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Dozens of people dressed up as Pikachu, the famous character of Nintendo's videogame software Pokemon, dance with fans as the final of a nine-day "Pikachu Outbreak" event takes place to attract summer vacationers in Yokohama, in suburban Tokyo, on August 16, 2015. AFP PHOTO / Toru YAMANAKA (Photo credit should read TORU YAMANAKA/AFP/Getty Images)
Dozens of people dressed up as Pikachu, the famous character of Nintendo's videogame software Pokemon, dance with fans as the final of a nine-day "Pikachu Outbreak" event takes place to attract summer vacationers in Yokohama, in suburban Tokyo, on August 16, 2015. AFP PHOTO / Toru YAMANAKA (Photo credit should read TORU YAMANAKA/AFP/Getty Images)

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This picture taken on July 10, 2014 shows a cross in the cemetery and the church of Kjalvegur, southwest Iceland. AFP PHOTO / JOEL SAGET (Photo credit should read JOEL SAGET/AFP/Getty Images)
This picture taken on July 10, 2014 shows a cross in the cemetery and the church of Kjalvegur, southwest Iceland. AFP PHOTO / JOEL SAGET (Photo credit should read JOEL SAGET/AFP/Getty Images)

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Anti-riot police stand guard before protesters during an anti-government protest outside in Skopje, Macedonia on July 6, 2016. ent of Primeminister Nikola Gruevski (VRMO), by defacing the symbols and monuments of his reign with color bombs, spray paint and paint rollers. Even make shift catapults have been used. Todays protest was accompanied by heavy rain and came to a sudden stop on the Boulevard Goce Delchev when Police blocked the passage of the bridge with shields and water throwers. (Photo by Maximilian von Lachner/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Anti-riot police stand guard before protesters during an anti-government protest outside in Skopje, Macedonia on July 6, 2016. ent of Primeminister Nikola Gruevski (VRMO), by defacing the symbols and monuments of his reign with color bombs, spray paint and paint rollers. Even make shift catapults have been used. Todays protest was accompanied by heavy rain and came to a sudden stop on the Boulevard Goce Delchev when Police blocked the passage of the bridge with shields and water throwers. (Photo by Maximilian von Lachner/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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LAKE ISABELLA, CA - JUNE 24: Firefighters from Cal Fire's Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit pay close attention to the wildfire coming at every direction in Kelso Valley as the wildfire progresses east with the winds, near Lake Isabella, Calif., on June 24, 2016. (Photo by Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
LAKE ISABELLA, CA - JUNE 24: Firefighters from Cal Fire's Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit pay close attention to the wildfire coming at every direction in Kelso Valley as the wildfire progresses east with the winds, near Lake Isabella, Calif., on June 24, 2016. (Photo by Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 23: Chelsea pensioners leave after voting in the EU referendum at Royal Hospital Chelsea on June 23, 2016 in London, United Kingdom. The United Kingdom has gone to the polls to decide whether or not the country wishes to remain within the European Union. After a hard fought campaign from both REMAIN and LEAVE the vote is too close to call. A result on the referendum is expected on Friday morning. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 23: Chelsea pensioners leave after voting in the EU referendum at Royal Hospital Chelsea on June 23, 2016 in London, United Kingdom. The United Kingdom has gone to the polls to decide whether or not the country wishes to remain within the European Union. After a hard fought campaign from both REMAIN and LEAVE the vote is too close to call. A result on the referendum is expected on Friday morning. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 16: People sign messages of support for MP Jo Cox during a vigil in Parliament Square on June 16, 2016 in London, United Kingdom. Jo Cox, 41, Labour MP for Batley and Spen, was shot and stabbed by an attacker at her constituicency today in Birstall, England. A man also suffered slight injuries during the attack. Jo Cox was reportedly shot and stabbed while holding her weekly surgery at Birstall Library, Birstall near Leeds and later died. A 52-year old man has been arrested in connection with the crime. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 16: People sign messages of support for MP Jo Cox during a vigil in Parliament Square on June 16, 2016 in London, United Kingdom. Jo Cox, 41, Labour MP for Batley and Spen, was shot and stabbed by an attacker at her constituicency today in Birstall, England. A man also suffered slight injuries during the attack. Jo Cox was reportedly shot and stabbed while holding her weekly surgery at Birstall Library, Birstall near Leeds and later died. A 52-year old man has been arrested in connection with the crime. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

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Handguns that were swapped for gift cards during a Los Angeles Police Department sponsored gun buyback event in Los Angeles, California on December 13, 2014. The city held the event in three locations and the public were able safely and anonymously surrender firearms in exchange for $100 and $200 gift cards. AFP PHOTO/MARK RALSTON (Photo credit should read MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images)
Handguns that were swapped for gift cards during a Los Angeles Police Department sponsored gun buyback event in Los Angeles, California on December 13, 2014. The city held the event in three locations and the public were able safely and anonymously surrender firearms in exchange for $100 and $200 gift cards. AFP PHOTO/MARK RALSTON (Photo credit should read MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images)

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TOPSHOT - A Palestinian worker of a beachside coffeehouse decorates its terrace with hanging colourful umbrellas as part of decorations for the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan in Gaza City, on June 9, 2016. / AFP / MOHAMMED ABED (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/Getty Images)
TOPSHOT - A Palestinian worker of a beachside coffeehouse decorates its terrace with hanging colourful umbrellas as part of decorations for the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan in Gaza City, on June 9, 2016. / AFP / MOHAMMED ABED (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/Getty Images)

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Argentinian supporters react in dejection after losing the 2015 Copa America final football match to Chile by penalty shootout, in a restaurant in Buenos Aires, on July 4, 2015. Chile won by 4-1 (0-0). AFP PHOTO / Maxi Failla (Photo credit should read Maxi Failla/AFP/Getty Images)
Argentinian supporters react in dejection after losing the 2015 Copa America final football match to Chile by penalty shootout, in a restaurant in Buenos Aires, on July 4, 2015. Chile won by 4-1 (0-0). AFP PHOTO / Maxi Failla (Photo credit should read Maxi Failla/AFP/Getty Images)

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epaselect epa05336277 Demonstartors shout slogans at police during a protest in the surroundings of an occupied old bank branch, which was cleared from squatters last week, in the Gracia neighbourhood, Barcelona, northeastern Spain, 29 May 2016. Police clashed with some 200 demonstrators who took part in the protest against the evictions. The squatters had been living there since 2011. EPA/ANDREEU DALMAU
epaselect epa05336277 Demonstartors shout slogans at police during a protest in the surroundings of an occupied old bank branch, which was cleared from squatters last week, in the Gracia neighbourhood, Barcelona, northeastern Spain, 29 May 2016. Police clashed with some 200 demonstrators who took part in the protest against the evictions. The squatters had been living there since 2011. EPA/ANDREEU DALMAU

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