Pictures of the week: Aug. 2, 2019 - MSN.com

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Chambley, France
Hundreds of hot air balloons take part in the Great Line at the Mondial Air Ballons festival, in an attempt to break the 2017 record of 456 balloons aligning in an hour, on July 29.




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Seoul, South Korea
Tourists dressed in traditional Korean costumes take pictures during a visit to Gyeongbokgung Palace on July 29.




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Istanbul, Turkey
People enjoy at the sea during sunset on July 28.




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Whistler, Canada
Athletes prepare to take part in the swim event of the Ironman Canada & Ironman Canada 70.3 on July 28.




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Perth, Australia
Perth Stadium is lit up to celebrate the win of Australia women's cricket team at the Ashes series on July 29.




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Ilulissat, Greenland
Visitors look out onto free-floating ice jammed into the Ilulissat Icefjord during unseasonably warm weather on July 30.




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Cloyne, Canada
A woman floats on an air mattress in Mazinaw Lake at Bon Echo Provincial Park on July 29.




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Washington, DC, US
U.S. President Donald Trump, with 9/11 first responders and family members, participates in a signing ceremony for H.R. 1327, an act to permanently authorize the Sept. 11 victim compensation fund, in the Rose Garden of the White House on July 29.




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Hockenheim, Germany
Formula One driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Red Bull Racing team celebrates winning the German Grand Prix at Hockenheimring on July 28.




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Dorset, England
Crowds enjoy the good weather near the iconic landmark Durdle Door on July 27.

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Palma, Spain
Competitors take part in the 38th Copa del Rey MAPFRE Sailing Cup on July 29.




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Paris, France
Spain's Jonathan Castroviejo (L) and Great Britain's Geraint Thomas (R) congratulate Colombia's Egan Bernal (C) on winning the Tour de France on July 28.




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Edinburgh, Scotland
Participants take part in the rehearsal of the music festival — Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo — on July 31.




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Sydney, Australia
Players of Sydney Swans and the Geelong Cats in action during Round 19 match of the Australian Football League on July 28.




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Arnhem, Netherlands
A Malaysian bear is seen outside his enclosure for the first time, at Burgers' Zoo on July 26.




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Lima, Peru
Mayra Stefania Aguilar of Argentina dives into the in-goal area to make a try during a rugby match against Mexico at the Pan American Games on July 28.




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Alexandria, Scotland
Painted lady butterflies sit on a wooden fence on July 28.




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Milan, Italy
A dragonfly perches on a pine branch at the Library of Trees public park on July 30.




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Minsk, Belarus
A flock of European starlings massing in the sky in a field during a sunny summer day on July 30.




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Detroit, Michigan, US
Amy Klobuchar, Pete Buttigieg, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and Beto O'Rourke at the second 2020 Democratic party presidential debate on July 30.




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Sicily, Italy
Mount Etna, an active stratovolcano, erupts and lights up the sky on July 27.




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Karachi, Pakistan
A woman carries freshwater cans as she wades in floodwaters on July 31.




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Oslo, Norway
Norway's Prime Minister Erna Solberg plays with a giant football at the Norway Cup at Ekebergsletta on July 31. The ball is a symbol to achieve by 2030, the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals such as "No Poverty," "Zero Hunger," "Gender Equality," "Quality Education," "Climate Action" and others.