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Lionel Franc, a 48 years old Frenchman, dives from a cliff in the calanques of Cassis, southern France. - Lionel is the holder of the world record of high-diving. AFP -
Serena Williams hits a return to Anastasija Sevastova of Latvia during their semi-final match at the 2018 US Open in New York. AFP -
Interstate 5, which has been closed due to the Delta Fire, is seen completely empty in Lamoine, California, in the Shasta Trinity National Forest. AFP -
People covered in black grease take part in the festival of the Cascamorras, in Baza, near Granada, Spain. AFP -
Iraqi protesters in Basra. AFP -
A sunny day in Beijing's central business district, China. Reuters -
The sweeping arch of red poppy flowers sculpture entitled Wave by artist Paul Cummins and designer Tom Piper, at Imperial War Museum North in Manchester. AP -
Patrick Gudauskas competes in World Surf League Surf Ranch Pro in Lemoore, California. AFP -
Students sit beneath the portraits of late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il during a tour for visiting foreign media, in a classroom at a teacher training college in Pyongyang. AFP -
Embers fly above a firefighter as he tries to control a backfire as the Delta Fire burns in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Calif. AP -
Landslides caused by an earthquake are seen in Atsuma town, Hokkaido, northern Japan. Kyodo via Reuters
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