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A dead eel and fish are seen in a dry pond at the Marais Breton in Villeneuve-en-Retz, as a historical drought hits France, August 8, 2022. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe
Supporters of Iraqi populist leader Moqtada al-Sadr gash their heads with blades during a ceremony marking Ashura, the holiest day on the Shi'ite Muslim calendar, at Tahrir Square in Baghdad, Iraq. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani
A man reacts as he attempts to extinguish a burning shack after community members burned shacks and belongings as they searched for alleged illegal miners known as ‘zama-zamas’ as a protest, following alleged rape of eight models on July 28 when a...more
A woman using an umbrella takes photographs of a road that was flooded after torrential rain, at a traditional market in Seoul, South Korea. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
General view as fireworks are seen while Ozzy Osbourne performs during the Commonwealth Games closing ceremony. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
A lightning strikes through smoke from fuel storage tanks that exploded near Cuba's supertanker port in Matanzas, Cuba. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini
A Palestinian man carries his sons on a motorbike as a ceasefire between Israel and Islamic Jihad militants holds in the southern Gaza Strip. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
A tourist boat sails back at the end of the Doubs canyon on the drought-affected Doubs River on the border with France in Les Brenets, Switzerland. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
A woman gestures outside a polling centre by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission during the general election in Nairobi, Kenya. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya
Ozzy Osbourne performs during the Commonwealth Games closing ceremony. REUTERS/John Sibley
Members of Britain's Conservative Party leadership candidate Liz Truss's team check their phones during a visit to the Onside Future Youth Zone in London, Britain. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez/Pool
People watch smoke over fuel storage tanks that exploded near Cuba's supertanker port in Matanzas, Cuba. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini
General view of fireworks during the Commonwealth Games closing ceremony. REUTERS/Phil Noble
Shi'ite Muslims gather ahead of Ashura, the holiest day on the Shi'ite Muslim calendar, in Najaf, Iraq. REUTERS/Alaa al-Marjani
A Shi'ite pilgrim prays during a ceremony ahead of Ashura, the holiest day on the Shi'ite Muslim calendar, in the holy city of Kerbala, Iraq. REUTERS/Abdullah Dhiaa Al-Deen
Shi'ite Muslims take part in a mourning procession to mark Ashura in Istanbul, Turkey. REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya
A man holding a machete reacts next to a fire after community members burned shacks and belongings as they searched for alleged illegal miners known as ‘zama-zamas’ as a protest, following alleged rape of eight models on July 28 when a television...more
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