A tiger enjoying a blood lollipop on a hot day in Rome, a massive landslide in China, a stroll through Bolivia’s Valley of the Moon, the re-taking of Mosul in Iraq, a silent disco in Poland, and much more.
Photos of the Week: 6/24–6/30
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Soldiers react as Chinese President Xi Jinping (unseen) inspects troops at the People's Liberation Army Hong Kong Garrison as part of events marking the 20th anniversary of the city's handover from British to Chinese rule, in Hong Kong, China, on June 30, 2017. #
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A youth disguised as a Guaikuru takes part in the Kamba Ra'Anga celebration, which originated during colonial times and is based on Spanish, Indigenous and African customs, in Altos, Paraguay, on June 29, 2017. #
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A hyperrealistic nude sculpture of British model Kate Moss entitled 'MILF' by artist Edgar Askelovic, is viewed by gallery director Jean-David Malat at Opera Gallery, where it will go on sale for GBP 25,000 ($31,750) in London on June 26, 2017. #
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Jamaica's Akeem Kerr in action during the Men's pole vault final at the JAAA National Senior Championships in Kingston's National Stadium in Jamaica, on June 23, 2017. #
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A rider gallops with a lance during the traditional San Juan (Saint John) festival in the town of Ciutadella, on the Balearic Island of Menorca, on Saint John's day on June 24, 2017. During the island's San Juan festival, held each year on June 23 and 24, Minorcan race horses gallop and prance on their rear legs through the streets of Ciutadella to honor of the town's patron saint. As the "caixers" (horse riders) ride together in a parade, spectators attempt to pat the horses' chests to get good luck. #
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Colombian musician Cesar Lopez plays his guitar which he merged with a real weapon, and calls "Escopetarra," or "Gun guitar," during an act to commemorate the completion of the disarmament process of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, rebels in Buenavista, Colombia, on June, 27, 2017. The United Nations says it has concluded the disarmament process for individual arms as part of a peace deal between Colombia's leftist rebels and the government. #
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A student band dressed as Star Wars storm troopers hold their instruments during the walk through the "Valley of the Moon" in the outskirts of La Paz, Bolivia, Friday, June 23, 2017. More than four thousand people strolled Friday night in the Valley of the Moon, a Star Wars themed route staged by local actors. #
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An Iraqi Special Forces soldier wears a gas mask after an alleged chemical attack during fighting against Islamic State militants in the Old City of Mosul, Iraq, on June 30, 2017. #
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Rescue workers search for survivors at the site of a landslide in the village of Xinmo, Mao County, Sichuan Province, China, on June 26, 2017. More than ten deaths were blamed on the slide that engulfed Xinmo village, while dozens remain missing. #
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A gymnast performs on a trampoline at the Petit Palais in Paris, France, on June 23, 2017, as Paris transforms into a giant Olympic park to celebrate International Olympic Days with a variety of sporting events for the public across the city during two days as the city bids to host the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. #
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Charred trees after a wildfire in Mazagon, near the Donana National Park in Spain, on June 26, 2017. More than 1.500 people were evacuated as a precaution on July 25, 2017 after a fire broke out at a nature reserve in southern Spain farmed for its boidiversity. #
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A kindergarten student wears a military costume with a PLA badge on her hat as she performs with a toy rifle on stage during a graduation ceremony in Beijing, China, on June 23, 2017. #
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Pro-democracy activists chant slogans on the Golden Bauhinia, a gift from China at the 1997 handover, during a protest a day before Chinese President Xi Jinping is due to arrive for the celebrations, in Hong Kong, China, on June 28, 2017. #
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China's President Xi Jinping (center) waits to meet with Hong Kong's chief executive Leung Chun-ying at a hotel in Hong Kong on June 29, 2017. Xi arrived in Hong Kong on June 29 to mark the 20th anniversary of the city's handover from British to Chinese rule and to inaugurate new chief executive Carrie Lam on July 1. #
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A visitor poses with "Forever Bicycles," a sculpture by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei in Austin, Texas, on June 29, 2017. The artwork displayed near Lady Bird Lake includes 1,200 bikes-shaped stainless steel. #
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A protester wears a mask while he stands in front of a roadblock during a rally against Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro's government in Caracas, Venezuela, on June 26, 2017. #
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A Sri Lankan elephant crosses a road in front of a bus in Minneriya, some 202 km north of Colombo, on June 25, 2017. The Sri Lankan elephant is one of three recognized subspecies of the Asian elephant, native to Sri Lanka. #
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A Libyan coast guardsman stands on a boat during the rescue of 147 illegal immigrants attempting to reach Europe off the coastal town of Zawiyah, 45 kilometers west of the capital Tripoli, on June 27, 2017. More than 8,000 migrants were rescued in waters off Libya during the previous 48 hours in difficult weather conditions, Italy's coastguard said on June 27, 2017. #
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A resident and a cat are evacuated from the Taplow Tower residential block as a precautionary measure following concerns over the type of cladding used on the outside of the building on the Chalcots Estate in north London, England, on June 23, 2017. #
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People stand before the skyline of New York City with the Empire State Building lit in burgundy and white in honor of Qatar Airways and its 10th Anniversary of flying to the United States, as seen from Hoboken, New Jersey, on June 27, 2017. #
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A member of the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service raises the victory gesture as others hold (upside-down) the black flag of ISIS, outside the destroyed Al-Nuri Mosque in the Old City of Mosul, after the area was retaken from ISIS on June 30, 2017. Explosions on June 21 evening leveled the mosque, where Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi gave his first sermon as leader of the Islamic State group. #
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Tyson Markley, aka Tyson Plastic and Miranda Markley, aka Miranda Plastic of The Fantastic Plastics pose backstage during the 2017 Vans Warped Tour at Lakewood Amphitheater on June 29, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. #
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