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June 6: Day in pics
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Leading dissident Li Wangyang (L), who died under strange circumstances in central China after being jailed for over 22 years following the 1989 Tiananmen democracy protests, poses with his friends in Hunan province in this handout picture by China Human Rights Defenders. AFP photo
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The sun rises behind clouds over the Baltic Sea as the Venus, top right, passes in front of the Sun in Kolobrzeg, Poland. AP/Michael Probst
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South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, center, and his wife Kim Yoon-ok, center right, salute after they paid their respects to the country's war dead during a ceremony to mark the 57th anniversary of the Korean Memorial Day at the national cemetery in Seoul, South Korea. AP/Ahn Young-joon
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Chinese President Hu Jintao, right, ushers Kazakstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev during a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. AP/Alexander F Yuan
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Billionaire Warren Buffett, CEO and chairman of investment company Berkshire Hathaway, speaks during a conversation with David Rubenstein, president of the Economic Club of Washingtron, during the club's 25th anniversary dinner in Washington. AFP/Nicholas Kamm
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A family in New Delhi uses special glasses and filters to observe Venus as it passes in front of the Sun. Astronomers around the world trained their telescopes on the skies to watch Venus pass in front of the Sun, a once-in-a-lifetime event that will not be seen for another 105 years. AFP/Sajjad Hussain
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Children view transit of Venus across the Sun through special sun viewing glasses at Pushpa Gujral Science City in Kapurthala. HT Photo/Pardeep Pandit
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An employee of Pushpa Gujral Science City looking through a telescope into the sun to view the transit of Venus across the Sun in Kapurthala. HT Photo/Pardeep Pandit
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A solar plane lands at Rabat Sale airport. The Swiss Solar Impulse flew across the Strait of Gibraltar from Madrid on the world's first intercontinental flight in a plane powered by the sun. AFP Photo
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Striking Air India pilots hold placards during a protest march in New Delhi. AFP/Raveendran
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Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao shake hands with during their meeting in Beijing. AFP/Pool
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Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi leaves after a news conference about her Thailand and Europe trip at the National League for Democracy head office in Yangon. Reuters/Soe Zeya Tun
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Head priest of Sri Akal Takhat Sahib, Gurbachan Singh delivers a speech after prayers at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on the 28th anniversary of Operation Bluestar. AFP/Narinder Nanu
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This image released by LOCOG shows London 2012 torchbearers popstars John and Edward Grimes aka Jedward before they carry the Olympic Flame through Dublin on Day 19 of the Olympic Torch Relay. AP/Danny Lawson/LOCOG
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YSR Congress chief Jaganmohan Reddy is taken away for interrogation by CBI officers from the Chanchalguda Central Prison in Hyderabad. AFP/Noah Seelam
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (R) gestures as Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia speaks during a meeting in New Delhi. AFP/Prakash Singh
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(File) Science fiction writer Ray Bradbury looks at a picture that was part of a school project to illustrate characters in one of his dramas in Los Angeles. Bradbury, who wrote everything from science-fiction and mystery to humour, died in Southern California aged 91. AP photo
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Nancy Reagan observes the eighth anniversary of the passing of her husband, former US President Ronald Reagan after laying flowers at his gravesite at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California. Reuters
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Fred Hahn, president of Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario, joins students protesting against the Liberal Government, Special Law 78 and tuition fee increases in Toronto. AFP/Andrea Bellemare
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A woman walks past the electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo. AP/Itsuo Inouye
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LeBron James #6 of the Miami Heat drives for a shot attempt against the Boston Celtics in Game Five of the Eastern Conference Finals in the 2012 NBA Playoffs at American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida. AFP/J Meric/Getty
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Nicolas Duclos, developer with Ubisoft Entertainment showcases the new Assassin's Creed III video game on the Nintendo Wii U console in Los Angeles. AP/Damian Dovarganes
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Rapper Lil Wayne shouts during the second half of Game 5 between the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat in their NBA basketball Eastern Conference finals playoffs series in Miami. AP/Lynne Sladky
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A demonstrator holds a banner during a rally on the National Day of Justice for the shooting death of unarmed Florida teen Trayvon Martin at Frank H Ogawa Plaza in Oakland, California. Reuters/Stephen Lam
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US defense secretary Leon Panetta shakes hands with defence minister AK Antony during a ceremony at the ministry of defence in New Delhi. AFP/Raveendran
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Sania Mirza (left) and Mahesh Bhupathi entered their third Grand Slam final after Wednesday's win. File photo
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