Best pictures of the week: July 10, 2015 - MSN.com

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Pamplona, Spain
Revelers enjoy the atmosphere during the opening day, or "Chupinazo," of the San Fermín (Running of the Bulls) fiesta on July 6.





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Belfast, Northern Ireland
A Loyalist youth climbs a large bonfire constructed in preparation for their 11th night bonfire at the New Mossley estate on July 9, 2015 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The New Mossley bonfire is considered by many to be the biggest in the province this year. Tradition holds that the bonfires commemorate the lighting of fires on the hills to help Williamite ships navigate through Belfast Lough at night when Protestant King William III and his forces landed at Carrickfergus to fight the Catholic Jacobites, supporters of the exiled Catholic King James II. The bonfires also mark the beginning of the annual 12th of July Orange parades.





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Vancouver, Canada
United States' Carli Lloyd, right, celebrates with teammates after Lloyd scored her third goal against Japan during the first half of the FIFA Women's World Cup soccer championship in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Sunday, July 5, 2015.





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Utrecht, the Netherlands
A man wearing a Tour de France best climber's jersey practices flyboarding before the start of the 103.15-mile-long (166 kilometers) second stage of the 102nd Tour de France on July 5.





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Kathmandu, Nepal
A Tibetan monk offers prayers to mark the 80th birthday of the Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, July 6, 2015. The Dalai Lama will celebrate his birthday this weekend in southern California. Hundreds of well-wishers are expected at a three-day Global Compassion Summit to mark the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader's big day, with events Sunday through Tuesday at Anaheim's Honda Center and the University of California, Irvine.





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Managua, Nicaragua
An anti-government protester is pulled between police and fellow protesters during a demonstration demanding fair elections, near the Supreme Electoral Council in Managua, Nicaragua, Wednesday, July 8, 2015. Demonstrators are demanding clean elections for Nicaragua's 2016 general elections slated for November.





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Las Vegas, Nevada
A thunderstorm is seen northwest of the Las Vegas Strip on July 6, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The monsoon storm dropped heavy rain and hail in parts of the valley causing street flooding and power outages.





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Poertschach am Woerthersee, Austria
A model poses for a picture during the World Bodypainting Festival 2015 on July 5, 2015 in Poertschach am Woerthersee, Austria.





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Newtok, Alaska
Boys play on storage tanks for fuel on July 5, 2015 in Newtok, Alaska. Newtok, which is having to relocate due to melting permafrost and rapid erosion of the river it is established next to, has to have all its fuel and fresh water brought in aboard tankers.





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Frankfurt, Germany
Competitors enter the water at the start of the IRONMAN European Championship on July 5.  

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Athens, Greece
Greek Communist Party supporters listen to speeches during a rally in Syntagma Square near the Parliament on July 2, 2015 in Athens, Greece. As people continue to queue outside banks, Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis said that he will quit if voters don't back him up in Sunday's referendum.





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Daytona Beach, Florida
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Austin Dillon's car (No. 3) crashes against the catch fence during the finish of the 57th annual Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway on July 6.





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Freiburg, Germany
A bird drinks on July 3, 2015 in Freiburg, Germany.





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Fengqiu, China
More than 800 students of grade two take part in the end-of-term exam in poplar woods at Fengqiu No.1 High School on July 3, 2015 in Fengqiu County, China. The schoolmaster said that most students often read books in the woods, a relaxing place that can relieve students' strain.





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Milan, Italy
An artist creates soap bubbles in Parco Sempione in Milan on July 4, 2015 as a major heatwave spreads throughout Europe, with temperatures hitting nearly 40 degrees Celcius.





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Haltern, Germany
An aerial view shows people on the shores of the Silbersee lake on a hot summer day on July 4.





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Gujranwala, Pakistan
Pakistan Army soldiers form a human chain while conducting a search operation for victims after several coaches of a train plunged into a canal due to collapsing of the bridge on July 3.





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Denia, Spain
Locals and tourists take part in the 'Toros a la Mar' (Bull Run) on July 7, 2015 in Denia, Spain. 'Toros a la Mar' is part of the folk festival 'Santisima Sangre.' The Bull Run is an annual event in Spain where people attempt to outrun violent bulls with long horns. Many have died attempting it. The event in Denia sees locals and tourists through the harbour where there is a small bull ring. Without touching the bulls they attempt to get the bull into the sea. Most end up jumping in to escape.





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Galilee, Israel
A mother-son duo wearing traditional costumes re-enact the Holy Land Crusader Battle on July 3.





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Chongqing, China
Children cool off on a 215-square-feet (20 square meter) Chinese chess board at a water park on July 7.

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Scarborough, Maine
A orange-brown split-colored lobster was photographed at the Pine Point Fisherman's Co-Op on Monday, July 6, 2015. The lobsterman who caught it is unknown, but it arrived at the Co-Op last week. According to research by the Lobster Institute, the chances of finding a split colored lobster is one in 50 million. Only the albino lobster, one in 100 million, is rarer than the split-colored lobster, according to the institute.





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Gansu, China
An aerial view of the Zhangye Danxia National Geological Park on July 5.





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Taiyuan, China
Participants take part in a high-heel race in front of a shopping mall on July 3, 2015 in Taiyuan, China. The winner got a diamond ring.





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Athens, Greece
A pensioner leans against the main door of a branch of the National Bank as he waits to receive part of his pension on July 7.





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Pamplona, Spain
Revelers run with Jandilla's fighting bulls along the Calle Estafeta during the second day of the San Fermin Running Of The Bulls festival on July 7, 2015 in Pamplona, Spain. The annual Fiesta de San Fermin, made famous in the 1926 novel by writer Ernest Hemmingway entitled 'The Sun Also Rises', involves the daily running of the bulls through the historic heart of Pamplona to the bull ring.





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Huy, Belgium
William Bonnet of France reacts after crashing with several other riders during the third stage of the Tour de France on July 6.





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Athens, Greece
People watch the sun set from Mount Lycabettus on July 7.





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Chuzhou, China
Workers walk along wires as they inspect newly-built electricity pylons above crop fields in Chuzhou, Anhui province, China, July 9, 2015.





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Madrid, Spain
A competitor runs during the Gay Pride High Heels race in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, July 2, 2015.





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Masai Mara, Kenya
Two Maasai observe the Milky Way in Masai Mara, Kenya June 24, 2015.

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