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INCREDIBLE photos from around the world
Here's a collection of some of the best photos from around the globe.
An actress splashes red paint on herself during a protest by Grupo Fazendo Certo (Group Doing Right) and non-governmental organization Rio de Paz (Rio of Peace) in support of victims of violence, in front of the Rio de Janeiro State Assembly.
According to Rio de Paz, 35,000 victims of violence have been missing in the Rio de Janeiro state since 2007.
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An Afghan man performs with fire during a juggling competition at a public area in Kabul.
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Harvey Meek of the Aerostars Aerobatic Team pilots his plane before the 55th Chicago Air and Water Show, near Gary, Indiana.
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A supporter of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi holds up his photo while standing at the top of lamp posts during a march to show solidarity with his supporters in Egypt, in Sanaa. The poster reads "We are all with legitimacy".
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Gila Molcho, sister of Ian Feinberg, who was killed in 1993 by Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, speaks on the phone while holding a framed portrait of Feinberg, during a protest against the government's plan to free Palestinian prisoners, in Tel Aviv.
Israel last week named 26 Palestinian prisoners, one of them convicted of killing Feinberg, to be freed this week under a deal enabling U.S.-backed peace talks to resume, although Palestinians said these had been undermined by newly announced plans to expand Israeli settlements.
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A Horned Owl sits in an enclosure at the Royev Ruchey zoo in a surburb of Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk.
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Junior lifeguards jump off Ocean Beach pier to help raise money for their Junior Lifeguard Organisation at Ocean Beach.
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Policemen pull up a woman, who was attempting suicide by jumping off an advertisement board, near the Sanlitun shopping area in central Beijing. The woman was talked down and taken away by the police after more than 30 minutes.
The reason for the suicide attempt remains unknown, local media reported.
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A general view of Stonehenge during the annual Perseid meteor shower in the night sky in Salisbury Plain, southern England. The Perseid meteor shower is sparked every August when the Earth passes through a stream of space debris left by comet Swift-Tuttle.
Picture taken using a long exposure.
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Steel barrel vendor Lassiney Diarra poses for a picture in front of barrels in Bamako.
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A long exposure shot shows a plane flying over the sea during a lightning storm on the last day of the annual Perseid meteor shower, near the popular tourist destination of Cancun.
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Andrelina Maria de Jesus, an ethnic Kiriri from northern Bahia, wears eye frames crafted by indigenous crafts, during a protest against ongoing projects in National Congress to alter policies on demarcation of indigenous lands, at the Planalto Palace.
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A privately built villa, surrounded by imitation rocks, is pictured on the rooftop of a 26-storey residential block in Beijing. A resident in the building has spent more than six years to build a villa covering over 10,764 square feet on top of a 26-storey building in Beijing, according to local media.
Residents in the building complained about the villa, fearing its weight may cause structural collapse. The local bureau of city administration attempted to investigate the allegedly illegal construction, but the owner has not shown up so far, Xinhua News Agency reported. The picture was taken through a window.
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A demonstrator from the group called Black Bloc is detained by military policemen during a protest against Sao Paulo State Governor Geraldo Alckmin, in Sao Paulo.
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A paramilitary policeman reacts as he crawls with his comrades in the sand during heat endurance training in Hefei, Anhui province. The temperature in Hefei reached 39 degrees Celsius on Wednesday.
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A youth practices his soccer skills as the sun sets at Gorky Park in Moscow.
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A man tries to dodge a bull during the "Barrete Verde e das Salinas" festival in Alcochete, near Lisbon. This festival began in 1941, and its main attraction is the release of bulls on the streets of the city. It runs from August 9 to 15.
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Supporters of Hezbollah try to extinguish the fire from burning cars at the site of a car bomb in Beirut's southern suburbs.
The powerful car bomb struck the southern Beirut stronghold of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group on Thursday, killing 20 people, wounding 120 and trapping many others inside damaged buildings, witnesses and emergency officials said.
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Yelena Babkini and her husband Boris kiss as they ride through Gorky Park on bicycles after having been married earlier in the day in Moscow.
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A man flies his model plane during an airshow for radio-controlled airplanes at Lesce airport.
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A men rides his motorcycle with posters of Egypt's Defense Minister Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, as he removes debris from a cleared out protest campsite, in Cairo.
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood called on followers to march in protest in Cairo on Thursday, after at least 421 people were killed in a security crackdown on the Islamist movement that has left the most populous Arab nation polarized and in turmoil.
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Britain's Prince William holds a Harris Hawk during a falconry display at the Anglesey Show, in Gwalchmai, North Wales.
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A motorcyclist wades through a flooded street after a heavy downpour in Lahore.
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