• A 1,800 square meters flower carpet on the theme 'Guanajuato, cultural pride of Mexico' and made with over 500,000 dahlias and begonias is seen at Brussels' Grand Place, Belgium August 16, 2018. Picture taken with fish eye lens. REUTERS/Yves Herman
    A 1,800 square meters flower carpet on the theme 'Guanajuato, cultural pride of Mexico' and made with over 500,000 dahlias and begonias is seen at Brussels' Grand Place, Belgium August 16, 2018. Picture taken with fish eye lens. REUTERS/Yves Herman
  • A girl poses for a photo on a giant waterlily during an annual leaf-sitting event in Taipei, Taiwan. Reuters
    A girl poses for a photo on a giant waterlily during an annual leaf-sitting event in Taipei, Taiwan. Reuters
  • Activists from anti-corruption group Occupy Justice light candles spelling out the word 'Justice' to mark ten months since the assassination of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, on a beach in Sliema, Malta. Reuters
    Activists from anti-corruption group Occupy Justice light candles spelling out the word 'Justice' to mark ten months since the assassination of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, on a beach in Sliema, Malta. Reuters
  • Filipino students participate in an earthquake drill in Paranaque, Manila. EPA
    Filipino students participate in an earthquake drill in Paranaque, Manila. EPA
  • A member of Paraguay's Special Forces Cavalry marches with a snake around his neck during a military parade in Asuncion. Reuters
    A member of Paraguay's Special Forces Cavalry marches with a snake around his neck during a military parade in Asuncion. Reuters
  • Girls wearing traditional costumes ahead of the 18th Asian Games at Gelora Bung Karno sports complex in Jakarta. Reuters
    Girls wearing traditional costumes ahead of the 18th Asian Games at Gelora Bung Karno sports complex in Jakarta. Reuters
  • Thousands of people march demanding the freedom of 'political prisoners', in Managua, Nicaragua. EPA
    Thousands of people march demanding the freedom of 'political prisoners', in Managua, Nicaragua. EPA
  • Kei Nishikori of Japan in action against Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland in the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament in Mason, Ohio. EPA
    Kei Nishikori of Japan in action against Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland in the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament in Mason, Ohio. EPA
  • Basketball action between the Philippines and Kazakhstan during the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta. AFP Photo
    Basketball action between the Philippines and Kazakhstan during the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta. AFP Photo

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