• Thai and foreign revelers throw water with elephants during a preview of the Songkran Festival celebration, the Thai traditional New Year, also known as the Water Festival, at the ancient world heritage historical park in the city of Ayutthaya, Thailand. Rungroj Yongrit / EPA
    Thai and foreign revelers throw water with elephants during a preview of the Songkran Festival celebration, the Thai traditional New Year, also known as the Water Festival, at the ancient world heritage historical park in the city of Ayutthaya, Thailand. Rungroj Yongrit / EPA
  • Indian students wearing traditional Punjabi attire sing folk songs and perform folk dances as they take part in the Visakhi festival celebrations at a wheat farm in Amritsar, India. Visakhi is the festival of the first harvest of the year right after the winter season. Raminder Pal Singh / EPA
    Indian students wearing traditional Punjabi attire sing folk songs and perform folk dances as they take part in the Visakhi festival celebrations at a wheat farm in Amritsar, India. Visakhi is the festival of the first harvest of the year right after the winter season. Raminder Pal Singh / EPA
  • A woman covers her head with her scarf while she cycles down a road in downtown Shanghai. Johannes Eisele / AFP
    A woman covers her head with her scarf while she cycles down a road in downtown Shanghai. Johannes Eisele / AFP
  • A fan of the Liverpool football team stands in front of the 1,278 jerseys displayed side by side on the floor during the Malaysia Book of Records event for the most number jerseys on display of a single team in Kuala Lumpur. Mohd Rasfan / AFP
    A fan of the Liverpool football team stands in front of the 1,278 jerseys displayed side by side on the floor during the Malaysia Book of Records event for the most number jerseys on display of a single team in Kuala Lumpur. Mohd Rasfan / AFP
  • A girl jumps into the polluted waters of Manila bay while others swim to cool off from the intense heat within the slum area of the Baseco compound in Tondo, metro Manila, Philippines. Romeo Ranoco / Reuters
    A girl jumps into the polluted waters of Manila bay while others swim to cool off from the intense heat within the slum area of the Baseco compound in Tondo, metro Manila, Philippines. Romeo Ranoco / Reuters
  • Jason Kay, lead singer of the British Band Jamiroquai, performs in concert in Mexico City. Marco Ugarte / AP Photo
    Jason Kay, lead singer of the British Band Jamiroquai, performs in concert in Mexico City. Marco Ugarte / AP Photo
  • Esther Qin and Georgia Sheehan of Australia compete in the Women's Synchronised 3m Springboard Diving Final on day seven of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. Quinn Rooney / Getty Images
    Esther Qin and Georgia Sheehan of Australia compete in the Women's Synchronised 3m Springboard Diving Final on day seven of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. Quinn Rooney / Getty Images
  • A Nepalese Hindu man offers prayers at the pashupatinath temple premise in Kathmandu, Nepal. The Pashupatinath temple on the banks of the Bagmati River is one of the most revered temples of Lord Shiva, the Hindu god of death and destruction. Niranjan Shrestha / AP Photo
    A Nepalese Hindu man offers prayers at the pashupatinath temple premise in Kathmandu, Nepal. The Pashupatinath temple on the banks of the Bagmati River is one of the most revered temples of Lord Shiva, the Hindu god of death and destruction. Niranjan Shrestha / AP Photo

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