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Thousands workers protest against government austerity measures ...

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Tue, 13 Jul 2010 16:00:13 +0200
(AFP) - Thousands workers protest against government austerity measures in Lisbon, on July 8. Europe's debt crisis flared anew on Tuesday as Portugal suffered a cut to its credit rating and European finance ministers battled to dispel fears about the health of the banking sector.(AFP/Patricia de Melo Moreira)

Thousands attend a live concert against austerity measures organised ...

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Wed, 07 Jul 2010 22:10:14 +0200
(AFP/File) - Thousands attend a live concert against austerity measures organised by communist-affiliated PAME union at central Athens Syntagma square on July 6. Greek deputies approved a bill on the reform of the private-sector pension system late Wednesday, voting to raise the retirement age to 65.(AFP/File/Louisa Gouliamaki)

A Guinness World Records judge measures the previous holder ...

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Sun, 23 May 2010 15:00:41 +0200
(AFP/File) - A Guinness World Records judge measures the previous holder of the world's biggest tiramisu in Lyon, 2009. Swiss volunteers have whipped up the world's biggest tiramisu weighing 2.3 tonnes, regaining the record they lost to a group of French bakers last year.(AFP/File/Philippe Merle)

An army official measures the chest of a candidate to qualify ...

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Sat, 15 May 2010 14:10:02 +0200
(AP) - An army official measures the chest of a candidate to qualify for a job in Indian armed forces during an Indian army recruitment rally on the outskirts of Amritsar, India, Saturday, May 15, 2010. Hundreds of aspirants attended the recruitment rally organized by the Indian Army. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

A man measures a rare specimen of a species known as the 'King ...

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Wed, 12 May 2010 13:01:44 +0200
(AFP/HO/Marine Museum) - A man measures a rare specimen of a species known as the 'King of Herrings' or Giant Oarfish (Regalecus glesne) of 3.5 metres (11.4 feet) in length in Bovallstrand, on the western coast of Sweden, May 11. The fish was found near a Marine museum where a fish of this size has not been seen in 130 years.(AFP/HO/Marine Museum/Roger Jansson)