• Smoke billows following a reported air strike on a rebel-held area in the southern Syrian city of Daraa Mohamad Abazeed / AFP
    Smoke billows following a reported air strike on a rebel-held area in the southern Syrian city of Daraa Mohamad Abazeed / AFP
  • A man takes pictures of the moon standing in a partial lunar eclipse in Munich, southern Germany. Sven Hoppe / AFP
    A man takes pictures of the moon standing in a partial lunar eclipse in Munich, southern Germany. Sven Hoppe / AFP
  • A Kenyan Samburu warrior leaves a polling station in Nkirish after voting in the general elections on August 8, 2017. Kenyans began voting in general elections headlined by a too-close-to-call battle between incumbent Uhuru Kenyatta and his rival Raila Odinga, sparking fears of violence in east Africa's richest economy. CYRIL VILLEMAIN / AFP
    A Kenyan Samburu warrior leaves a polling station in Nkirish after voting in the general elections on August 8, 2017. Kenyans began voting in general elections headlined by a too-close-to-call battle between incumbent Uhuru Kenyatta and his rival Raila Odinga, sparking fears of violence in east Africa's richest economy. CYRIL VILLEMAIN / AFP
  • A roadside barber gives a shave in the old quarters of New Delhi, India. Roadside barbers offer shaves, massages and hair cut options for as little as 15 rupees (US$ 0.22). Vaishnavee Sharma / AP Photo
    A roadside barber gives a shave in the old quarters of New Delhi, India. Roadside barbers offer shaves, massages and hair cut options for as little as 15 rupees (US$ 0.22). Vaishnavee Sharma / AP Photo
  • A worker of Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO) climbs up a high-voltage pylon in Peshawar, Pakistan. Fayaz Aziz / Reuters
    A worker of Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO) climbs up a high-voltage pylon in Peshawar, Pakistan. Fayaz Aziz / Reuters
  • Cincinnati Reds right fielder Patrick Kivlehan leaps, but can't catch a solo home run off the bat of San Diego Padres' Jose Pirela during the eighth inning of a baseball game in Cincinnati. Gary Landers / AP Photo
    Cincinnati Reds right fielder Patrick Kivlehan leaps, but can't catch a solo home run off the bat of San Diego Padres' Jose Pirela during the eighth inning of a baseball game in Cincinnati. Gary Landers / AP Photo
  • People queue outside a polling station in Moi Avenue primary school to cast their vote during the presidential election in Nairobi's city centre, Kenya. Thomas Mukoya / Reuters
    People queue outside a polling station in Moi Avenue primary school to cast their vote during the presidential election in Nairobi's city centre, Kenya. Thomas Mukoya / Reuters
  • Yulimar Rojas of Venezuela reacts after winning the final of the women’s triple jump at the World Championship in London. Kai Pfaffenbach / Reuters
    Yulimar Rojas of Venezuela reacts after winning the final of the women’s triple jump at the World Championship in London. Kai Pfaffenbach / Reuters
  • Sergio Garcia, centre left, and Rory McIlroy, centre right, become astronauts for an advertisement at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina. Jeff Siner / The Charlotte Observer via AP
    Sergio Garcia, centre left, and Rory McIlroy, centre right, become astronauts for an advertisement at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina. Jeff Siner / The Charlotte Observer via AP

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