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The space shuttle Enterprise is ferried on a barge past the Statue of Liberty on its way to the USS Intrepid museum in New York Photograph: Justin Lane/EPA

Wayne Rooney boards the plane taking the England team to the Euro 2012 championships. Rooney is facing a two match ban after being sent off during the last group game against Montenegro. Rooney will now miss the matches against France and Sweden Photograph: Steve Parsons/PA

A man begs in the street in Madrid after losing his job due to the financial crisis. His sign ask for solidarity with his cause. The Spanish economy is in recession for the second time in three years. The impact of budget cuts has been brutal and unemployment has swelled to nearly 25% Photograph: Daniel Ochoa de Olza/AP

Queen Elizabeth is still going strong on day five of the Jubilee celebrations, as she unveils a portrait of herself in the white drawing room at Buckingham Palace Photograph: Reuters

The nave of York Minster has been covered in 1500 square metres of real grass as part of preparations for the York Minster rose dinner, which will be held later this week. Over 900 guests will attend the dinner to celebrate the Queen's Jubilee Photograph: John Giles/PA

Bradley Manning is escorted in handcuffs for his hearing at the courthouse in Fort Meade, Maryland. Manning, who is charged with aiding the enemy over the leaking of US government secrets to WikiLeaks, is seeking dismissal of 10 of the 22 charges against him Photograph: Jose Luis Magana/Reuters

Queen Elizabeth meets the Sri Lankan president, Mahinda Rajapaksa, and his wife at a reception prior to a lunch with leaders of Commonwealth nations in London as part of jubilee celebrations. The president has cancelled his keynote speech after fears of protests by Tamil groups. Rajapaksa has been accused of presiding over human rights abuses after allegations of war crimes by Sri Lankan armed forces Photograph: Getty Images

Afghan villagers gather at a house destroyed in an apparent Nato raid in Logar province. Afghan officials and residents say a pre-dawn Nato air strike aimed at militants in eastern Afghanistan killed civilians celebrating a wedding, including women and children Photograph: Ihsanullah Majroh/AP

The pope appears to whiz along here as he arrives to attend the general audience in St Peter's Square, the Vatican Photograph: Claudio Peri/EPA

In this painful looking photograph a child who has an eye infection cries as she is stung with a bee by a bee sting therapist in Silang, Philippines. The therapist claims that bee stings can treat ailments such as hypothyroidism, paralysis and cancer because the venom contains a potent cocktail of proteins that boost auto-immune system that let the body activate the nerves and heal itself Photograph: Erik De Castro/Reuters

We have had Paul the Octopus, Fred the ferret and now it's the turn of Citta the elephant to predict the outcome of football games. Krakow-based Citta chose a melon above a sign indicating a win for Poland in their game against Greece in the forthcoming Euro 2012 competition Photograph: Carl De Souza/AFP/Getty Images

A bird comes in to land on one of the domes of the Taj Mahal as Venus passes in front of the sun. This will be the last transit of Venus in our lifetimes, with the next one due in 2117 Photograph: Kevin Frayer/AP

Pakistani students watch the transit of Venus using welders' masks for eye protection in Lahore. The transit was not visible in the UK this morning because of heavy cloud Photograph: Arif Ali/AFP/Getty Images

As excitable as ever, John and Edward Grimes, AKA Jedward, carry the Olympic flame through Dublin on day 19 of the London 2012 Olympic torch relay Photograph: Danny Lawson/PA

You would be a bit surprised coming across these Irish historical re-enactors at the border crossing between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. They are waiting to greet the Olympic torch, or possibly to scare Jedward off Photograph: Julien Behal/PA

A slightly surreal photograph of a group of North Korean musicians performing on a path between fields to greet farmers at Hwanggumpyong Island on the Chinese and North Korean border Photograph: Jacky Chen/Reuters

Angela Merkel is the subject of this protest by opposition party supporters outside the chancellery in Berlin against government plans to introduce a child care subsidy. The placard reads 'Back to the 50s? No thank you!' Photograph: Thomas Peter/Reuters

A woman is soaked by a wave at Bronte Beach in Sydney, Australia, as wind speeds of up to 79mph were recorded. A high tide and a large swell is heightening the risk of sand erosion at local beaches on the New South Wales coast. It is unclear why the woman is on the seafront in her dressing gown Photograph: Ryan Pierse/Getty Images

In the most remarkable picture of the day so far, a man climbs out of his window to rescue a toddler who got stuck in the bars of a fourth floor balcony in Guangzhou, China. The boy, who was left home alone, climbed out of the balcony and got his head stuck in the handrail with his body dangling in the air. A neighbour climbed up and supported the child by his feet and he was able to climb back into the apartment unharmed Photograph: Quirky China News / Rex Features