Images Dated 1st July 2014

A coconut is pictured at a beach in Fortaleza

A coconut is pictured at a beach in Fortaleza July 1, 2014. In a project called On the Sidelines Reuters photographers share pictures showing their own quirky and creative view of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. REUTERS/Murad Sezer (BRAZIL - Tags: SOCIETY SPORT SOCCER WORLD CUP) - GM1EA720GYO01

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White-faced herons (Egretta novaehollandiae)

White-faced herons (Egretta novaehollandiae) pair in courtship rituals on a house roof, in breeding plumage. Tasmania, Australia

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HMS Diamond Escorting Ark Futura During Operation Recsyr

Type 45 destroyer HMS Diamond, whilst escorting the merchant ship Ark Futura during Operation Recsyr.
HMS Diamond has completed her role escorting ships carrying Syria's chemical weapons stock for disposal.
HMS Diamond joined the Danish-led, Norwegian and British Task Group in February, to provide maritime force protection to merchant vessels transporting chemical agents from Syria.
The Limassol-based Task Group recently escorted the container ship the MV Ark Futura to ltaly with some of the most dangerous chemical agents. These will be neutralised at sea in the next few months