• Firemen patrol in a burnt house after they extinguished a fire, in La Londe-les-Maures, southeastern France, on September 3, 2017. A forest fire broke out in southeastern France, destroying more than 400 hectares near urban areas, damaging two houses and forcing the evacuation of a camping site, the fire department and local authorities said on September 3, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / BERTRAND LANGLOIS
    Firemen patrol in a burnt house after they extinguished a fire, in La Londe-les-Maures, southeastern France, on September 3, 2017. A forest fire broke out in southeastern France, destroying more than 400 hectares near urban areas, damaging two houses and forcing the evacuation of a camping site, the fire department and local authorities said on September 3, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / BERTRAND LANGLOIS
  • epa06180630 An Indian boy inspects his paddy fields submerged by monsoon rain in Nagaon district of Assam state, India, 03 September 2017. According to news reports, 1200 people have been killed across South Asia due to monsoon floods and landslides. More than 40 million people are reported affected in the Himalayan foothills in India, Nepal and Bangladesh. EPA/STR
    epa06180630 An Indian boy inspects his paddy fields submerged by monsoon rain in Nagaon district of Assam state, India, 03 September 2017. According to news reports, 1200 people have been killed across South Asia due to monsoon floods and landslides. More than 40 million people are reported affected in the Himalayan foothills in India, Nepal and Bangladesh. EPA/STR
  • A swimmer competes in the Fluctuat open water swim race in the Bassin de la Villette on September 3, 2017, in Paris. The Fluctuat open water swimming event is a new public and multiple distance swimming race organised in the bassin de la Villette, Northern Paris. The swimmers can compete through three distances : 1.25 km, 3 kms and 5 kms. / AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE SIMON
    A swimmer competes in the Fluctuat open water swim race in the Bassin de la Villette on September 3, 2017, in Paris. The Fluctuat open water swimming event is a new public and multiple distance swimming race organised in the bassin de la Villette, Northern Paris. The swimmers can compete through three distances : 1.25 km, 3 kms and 5 kms. / AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE SIMON
  • Norway's Torgeir Bergrem competes in the Men's Slopestyle qualifying during the Winter Games NZ held at the Cardrona ski resort in the Queenstown Lakes district in Central Otago, New Zealand, September 3, 2017. Iain McGregor-Winter Games NZ/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE.
    Norway's Torgeir Bergrem competes in the Men's Slopestyle qualifying during the Winter Games NZ held at the Cardrona ski resort in the Queenstown Lakes district in Central Otago, New Zealand, September 3, 2017. Iain McGregor-Winter Games NZ/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE.
  • The La Tuna Canyon fire over Burbank, California, U.S., September 2, 2017. REUTERS/ Kyle Grillot
    The La Tuna Canyon fire over Burbank, California, U.S., September 2, 2017. REUTERS/ Kyle Grillot
  • A Burning Man participant evades a chasing firefighter and runs into the flames of the 'Man Burn' after evading the attempted tackles of multiple rangers and law enforcement personnel at the annual Burning Man arts and music festival in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada, U.S. September 2, 2017. REUTERS/Jim Bourg FOR USE WITH BURNING MAN RELATED REPORTING ONLY. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. NOT FOR USE BY REUTERS THIRD PARTY DISTRIBUTORS
    A Burning Man participant evades a chasing firefighter and runs into the flames of the 'Man Burn' after evading the attempted tackles of multiple rangers and law enforcement personnel at the annual Burning Man arts and music festival in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada, U.S. September 2, 2017. REUTERS/Jim Bourg FOR USE WITH BURNING MAN RELATED REPORTING ONLY. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. NOT FOR USE BY REUTERS THIRD PARTY DISTRIBUTORS
  • A soldier in traditional attire fires a musket on the first day of the Indra Jatra festival at Hanuman Dhoka in Kathmandu on September 3, 2017. The eight-day festival celebrates Indra, the king of gods and god of rains. During this festival, Kumari, the living goddess, is also taken around parts of the capital city in a religious procession. / AFP PHOTO / Prakash MATHEMA
    A soldier in traditional attire fires a musket on the first day of the Indra Jatra festival at Hanuman Dhoka in Kathmandu on September 3, 2017. The eight-day festival celebrates Indra, the king of gods and god of rains. During this festival, Kumari, the living goddess, is also taken around parts of the capital city in a religious procession. / AFP PHOTO / Prakash MATHEMA
  • Honour guards stand in line as the plane with Brazilian President Michel Temer arrives at the airport for upcoming BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) Summit, in Xiamen, China September 3, 2017. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
    Honour guards stand in line as the plane with Brazilian President Michel Temer arrives at the airport for upcoming BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) Summit, in Xiamen, China September 3, 2017. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

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