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A man works on a Statue of Liberty costume in Battery Park in New York, USA

A man works on a Statue of Liberty costume in Battery Park in New York, USA (Image credit: Timothy A. Clary / AFP / Getty Images)

A man speaks with a child while sitting near an unexploded artillery shell from an overnight Israeli bombardment in Abidin, Syria

A man speaks with a child while sitting near an unexploded artillery shell from an overnight Israeli bombardment in Abidin, Syria (Image credit: Sam Hariri / AFP / Getty Images)

A jockey balances on a wooden plough between two bulls, steering them through a flooded paddy field, during Pacu Jawi, in Tanah Datar, West Sumatra

A jockey balances on a wooden plough between two bulls, steering them through a flooded paddy field, during Pacu Jawi, in Tanah Datar, West Sumatra (Image credit: Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP / Getty Images)

A man jumps headfirst in a river during an extreme heatwave in Romania

A man jumps headfirst in a river during an extreme heatwave in Romania (Image credit: Andreea Alexandru / AP Photo)

The dry lakebed of Lake Velence is visible after water level drops to lowest on record following weeks of scorching temperatures Pakozd, Hungary

The dry lakebed of Lake Velence is visible after water level drops to lowest on record following weeks of scorching temperatures Pakozd, Hungary (Image credit: Xinhua / Shutterstock)

Houthi security personnel keep watch in front of a burning pile of confiscated narcotics in Yemen

Houthi security personnel keep watch in front of a burning pile of confiscated narcotics in Yemen (Image credit: Yahya Arhab / EPA / Shutterstock)

Children compete in a street football tournament locally known as

Children compete in a street football tournament locally known as “Asphalt League” in Jakarta, Indonesia (Image credit: Lelananging Jagad / AFP / Getty Images)

Lightning strikes the Eiffel Tower during a thunderstorm in Paris, France

Lightning strikes the Eiffel Tower during a thunderstorm in Paris, France (Image credit: Dimitar Dilkoff / AFP / Getty Images)

A member of the Wimbledon staff uses a transfer wheel to refresh the line markings on a grass tennis court in London, UK

A member of the Wimbledon staff uses a transfer wheel to refresh the line markings on a grass tennis court in London, UK (Image credit: Glyn Kirk / AFP / Getty Images)

Bee rescuer Clarence Chua holds a fistful of honey bees after removing them from a nest in a housing apartment in Singapore

Bee rescuer Clarence Chua holds a fistful of honey bees after removing them from a nest in a housing apartment in Singapore (Image credit: Edgar Su / Reuters)

A man sits under an umbrella during a heatwave in front of the sea in Durres, Albania

A man sits under an umbrella during a heatwave in front of the sea in Durres, Albania (Image credit: Adnan Beci / AFP / Getty Images)

Volunteers and Ecuadorean firefighters of the Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) search for bodies at the site of a collapsed building in Caraballeda, La Guaira State, Venezuela

Volunteers and Ecuadorean firefighters of the Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) search for bodies at the site of a collapsed building in Caraballeda, La Guaira State, Venezuela (Image credit: Juan Barreto / AFP / Getty Images)

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