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The Middle East Framed - regional photography for August 19, 2018
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Seong Min Lee of South Korea in action during a training session for the Paragliding competition of the Asian Games in Bogor, Indonesia. EPA -
Japanese students perform during the opening ceremony of the Kamaishi Recovery Memorial stadium, in Kamaishi, Iwate prefecture. AFP -
British born Canadian Richie Hawtin of Close performs during the 26th edition of the music festival, A Campingflight to Lowlands Paradise in Biddinghuizen, The Netherlands. EPA -
Afghan men make sweets at a small traditional factory ahead of the Eid al Adha in Kabul, Afghanistan. Reuters -
Fire crews battle to extinguish a bushfire in Salt Ash, the New South Wales Hunter region, Australia. EPA -
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi conducting an aerial survey of flood affected areas in Kerala, India. EPA -
A Malaysian-Chinese devotee runs back after setting a paper statue of Chinese deity "Da Shi Ye" or the Guardian God of Ghosts, on fire to mark the Hungry Ghost Festival in Kuala Lumpur. AFP -
Paddy Barnes makes his way towards the ring for his bout with Cristofer Rosales for the WBC flyweight world title at Windsor Park in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Getty Images -
Braidon Small riding Evanesce jumps the second last hurdle before winning Race 1 during Grand National Steeplechase Day at Ballarat, Australia. Getty Images -
Marjan Salahshouri of Iran in action during the Women’s Individual Poomsae at the Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia. Reuters
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