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A flight schedule board is updated with cancelled flights of German airline Lufthansa during strike action by Lufthansa pilots at Fraport airport in Frankfurt April 3, 2014. Lufthansa pilots were on strike for a second day grounding Germany's largest airline in a row over retirement conditions
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Fighters from the Free Syrian Army's Al Rahman legion help a wounded fellow fighter covered in blood in the Mleha suburb of Damascus during what the rebel fighters said was an offensive against them by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, April 3, 2014
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A protester cries during clashes with police officers at a demonstration in front of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court, Cambodia, April 4, 2014
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Iraqi workers shovel dirt during a cleanup of the furnace pipes at a cement plant in Najaf, south of Baghdad, Iraq, April 2, 2014
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McDonald's has suspended work at its restaurants in Crimea for "manufacturing reasons", following Russia's annexation of the peninsula from Ukraine.
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Japanese artist Yoshihito Kosaka makes sculptures of a dancing geisha girl (left) and a fan at an international ice carving tournament in Tokyo.
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Race-goers enjoy themselves on Ladies' Day at the Grand National horse race event in Aintree, north-west England.
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Flash floods in the Solomon Islands kill at least five people, forcing some 10,000 residents to flee their homes.
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Anja Niedringhaus' works
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Internationally acclaimed Associated Press photographer Anja Niedringhaus, 48, has been shot dead by a policeman in Afghanistan. Here are some of the works of the German-born reporter, who had covered numerous war zones and also major sports events.
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A Canadian soldier chases a chicken seconds before he and his units are attacked by grenades in Salavat, Afghanistan.
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A Libyan government aircraft is shot down over Benghazi. Niedringhaus has been described by her colleagues as "spirited, intrepid and fearless" photographer.
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Niedringhaus also travelled the globe covering major sports events. Here, Britain's Kelly Holmes is seen reacting after winning gold in the 800m race at the Athens Olympics in 2004.
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Prince Harry larking around with children from Newham's Gainsborough Primary School during a visit to the newly re-opened Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, east London
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London Mayor Boris Johnson was also keen to join in the fun, but appeared slightly impeded when attempting to get onto a rope bridge
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Racegoers arrive for Ladies Day at the Grand National horse race meeting at Aintree in Liverpool
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The International Court of Justice has ordered a temporary halt to Japan's annual slaughter of whales in the Southern Ocean after concluding that the hunts are not, as Japan claims, conducted for scientific research
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A mountain lion makes its way through fresh snow in the foothills outside of Golden, Colorado. More than eight 8 inches (20.32 cm) of snow fell in the area on one night this week
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A woman walks past dried bushmeat on the Yamoussoukro highway, Democratic Republic of Congo. Commercial, illegal and unsustainable hunting for the meat of wild animals is causing widespread local extinctions in Asia and west Africa
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A clan of spotted hyena devours an antelope in the Serengeti national park, Tanzania. The 35-strong group had made its third kill in 24 hours
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Bats hang upside down on a tunnel wall at the 'Ostwall fortification', the former Nazi defence line near the city of Międzyrzecz in western Poland. Tens of thousands of the winged mammals hibernate there each year
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Moor frogs in a pond in Leipzig, eastern Germany. Due to drainage of moors and wetlands, the habitat of the species is getting smaller
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A demonstrator throws garbage towards riot police officers during a European trade unions protest against austerity measures, in central Brussels April 4, 2014
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A Free Syrian Army fighter reacts as he fires his weapon towards forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in the town of Morek in Hama province April 4, 2014
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Police protect a man from being hurt by anti-government protesters who accuse him of being a government spy, during an anti-government demonstration in Caracas April 4, 2014
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A protester cries during clashes with police officers at a demonstration in front of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court April 4, 2014
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A portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin, painted by former U.S. President George W. Bush, is displayed at "The Art of Leadership: A President's Personal Diplomacy" exhibit at the Bush Presidential Library and Museum in Dallas, Texas April 4, 2014
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Palestinians are seen through a car window which Hamas police said was damaged in an Israeli strike on a workshop in the northern Gaza Strip April 4, 2014
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Anti-government protesters use a slingshot to throw stones during riots in Caracas April 4, 2014
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A demonstrator stands in front of riot police officers during a European trade union protest against austerity measures, in central Brussels April 4, 2014
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David Letterman Leaves Comedy Legacy
David Letterman, the longest-serving late-night talk show host in TV history, announced he will retire from "Late Show" next year
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David Letterman began his television career in his home town of Indianapolis, Ind. in 1970 as an anchor and weatherman on television station WLWI, now called WTHR. He received attention for his often unpredictable on-air behaviour
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David Letterman at reception in NBC's Studio 6A on Jan. 19, 1982 after he made the announcement of his new NBC comedy show, Late Night With David Letterman
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Letterman holds his award at the 37th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony in Pasadena, Calif, in 1985. Letterman's shows have garnered both critical and industry praise, receiving 67 Emmy Award nominations, winning 12 times
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Madonna made her first appearance on Late Night with comedian Sandra Bernhard in 1988. Her first appearance on the show was a surprise addition to the celebration of the series’ 1,000th taping
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Letterman makes an appearance on Tonight Show after Johnny Carson announced his retirement from the coveted late night spot on Aug. 30, 1991. Letterman and fellow frequent guest host, Jay Leno were up for Carson’s replacement, but Leno received the job
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Actor Joaquin Phoenix made a now infamous appearance on Late Night on Feb. 11, 2009 during an awkward chat announcing his retirement from acting and the beginning of his rap career
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President Barack Obama watches as 2012 Kennedy Center Honors recipient, David Letterman kisses the hand of Natalia Makarova during a reception hosted by President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama for the honorees in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Dec. 2, 2012. On the right is actor Dustin Hoffman
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Nearly 32 years after his appearance as Letterman’s first interview on Late Night, Bill Murray makes a surprise appearance alongside Lady Gaga on April 2, a day before Letterman announced his retirement
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Letterman, the longest-serving late-night talk show host in TV history, announced on April 3 during the taping of "Late Show" that he will retire from the CBS program next year when his contract expires
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Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano spews molten rocks and large clouds of gas and ash near Banos, south of Quito, on Friday. Tungurahua, a stratovolcano whose name means "Throat of Fire" in the local Quechua language, has been classified as active since 1999 and has experienced a recent increase in moderate seismic activity. Its last major eruption began on Feb. 1 this year. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued an advisory for the ash cloud from Friday's eruption
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A U.S. military weather satellite, refurbished after more than a decade in storage, blasted off aboard an unmanned Atlas 5 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Thursday.
The rocket put the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program spacecraft into a 530-mile-high orbit passing over Earth's poles. The $518 million satellite, known as DMSP-19 and built by Lockheed Martin, joins six other operational DMSP satellites already in orbit.
The U.S. Air Force was prepared to launch DMSP-19 about 15 years ago — but the satellites in orbit were lasting much longer than expected, so it went into storage instead
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Day three of the Grand National festival
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Respects are paid at the grave of the most famous Grand National winner, Red Rum
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A punter is rather chuffed that he backed 9/2 favourite Lac Fontana to win the Mersey Novices' hurdle
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Zara Phillips isn't the only royalty at Aintree, showbiz royalty is there too, in the shape of Cliff Richard and Cilla Black
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