World of Photos – August 6, 2023
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A man runs past Lebanese flags placed in honor of those who died in the 2020 Beirut port explosion on the third anniversary of the blast, on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. On August 4, 2020, hundreds of tons of ammonium nitrate exploded at the Beirut port, killing hundreds and injuring thousands.Credit:AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo
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Farmers use combine harvesters to harvest a wheat field near the city of Bila Tserkva in Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine. A forecast by the Ukrainian agriculture ministry showed that the 2023 grain harvest is likely to fall to 44.3 million tonnes from 53.1 million in 2022, due to the ongoing war with Russia.Credit:Ed Ram/Getty Images
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A man sleeps against the wall of a building along 14th Street as temperatures soar in downtown Denver.Credit:AP Photo/David Zalubowski
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An Indian Army officer carries a baby as he walks midst the first batch of Agniveer soldiers at the ASC Centre & College in Bengaluru, India. Agnipath is a new recruitment scheme for personnel below the rank of commissioned officers into the three wings of the defence forces in India where recruits will be hired for a maximum of four years. This scheme approved in June 2022 has been criticised for not providing pensions and other benefits, bypassing long tenures and lack of public debates before its implementation. Personnel recruited under this scheme are called Agniveer.Credit:Abhishek Chinnappa/Getty Images
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Simone Biles participates in a training session prior to the Core Hydration Classic at Now Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.Credit:Stacy Revere/Getty Images
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Abandoned cars are seen as a worker inspects a bridge that collapsed in recent days after a flash flood caused by heavy rainfall in Beijing, China. Disaster response teams have been working to control floodwaters and repair infrastructure after the strongest storm in years battered northern China. The extreme rainfall from Typhoon Doksuri was the heaviest to hit Beijing in 140 years, inundating the capital and triggering flash floods and landslides.Credit:Kevin Frayer/Getty Images
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A woman passes railroad tracks with her horse along fields near Bad Suderode, Germany. Credit:AP Photo/Matthias Schrader
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China’s Wu Guoqing competes in the Men’s C4 1km Time Trial final during day two of the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome, Glasgow, Scotland.Credit:Tim Goode/PA via AP
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A worshipper walks on her knees to the Our Lady of Fatima shrine, in Fatima, central Portugal. Pope Francis is in Portugal through the weekend to preside over the jamboree that St. John Paul II launched in the 1980s to encourage young Catholics in their faith.Credit:AP Photo/Francisco Seco
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