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Members of the Syrian Civil Defense (White Helmets) carry an injured man after removing him from under the rubble of a building that collapsed during reported airstrikes by pro-regime forces in the village of Beinin, north of Maaret Al-Numan, in the northern Idlib province, Monday. — AFP
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Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte reacts after delivering a speech at the Italian Senate, in Rome, on Tuesday, as the country faces a political crisis. — AFP
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Blocks of cement and rubble are scattered in the kitchen of a house after it was hit during reported air strikes by pro-regime forces in the village of Beinin, north of Maaret Al-Numan, in the northern Idlib province, on Tuesday. — AFP
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Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson is seen outside 10 Downing Street in London in this Aug. 07, 2019 file photo. — AFP
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This grab from a video taken by Local Team shows migrants rescued for days by NGO Proactiva Open Arms charity ship, being rescued by a Spanish patrol boat after throwing themselves in the water to try and swim to the nearby Italian island of Lampedusa in a desperate move after days stuck on board, on Tuesday. — AFP
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Cameras point at an exchange rate board in the financial district of Buenos Aires on August 20 after Argentina's President Mauricio Macri swore Hernan Lacunza in as the country's new economy minister. — AFP
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Dakota Hudson of the St. Louis Cardinals delivers a pitch against the Milwaukee Brewers in the sixth inning at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, on Monday. — AFP
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Tiger Woods hits his tee shot on the 5th hole during the final round of the BMW Championship golf tournament at Medinah Country Club No. 3 in Medinah, IL, USA, on Sunday. — Reuters
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Lionel Messi and Zlatan Ibrahimovic are the star names on the 10-player short-list announced on Monday by FIFA for its Puskas award for goal of the year. — AFP
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Czech Republic's Karolina Muchova in action during her quarterfinal match against Ukraine's Elina Svitolina at Wimbledon, London, in this July 9, 2019 file photo. — Reuters
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Ten-year-old Wu Pi took first place in junior video game championship held in Washington, recently. — Courtesy photo
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People in Umluj province enjoy exciting flyboard shows for the first time. — SPA photo
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A man takes a picture of game consoles at the stand of Playstation during the media day of the Gamescom video games trade fair in Cologne, western Germany, on Tuesday. — AFP
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A visitor listens to music from a Sony Walkman audio player at an exhibition marking the 40th anniversary of the iconic device in Tokyo in this July 10, 2019 file photo. — AFP
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In this picture taken on July 23, 2019, Rohingya youth Mohammad Rafiq uses his mobile phone to take photos at the Kutupalong refugee camp. -AFP
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In this file photo taken on September 26, 2016 Mexican activist Julia Klug takes part in a protest in Mexico City, commemorating the second anniversary of the disappearance of the Ayotzinapa students. -AFP
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Cape Coast Castle is one of several UNESCO World Heritage slave forts along the southern coast of Ghana. –Courtesy photo
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