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An installation depicting a whale shark made of plastic bottles in Rizhao Ocean Park in China's eastern Shandong province. AFP -
US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive on a wet tarmac on Air Force One, in Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. Carolyn Kaster/AP Photo -
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The bright sun can be seen behind the Statue of Victoria on top of the The Victory Column in Berlin, Germany. Clemens Bilan/EPA -
A man balances his dog on his shoulder as he takes a dip in Havana, Cuba. Desmond Boylan/AP Photo -
Migrants and refugees are evacuated from their camp by French CRS riot police at Daviais square in Nantes, western France. Sebastien Salom Gomis/AFP -
Monsoon skies in Greater Noida, India. R S Iyer/AP Photo
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