Images of the Destruction Left by Typhoon Jebi in Japan

Yesterday, the most powerful typhoon to hit Japan in 25 years tore through the western part of the country with heavy rain and violent winds.

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In Photos: The Smoldering Remains of Brazil's National Museum

Photos from the scene of a fire that burned through the 200-year-old National Museum of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro, destroying countless artifacts.

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Photos of the Week: Bog Snorkeling, Air Guitar, Canadian Calf

Competition in the 2018 Asian Games, the new tallest statue in the world under construction in India, memorials for both Aretha Franklin and Senator John McCain, and much more

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Photos: Along the Namibian Coast

Namibia has nearly a thousand miles of coastline, shaped by the winds and largely unpopulated, where the Namib Desert meets the Atlantic Ocean.

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Sinkholes: When the Earth Opens Up

The solid ground beneath our feet can, on rare occasions, simply open up without warning, dropping whatever it was supporting into an unpredictably deep hole.

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