• epa06178585 A woman dives in the sea off Kea Island, Cyclades, Greece, 01 September 2017 (issued 02 September 2017). EPA/ORESTIS PANAGIOTOU
    epa06178585 A woman dives in the sea off Kea Island, Cyclades, Greece, 01 September 2017 (issued 02 September 2017). EPA/ORESTIS PANAGIOTOU
  • Athletes compete during the 15th Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB) race near the Combal Lake near Courmayeur, Italy September 2, 2017. Picture taken with a long exposure. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
    Athletes compete during the 15th Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB) race near the Combal Lake near Courmayeur, Italy September 2, 2017. Picture taken with a long exposure. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
  • epa06178592 A Chinese model presents a traditional style wedding gown during the China Wedding Expo in Beijing, China, 02 September 2017. China has several wedding expos each year, offering couples the chance to book anything from their wedding photographers to limousines, wedding bands, and gowns. EPA/ROMAN PILIPEY
    epa06178592 A Chinese model presents a traditional style wedding gown during the China Wedding Expo in Beijing, China, 02 September 2017. China has several wedding expos each year, offering couples the chance to book anything from their wedding photographers to limousines, wedding bands, and gowns. EPA/ROMAN PILIPEY
  • A parent embraces a student following a fire which burnt down one dormitory of Moi Girls school in Nairobi, Kenya September 2, 2017. REUTERS/Baz Ratner
    A parent embraces a student following a fire which burnt down one dormitory of Moi Girls school in Nairobi, Kenya September 2, 2017. REUTERS/Baz Ratner
  • epaselect epa06178499 Muslims offer prayers on the occasion of Eid al-Adha at Jama Masjid Mosque in the Old Delhi area of New Delhi, India, 02 September 2017. Eid al-Adha is the holiest of the two Muslims holidays celebrated each year, it marks the yearly Muslim pilgrimage (Hajj) to visit Mecca, the holiest place in Islam. Muslims slaughter a sacrificial animal and split the meat into three parts, one for the family, one for friends and relatives, and one for the poor and needy. EPA/STR
    epaselect epa06178499 Muslims offer prayers on the occasion of Eid al-Adha at Jama Masjid Mosque in the Old Delhi area of New Delhi, India, 02 September 2017. Eid al-Adha is the holiest of the two Muslims holidays celebrated each year, it marks the yearly Muslim pilgrimage (Hajj) to visit Mecca, the holiest place in Islam. Muslims slaughter a sacrificial animal and split the meat into three parts, one for the family, one for friends and relatives, and one for the poor and needy. EPA/STR
  • epa06178482 Indian Muslims offer Eid al-Adha prayers near a masjid in Calcutta, India, 02 September 2017. Eid al-Adha is the holiest of the two Muslims holidays celebrated each year, it marks the yearly Muslim pilgrimage (Hajj) to visit Mecca, the holiest place in Islam. Muslims slaughter a sacrificial animal and split the meat into three parts, one for the family, one for friends and relatives, and one for the poor and needy. EPA/PIYAL ADHIKARY
    epa06178482 Indian Muslims offer Eid al-Adha prayers near a masjid in Calcutta, India, 02 September 2017. Eid al-Adha is the holiest of the two Muslims holidays celebrated each year, it marks the yearly Muslim pilgrimage (Hajj) to visit Mecca, the holiest place in Islam. Muslims slaughter a sacrificial animal and split the meat into three parts, one for the family, one for friends and relatives, and one for the poor and needy. EPA/PIYAL ADHIKARY
  • epa06178506 Payback ridden by Gary Gera jumps at the start of Race 2 at the Birdsville race meeting in Birdsville, Queensland, Australia, 02 September 2017. Birdsville is situated on the edge of the Simpson Desert, some 1,590km from Brisbane, and its normal population of 115 people swells to a crowd of more than 6,000 over the race weekend. EPA/DARREN ENGLAND AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT
    epa06178506 Payback ridden by Gary Gera jumps at the start of Race 2 at the Birdsville race meeting in Birdsville, Queensland, Australia, 02 September 2017. Birdsville is situated on the edge of the Simpson Desert, some 1,590km from Brisbane, and its normal population of 115 people swells to a crowd of more than 6,000 over the race weekend. EPA/DARREN ENGLAND AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT
  • A young Kashmiri girl looks on during clashes between protestors and Indian government forces in Srinagar on September 2, 2017. Clashes broke out after Eid prayers in Srinagar on September 2, with Indian police and paramilitary forces firing tear smoke shells and pellet guns at hundreds of protesters throwing rocks at them near the main Eidgah prayer ground. / AFP PHOTO / Tauseef MUSTAFA
    A young Kashmiri girl looks on during clashes between protestors and Indian government forces in Srinagar on September 2, 2017. Clashes broke out after Eid prayers in Srinagar on September 2, with Indian police and paramilitary forces firing tear smoke shells and pellet guns at hundreds of protesters throwing rocks at them near the main Eidgah prayer ground. / AFP PHOTO / Tauseef MUSTAFA

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