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A truck carrying water goes past camels taking shelter from the sun underneath a pylon, near Fossil Rock in the United Arab Emirates
21 Jul 2009
Source: Reuters
 
A truck carrying water goes past camels taking shelter from the sun underneath a pylon, near Fossil Rock in the United Arab Emirates,July 21, 2009. According to a recent report by the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), the demand for electricity in Dubai is expected to grow by 10 percent in 2009, despite the global economic slowdown. REUTERS/Steve Crisp (UNITED ARAB EMIRATES)
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U.S. Army Private Don Frigge from 2nd Platoon, Alpha Company, 32nd Infantry Regiment cools off with a bottle of cold water, at the base in the village of Pashad, in Afghanistan's ...




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