Anti-government protests in Cuba, a stranded orca in New Zealand, a spaceplane above New Mexico, destructive flooding in Europe, images from the Tour de France, power outages in Tehran, scenes from the Cannes Film Festival, and much more
Photos of the Week: Stone Stacking, Rodeo Riding, Inflatable Art
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A loyalist celebrates with a Union Jack flag as the 11th Night bonfire, which marks the beginning of the annual Protestant 12th of July celebrations, is lit on July 11, 2021, in Portadown, Northern Ireland. The 12th of July marches are a Protestant celebration of King William of Orange's victory over the Catholic King James at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690. #
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Bella Hadid poses for photographers upon her arrival at the premiere of the film "Three Floors" at the 74th international film festival in Cannes, France, on July 11, 2021. #
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Tim O'Connell of Zwingle, Iowa, rides Arbitrator Joe during the rodeo as the Calgary Stampede gets under way following a year off due to COVID-19 restrictions, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on July 9, 2021. #
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German actors Lars Eidinger as Jedermann (Everyman) and Edith Clever as Tod (Death) perform onstage during a rehearsal of "Jedermann" by Hugo von Hofmannsthal, in Salzburg, Austria, on July 14, 2021, ahead of the 2021 Salzburger Festspiele. #
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A view of an art installation by French artist Olivier Grossetete titled "The Farnese Bridge," showing a Michelangelo-inspired cardboard bridge floating above the Tiber river, suspended by three balloons, in Rome, Italy, on July 13, 2021 #
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UAE Team Emirates' Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, celebrates as he crosses the finish line at the end of the 17th stage of the Tour de France in Saint-Lary-Soulan on July 14, 2021. #
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Members of the Chamonix Guides Company take part in a special hike between France and Italy near Mont Blanc on July 10, 2021, to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the high-mountain association. #
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A partial view shows the damaged grain silos at the port of the Lebanese capital of Beirut on July 13, 2021, almost a year after the massive explosion on August 4, 2020, that killed more than 200 people and injured scores of others. #
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Debris fills a street after floods caused major damage in Schuld near Bad Neuenahr, Germany, on July 15, 2021. Heavy rains and floods in Western Europe have killed at least dozens of people in Germany and left many more missing. #
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A picture taken on July 15, 2021, shows cars piled up by the water at a roundabout in the Belgian city of Verviers, after heavy rains and floods lashed Western Europe. #
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Italy's national football team parades with the Euro 2020 trophy on a double-decker bus in Rome, Italy, on July 12, 2021, a day after Italy won the Euro 2020 final football match against England. #
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A man holds his child aloft as people look at the newly repaired mural of England footballer Marcus Rashford, created by the artist known as AKSE_P19. The mural is on the wall of a café in Withington, England, and had been defaced by vandals in the aftermath of England's Euro 2020 loss on July 13, 2021. Rashford and other Black players on England's national football team have been the target of racist abuse, largely on social media, after the team's loss to Italy. #
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Virgin Galactic's rocket-powered passenger spaceplane VSS Unity, carrying Richard Branson and crew, begins its ascent to the edge of space above Spaceport America near Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, on July 11, 2021. #
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Smoke billows over hills to the north of a Red Cross disaster shelter as the Bootleg Fire expands to more than 210,000 acres near Klamath Falls, Oregon, on July 14, 2021. #
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Members of the State Disaster Response Force conduct a search operation following a lightning strike at a watchtower near Amer Fort in Jaipur in the state of Rajasthan, India, on July 12, 2021. #
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A Pakistani breeder uses a crane to carry his animals down from a roof to transport them to a livestock market for Eid al-Adha in Karachi, Pakistan, on July 11, 2021. #
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Toa the orca is monitored by a volunteer at Plimmerton Boating Club in Wellington, New Zealand, on July 14, 2021. The stranded male orca calf was found caught in the rocks near Plimmerton, north of Wellington, on July 11. People from the Department of Conservation and volunteers from the Orca Research Trust have been taking shifts to care for the calf since it was separated from its pod, as the search for its pod continues. #
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Plainclothes police detain an anti-government protester during a protest in Havana, Cuba, on July 11, 2021. Hundreds of demonstrators went out to the streets in several cities in Cuba to protest against ongoing food shortages and high prices of foodstuffs, amid the new COVID-19 crisis. #
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A member of the South African Police Services fires rubber bullets at rioters looting the Jabulani Mall in Soweto, southwest of Johannesburg, on July 12, 2021. South Africa said it was deploying troops to two provinces, including Johannesburg, after unrest sparked by the jailing of ex-president Jacob Zuma led to six deaths and widespread looting. #
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Pop star Olivia Rodrigo speaks at the beginning of the daily briefing at the White House, in Washington, D.C., on July 14, 2021. Rodrigo was at the White House to make a video to promote COVID-19 vaccinations. #
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The sun sets over the California Aqueduct in Palmdale, California, where temperatures reached 106 degrees Fahrenheit (41.1 degrees Celsius) on July 12, 2021. Wildfires were burning across more than 1 million acres of the western United States and Canada on Monday, as scorching temperatures held their grip on areas reeling from a brutal weekend heat wave. #
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