Pictures of the week: August 7, 2015 - MSN.com

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Nanjing, China
People cool off at a water park, in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, August 1, 2015. Temperature hit 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit) in Nanjing on Saturday.





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Gevgelija, Macedonia
Migrants wait to receive food distributed by Macedonian volunteers at the train station in Gevgelija on the Macedonian-Greek border on August 4, 2015. Many migrants try to cross Macedonia and Serbia to enter the European Union via Hungary, a country that will finish building its anti-migrant fence on its southern border with Serbia by August 31, ahead of a previous November deadline.





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Kazan, Russia
Gary Hunt of Britain performs during the men's 27m High Diving competition final at the Aquatics World Championships in Kazan, Russia, August 5, 2015. Pictured in the background is the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Tatarstan.





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Banten, Indonesia
An Indonesian model showcases a design on the catwalk during Jember Fashion Carnival. The' theme of this year's Jember Fashion Carnival is, "A Unique Giant Costume", with more than 400 people parading along the catwalk during the event.





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Washington, D.C.
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (C) stands behind reporters as President Barack Obama and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon make statements after their meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., on August 4, 2015.





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Santiago, Chile
People throw flower petals onto the hearse during the funeral procession of Chilean folklorist Margot Loyolan in Santiago, Chile, Aug. 5, 2015. Loyola died on Monday at the age of 96. Margot was one of the most important folklorists of the nation along with Violeta Parra, according the local press.





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London, England
Noah Wiles, three years old, looks at a massive bronzed fibre glass model of a Tyrannosaurus Rex on display during a press preview at Christie's auction rooms in London, Monday, Aug. 3, 2015. The dinosaur estimated to sell for 10,000-15,000 pounds ($14,000-$21,000) will be auctioned in the "Out of the Ordinary" sale on Sept. 10 in London.





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Busan, South Korea
Shipping containers sit stacked among gantry cranes in this aerial photograph taken above the BNCT Co. container terminal at Busan New Port in Busan, South Korea, on Thursday, July 30, 2015. South Korea is scheduled to release trade figures on Aug. 1.





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Shenzhen, China
Frontier soldiers take part in a military training exercise on a beach in Shenzhen, China Aug. 4, 2015. The soldiers trained during a continued heat wave in Guangdong Province, where ground temperatures got close to 60 Celsius degrees by the sea.





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Calais, France
A Sudanese migrant gets a hair cut at a camp set near Calais, northern France, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015. Thousands of migrants have been scaling fences near the Channel Tunnel linking the two countries and boarding freight trains or trucks destined for Britain.

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Stone Mountain, Georgia
On top of Stone Mountain, a Confederate flag supporter puts his hand on his weapon while a counter protester at right shouts at him, and a police officer calms the escalation, during a flag rally at Stone Mountain Park in Stone Mountain, Ga., on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2015.





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A firefighter lights a backfire as the Rocky Fire burns near Clearlake, Calif., on Monday, Aug. 3, 2015. The fire has charred more than 60,000 acres and destroyed at least 24 residences.





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Los Angeles, California
Sumo wrestler Yama, who weighs 600 pounds, watches employees walk by at the ESPN studios before a taping of a show in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2015.





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Hua Hin, Thailand
Labourers work on a giant bronze statue of former King Rama I at Ratchapakdi Park in Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan province, Thailand, August 4, 2015. The park is being constructed by the Thai army to honor past Thai monarchs and is situated on an army compound near the Klai Kangwon Palace. The project is estimated to cost about 700 million baht ($20,073,991), according to local media.





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Probolinggo, Indonesia
Villagers use nets and sarongs as they waits to catch offerings thrown by Hindu worshippers during the Yadnya Kasada Festival at the crater of Mount Bromo on August 01, 2015 in Probolinggo, East Java, Indonesia. The festival is the main festival of the Tenggerese people and lasts about a month. On the fourteenth day, the Tenggerese make the journey to Mount Bromo to make offerings of rice, fruits, vegetables, flowers and livestock to the mountain gods by throwing them into the volcano's caldera. The origin of the festival lies in the 15th century when a princess named Roro Anteng started the principality of Tengger with her husband Joko Seger, and the childless couple asked the mountain Gods for help in bearing children. The legend says the Gods granted them 24 children but on the provision that the 25th must be tossed into the volcano in sacrifice. The 25th child, Kesuma, was finally sacrificed in this way after initial refusal, and the tradition of throwing sacrifices into the caldera to appease the mountain Gods continues today.





