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16:19 GMT, Friday, 3 July 2009 17:19 UK

Week in pictures: 27 June-3 July

Two men look down from the glass viewing platform, which juts out from the 103th floor of the Sears Tower in Chicago.

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Not for the faint-hearted - a new glass viewing platform, on the 103rd floor of Chicago's Sears Tower, opens to the public on Thursday. Brave members of the media were given a preview.

Relatives outside the El Maruf hospital in Moroni, Comoros

Relatives outside the El Maruf hospital in Moroni, Comoros

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People in the Comoros islands have been waiting for news of their relatives after a Yemenia Airbus 310 with 153 people on board crashed in the Indian Ocean.

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A 12-year-old girl, seen here with her father, was the only known survivor of the crash.

An Indpendence Day parade rehearsal in Minsk

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Soldiers in Belarus during an Independence Day parade rehearsal in the capital Minsk.

TV publicityimage of Karl Malden and Michael Douglas

TV publicityimage of Karl Malden and Michael Douglas

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US actor Karl Malden, best known for his roles in films such as A Streetcar Named Desire and On the Waterfront, has died at home in Los Angeles aged 97. He also starred as Lt Mike Stone in long-running TV series The Streets of San Francisco.

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A police officer cools down outside 10 Downing Street, the residence of the UK Prime Minister in central London as the heatwave warning alert in south-east England was raised from level 2 to level 3. Temperatures were set to rise to 33C in the capital.

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The European Space Agency (Esa) has released a stunning image of the spiral galaxy M51, otherwise known as the Whirlpool Galaxy. It is a composite of images taken by Europe's Herschel space observatory and the Hubble Space Telescope.

A U.S. Marine during the start of Operation Khanjari on July 2, 2009 in Main Poshteh, Afghanistan.

A U.S. Marine during the start of Operation Khanjari on July 2, 2009 in Main Poshteh, Afghanistan.

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The US army launched a major offensive against the Taliban in south Afghanistan's Helmand province. The US military says about 4,000 Marines, as well as 650 Afghan troops, are involved, supported by Nato planes.

Andy Murray of Great Britain serves under the new Centre Court roof during the men"s singles fourth round match against Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland

Andy Murray of Great Britain serves under the new Centre Court roof during the men"s singles fourth round match against Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland

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Wimbledon witnessed its first floodlit match as Britain's Andy Murray kept his campaign on track with a dramatic late-night win over Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka.

Michael jackson rehearsal. Kevin Mazur/AEG/Getty Images via image.net

Michael jackson rehearsal. Kevin Mazur/AEG/Getty Images via image.net

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Several images from Michael Jackson's final tour rehearsal in Los Angeles last week have been released, showing the star dancing and smiling against large neon letters reading: "This is it."

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