Best pictures of the week: 3 July 2015 - MSN.com

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KwaMakhutha, South Africa
A car flew off the road and crashed into a house in KwaMakhutha, south of Durban, on Thursday morning, said ER24.





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Lake Eland Game Reserve, South Africa
An African python dies prematurely after swallowing a 30-pound porcupine, but that's not what killed it





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London, England
Members of the Scots Guards stand in front of the Guards Memorial at Horse Guards Parade on July 1.





Kenya
Oscar winner Lupita Nyong'o has joined the fight against elephant poaching.
"I have joined @WildAid as a global ambassador to call for us to save elephants from extinction. Join me. Be #ivoryfree. And visit the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust @dswt to meet adorable orphaned baby elephants with names, histories, personalities and a desire to live out their lives. #whenyouknowmoreyoudomore photo by @kristianschmidt_ "





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Assen, Netherlands
Niklas Ajo of Finland holds on to the handlebars of his motorbike after nearly crashing during the Dutch Moto3 Grand Prix on June 27.





Los Angeles, USA
Bonang Matheba at the BET Awards in Los Angeles.





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Somerset, England
Patti Smith kisses the Dalai Lama as she performs on the Pyramid stage at Worthy Farm during the Glastonbury Festival on June 28.





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Concepcion, Chile
A seagull flies in front the moon on June 30.





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San Francisco, California, USA
A woman dances in a cloud of bubbles while marching in a gay pride parade on June 28.





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Madrid, Spain
A protestor wears a mask with a gag as she marches against the Public Security Law in Madrid, Spain on June 30.

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Sousse, Tunisia
A holidaymaker lays flowers on Marhaba Beach on June 30. More than 35 people were killed in a terrorist attack at the beach on June 26.





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Los Angeles, California, USA
Actress Emilia Clarke poses for a portrait during press day for "Terminator Genisys" on June 26.





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London, England
Jana Cepelova of Slovakia keeps her eye on the ball during her match against Simona Halep of Romania at Wimbledon Tennis Championships on June 30. Cepelova won the match.





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Sumatra, Indonesia
Ash spews from Mount Sinabung volcano during eruption as seen from Beras Tepu village in Karo Regency on June 29.





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Ayacucho, Peru
Two young men dressed as Inca servants carry a vicuna to be sheared during the national "Chaccu," or annual roundup of vicunas, in the Pampa Galeras National Reserve on June 24.





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Santiago, Chile
Fans of Chile celebrate their second goal against Peru while watching a broadcast of the Copa America semifinal football match on June 29.





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Old San Juan, Puerto Rico
A street performer in a Mickey Mouse costume rests on a bench on July 1, 2015, the day an 11.5% sales tax went into effect, the highest of any U.S. state.





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Bogota, Colombia
A reveler in body paint poses for a photo during a gay pride parade on June 28.





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New York, USA
Shania Twain performs in a concert at Madison Square Garden on June 30.





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Los Angeles, California, USA
Ciara performs during a tribute to Janet Jackson at the BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater on June 28.

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Krasnoyarsk, Russia
A one-month-old Eagle Owl chick looks out from a plywood birdhouse inside an open-air cage at the Royev Ruchey Zoo on June 26.





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Cairo, Egypt
Egyptian policemen stand guard after a bomb attack that targeted Egypt's prosecutor general in the Heliopolis district on June 29.





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Glastonbury, England
Festival goers enjoy the music of Alabama Shakes during a rain shower at Glastonbury Music Festival on June 26.





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London, England
A Bonhams employee poses for a picture with Anish Kapoor's 2012 "Untitled"—a concave metal disk coated in enamel on June 26.





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Baku, Azerbaijan
Athletes compete during the men's cycling BMX Moto competition at the 1st European Games on June 26.





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Chengdu, China
A week-old panda cub sleeps in an incubator at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding on June 30.





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Sydney, Australia
Rob Horne (R) from the New South Wales Waratahs scores a try as he is tackled by Waisake Haholo from New Zealand's Highlanders during their Super Rugby semifinal match at the Sydney Football Stadium on June 27.





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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Pittsburgh Pirates' Andrew McCutchen holds his arm after being hit by a pitch by Atlanta Braves' starting pitcher Julio Teheran in the first inning of a baseball game on June 27.





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Baku, Azerbaijan
Athletes compete during the BMX motos men's competition at the 2015 European Games on June 26.





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Nottingham, England
Kids play under a fountain on June 30.

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Queensland, Australia
Tourists stand in front of huts that form part of the Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort where a turtle digs for food among the coral in the island's lagoon, north-east of the town of Bundaberg on June 9.





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London, England
Spectators watch the women's singles first round match between Belinda Bencic of Switzerland and Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon on 29.





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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Crew members work on the L’Hermione as a giant rubber duck sails up the Delaware River between Camden, New Jersey and Philadelphia during the Tall Ships Parade on June 25.





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Wenatchee, Washington, USA
A Chelan County sheriff's deputy races to check that all residents have left their homes as wildfire flames approach houses at Quail Hollow Lane on June 28.





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Charleston, South Carolina, USA
President Barack Obama sings "Amazing Grace" during services honoring the life of Rev. Clementa Pinckney at the College of Charleston TD Arena on June 26.
Pinckney was one of the nine people killed in the shooting at Emanuel AME Church on June 19.





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London, England
Maria Sharapova of Russia serves in her Ladies’ Singles first round match against Johanna Konta of Great Britain during day one of the Wimbledon Championships on June 29. Sharapova won the match.





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Washington, D.C., USA
The White House is illuminated in rainbow colors on June 26 after the historic Supreme Court ruling legalizing gay marriage.





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Somerset, England
Daisy Martineau (R), aged three, and her two-year-old sister Pheobe walk in the rain at Worthy Farm during the Glastonbury Festival on June 28.





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New York, USA
A woman poses for a portrait during the annual NYC Gay Pride parade on June 28.





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Beijing, China
Ling Jueding (L) and Gino kiss during their wedding ceremony at a park on June 27.

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Haltern am See, Germany
An aerial view shows people cooling off at a beach on the shores of the Silbersee Lake on a hot summer day on July 1.





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Edmonton, Canada
Mizuho Sakaguchi, Nahomi Kawasumi, Aya Sameshima, Ayumi Kaihori, Saori Ariyoshi and Yuki Ogimi of Japan celebrate after the FIFA Women's World Cup Semifinal match between Japan and England at the Commonwealth Stadium on July 1.





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Chernitsyno, Russia
A boy plays on an armored personnel carrier (APC) mounted on a plinth in the village of Chernitsyno, Kursk region, some 339 miles (545 km) south of Moscow, on July 1.