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Embers blow from a tree shortly before it fell down near burned cars as strong winds push the Thomas Fire across thousands of acres near Santa Paula, California. 

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Embers blow from a tree shortly before it fell down near burned cars as strong winds push the Thomas Fire across thousands of acres near Santa Paula, California. REUTERS/David McNew

Embers blow from a tree shortly before it fell down near burned cars as strong winds push the Thomas Fire across thousands of acres near Santa Paula, California. REUTERS/David McNew
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Palestinians burn an Israeli and a U.S. flag during a protest against the U.S. intention to move its embassy to Jerusalem and to recognize the city of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, in Gaza City. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem

Palestinians burn an Israeli and a U.S. flag during a protest against the U.S. intention to move its embassy to Jerusalem and to recognize the city of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, in Gaza City. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem

Palestinians burn an Israeli and a U.S. flag during a protest against the U.S. intention to move its embassy to Jerusalem and to recognize the city of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, in Gaza City. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
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People prepare a snow sculpture for the Harbin Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Art Expo in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China. REUTERS/Stringer

People prepare a snow sculpture for the Harbin Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Art Expo in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China. REUTERS/Stringer

People prepare a snow sculpture for the Harbin Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Art Expo in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China. REUTERS/Stringer
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A fisherman rows his boat through the waters of the Dal Lake on a cold morning in Srinagar. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

A fisherman rows his boat through the waters of the Dal Lake on a cold morning in Srinagar. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

A fisherman rows his boat through the waters of the Dal Lake on a cold morning in Srinagar. REUTERS/Danish Ismail
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Leaves cover the face of 11-month-old Rohingya refugee Abdul Aziz, after his body was brought back to the family shelter, at the Balukhali refugee camp near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, a few hours after he died. Aziz, whose family fled Myanmar some two months ago, died at local clinic after suffering from high fever and severe cough for ten days, his mother said. 

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Leaves cover the face of 11-month-old Rohingya refugee Abdul Aziz, after his body was brought back to the family shelter, at the Balukhali refugee camp near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, a few hours after he died. Aziz, whose family fled Myanmar some two...more

Leaves cover the face of 11-month-old Rohingya refugee Abdul Aziz, after his body was brought back to the family shelter, at the Balukhali refugee camp near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, a few hours after he died. Aziz, whose family fled Myanmar some two months ago, died at local clinic after suffering from high fever and severe cough for ten days, his mother said. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj
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Bobo, a British Bulldog, takes a shower at The Wagington luxury pet hotel in Singapore. REUTERS/Edgar Su

Bobo, a British Bulldog, takes a shower at The Wagington luxury pet hotel in Singapore. REUTERS/Edgar Su

Bobo, a British Bulldog, takes a shower at The Wagington luxury pet hotel in Singapore. REUTERS/Edgar Su
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Firefighters battle to save one of many homes burning in an early-morning Creek Fire that broke out in the Kagel Canyon area in the San Fernando Valley north of Los Angeles, in Sylmar, California. REUTERS/Gene Blevins

Firefighters battle to save one of many homes burning in an early-morning Creek Fire that broke out in the Kagel Canyon area in the San Fernando Valley north of Los Angeles, in Sylmar, California. REUTERS/Gene Blevins

Firefighters battle to save one of many homes burning in an early-morning Creek Fire that broke out in the Kagel Canyon area in the San Fernando Valley north of Los Angeles, in Sylmar, California. REUTERS/Gene Blevins
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National Guard officers clash with supporters of Georgian former President Mikheil Saakashvili during a search of Saakashvili's apartment in Kiev, Ukraine. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

National Guard officers clash with supporters of Georgian former President Mikheil Saakashvili during a search of Saakashvili's apartment in Kiev, Ukraine. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

National Guard officers clash with supporters of Georgian former President Mikheil Saakashvili during a search of Saakashvili's apartment in Kiev, Ukraine. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
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North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un is seen during the inspection of a potato flour factory. KCNA/via REUTERS

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un is seen during the inspection of a potato flour factory. KCNA/via REUTERS

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un is seen during the inspection of a potato flour factory. KCNA/via REUTERS
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Twenty-one year-old deckhand trainee Jacob Bumgarner holds a line while wearing a headlamp shortly before sunrise on Campbell Transportation Company's towboat MK McNally on the Ohio River near, Cincinnati, Ohio. 


