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Algeria celebrates their second Cup of Nations win

Algerian national soccer team players take part in an open-top bus parade in the strreets of Algiers , following their victory in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) in…

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Macron and the Yellow…Jersey

French President Emmanuel Macron talks with France's Julian Alaphilippe of Deceuninck Quick Step team on the podium wearing the overall leader yellow jersey following the 14th stage of the 106th…

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Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft with members of the International Space Station (ISS) expedition 60/61, NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan, Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov and ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano lifts off from the…

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Photo Story: Up, Close and Personal…

Mladan Janovic of Montenegro (L) in action against Rhys Howden of Australia (R) during the Men's Water Polo round two preliminary match between Montenegro and Australia at the FINA Swimming…

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Cartoon – Merkel’s health scares…

Concern is growing over the Chancellor's health after a series of shaking spells. The German leader has suffered three bouts of uncontrolled shaking recently while standing at public ceremonies. It's…

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Photo Story: Shrimp cutter parade in Germany

Flagged shrimp trawlers (Krabbenkutter in German) leave the fishery port during the annual cutter parade (Kutterregatta) in Neuharlingersiel, northern Germany, on the 20 July 2019. About a dozen of vessels…

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Photo Story: Memorial in Cyprus for soldiers killed in the 1974 Turkish invasion

Military personnel attend a memorial service at the Tymvos Makedonitissa military cemetery during a memorial day for the soldiers who lost their lives fighting the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus,…

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Photo Story: Southwest Airlines takes Boeing 737 Max out of schedules

Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Max aircraft sit parked on the tarmac of Southern California Logistics Airport in Victorville, California, USA, 19 July 2019. According to media reports, Southwest Airlines…

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Photo Story: The 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission at the National Mall in Washington

A handout photo made available by NASA shows the launch of the Apollo 11 Saturn IV rocket being projected onto the Washington Monument and additional screens on the National Mall…

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Photo Story: The aftermath of the Athens earthquake

The marble cross of the church of the Pantanassa sits half-broken on the temple's dome in Monastiraki Square at the foot of the Acropolis hill in central Athens, Greece,…

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Photo story: The 2nd Festival Accesible de Globos

Participants maneuver their balloon during the 2nd Festival Accesible de Globos (lit. 'Accessible Balloon Festival') in Segovia, Spain. A total of 20 balloon teams from different cities of Spain will…

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Photo Story: Ukraine prepares to go to the polls

An activist dressed like Sauron, the malevolent character of the Tolkien saga ‘Lord of the rings’ and that symbolizes the malevolent forces activity before elections, performs in front of Central…

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Photo Story: The equestrian CHIO Aachen in Germany

Marcus Ehning of Germany on Funky Fred competes in the Nations' Cup team jumping event at the CHIO (Concours Hippique International Officiel) in Aachen, Germany. The CHIO Aachen is a popular…

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Photo Story: ‘Excessive Heat Watch’ has been issued for the Washington

Julissa Hernandez (L) and Kuna Malik Hamad (R) stay cool while practicing their Brazilian dancing under a fountain on the Georgetown Waterfront in Washington, DC, USA. An 'Excessive Heat Watch'…

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Photo Story: The Return of the King

A view of a promotional banner of the film 'The Lion King', alluding to the traditional Spanish Osborne bull at the M40, in Madrid, Spain. Photo: EPA-EFE/Rodrigo Jimenez

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Photo Story: New director of the Holy See’s press office

A handout photo made available on 18 July 2019 by the Vatican Media shows Pope Francis shaking hands with Matteo Bruni (R), in The Vatican City on 03…

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Photo Story: Preparation for Oktoberfest 2019 in Munich

Craftsmen prepare for the upcoming Oktoberfest on the Theresienwiese fair ground in Munich, Germany. The famous traditional Oktoberfest, the world's largest beer festival that annually is visited by hundreds of…

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Photo Story: Preparations for Christopher Street Day 2019 in Frankfurt Main

Traffic lights feature illustrations of a homosexual couple in downtown Frankfurt Main, Germany. An annual gay pride parade will take place on 20 July 2019 in Frankfurt to commemorate Christopher…

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Photo Story: The sailboat ‘Poltava’ in St. Petersburg

A view of the sailboat 'Poltava' on the Neva river and Isaac's Cathedral with Admiralty on the background in St. Petersburg, Russia, 17 July 2019. The sailboat 'Poltava" is a…

