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![The head of a giant puppet is seen surrounded by cables.]()
Read moreA giant puppet called Mocco is seen during a Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics cultural event on July 17, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. #
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![The head of an ostrich is seen, looking toward the camera.]()
Read moreAn ostrich is seen at a farm owned by Haci Gedikarslan in Kirsehir, Turkey, on July 18, 2021. After retiring, Gedikarslan set up a farm with ostriches he brought from South Africa, and he has been raising the birds for 26 years. #
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![A person poses in front of dozens of photographers.]()
Read moreDirector Julia Ducournau, Palme d'Or award winner for the film "Titane," poses during the 74th Cannes Film Festival, on July 17, 2021. #
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![Dozens of masked soldiers stand in formation.]()
Read moreSalvadoran soldiers take part in a deployment ceremony in San Salvador, El Salvador, on July 19, 2021. #
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![An aerial view of many houses lining manmade beaches]()
Read moreThe fronds of the manmade Palm Jumeirah archipelago stretch out across the Persian Gulf, with the Royal Atlantis Resort & Residences looming in the background, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on July 19, 2021. #
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Read moreBoats make their way past the Statue of Liberty, which is seen through a haze of wildfire smoke in New York City on July 20, 2021. #
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![A large cloud rises above a distant forest fire.]()
Read moreA pyrocumulus cloud from the Bootleg Fire drifts into the air near Bly, Oregon, on July 16, 2021. #
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![A deer walks through a burned forest.]()
Read moreA deer walks through an area burned by the Bootleg Fire near Beatty, Oregon, on July 19, 2021. #
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![An elephant grazes on a tree branch.]()
Read moreA female African bush elephant eats acacia tree in the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy in northern Kenya, near Isiolo, on July 17, 2021, as Kenya Wildlife Services conducts a wildlife count. #
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Read moreA horse is hosed down on a very hot day during the semifinal of the Gold Cup British Open Polo Championship at Cowdray Park, on July 21, 2021, in Midhurst, England. #
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![A person tosses a bucketful of muddy water out a door.]()
Read moreA soldier throws water from a house, after heavy rainfall and flooding in Bad Muenstereifel, North Rhine–Westphalia state, Germany, on July 21, 2021. #
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Read moreA person walks on the sea wall as a southeast wind blows in Montevideo, Uruguay, on July 18, 2021. #
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![A person walks past a large mural of a face painted on a wall.]()
Read moreA woman walks past wall art in Bangkok, Thailand, on July 20, 2021. #
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![A person stands on a balcony in a tall apartment building with a large mural painted on its outside.]()
Read moreA building resident takes pictures from a balcony of protesters demonstrating against new coronavirus safety measures called for by the French government, in Paris, France, on July 17, 2021. #
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Read moreTaylor Geraghty performs a scene during a virtual production for Zed Run, a digital horse-racing game, on July 19, 2021, in Sydney, Australia. #
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![People dance together in a nightclub.]()
Read morePeople dance at the Egg London nightclub in the early hours of July 19, 2021, in London, England. At midnight on July 19, England dropped most of its remaining COVID-19 social restrictions, such as those requiring mask wearing indoors and limits on group gatherings, among other rules. #
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![Members of the New Zealand All Blacks perform the haka on a playing field.]()
Read moreRieko Ioane, Samuel Whitelock, and Codie Taylor of the All Blacks perform a haka with the team ahead of the International Test Match between the New Zealand All Blacks and Fiji at FMG Stadium Waikato in Hamilton, New Zealand, on July 17, 2021. #
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![About nine police officers hang from a cable in the sky.]()
Read moreMembers of the National Gendarmerie Intervention Group hang under a helicopter flying over Greolieres, France, on July 19, 2021, as they looked for a man suspected of the murder of a woman. #
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![Birds take flight as the sun sets.]()
Read moreAs the sun sets, birds take flight after a day of feeding, on the coast in Lhokseumawe, Aceh, on July 18, 2021. #
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![A militia fighter sits under the stars, holding his weapon.]()
Read moreAn Afghan militia fighter keeps watch at an outpost against Taliban insurgents in Charkint district, Balkh province, Afghanistan, on July 15, 2021. #
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![People enjoy an observation deck at sunset.]()
Read moreWomen pose on an observatory deck with Mount Fuji in the background, in Tokyo, Japan, on July 16, 2021. #
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![Several archers hold up their complex bows.]()
Read moreOlympic archers hold their bows during a day of ranking at Yumenoshima Archery Field in Tokyo, Japan, on July 21, 2021. #
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![Table tennis players practice at four tables in an arena.]()
Read moreA view of Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium as table-tennis players practice ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games, on July 19, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. #
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![Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks celebrates among dozens of fans and members of the press.]()
Read moreGiannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks (center) celebrates winning the Bill Russell NBA Finals MVP Award after his team defeated the Phoenix Suns in Game Six to win the 2021 NBA Finals at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 20, 2021. #
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![Hundreds of people in white attire kneel together in prayer on a beach.]()
Read moreMembers of the Senegalese Layene community perform a prayer during Tabaski (Eid al-Adha) celebrations in the neighborhood of Yoff, in Dakar, on July 21, 2021. #
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![An aerial view of a mosque and courtyard filed with people lined up in prayer.]()
Read moreAn aerial view of the Fatih Mosque, showing Muslims gathered to perform Eid al-Adha prayers in Istanbul, Turkey, on July 20, 2021. #
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![A shepherd rides a horse behind a flock of sheep on a vast treeless landscape.]()
Read moreA shepherd rides a horse as he herds a flock of sheep on the mountainous Assy plateau, east of Almaty, Kazakhstan, on July 19, 2021. #
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![About a dozen small sailboats are seen sailing in the distance.]()
Read moreA fleet of 470 class dinghys are seen in action during a practice race in Enoshima, ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, on July 22, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. #
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![A tall masted ship sits at anchor off the coast of a rocky island.]()
Read moreA panoramic view of the Italian training ship Amerigo Vespucci moored beside the island of La Maddalena, in Sardinia, Italy, on July 18, 2021 #
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![A damaged house stands beside a washed-out roadway.]()
Read moreA police officer looks at a section of roadway that washed away in the city of Altenahr, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on July 19, 2021, after devastating floods hit the region. #
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![A protester throws an object near others who take cover from a water cannon.]()
Read moreAmid the spray of a police water cannon, a pro-democracy protester throws an object as other protesters take cover behind a derogatory image of Thailand's Prime Minister Prayut-Chan-O-Cha, as they march to Government House to call for his resignation in Bangkok on July 18, 2021. #
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![A torchbearer poses, standing on one foot.]()
Read moreA torchbearer poses for photographs during an Olympic Torch Relay celebration event in Tokyo on July 21, 2021. #
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![A small rocket lifts off from a Texas field.]()
Read moreBlue Origin's New Shepard rocket launches, carrying passengers Jeff Bezos; his brother, Mark Bezos; Oliver Daemen; and Wally Funk, from its spaceport near Van Horn, Texas, on July 20, 2021. #
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Read moreAn Olympic diver enters the water during training at the Tokyo Aquatics Center on July 21, 2021. #
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![A person holds a small contented-looking dog.]()
Read moreMae rests in his owner's arms, in front of the Olympic Rings during sunset, three days ahead of the official opening of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on July 20, 2021. #
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