Pictures of the week: July 24, 2015 - MSN.com

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Toronto, Canada
Priscilla Frederick of Antigua and Barbuda competes in the women's high jump final during Day 12 of the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games on July 22.





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New Delhi, India
A policewoman tries to stop a member of the All India Mahila Congress, who was trying to cross over a barricade, during a protest against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 21.





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Benidorm, Spain
People sunbathe at Levante Beach on July 22. Spain has set a new record for visitors, with 29.2 million visitors in June, 4.2 percent, more than the same period in 2014.





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Zurich, Switzerland
Comedian Simon Brodkin (not pictured) throws dollar bills at FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter during a press conference on July 20.





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Nairobi, Kenya
Seven-year-old Barack Obama Okoth, named after U.S. President Barack Obama, reaches for his book inside a classroom at the Senator Obama primary school in Nyangoma village in Kogelo, west of Kenya's capital Nairobi, June 23. The photo was released prior to Obama's visit to Kenya this week.





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Chattanooga, Tennessee
Laurie Norman becomes emotional onas she looks at a makeshift memorial outside a military recruiting center, where a gunman opened fire. Counterterrorism investigators are trying to figure out why a 24-year-old Kuwait-born man, who by accounts lived a typical life in suburban America, attacked the career center and a Navy-Marine training center a few miles away in a shooting rampage that killed four Marines.





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Pereslavl'-Zalesskiy, Russia
Aeronautic sphere behind an orthodox church dome during 14th festival of aeronauts "The Golden Ring Russia" on July 17.





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Tokyo, Japan
A beluga whale sprays water toward visitors at the Hakkeijima Sea Paradise aquarium in Yokohama, Japan, on the outskirts of Tokyo on July 20.





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Paris, France
A protester wearing a Guy Fawkes mask stands among a group of protesters from tobacconist groups throwing papers in the air in opposition to neutral cigarette packaging on July 22. Government officials claim the packaging will help to reduce the attractiveness of the product, while the tobacco industry claims plain packing will permit easier means of producing counterfeit cigarettes.





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White, Georgia
Trees grow through the windshield of a 1937 Chrysler Imperial as it sits at Old Car City, the world's largest known classic car junkyard on July 16. Many of the cars have never moved in over 30 years and in some cases, trees now grow through them, even lifting some off the ground.

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Priština, Kosovo
Young boys take part in a prayer during a celebration of Eid al-Fitr marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan at the Sultan Mehmet Fatih mosque on July 17.





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Sao Paulo, Brazil
Members of the Franciscan fraternity "O Caminho" (The Way), shave and cut the nails of a homeless man in front of Se Cathedral on July 21.





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Argolida region, Greece
Locals watch as a firefighting plane drops water over a fire near holiday homes in Costa village in the Argolida region during a developing wild fire on July 20.





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Copenhagen, Denmark
Participants in the World Congress of Santa Clauses 2015 take part in the annual swim at Bellevue beach on July 21.





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Grazalema, Spain
People hold on to windows to avoid a bull during the 'Toro de Cuerda' (Bull on Rope) festival on July 20.





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Havana, Cuba
A Cuban flag flies among empty flag poles near the U.S. Interests Section building on July 19.





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Azores, Portugal
In this handout image provided by Red Bull, Ginger Huber of the United States dives from a 20-meter cliff during the first round of the fifth stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series on July 17 at Islet Franca do Campo.





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Alyth, Scotland
John Swinney, Deputy First Minister, views the cleanup following heavy rain which has caused flooding on July 17. Flooding affected properties in the Springbank Road, area when surging floodwater submerged vehicles and caused a power cuts to homes.





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Dunedin, New Zealand
Spectators watch as thousands of Jaffa candies race down Baldwin Street on July 17. The residential street is the steepest in the world and hosts the annual race to raise money for charity.





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Toronto, Canada
Lauren Paolini of the U.S., wearing a black arm protector, spikes the ball during the United States team's women's volleyball preliminary match against Peru at the Pan Am Games on July 16.

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Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Pakistani youngsters react while taking a ride at a park in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, July 21.





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Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, France
Clients watch from the terrace of a restaurant as the pack passes during the eighteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race on July 23.





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Himeji, Japan
A woman struggles to hold an umbrella against strong wind and rain delivered by typhoon Nangka as man rides bicycle on July 17.





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Strasbourg, France
This picture taken on July 18  shows lightning flashing through the sky over the Cathedral in Strasbourg during a thunderstorm.





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Sale, Morocco
Moroccan Muslim women perform prayers for Eid al-Fitr which marks the end of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan on July 18.





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Guwahati, India
Hippopotamus Renu spends time with her newly born calf in an enclosure at the Assam State Zoo on July 20.





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Belgrade, Serbia
Migrants coming from Afghanistan sleep on a train heading north from Nis to Belgrade, early on July 18. Illegal immigrants cross Serbia on their way to other European countries as it has land access to four members of the 28-nation bloc -- Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia.





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Columbia, South Carolina
A man holds a Confederate flag on the state house grounds on July 18. The Ku Klux Klan and opposing groups were scheduled to hold competing rallies at the state house in the afternoon and the government issued a weapons ban around the state house as a precautionary measure.





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Tulare, California
Cows stand in a dry, dusty field on July 17.





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Bugarama, Burundi
Cyclists hang on to the back of a truck on July 19 as Burundi awaits next week's presidential elections. Each day scores of cyclists make the 45 kilometer downhill journey at breakneck speed from Bugarama to sell bananas, often hanging from the back of trucks for the return uphill trip.