An Afghan man carries a bundle of balloons as he walks along a street on the outskirts of Kabul.

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In Berlin, Germany, zoo officials show off Adolpho, a two-month-old, 3.3kg (7.3lb) giant anteater born in captivity.

Balloons are released into the air during the celebration for the inauguration of the light rail bridge in Jerusalem, Wednesday June 25, 2008. The bridge, which curves across Jerusalem's western entrance and will eventually carry a new light rail line, is suspended from 66 white cables attached to a spire 387 feet (118 meters) high that towers over the surrounding rooftops and is visible from miles away. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)

Fireworks explode over a medieval castle and are reflected in a lake during a Festival of Fire in small town Mir, 95 kilometers (60 miles) west of Minsk, Belarus, early Saturday, June 28, 2008. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Trees are reflected in the still waters along a river near Eugene, Oregon July 1, 2008.

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