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Photo Story: Batman 80th Anniversary at the Comic Con Museum in San Diego

A series of photos during the event ‘Batman 80th Anniversary’ at the Comic Con Museum in San Diego, California, USA. The event was part of an inauguration of the…

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Photo Story: The FINA Swimming World Championships 2019

Members of Team Brazil perform during the Free Combination Artistic Swimming preliminary at the FINA Swimming World Championships 2019 in Gwangju, South Korea, 18 July 2019. Photo: EPA-EFE/ANTONIO…

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Photo Story: The J80 World Sailing Championships in Getxo

General view of sailing boats during the third day of the J80 World Sailing Championships in Getxo, Spain on the 17 July 2019. The event brings together almost 100 boats…

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Photo Story: Chaos at Duesseldorf Airport

Hundreds of suitcases are left in the check-in area of the international airport in Duesseldorf, Germany, 17 July 2019. A technical malfunction in baggage handling meant numerous travellers had…

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Photo Story: The 5th anniversary of the downing of flight MH-17

Tags with the names of all 298 passengers who lost their lives onboard MH17 are seen hanging between trees out the front of the Consulate General of the Russian Federation…

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Photo Story: The Chapo Guzman look

People look at 'Chapo Guzman garments during the 71st edition of Intermoda in Guadalajara, Mexico, 16 July 2019. Clothes and accessories, inspired by the image of Mexican drug trafficker Joaquin…

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Photo Story: The aquatic pilgrimage of the Virgin of Carmen in Panama

Residents transport a statue of the Virgin of Carmen, patron saint of navigators and ports, on a fishing boat during an aquatic pilgrimage on the day of fishermen and…

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Photo Story: The Partial Lunar Eclipse

A multiple exposure image shows the phases of the partial lunar eclipse as seen from Mallorca, Spain, 16 July 2019. The partial lunar eclipse on 16 July 2019, took place…

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Cyprus marks 45th anniversary of 1974 coup

Cyprus on Monday marked the 45th anniversary of an Athens-backed military coup with a memorial service for those killed at a church in Nicosia. The July 15, 1974, coup was…

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Photo Story: Environmental protest outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London

Police officers walk stand in front of a blue boat belonging to Extinction Rebellion protesters outside the Royal Courts of Justice this morning where Extinction Rebellion climate change protesters have blocked…

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Photo Story: Pink in Berlin

US singer Pink performs in the Olympiastadium in Berlin, Germany on the evening of the 14 July 2019. The event is part of the artist's Beautiful Trauma World Tour. Photo:…

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Photo Story: Paris Bastille Day fireworks

Fireworks illuminate the sky near the Eiffel Tower as part of the Bastille Day celebrations in Paris, France, 14 July 2019. Earlier, police in Paris fired tear gas at…

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Photo Story: La Liga project at Zaatari refugee camp

Refugee children, beneficiaries of La Liga Foundation socio-educational project, prepare to join a celebration, at the Big Sports House Stadium, in the Zaatari refugee camp, about 100 km north of…

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Photo Story: The National Full Contact Medieval Combat Tournament in Johannesburg

A young boy holds the huge sword of a fighter prior to his fight during the annual BHSA National Full Contact Medieval Combat Tournament held in Johannesburg, South Africa. Combatants,…

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Photo Story: The Fiesta de San Fermin in Pamplona

A 'mozo', is caught by the horn of a bull of the Miura ranch during the last 'encierro,' or running-with-the-bulls, of the Sanfermines festivities in Pamplona, Spain, 14 July…

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Photo story: World premiere of ‘Fast and Furious presents Hobbs and Shaw’

Mexican actress/cast member Eiza Gonzalez and US actor/cast member Dwayne Johnson arrive for the world premiere of 'Fast and Furious presents Hobbs and Shaw' at the Dolby Theatre in…

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Photo Story: FINA Swimming World Championships 2019

Eunbi Cho and Nayun Moon of South Korea perform in Diving Womens 10 m synchro platform of FINA Swimming World Championships 2019 in Gwangju, South Korea, 14 July…

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Photo Story: The Rehearsal of Rigoletto for the Bregenz Festival

A view of the lake stage Seebuehne during a rehearsal of the opera Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi as part of the Bregenz Festival at Lake Constance, in Bregenz, Austria.…

