Torchbearer Dimitrios Chondrokoukis, a Greek high jump athlete, lights a cauldron with the Olympic Flame atop the Acropolis in Athens on Wednesday. The flame will be handed over to London Olympics officials on Thursday.
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Torchbearer Dimitrios Chondrokoukis, a Greek high jump athlete, lights a cauldron with the Olympic Flame atop the Acropolis in Athens on Wednesday. The flame will be handed over to London Olympics officials on Thursday.
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Bangladeshi firefighters control a blaze at a slum in Dhaka on Wednesday. The fire destroyed more than 1,000 homes.
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Bangladeshi firefighters control a blaze at a slum in Dhaka on Wednesday. The fire destroyed more than 1,000 homes.
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Latvian fans kiss on Tuesday ahead of a preliminary round match against Sweden at the Ice Hockey World Championships in Stockholm.
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Latvian fans kiss on Tuesday ahead of a preliminary round match against Sweden at the Ice Hockey World Championships in Stockholm.
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Australian Josh Kerr falls during the semifinal of the Association of Surfing Professionals' men's 2012 ASP World Championship Tour at Barra da Tijuca beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Wednesday.
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Australian Josh Kerr falls during the semifinal of the Association of Surfing Professionals' men's 2012 ASP World Championship Tour at Barra da Tijuca beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Wednesday.
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A girl plays with her brother as they search for usable items Wednesday at a junkyard near the Danyingone station in the suburbs of Yangon, Myanmar.
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A girl plays with her brother as they search for usable items Wednesday at a junkyard near the Danyingone station in the suburbs of Yangon, Myanmar.
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Police carry away a protester Wednesday as they close down the Occupy camp in front of the European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Germany. Protesters had been camped in front of the bank for months.
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Police carry away a protester Wednesday as they close down the Occupy camp in front of the European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Germany. Protesters had been camped in front of the bank for months.
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