• GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - AUGUST 13: Massed Pipe bands form up during the World Pipe Band Championships on August 13, 2022 in Glasgow, Scotland. Over one hundred pipe bands return to Glasgow Green to compete in this year’s World Pipe Band Championships, the city first held the event back in1948 and has been the host city every year since 1986. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell / Getty Images)
    GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - AUGUST 13: Massed Pipe bands form up during the World Pipe Band Championships on August 13, 2022 in Glasgow, Scotland. Over one hundred pipe bands return to Glasgow Green to compete in this year’s World Pipe Band Championships, the city first held the event back in1948 and has been the host city every year since 1986. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell / Getty Images)
  • Employees present three newborn lion cubs at Nama zoo in Gaza City. AFP
    Employees present three newborn lion cubs at Nama zoo in Gaza City. AFP
  • The Rostec Fireworks Festival in Moscow, Russia. Reuters
    The Rostec Fireworks Festival in Moscow, Russia. Reuters
  • Competitors run down William Street during the 2022 City to Surf in Sydney, Australia. Getty Images
    Competitors run down William Street during the 2022 City to Surf in Sydney, Australia. Getty Images
  • Denver Broncos safety Jamar Johnson (41) avoids the tackle of Dallas Cowboys cornerback DaRon Bland (30) during the second half of an NFL pre-season football game, in Denver. AP
    Denver Broncos safety Jamar Johnson (41) avoids the tackle of Dallas Cowboys cornerback DaRon Bland (30) during the second half of an NFL pre-season football game, in Denver. AP
  • Volunteers clear rubble on the second floor of Zhanna and Serhiy Dynaeva's house which was destroyed by a Russian bombardment in a residential area in Novoselivka, near Chernihiv, Ukraine. AP
    Volunteers clear rubble on the second floor of Zhanna and Serhiy Dynaeva's house which was destroyed by a Russian bombardment in a residential area in Novoselivka, near Chernihiv, Ukraine. AP
  • The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation building and the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus are lit up in the colours of India's national flag ahead of the 75th Independence Day celebrations, in Mumbai. Reuters
    The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation building and the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus are lit up in the colours of India's national flag ahead of the 75th Independence Day celebrations, in Mumbai. Reuters
  • People wearing masks depicting Colombia's President Gustavo Petro and Vice President Francia Marquez wait for the arrival of Ms Marquez for her symbolic inauguration ceremony in Suarez. Reuters
    People wearing masks depicting Colombia's President Gustavo Petro and Vice President Francia Marquez wait for the arrival of Ms Marquez for her symbolic inauguration ceremony in Suarez. Reuters
  • A 'Fly SafAir' aircraft soars above the international rugby match between South Africa and New Zealand at Emirates Airline Park in Johannesburg. AFP
    A 'Fly SafAir' aircraft soars above the international rugby match between South Africa and New Zealand at Emirates Airline Park in Johannesburg. AFP
  • Athletes start in the men's Triathlon during the European Championships in Munich, Germany. AP
    Athletes start in the men's Triathlon during the European Championships in Munich, Germany. AP

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August 14, 2022

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