Obama ordered the strikes from the five star luxry Copacabana Palace in Rio de Janeiro.

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With many of the city's finest table, like Man Wah and Summer Palace, housed in five-star hotels, Chinese chefs regularly rub shoulders with top toques from Europe and America.

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London 2012 star Jessica Ennis has been appointed CBE at Buckingham Palace, while Team GB cycling boss Dave Brailsford has been knighted.

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He has also been linked with a move for American star Jovan Kirovski, who could join on a free transfer from Palace.

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Even a Michelin two-star chef couldn't tempt some acrophobic invitees to an exclusive lunch overlooking the Belgian royal palace last summer.

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On Tuesday, she met the new archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, at Buckingham Palace, and on Thursday she presented a host of British Olympians, including track and field star Jessica Ennis, with honors during an investiture ceremony.

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You can play mini-golf at the bar-cum-games hall H Street Country Club, grab a pastrami on rye and a Guinness at the kosher deli-cum-Irish pub Star and Shamrock, or take in a show at the burlesque-cum-punk rock venue Red Palace.

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