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Former leader of the rock band KLF James Cauty has produced a poster mimicking a British stamp with Queen Elizabeth II wearing a gas mask which is on display at an art gallery in Brighton 04 June 2003. The artist created the work in response to the war against Iraq. The Royal Mail is threatening to sue the gallery claiming that it is a breach of its Copyright on stamps and the Queen's profile image, and has asked the gallery to remove the poster. / AFP PHOTO / JAMES CAUTY

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A Bengal tiger reacts while cooling off in a pond inside a cage during a hot summer day at Alipore Zoological Garden in Kolkata on June 20, 2018.
The Bengal tiger was recovered injured from the Sundarbans area bordering Bangladesh and has since lost some of its teeth due to aging. Zoo authorities have taken different measures starting from different summer diets, provided fans or incresed the water sources in the cages to keep the animala cool in this season. / AFP PHOTO / Dibyangshu SARKAR

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A dragonfly lands atop an unopened Lotus flower beside an opened one as Lotus flowers near full bloom at Echo Park lake amid an ongoing southern California heatwave in Los Angeles, California, on June 26, 2017.Lotus flowers at Echo Park lake were believed to have been imported in the 1920's from China, possibly by Aimee McPherson, founder of the Angelus temple near the park, and have returned following a two-year rehabiliatation project where the lake was drained and restored , with lotus beds replaced. / AFP PHOTO / FREDERIC J. BROWN

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