arbogast/The Associated Press

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A man prays during Eid al-Fitr at Lakemba mosque in Sydney August 8, 2013. The Eid al-Fitr festival marks the end of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan.DANIEL MUNOZ/Reuters

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A club wielded by Vijay Singh, of Fiji, lifts a ball from a bunker on the eighth hole during a practice round for the PGA Championship golf tournament at Oak Hill Country Club, Wednesday, August 7, 2013, in Pittsford, N.Y.Julio Cortez/The Associated Press

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Cameron Erven, 12, of Winlaw B.C., takes his summer holidays to new heights as he rock climbs near the village of Calabogie in Eastern Ontario on Wednesday, August 7, 2013.Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press

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A child cools off from hot weather in a fountain at People's Square in Shanghai August 7, 2013.ALY SONG/Reuters

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