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Day in pictures

Spain's national football team take part in a training session at Sportplatz Kampl in Neustift im Stubaital, near Innsbruck, Austria.

Spain's national football team takes part in a training session near Innsbruck, in Austria.

A panda experts takes care of two baby red pandas at Edmonton Valley Zoo in Edmonton, Alberta

Twin red pandas Tai and Pip receive care at a zoo in Alberta, Canada, after being rejected by their mother.

An Israeli Merkava tank maneuvers at an Army outpost near the Kisufim crossing between Israel and the Gaza Strip.

An Israeli tank makes a manoeuvre at an army outpost near the Kissufim crossing between Israel and the Gaza Strip.

President George W Bush flies in Marine One above Iowa City.

US President George W Bush flies over flood-hit areas in the Midwest. Some 35,000 people have been evacuated and 24 people have died.

Officers police anti-government demonstrations in Bangkok

Thai police stand guard as anti-government protesters take to the streets of the capital city, Bangkok.

Chinese workers take a nap in their makeshift tent near the ongoing construction of the China Central Television (CCTV) tower.

Chinese workers take a nap in their makeshift tent near the construction site of the China Central Television (CCTV) tower.

Acrobat Paul O'Keeffe balances on a chair during the media call for the Circus Oz 30th Birthday Bash at Birrarung Marr, in Melbourne, Australia.

An acrobat balances on a chair during a media call in Melbourne, Australia, for a season of performances celebrating Circus Oz's 30th birthday.

A man carries curd for sale, as it rains in Allahabad, India.

A man carries curd for sale in Allahabad, India, where thousands of people have been stranded by monsoon floods.

Victoria Ishimatsu performs at trials for the US Olympic team in Indianapolis

Diving hopeful Victoria Ishimatsu tries out for the US Olympic team in Indianapolis.

A sculpture entitled "Balloon Flower (magenta)" by US artist Jeff Koons in St James Park in London.

A sculpture by Jeff Koons called "Balloon Flower (Magenta), 1995-2000" goes on display in London before being sold at auction later this month.

Residents return home by boat in flooded Longhua Village in Wuzhou of Guangxi Province, China. Since June 6, torrential rains in China"s southern provinces have killed 176 people, and forced the evacuation of 1.66 million resid

Chinese residents return home by boat in a flooded part of Guangxi province, after days of torrential rains.




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