Pictures of the week: Aug. 19, 2016 - MSN.com

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Lytle Creek, Calif.
An air tanker drops fire retardant on the Blue Cut wildfire in Lytle Creek, Calif., on August 16, 2016.





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Rio de Janeiro
The Bahamas' Shaunae Miller dives across the finish line ahead of Shericka Jackson of Jamaica and Natasha Hastings and Allyson Felix of the USA to win a gold medal in the women's 400m final at Olympic Stadium in 2016 Rio Olympics on Aug. 15.





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Gaißach, Germany
Men participate in the German finger wrestling championship on Aug. 15.





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San Bernardino County, Calif.
A big rig burns on the Northbound 15 Freeway as the Blue Cut fire rages through the city on Aug. 16.





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Jakarta, Indonesia
Participants climb greased poles to collect prizes during a "Panjat Pinang" event in celebration of Indonesia's 71st Independence day in Jakarta on August 17.





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Sichuan, China
More than 6,000 people pour into a swimming pool at a tourist resort to tackle the summer heat on Aug. 14.





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Spruce Knob, W.V.
The 30-second exposure photo shows hikers finding their way to the top of Spruce Mountain to view the annual Perseid meteor shower on Aug. 12.





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Las Vegas, Nevada
The 22-storey Monte Carlo tower at the shuttered Riviera Hotel & Casino is demolished on Aug. 16.





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Moscow, Russia
Two bumblebees collect pollen from a sunflower in a garden on Aug. 16.





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Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, USA
Cars form a line near the race track at the Bonneville Salt Flats near Wendover, Utah., on August 13.

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Saltburn-by-the-Sea, UK
A cyclist rides to the end of a pier as the sun rises behind clouds on Aug. 15.





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Madrid, Spain
Revelers take part in the Monsoon Holi Madrid festival in Madrid on August 13.





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Tanah Datar, Indonesia
A jockey spurs his cows during the Pacu Jawi cow race at Tabek village in Pariangan district on Aug. 14.





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Huaraz, Peru
The Pastoruri glacier is reflected in a lagoon in the Huascarán National Park on Aug. 12.





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Sankt Peter-Ording, Germany
Kites of different shapes and sizes fly in the sky at the North Sea beach resort on Aug. 13.





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Travemünde, Germany
Two tourists walk between empty beach chairs at the Baltic Sea on Aug. 12, 2016.





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Rio de Janeiro
Usain Bolt flashes a smile as he bursts past his rivals in the semifinal of the 100m sprint at the Olympic Stadium on Aug. 13.





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Beijing
A man floats past the reflection of a public sculpture standing by a river in Beijing, China, on August 15.





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Bhubaneshwar, India
A man painted in the colors of the Indian flag celebrates Indian Independence Day on Aug. 15.





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Yorkshire, UK
On Aug. 14, members of the oldest re-enactment society in the UK, The Sealed Knot, camp at Scarborough Castle ahead of re-enacting the 1645 Great Siege of Scarborough Castle during the English Civil War.

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Tbilisi, Georgia
Twenty-two year-old Guram Ustiashvili pulls four cars with his teeth during an attempt to set a world record on Aug. 16.





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St. Amant, Louisiana, USA
Richard Rossi and his great grandson Justice wade through water in search of higher ground during a flood on Aug. 15.





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Arouca, Portugal
A man tries to put out a forest fire on Aug. 13.





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Brussels, Belgium
A giant flower carpet is pictured during the celebrations of 150 years of Belgo-Japanese relations. The carpet features a Japanese design in honor of the occasion during the 20th Flower Carpet blooms at Grand Place on Aug. 12.





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Nawa, Syria
Free Syrian army fighters stand atop a hill as the moon is seen in the background on Aug. 16.





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Xuan'en County, China
A worker spreads chillies out to dry at a planting base on Aug. 16.





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Ahmedabad, India
A man collects coconuts and other items thrown as offerings by worshippers in the Sabarmati river, a day after the "Dashama" festival on Aug. 12.





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Mitzpe Ramon, Israel
A meteor streaks across the sky during the Perseid meteor shower on Aug. 12.





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Rio de Janeiro
Cyclists take part in the men's omnium points race at the Rio Olympic Velodrome on Aug. 15.





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Cardington, England
The worlds largest aircraft, known as the Airlander 10, takes off for it's first ever test flight on Aug, 17. The ship is 302-foot-long, filled with 1.3 million cubic feet of helium and has the power to reach an altitude of up to 16,000 feet.





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Lairg, Scotland
People watch as sheep farmers gather at Lairg auction for the great sale of lambs on August 16 in Lairg, Scotland.