Performers dressed as Pikachu, the popular animation Pokemon series character, participate in a light performance during the Pikachu parade in Yokohama. AFP
Performers dressed as Pikachu, the popular animation Pokemon series character, participate in a light performance during the Pikachu parade in Yokohama. AFP
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V Rocket with an Air Force's AEHF-5 military satellite is launched from Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. AP
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V Rocket with an Air Force's AEHF-5 military satellite is launched from Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. AP
A balloon flies over moored boats during a mass take off at the annual Bristol hot air balloon festival in Bristol, Britain. Reuters
A balloon flies over moored boats during a mass take off at the annual Bristol hot air balloon festival in Bristol, Britain. Reuters
Thousands of fans gather to walk across the Abbey Road zebra crossing, on the 50th anniversary of British pop musicians The Beatles doing it for the cover of their album 'Abbey Road' in St Johns Wood in London. AP
Thousands of fans gather to walk across the Abbey Road zebra crossing, on the 50th anniversary of British pop musicians The Beatles doing it for the cover of their album 'Abbey Road' in St Johns Wood in London. AP
Pilots fly their paragliders during 16th FAI Paragliding World Championship in Krusevo, North Macedonia. Reuters
Pilots fly their paragliders during 16th FAI Paragliding World Championship in Krusevo, North Macedonia. Reuters
The Columbian Navy sailing school ship 'Gloria' arrives at the harbour in Warnemuende, near Rostock, northern Germany. AP
The Columbian Navy sailing school ship 'Gloria' arrives at the harbour in Warnemuende, near Rostock, northern Germany. AP
Nicholas Alexander (L) of United States, Daniel Carr (C) of United States and Yaziel Morales Miranda (R) of Puerto Rico compete in Men's 200m Backstroke Final A on Day 12 of Lima 2019 Pan American Games at Aquatic Center of Villa Deportiva Nacionalin Lima, Peru. Getty Images
Nicholas Alexander (L) of United States, Daniel Carr (C) of United States and Yaziel Morales Miranda (R) of Puerto Rico compete in Men's 200m Backstroke Final A on Day 12 of Lima 2019 Pan American Games at Aquatic Center of Villa Deportiva Nacionalin Lima, Peru. Getty Images
A man fishes in the Brahmaputra River in Guwahati. AFP
A man fishes in the Brahmaputra River in Guwahati. AFP
Pink performs during "Beautiful Trauma World Tour 2019" in Horsens, Denmark. AP
Pink performs during "Beautiful Trauma World Tour 2019" in Horsens, Denmark. AP
Workers fix a cornice close to Soviet Union state emblem atop the Central Pavilion at the All-Russia Exhibition Centre (VDNKh), a trade show and amusement park in Moscow. AFP
Workers fix a cornice close to Soviet Union state emblem atop the Central Pavilion at the All-Russia Exhibition Centre (VDNKh), a trade show and amusement park in Moscow. AFP
Photo shows people on a bridge at the foot of a waterfall in the town of Hellesylt, Norway. AP
Photo shows people on a bridge at the foot of a waterfall in the town of Hellesylt, Norway. AP
An Indian pulls his rickshaw during continuous rain in Kolkata, India. EPA
An Indian pulls his rickshaw during continuous rain in Kolkata, India. EPA
A woman enjoy bath in the Baltic Sea during sunset in spa town of Warnemuende, near Rostock, Germany. EPA
A woman enjoy bath in the Baltic Sea during sunset in spa town of Warnemuende, near Rostock, Germany. EPA

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