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Ready, set ……. wait

Cartoon by Rytis Daukantas was first published on POLITICO.eu, Belgium on July 13, 2019. Cartoon by Oliver Schopf was first published in Der Standard, Austria, July 6, 2019 and cartoon…

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Photo Story: The 23th European Balloon Festival in Spain

A man watches hot air balloons taking off during the 23th European Balloon Festival in Igualada, near Barcelona, Spain, 11 July 2019. More than 60 balloons take part in…

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Photo Story: The 24th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre

A Bosnian Muslim woman cries during the funeral of 33 newly-identified Bosnian Muslims at the Potocari Memorial Center, Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 11 July 2019. The burial was part of…

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Photo Story: ‘Emanuela Orlandi’ demonstration at the Vatican

A woman with a t-shirt 'You said She is in heaven, but where is her body?' during a demostration in front of the Sant'Uffizio gate at the Vatican, 11…

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Photo Story: Lost in Space

A handout illustration made available by European Space Agency ESA shows a Vega rocket carrying Earth Explorer Aeolus from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, on 22 August 2018 (reissued…

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Photo Story: New sarcophagus for Chernobyl

The European Union (EU) has officially passed the keys to the New Safe Confinement (sarcophagus), constructed atop the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant’s reactor number four destroyed in 1986, to Ukraine…

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Photo Story: New York welcome for US Women’s national football team

People cheer for the US Women's national football team from a restaurant window during a ticker tape parade celebrating the team's 2019 World Cup victory along Broadway in New York,…

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Photo Story: Drought in Germany

Steamboats sit on the dried-out Elbe riverbed in front of the Academy of Fine Arts in central Dresden, 10 July 2019. Elbe water level dropped to extreme low level as…

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Photo Story: United in Perth

Members of the public take pictures of the Crawley Edge Boatshed on the Swan river which has been covered in red to celebrate the arrival of Manchester United Football…

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Photo Story: Harvest Time

A combine harvester works a filed as white storks stand on a harvested part of a barley field near Worms, Germany. Photo: EPA-EFE/RONALD WITTEK

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Photo Story: Mark Knopfler in concert in Budapest

British guitarist, singer and song-writer Mark Knopfler, founder of the former rock band Dire Straits, performs during his concert in Papp Laszlo Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary. …

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Photo Story: Protest against the use of plastics in Hungary

Whale sculptures made from plastic waste that was recovered from the ocean are on display at the parliament building in Budapest, Hungary. The temporary installation was erected by Greenpeace…

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Photo Story – Collision during pushback – Schiphol

An Airbus A320 operated by EasyJet has collided with a Boeing 737-800 operated by KLM during pushback at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport (AMS). Source: Twitter

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47 persons rescued by Italian Coast guard disembark in Pozzallo

47 persons who found themselves in distress in the Mediterranean Sea and were were rescued by the Italian Coast Guard disembarked in Pozzallo. In all, 53 persons were rescued from…

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Photo Story: The Restoration of the Night Watch

Restorers working on a restoration of the Night Watch behind a glass wall in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 08 July 2019. Rembrandt van Rijn's world-famous masterpiece…

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Photo Story: Pope Francis celebrates Mass on the sixth anniversary of his visit to Lampedusa

A handout picture provided by the Vatican Media shows Pope Francis celebrating the Holy Mass on the sixth anniversary of his visit to Lampedusa, Vatican City. Photo: EPA-EFE/VATICAN

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Photo story: The Stray Cats at the Eurockeennes Festival

Guitarrist Brian Setzer of the US rockabilly band 'Stray Cats' performs during the 31st Eurockeennes Festival in Belfort, France . The music festival ran from 04 to 07 July…

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Photo Story: Climate activists block Swiss bank Credit Suisse in Basel

A group of climate activists from the Collective Climate Justice organization block the entrance to the Swiss bank Credit Suisse, at the Aeschenplatz, in Basel, Switzerland, 08 July 2019.…

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Photo Story: 29 People killed in a bus accident in India

Emergency workers alongside the damaged remains of a bus after it fell into a deep drain on Yamuna Expressway near Agra in Uttar Pradesh, India 07 July 2019. Reports state…

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Photo Story: Celebrations of Frida Kahlo’s 112th birthday

Visitors participate in the exhibition 'Frida's Colors' at the Constitution Square, in Mexico City, Mexico, on Sunday, on the occasion of the 112th anniversary of the birthday of Mexican…

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