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A bear plays with a frozen watermelon to cool off at the Rome zoo (Bioparco di Roma) as temperatures reach 37 degrees Celsius on August 16, 2021. LEHTIKUVA / AFP

Iraqi Shiite Muslims take part in a mourning procession during the month of Muharram leading up to the day of Ashura, in Iraq's holy city of Karbala, on August 16, 2021. LEHTIKUVA / AFP

Afghan people climb atop a plane as they wait at the Kabul airport in Kabul on August 16, 2021, after a stunningly swift end to Afghanistan's 20-year war, as thousands of people mobbed the city's airport trying to flee the group's feared hardline brand of Islamist rule. LEHTIKUVA / AFP

A Royal Moroccan Air Force Canadair plane douses a wildfire in the region of Chefchaouen of northern Morocco on August 17, 2021. LEHTIKUVA / AFP

Iraqi Shiite Muslims beat their chests in a religious procession during the month of Muharram leading up to the mourning day of Ashura, in Baghdad's Sadr City district, on August 17, 2021. LEHTIKUVA / AFP

This aerial photo taken on August 19, 2021 shows people dancing at a park in Shenyang in China's northeastern Liaoning province. (Photo by STR / AFP) / - LEHTIKUVA / AFP

Pope Francis kisses a baby during his weekly general audience on August 18, 2021 in the Paul VI hall in the Vatican. LEHTIKUVA / AFP

An Afghan woman and a child inside a bus at the Iran-Afghanistan border between Afghanistan and the southeastern Iranian Sistan and Baluchestan province, as they try to enter the Islamic republic following the takeover of their country by the Taliban earlier this week. LEHTIKUVA / AFP

An Iranian soldier distributing boxes of juice to Afghan refugees gathered at the Iran-Afghanistan border between Afghanistan and the southeastern Iranian Sistan and Baluchestan province, as they try to enter the Islamic republic following the takeover of their country by the Taliban earlier this week. LEHTIKUVA / AFP

Spanish matador Morante de la Puebla performs a pass with a capote during a 'Picassian' bullfight at the Malagueta bullring in Malaga on August 20, 2021. LEHTIKUVA / AFP

Afghan civilians evacuated by the US military on August 19, 2021, at an undisclosed location. (Photo by Brandon CRIBELAR / US Central Command Public Affairs / AFP) / - LEHTIKUVA / AFP

People visit the beach as Hurricane Henri tracks towards the area on August 21, 2021 in Westhampton, New York. Henri is expected to make landfall along Long Island's eastern coast tomorrow and will bring heavy rain, wind, and storm surge to parts of the Northeast. LEHTIKUVA / Getty Images / AFP

An athlete competes in the swimming event of the Ironman at Amager Strandpark in Copenhagen, Denmark, on August 22, 2021. - 2500 international athletes from 40 countries participate in this year Ironman competition in Copenhagen. LEHTIKUVA / AFP
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