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Dunhuang, China
Tourists ride camels at Mingsha Mountain and Crescent Lake scenic area, on Aug. 20.
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Melbourne, Australia
Artist Liu Bolin poses for his new work in front of the Royal Exhibition Building, on Aug. 19. The internationally renowned contemporary Chinese photographer is in Australia for the first time to headline the Ballarat International Foto Biennale, country's largest photographic festival, from Aug. 24 - Oct. 20.
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Avery Island, Louisiana, US
Algae covers a pond in a wildlife refuge, on Aug. 21. Like much of southern Louisiana, coastal marshland around Avery Island is disappearing at a rapid pace and the island is losing about 30 feet (9.14 meters) of surrounding protective marshland per year.
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Havana, Cuba
Dancers get ready to participate in the Havana Carnival, on Aug. 18. This year the carnivals are dedicated to the 500 years of the Havana Foundation.
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Tahiti, French Polynesia
Spectators on boats watch as surfers compete during the Tahitian Teahupoo surf trials, on Aug. 19.
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Srinagar, India
The clock tower at deserted Lal Chowk is pictured during a security lock-down, on Aug. 19. India on Aug. 5 ended the special constitutional status of Jammu and Kashmir.
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Frankfurt, Germany
An aircraft passes the rising sun as it approaches the airport on Aug. 21.
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Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland
Swiss pianist and composer Alain Roche performs Chantier suspended in the air with his grand piano under a moving crane at dawn, on Aug. 16 during the Jeux du Castrum, a multidisciplinary festival.
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Gran Canaria, Spain
Flames rise from a forest fire raging in Montaña Alta, on Aug. 18.
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Los Angeles, California, US
Drops of dew sit on a spider web, on Aug. 19. |