• Firefighters from Illinois and Wisconsin battle a fire at the Chemtool chemical plant in Rockton, Illinois, the US. EPA
    Firefighters from Illinois and Wisconsin battle a fire at the Chemtool chemical plant in Rockton, Illinois, the US. EPA
  • A man walks past sacks of debris collected from the 'MV X-Press Pearl' container ship that sunk off the coast of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Reuters
    A man walks past sacks of debris collected from the 'MV X-Press Pearl' container ship that sunk off the coast of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Reuters
  • A woman mourns her son who was killed in a bombing at a military camp in Mogadishu, Somalia. AFP
    A woman mourns her son who was killed in a bombing at a military camp in Mogadishu, Somalia. AFP
  • A graduation ceremony takes place at the Central China Normal University in Wuhan, China. AFP
    A graduation ceremony takes place at the Central China Normal University in Wuhan, China. AFP
  • The Ngong Ping gondala lift provides unparalleled views of Lantau Island in Hong Kong, China. EPA
    The Ngong Ping gondala lift provides unparalleled views of Lantau Island in Hong Kong, China. EPA
  • The Bidwell Bar Bridge expands across Lake Oroville as houseboats float below normal levels in Oroville, California, the US. EPA
    The Bidwell Bar Bridge expands across Lake Oroville as houseboats float below normal levels in Oroville, California, the US. EPA
  • Kurdistan parliament speaker Rewaz Faiq, centre, leads a parliament session in Arbil, the capital of Iraq's northern autonomous Kurdish region. AFP
    Kurdistan parliament speaker Rewaz Faiq, centre, leads a parliament session in Arbil, the capital of Iraq's northern autonomous Kurdish region. AFP
  • Following reports of people finding diamonds in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province, a woman arrives with a pickaxe to try her luck. Reuters
    Following reports of people finding diamonds in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province, a woman arrives with a pickaxe to try her luck. Reuters

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June 15, 2021

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