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Twenty-one year-old deckhand trainee Jacob Bumgarner holds a line while wearing a headlamp shortly before sunrise on Campbell Transportation Company's towboat MK McNally on the Ohio River near, Cincinnati, Ohio. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

Twenty-one year-old deckhand trainee Jacob Bumgarner holds a line while wearing a headlamp shortly before sunrise on Campbell Transportation Company's towboat MK McNally on the Ohio River near, Cincinnati, Ohio. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
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Georgian former President Mikheil Saakashvili is detained by officers of the Security Service of Ukraine, conducting a search of his apartment, in Kiev, Ukraine. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

Georgian former President Mikheil Saakashvili is detained by officers of the Security Service of Ukraine, conducting a search of his apartment, in Kiev, Ukraine. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

Georgian former President Mikheil Saakashvili is detained by officers of the Security Service of Ukraine, conducting a search of his apartment, in Kiev, Ukraine. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
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A fire crew passes a burning home during a wind-driven wildfire in Ventura, California. REUTERS/Mike Blake

A fire crew passes a burning home during a wind-driven wildfire in Ventura, California. REUTERS/Mike Blake

A fire crew passes a burning home during a wind-driven wildfire in Ventura, California. REUTERS/Mike Blake
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A woman sits next to the body of Yawar Bashir, a suspected militant, who according to the local media was killed in a gunbattle with Indian security forces on Monday, during his funeral procession at Hablish village in south Kashmir's Kulgam district. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

A woman sits next to the body of Yawar Bashir, a suspected militant, who according to the local media was killed in a gunbattle with Indian security forces on Monday, during his funeral procession at Hablish village in south Kashmir's Kulgam...more

A woman sits next to the body of Yawar Bashir, a suspected militant, who according to the local media was killed in a gunbattle with Indian security forces on Monday, during his funeral procession at Hablish village in south Kashmir's Kulgam district. REUTERS/Danish Ismail
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Members of the anti narcotics force pose for a picture as drugs are burned during a ceremony in Islamabad, Pakistan. REUTERS/Caren Firouz

Members of the anti narcotics force pose for a picture as drugs are burned during a ceremony in Islamabad, Pakistan. REUTERS/Caren Firouz

Members of the anti narcotics force pose for a picture as drugs are burned during a ceremony in Islamabad, Pakistan. REUTERS/Caren Firouz
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Britain's Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwall, Patron, poses with employees in fancy dress during a visit to ICAP on the broker's annual Charity Day, London. 

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Britain's Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwall, Patron, poses with employees in fancy dress during a visit to ICAP on the broker's annual Charity Day, London. REUTERS/Arthur Edwards/Pool

Britain's Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwall, Patron, poses with employees in fancy dress during a visit to ICAP on the broker's annual Charity Day, London. REUTERS/Arthur Edwards/Pool
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A Palestinian boy writes his homework at his family's house in the northern Gaza Strip. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem

A Palestinian boy writes his homework at his family's house in the northern Gaza Strip. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem

A Palestinian boy writes his homework at his family's house in the northern Gaza Strip. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
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Detained demonstrators are led out of Longworth House Office building during a protest against the Republican tax bill on Capitol Hill in Washington. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein

Detained demonstrators are led out of Longworth House Office building during a protest against the Republican tax bill on Capitol Hill in Washington. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein

Detained demonstrators are led out of Longworth House Office building during a protest against the Republican tax bill on Capitol Hill in Washington. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein
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Summer Zervos, a former contestant on The Apprentice, leaves New York State Supreme Court after a hearing on the defamation case against President Trump in Manhattan. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

Summer Zervos, a former contestant on The Apprentice, leaves New York State Supreme Court after a hearing on the defamation case against President Trump in Manhattan. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

Summer Zervos, a former contestant on The Apprentice, leaves New York State Supreme Court after a hearing on the defamation case against President Trump in Manhattan. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
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A demonstrator attends a carol singing vigil for the families of British citizens detained overseas, outside Downing Street in London. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

A demonstrator attends a carol singing vigil for the families of British citizens detained overseas, outside Downing Street in London. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

A demonstrator attends a carol singing vigil for the families of British citizens detained overseas, outside Downing Street in London. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
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North Korea's women's national soccer team arrive for the EAFF E-1 Football Championship at Haneda international airport in Tokyo. REUTERS/Toru Hanai

North Korea's women's national soccer team arrive for the EAFF E-1 Football Championship at Haneda international airport in Tokyo. REUTERS/Toru Hanai

North Korea's women's national soccer team arrive for the EAFF E-1 Football Championship at Haneda international airport in Tokyo. REUTERS/Toru Hanai
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Yissel Mendoza feeds her pig "Balu" at her home in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

Yissel Mendoza feeds her pig "Balu" at her home in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

Yissel Mendoza feeds her pig "Balu" at her home in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez
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The remains of a home are seen, after it burned to the ground, during a wind-driven wildfire in Ventura, California. REUTERS/Mike Blake

The remains of a home are seen, after it burned to the ground, during a wind-driven wildfire in Ventura, California. REUTERS/Mike Blake

The remains of a home are seen, after it burned to the ground, during a wind-driven wildfire in Ventura, California. REUTERS/Mike Blake
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President Trump pats Aaron Williams' son on his shoulder during a discussion with business owners and their families in the Oval Office of the White House. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

President Trump pats Aaron Williams' son on his shoulder during a discussion with business owners and their families in the Oval Office of the White House. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

President Trump pats Aaron Williams' son on his shoulder during a discussion with business owners and their families in the Oval Office of the White House. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
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A fisherman sails to his net early morning on Lake Leman in Lausanne, Switzerland. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

A fisherman sails to his net early morning on Lake Leman in Lausanne, Switzerland. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

A fisherman sails to his net early morning on Lake Leman in Lausanne, Switzerland. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
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