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Indians hold placards during a vigil in Mumbai in May, in memory of those killed in a Maoist rebel attack in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Recent attacks indicate the rebels have revived their activities after two years of relative quiet.

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Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper speaks about the G8 during a joint news conference with Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny at Farmleigh House in Dublin, Ireland, Sunday, June 16, 2013. The Conservative government has made it clear that curbing public service costs is a key part of its agenda as it heads into the second half of Stephen Harper's majority mandate. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

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A canon aims from the Gettysburg National Military Park ahead of the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg on June 28, 2013 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Some 8,000 re-enactors are participating events marking the July 1-3, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg, considered the turning point in favor of the Union in the American Civil War. Union and Confederate armies suffered a total of 46,000-51,000 casualties in the battle, the largest number in the war.

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Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge receives flowers from 3-year old Isobelle Laursen, left, during her visit to Humberside Fire and Rescue Station in Grimsby, north Engalnd, Tuesday March 5, 2013. Her Royal Highness met many local people during her visit and people involved in a personal development course run by The Prince’s Trust and delivered in partnership with Humberside Fire and Rescue Service. (AP Photo / Owen Humphreys) UNITED KINGDOM OUT - NO SALES - NO ARCHIVES

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FILE - In this June 16, 2006 file photo, a policeman, right, watches over two masseuses and their customers during a raid on suspected prostitution activities at a hotel in Changchun, in northeast China's Jilin province. China's law enforcers are having an unusually public debate about a delicate topic: Do paid sexual services known as ''happy endings'' at massage parlors count as crimes if they don't involve actual sexual intercourse ? (AP Photo/File) CHINA OUT

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An Egyptian man sits next to a poster of Egypt's Islamist President Mohammed Morsi with Arabic that reads,"June 30, the end of the reign of terror", ahead of planned mass protests, in front the presidential palace in Cairo, Friday, June 28, 2013. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

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FILE - In this Sept. 20, 2012 file photo, A wounded woman still in shock leaves Dar El Shifa hospital in Aleppo, Syria. More than 100,000 people have been killed since the start of Syria's conflict over two years ago, an activist group said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo, File)

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A woman shouts while holding a poster that reads in Portuguese "Death Penalty for Corrupt" during a protest at the Copacabana beach, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, June 23, 2013. Protestors denounced a congressional legislation, known as PEC 37, that would limit the power of federal prosecutors to investigate crimes, which many fear would hinder attempts to jail corrupt politicians. The march is part a wave of protests that have shaken the nation and pushed the government to promise a crackd

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United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice, President Barack Obama's choice to become National Security Adviser, speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, June 5, 2013, where the president made the announcement. Blunt and outspoken, Rice has been at the center of the international feuding over Syria _ and a lightning rod for criticism over Benghazi. Those controversies overshadowed her time at the UN. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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In this photo taken Monday, July 1, 2013, newlyweds Paul and Hava Forziano celebrate their first day in their new apartment at a group home in Riverhead, N.Y. The mentally disabled couple started a court fight after the group homes where they formerly lived denied them the opportunity to live together as a married couple. (AP Photo/Frank Eltman)

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The Canada Day fireworks lit up the Metro Vancouver skyline on July 1, 2013.

Fireworks finale tops off Canada Day

Asian dancers at the Canada Day parade in downtown Vancouver on July 1, 2013.

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Navy League Cadet Anne Lo was out on July 1 to see the Ships to Shore festival in Steveston with the cadets.

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A wildfire burns homes in Yarnell, Ariz. on Sunday, June 30, 2013. An Arizona fire chief says the wildfire that killed 19 members of his crew near the town was moving fast and fueled by hot, dry conditions. The fire started with a lightning strike on Friday and spread to 2,000 acres on Sunday amid triple-digit temperatures.

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An Egyptian protester waves a national flag as Egyptians gather in Tahrir Square during a demonstration against President Mohammed Morsi in Cairo, Sunday, June 30, 2013. Hundreds of thousands of opponents of Egypt’s Islamist president poured out onto the streets in Cairo and across much of the nation Sunday, launching an all-out push to force Mohammed Morsi from office on the one-year anniversary of his inauguration. Fears of violence were high, with Morsi’s Islamist supporters vowing to defend

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A kiteboarder goes airborne while performing a trick while taking to the waters of Howe Sound, BC, June, 29, 2013.

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A canon aims from the Gettysburg National Military Park ahead of the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg on June 28, 2013 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Some 8,000 re-enactors are participating events marking the July 1-3, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg, considered the turning point in favor of the Union in the American Civil War. Union and Confederate armies suffered a total of 46,000-51,000 casualties in the battle, the largest number in the war.

Photos: A peek into history - the Battle of Gettysburg