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Indian men cling on to the back of a lorry driving through floodwaters after heavy rain in Mumbai. Punit Paranjpe / AFP Photo -
Frankfurt's Old Opera is reflected in a puddle. Michael Probst / AP Photo -
A flood hit area in Kumano, Hiroshima. Martin Bureau / AFP Photo -
An Afghan boy cools off under a waterfall in the Paghman district in Kabul. Mohammad Ismail / Reuters -
A contestant takes part in a chilli pepper eating competition in Ningxiang in China's central Hunan province. The winner of the contest ate 50 chilli peppers in one minute. AFP Photo -
Indonesian firefighters work on putting out a blaze in Benoa harbour in Denpasar, Bali. Sonny Tumbelaka / AFP Photo -
A plume of smoke rises as a wildfire consumes trees in La Veta, Colorado. Helen H Richardson / The Denver Post via AP -
German chancellor Angela Merkel and Chinese premier Li Keqiang review the guard of honour at the chancellery in Berlin. Hannibal Hanschke / Reuters
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