• Jockeys race along a beach during the annual beach horse races in Sanlucar de Barrameda near Cadiz on August 25, 2022. - While originally the horse races on the beach of Sanlucar de Barrameda were informal competitions of horse owners who used them for fish transport from the old port to the local markets and nearby towns, the first official race organized by the Royal Horse Races Society of Sanlucar was celebrated on August 31, 1845. (Photo by CRISTINA QUICLER / AFP)
    Jockeys race along a beach during the annual beach horse races in Sanlucar de Barrameda near Cadiz on August 25, 2022. - While originally the horse races on the beach of Sanlucar de Barrameda were informal competitions of horse owners who used them for fish transport from the old port to the local markets and nearby towns, the first official race organized by the Royal Horse Races Society of Sanlucar was celebrated on August 31, 1845. (Photo by CRISTINA QUICLER / AFP)
  • A child at the Syrian Al Hol camp, which holds relatives of suspected ISIS fighters, during a security operation by the Kurdish Asayish security forces and the members of the Syrian Democratic Forces, who control the area. AFP
    A child at the Syrian Al Hol camp, which holds relatives of suspected ISIS fighters, during a security operation by the Kurdish Asayish security forces and the members of the Syrian Democratic Forces, who control the area. AFP
  • Supporters of Japan's Urawa Red Diamonds cheer during the AFC Champions League semi-final match between their team and South Korea's Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, at Saitama Stadium, near Tokyo. AP Photo
    Supporters of Japan's Urawa Red Diamonds cheer during the AFC Champions League semi-final match between their team and South Korea's Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, at Saitama Stadium, near Tokyo. AP Photo
  • People wade through a flooded area after heavy monsoon rains in the Rajanpur district of Pakistan's Punjab province. At least 903 people have died in floods since June and more than 180,000 have been forced to flee their homes, official figures show. AFP
    People wade through a flooded area after heavy monsoon rains in the Rajanpur district of Pakistan's Punjab province. At least 903 people have died in floods since June and more than 180,000 have been forced to flee their homes, official figures show. AFP
  • A child wearing a mask runs through an art installation at a mall in Beijing. China is easing its tight restrictions on visas after it largely suspended issuing them to foreign students and others more than two years ago at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. AP
    A child wearing a mask runs through an art installation at a mall in Beijing. China is easing its tight restrictions on visas after it largely suspended issuing them to foreign students and others more than two years ago at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. AP
  • The ruins of a house in the former village of Aceredo emerge due to low water levels in the Lindoso reservoir, near Lobios, Spain. People living in the area were obliged to leave their homes in 1992 because of the construction of the dam. AFP
    The ruins of a house in the former village of Aceredo emerge due to low water levels in the Lindoso reservoir, near Lobios, Spain. People living in the area were obliged to leave their homes in 1992 because of the construction of the dam. AFP
  • A woman selling eggs walks past a man preparing his boat, in Luanda, Angola. Reuters
    A woman selling eggs walks past a man preparing his boat, in Luanda, Angola. Reuters

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August 26, 2022

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