• Brazil's indigenous chief Raoni Metuktire joins the Dialogos da Amazonia (Amazon Dialogues) event before a summit of Amazon rainforest nations at the Igarape Park, in Belem, Para state, Brazil. Reuters
    Brazil's indigenous chief Raoni Metuktire joins the Dialogos da Amazonia (Amazon Dialogues) event before a summit of Amazon rainforest nations at the Igarape Park, in Belem, Para state, Brazil. Reuters
  • Artwork in Cantarranas, famous for its large open air gallery, in Francisco Morazan department, Honduras. AFP
    Artwork in Cantarranas, famous for its large open air gallery, in Francisco Morazan department, Honduras. AFP
  • Swiss supporters await kick-off in the Women's World Cup second round soccer match between Switzerland and Spain at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand. Spain won by five goals to one. AP
    Swiss supporters await kick-off in the Women's World Cup second round soccer match between Switzerland and Spain at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand. Spain won by five goals to one. AP
  • An art installation called Shattered Souls . . . In A Sea Of Silence by German artist Dennis Josef Meseg outside Cologne Cathedral in western Germany. AFP
    An art installation called Shattered Souls . . . In A Sea Of Silence by German artist Dennis Josef Meseg outside Cologne Cathedral in western Germany. AFP
  • Kansas City Royals left fielder Dairon Blanco goes to ground to steal second base past Philadelphia Phillies' Bryson Stott during the sixth inning at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Reuters
    Kansas City Royals left fielder Dairon Blanco goes to ground to steal second base past Philadelphia Phillies' Bryson Stott during the sixth inning at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Reuters
  • Pigeon and statue in the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fatima at daybreak in Fatima, before the visit of Pope Francis. AFP
    Pigeon and statue in the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fatima at daybreak in Fatima, before the visit of Pope Francis. AFP
  • Trash People sculptures by artist HA Schult at the Blaue Burg (Blue Castle) in Bad Lippspringe near Paderborn, Germany. Getty Images
    Trash People sculptures by artist HA Schult at the Blaue Burg (Blue Castle) in Bad Lippspringe near Paderborn, Germany. Getty Images
  • Canada's Maggie Coles-Lyster, Sarah van Dam, Erin J Attwell, Ariane Bonhomme in action during the women's elite team pursuit qualifiers at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Scotland. Reuters
    Canada's Maggie Coles-Lyster, Sarah van Dam, Erin J Attwell, Ariane Bonhomme in action during the women's elite team pursuit qualifiers at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Scotland. Reuters
  • Trees burn in the Amazon rainforest near Humaita, Amazonas state, Brazil. Reuters
    Trees burn in the Amazon rainforest near Humaita, Amazonas state, Brazil. Reuters
  • Players vie for points during an invitational game of the grassroots basketball competition CunBA in Taipan village, Taijiang county, in southwestern China's Guizhou province. AFP
    Players vie for points during an invitational game of the grassroots basketball competition CunBA in Taipan village, Taijiang county, in southwestern China's Guizhou province. AFP
  • French glaciologist Pierre Rene, right, and French snowboarder Mathieu Crepel in the Oulettes de Gaube glacier, in the Pyrenees National Park, near Cauterets, Hautes-Pyrénées, France. AFP
    French glaciologist Pierre Rene, right, and French snowboarder Mathieu Crepel in the Oulettes de Gaube glacier, in the Pyrenees National Park, near Cauterets, Hautes-Pyrénées, France. AFP

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August 05, 2023

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