• A British Guiana One-Cent Magenta stamp, estimated to be worth $20 million, is displayed for photographs at the premises of Sotheby's auction house in London. AP
    A British Guiana One-Cent Magenta stamp, estimated to be worth $20 million, is displayed for photographs at the premises of Sotheby's auction house in London. AP
  • A helicopter drops water taken from a nearby reservoir onto flames after a resurgence of the fire on Marsden Moor, near Huddersfield, northern England. AFP
    A helicopter drops water taken from a nearby reservoir onto flames after a resurgence of the fire on Marsden Moor, near Huddersfield, northern England. AFP
  • A vendor arranges traditional vermicelli noodles at a factory in Lahore, Pakistan. AP
    A vendor arranges traditional vermicelli noodles at a factory in Lahore, Pakistan. AP
  • A young surfer rides an artificial wave in the "Alaia Bay" surf wavepool in Sion, Switzerland. EPA
    A young surfer rides an artificial wave in the "Alaia Bay" surf wavepool in Sion, Switzerland. EPA
  • People visit the Rome Quadrennial exposition at the Palace of Expositions in Rome, Italy. EPA
    People visit the Rome Quadrennial exposition at the Palace of Expositions in Rome, Italy. EPA
  • Paolo Felizarta, wearing a Spiderman costume, distributes free food items to citizens affected by Covid-19 quarantine measures along a street in Las Pinas, south of Manila, Philippines. EPA
    Paolo Felizarta, wearing a Spiderman costume, distributes free food items to citizens affected by Covid-19 quarantine measures along a street in Las Pinas, south of Manila, Philippines. EPA
  • A woman rides a bike loaded with dogs in a street in Hanoi, Vietnam. EPA
    A woman rides a bike loaded with dogs in a street in Hanoi, Vietnam. EPA
  • Ultra-Orthodox Jews harvest wheat in a field near the Kibbutz Sha'alvim, Israel. EPA
    Ultra-Orthodox Jews harvest wheat in a field near the Kibbutz Sha'alvim, Israel. EPA
  • A supporter of the FreeBritney movement reads while resting on a couch during the rally in support of musician Britney Spears following a conservatorship court hearing in Los Angeles, California. AFP
    A supporter of the FreeBritney movement reads while resting on a couch during the rally in support of musician Britney Spears following a conservatorship court hearing in Los Angeles, California. AFP
  • Fishermen pull out a sheatfish from the waters of the Dordogne river, near Mauzac-et-Grand-Castang, France. AFP
    Fishermen pull out a sheatfish from the waters of the Dordogne river, near Mauzac-et-Grand-Castang, France. AFP
  • Retirees gather to sing Red Army revolutionary songs, in Zunyi, in southwestern China's Guizhou province. AP
    Retirees gather to sing Red Army revolutionary songs, in Zunyi, in southwestern China's Guizhou province. AP
  • Protesters make the three-finger salute during a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon's Sanchaung township in Myanmar. AFP
    Protesters make the three-finger salute during a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon's Sanchaung township in Myanmar. AFP
  • A member of a historical association wears a vintage military outfit and a Covid-19 protection mask decorated with a mustache during an event before the national Veterans' Day at the National Military Circle in Bucharest, Romania. AP
    A member of a historical association wears a vintage military outfit and a Covid-19 protection mask decorated with a mustache during an event before the national Veterans' Day at the National Military Circle in Bucharest, Romania. AP

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