• EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - AUGUST 02: Comedy dance act TUTUperform at the Underbelly Press Launch in the McEwan Hall the venue will host over 150 shows at Edinburgh Fringe on August 2, 2023 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Established in 2000 at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Underbelly has since produced shows and events all around the world, from London to Hong Kong. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell / Getty Images)
    EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - AUGUST 02: Comedy dance act TUTUperform at the Underbelly Press Launch in the McEwan Hall the venue will host over 150 shows at Edinburgh Fringe on August 2, 2023 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Established in 2000 at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Underbelly has since produced shows and events all around the world, from London to Hong Kong. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell / Getty Images)
  • A before-and-after picture of a newly restored house, left, in Beirut's Gemmayzeh neighbourhood, three years after the massive port explosion in the Lebanese capital. AFP
    A before-and-after picture of a newly restored house, left, in Beirut's Gemmayzeh neighbourhood, three years after the massive port explosion in the Lebanese capital. AFP
  • Residents, many of whom complain about the conditions, sit in corridors outside their homes at the crumbling and overcrowded Worli dairy building in Mumbai. Reuters
    Residents, many of whom complain about the conditions, sit in corridors outside their homes at the crumbling and overcrowded Worli dairy building in Mumbai. Reuters
  • Robot dog Gato helps promote the cause of actors and writers on strike in Los Angeles. Reuters
    Robot dog Gato helps promote the cause of actors and writers on strike in Los Angeles. Reuters
  • A protester wearing a T-shirt in support of the Niger junta, which staged a coup, in Niamey. AFP
    A protester wearing a T-shirt in support of the Niger junta, which staged a coup, in Niamey. AFP
  • A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. AP
    A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. AP
  • A herd of sheep is driven through an ancient route in Navarra province, Spain. AP
    A herd of sheep is driven through an ancient route in Navarra province, Spain. AP
  • A Banksy artwork on the wall of a building damaged by Russian attacks in Borodyanka, Ukraine. AP
    A Banksy artwork on the wall of a building damaged by Russian attacks in Borodyanka, Ukraine. AP
  • The Tina Turner Exhibition at Stage Apollo Theatre in Stuttgart, Germany. Getty Images
    The Tina Turner Exhibition at Stage Apollo Theatre in Stuttgart, Germany. Getty Images
  • Armed men set fire to cars and lorries in Acapulco in a dispute over an arrest by Mexican authorities. EPA
    Armed men set fire to cars and lorries in Acapulco in a dispute over an arrest by Mexican authorities. EPA
  • Heavy rain before a football match between Inter Miami and Orlando City in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. AFP
    Heavy rain before a football match between Inter Miami and Orlando City in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. AFP
  • A flooded road after heavy rainfall in Zhuozhou, Hebei province, China. Reuters
    A flooded road after heavy rainfall in Zhuozhou, Hebei province, China. Reuters
  • Marta Cox of Panama (obscured) celebrates with teammates after scoring her team's first goal of the Fifa Women's World Cup against France in Sydney. Getty Images
    Marta Cox of Panama (obscured) celebrates with teammates after scoring her team's first goal of the Fifa Women's World Cup against France in Sydney. Getty Images
  • US President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden sit under an umbrella at Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. AFP
    US President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden sit under an umbrella at Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. AFP

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August 03, 2023

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