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The remains of residential tower block Grenfell Tower are seen from dixon house in west London, a day after it was gutted by fire. (Tolga AKMEN/AF)

Updated on: Jun 19, 2017 9:09 AM IST
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The remains of residential tower block Grenfell Tower are seen from dixon house in west London, a day after it was gutted by fire.  (Tolga AKMEN/AF) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 19, 2017 9:09 AM

The remains of residential tower block Grenfell Tower are seen from dixon house in west London, a day after it was gutted by fire. (Tolga AKMEN/AF)

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US President Donald Trump speaks at the Manuel Artime Theater in Miami, Florida .Trump  vowed to roll back his predecessor Barack Obama's deal re-opening trade ties with Havana, in favor of measures to support the Cuban people against what he called their "cruel and brutal" regime.  (AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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US President Donald Trump speaks at the Manuel Artime Theater in Miami, Florida .Trump vowed to roll back his predecessor Barack Obama's deal re-opening trade ties with Havana, in favor of measures to support the Cuban people against what he called their "cruel and brutal" regime. (AFP)

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A boy sleeps as farmers attend a protest against the killing of six farmers during  clashes in the central state of Madhya Pradesh, in New Delhi, India. (REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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A boy sleeps as farmers attend a protest against the killing of six farmers during clashes in the central state of Madhya Pradesh, in New Delhi, India. (REUTERS)

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Visitors watch  fireworks exploding over the castle at an event to mark the first anniversary of the opening of Shanghai Disneyland, in Shanghai. (AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Visitors watch fireworks exploding over the castle at an event to mark the first anniversary of the opening of Shanghai Disneyland, in Shanghai. (AFP)

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A woman writes on a message wall near the scene of the fire which destroyed the Grenfell Tower block, in north Kensington, West London, Britain. (REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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A woman writes on a message wall near the scene of the fire which destroyed the Grenfell Tower block, in north Kensington, West London, Britain. (REUTERS)

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A Palestinian woman makes her way through Israeli Qalandia checkpoint to attend Friday prayer of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. (REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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A Palestinian woman makes her way through Israeli Qalandia checkpoint to attend Friday prayer of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. (REUTERS)

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Robby Boys and Sarah Harrs embrace during the Firefly Music Festival in US. (REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Robby Boys and Sarah Harrs embrace during the Firefly Music Festival in US. (REUTERS)

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A man holds signs referencing US President Donald Trump's policy on Cuba in Miami, Florida.  (AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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A man holds signs referencing US President Donald Trump's policy on Cuba in Miami, Florida. (AFP)

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A young boy lies on a field as an helicopter carrying medical supplies and health workers specialised in Ebola virus, takes off in Muma. Two cases of the Ebola virus have been confirmed in a laboratory while 18 others are suspected in the remote Bas-Uele province, an equatorial forest zone near the Central African Republic. It is the first outbreak of Ebola, which spreads by contact with bodily fluids, since the west Africa epidemic that ended in January last year after killing more than 11,300 people and sickening nearly 29,000. (John Wessels/AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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A young boy lies on a field as an helicopter carrying medical supplies and health workers specialised in Ebola virus, takes off in Muma. Two cases of the Ebola virus have been confirmed in a laboratory while 18 others are suspected in the remote Bas-Uele province, an equatorial forest zone near the Central African Republic. It is the first outbreak of Ebola, which spreads by contact with bodily fluids, since the west Africa epidemic that ended in January last year after killing more than 11,300 people and sickening nearly 29,000. (John Wessels/AFP)

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The remains of Grenfell Tower, a residential tower block in west London which was gutted by fire, are pictured against the London skyline. The toll from the London tower block fire has risen to at least 30 people dead and the flames have now been extinguished, police said on June 16, 2017.  (Chris J Ratcliffe/AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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The remains of Grenfell Tower, a residential tower block in west London which was gutted by fire, are pictured against the London skyline. The toll from the London tower block fire has risen to at least 30 people dead and the flames have now been extinguished, police said on June 16, 2017. (Chris J Ratcliffe/AFP)

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This US Navy photo obtained June 16, 2017 shows An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the ‘Golden Dragons’ of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 192 as it conducts a high-speed flyby during an air-power demonstration in the western Pacific on June 12, 2017. The US Navy has patrolled the Indo-Asia-Pacific routinely for more than 70 years promoting regional peace and security.  (AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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This US Navy photo obtained June 16, 2017 shows An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the ‘Golden Dragons’ of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 192 as it conducts a high-speed flyby during an air-power demonstration in the western Pacific on June 12, 2017. The US Navy has patrolled the Indo-Asia-Pacific routinely for more than 70 years promoting regional peace and security. (AFP)

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Journalists take part in a protest to mark one month since the murder of their colleague Javier Valdez, a noted expert on the country's drug cartels and AFP contributor whose death appears far from being brought to justice- in downtown Mexico City on June 15, 2017. Valdez, 50, was shot a dozen times in broad daylight on May 15 outside the offices of Riodoce, the newspaper he co-founded in the violent western state of Sinaloa. (Pedro Pardo/AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Journalists take part in a protest to mark one month since the murder of their colleague Javier Valdez, a noted expert on the country's drug cartels and AFP contributor whose death appears far from being brought to justice- in downtown Mexico City on June 15, 2017. Valdez, 50, was shot a dozen times in broad daylight on May 15 outside the offices of Riodoce, the newspaper he co-founded in the violent western state of Sinaloa. (Pedro Pardo/AFP)

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Indonesian Muslims offer prayers and read the koran on the 21st day of holy month of Ramadan at Al Akbar mosque in Surabaya early on June 16, 2017. Muslims throughout the world are marking the month of Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar, during which devotees fast from dawn until dusk. (Juni Kriswanto/AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Indonesian Muslims offer prayers and read the koran on the 21st day of holy month of Ramadan at Al Akbar mosque in Surabaya early on June 16, 2017. Muslims throughout the world are marking the month of Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar, during which devotees fast from dawn until dusk. (Juni Kriswanto/AFP)

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Chinese paramilitary guard stands prior to the welcome ceremony for Luxembourg's Prime Minister Xavier Bettel and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 12, 2017. Bettel is on a four-day visit to China. (Fred Dufour/AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Chinese paramilitary guard stands prior to the welcome ceremony for Luxembourg's Prime Minister Xavier Bettel and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 12, 2017. Bettel is on a four-day visit to China. (Fred Dufour/AFP)

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Kurdish fighters from the People's Protection Units (YPG) extinguish a fire in a wheat field burned during clashes with Islamic State militants in Raqqa, Syria, June 15, 2017.  (Goran Tomasevic/REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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Kurdish fighters from the People's Protection Units (YPG) extinguish a fire in a wheat field burned during clashes with Islamic State militants in Raqqa, Syria, June 15, 2017. (Goran Tomasevic/REUTERS)

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