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| Dress rehearsal for Olympic opening ceremony |
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| Performers dressed as soldiers from the Qin Dynasty (221BC-206BC) prepare for a rehearsal in front of the National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, at the Olympic Green in Beijing... |
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| 2008-07-31 |
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| Olympics in the air |
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| A view of the National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, with colourful lights is seen at the Olympic Green in Beijing July 29, 2008. The Olympic opening and... |
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| 2008-07-30 |
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| Premiere of The Mummy 3 |
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| Cast member Jet Li (L) and daughter Jane attend the premiere of the film "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" in Los Angeles July 27, 2008. |
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| 2008-07-29 |
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| Olympic Village opens |
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| Members of Chinese delegation Yao Ming, Zhu Fangyu, Yi Jianlian, Liu Xiang and other members pose for group photos after the first flag raising ceremony of the delegation at Olympic... |
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| 2008-07-28 |
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| Drought hits central China province |
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| A farmer squats on a parched piece of land, which used to be a pond, in Liuyang, central China's Hunan province July 22 2008. High temperatures and thin rainfall this summer have... |
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| 2008-07-24 |
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| German premiere of The Chronicles of Narnia 2 |
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| British actress Anna Popplewell (L) and British actor William Moseley arrive for the German movie premiere of "The Chronicles of Narnia - Prince Caspian of Narnia" in Kaltenberg... |
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| 2008-07-23 |
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| Int'l sand sculpture festival in St.Petersburg |
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| People look at the sculpture "Mama Water" by Isabelle Deccallone of Belgium and Johannes Christoffel of the Netherlands during the international sand sculpture festival "Pure Spring" ... |
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| 2008-07-22 |
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| Tony Leung and Carina Lau to get married |
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| Hong Kong actor Tony Leung (R) and actress Carina Lau pose during a photo session in the Kingdom of Bhutan July 20, 2008 before holding their wedding. |
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| 2008-07-21 |
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| Fireworks rehearsal for the Olympic opening |
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| Fireworks explode over the National Stadium, also know as the Bird's Nest, during a rehearsal for the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games at the Olympic Green in Beijing July 16, 2008. |
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| 2008-07-17 |
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| Olympic stamp collection launched in Beijing |
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| Olympic stamps issued by Vanuatu are on display during the launching ceremony of Volume 3 of the "Official Worldwide Postage Stamp Collection for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad" in ... |
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| 2008-07-16 |
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| Lion cubs hand-fed in German zoo |
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| Three white lion cubs are fed in a wildlife zoo in Schloss-Holte Stukenbrock July 14, 2008. Both of the park's two rare white lionesses gave birth simultaneously to... |
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| 2008-07-15 |
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| Beirut lingerie fashion show |
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| Models present creations by K-Lynn during a lingerie fashion show held on Byblos beach north of Beirut July 13, 2008. |
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| 2008-07-14 |
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