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Prague, Czech Republic
A tourist plays in a zorb ball on the Vltava river on August 4, 2015, in Prague, Czech Republic. Czech meteorologists are predicting sunny and hot weather with temperatures of 35-37C forecast in the upcoming days. This season's drought is the worst in the last 12 years in the Czech Republic.





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Piton de la Fournaise, Reunion Island
Molten lava erupts from the Piton de la Fournaise, one of the world's most active volcanoes, in this picture taken August 1, 2015, on Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean. The volcano erupted on Friday, opening up a 800-metre-long crack in its crater and sending hot jets of molten lava spewing up from the peak. Picture taken August 1, 2015.





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Nenets area, Russia
A herder is seen amidst antlers while working with reindeer at a camping ground, some 200 km (124 miles) northeast of Naryan-Mar, the administrative centre of Nenets Autonomous Area, far northern Russia, August 2, 2015. People, including local herders and members of their families, gathered at the site to mark Reindeer Day, a professional holiday of reindeer breeding workers, which is celebrated annually on August 2 in the region.





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London, England
A visitor looks through a hyper realist bust entitled "Self-Portrait Fragment" by artist Jamie Salmon, during a press preview at Christie's auction rooms in London, Monday, Aug. 3, 2015. The bust, estimated at 18,000-25,000 pounds ($28,000-$39,000) will be auctioned in the "Out of the Ordinary" sale on Sept. 10 in London.





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Calais, France
Migrants run after crossing a fence as they attempt to access the Channel Tunnel in Frethun, near Calais, France, August 4, 2015.

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Cologne, Germany
Cosplayers dressed as character "Mario" celebrate the 30th anniversary of "Super Mario Bros." video games developed by Nintendo during the Gamescom 2015 fair in Cologne, Germany August 6, 2015. The Gamescom convention, Europe's largest video games trade fair, runs from August 5 to August 9.





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Clearlake, California
A DC-10 firefighting aircraft drops fire retardant on a ridge in front of the Rocky Fire on August 3, 2015, near Clearlake, California. Nearly 3,000 firefighters are battling the Rocky Fire that has burned over 60,000 acres has forced the evacuation of 12,000 residents in Lake County. The fire is currently 12 percent contained and has destroyed at least 14 homes. 6,300 homes are threatened by the fast moving blaze.





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Chatfield, Minnesota
A life-size mount of a world record grizzly bear stands next to a display about Glenn St. Charles, the principal founder and first president of the North American bow-hunting club Pope & Young's museum in Chatfield, Minnesota July 31, 2015. The Pope & Young Club, a Minnesota-based bowhunting and conservation organization that includes dentist Walter Palmer among its 8,000 members, said it was looking into his hunt which killed a locally famous lion in Zimbabwe, though it focuses only on North American big game. The club said its ethical code calls for fair chase of animals, which does not allow the hunter an unfair advantage, and does not condone violations of that code.





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Long Pond, Pennsylvania
Danica Patrick, driver of the #10 GoDaddy Chevrolet, sits in her car in the garage during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Windows 10 400 at Pocono Raceway on August 1, 2015 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania.





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Imperial Beach, California
American Eskimo dog named Ziggy crashes on a wave during the small dog competition competes in the 10th annual Petco Unleashed surf dog contest at Imperial Beach, California August 1, 2015. Proceeds raised at the event go to benefit the San Diego Humane Society.





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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Members of the Beijing delegation celebrate after Beijing was awarded the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, defeating Almaty in the final round of voting, during the 128th IOC session in Kuala Lumpur, July 31, 2015.





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Beirut, Lebanon
A man pours water over himself while washing a horse in order to cool it down as part of measures taken to ease the effect of a heatwave at the Beirut Hippodrome, Lebanon August 4, 2015.





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Istanbul, Turkey
Fans wrestle in the mud during Korpiklaani performance on Day 1 of the Rock Off Festival at Life Park on August 1, 2015, in Istanbul, Turkey.





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Cologne, Germany
Visitors pass by a gaming booth of Ubisoft during the Gamescom fair in Cologne, Germany August 6, 2015. The Gamescom convention, Europe's largest video games trade fair, runs from August 5 to August 9.