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Poland -- A Polish veteran at ceremonies marking the anniversary of the first day of World War II at Westerplatte Monument in Gdansk, 01Sep2009 - POLAND, Gdansk : A Polish veteran looks at navy soldiers and honour guards on early September 1, 2009 during ceremonies marking the anniversary of the first day of World War II at Westerplatte Monument in Gdansk.
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Russia -- President Dmitry Medvedev awards tennis player Elena Dementyeva the order Service to the Fatherland, Moscow, 0 - RUSSIAN FEDERATION, Moscow : Russian President Dmitry Medvedev awards tennis player Elena Dementyeva the order Service to the Fatherland, IV Degree, at the Kremlin in Moscow on September 8, 2009. Medvedev handed out state awards to several dozen sports professionals in a ceremony at the Kremlin.
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China -- 60th anniversary National Day celebrants in Beijing, 01oct2009 - CHINA, Beijing : A father carries his daughter as they celebrate National Day in Beijing on October 1, 2009. China formally kicked off mass celebrations of 60 years of communist rule with a 60-gun salute that rung out across Beijing's historic Tiananmen Square but due to security concerns most of Beijing's 17 million citizens were relegated to watching the pageant in their hometown on television like the rest of China. AFP PHOTO/Peter PARKS
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Kosovo - Setting the statue of U.S. President Bill Clinton in Pristina, 12Oct2009 - top2009