Photos of the Day: July 31

CENTER YELLOW LINE: Workers painted the center yellow line on the ceremonial Rajpath boulevard ahead of Independence Day celebrations in New Delhi Wednesday. India celebrates Independence Day on August 15.
CENTER YELLOW LINE: Workers painted the center yellow line on the ceremonial Rajpath boulevard ahead of Independence Day celebrations in New Delhi Wednesday. India celebrates Independence Day on August 15.
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KEEPING IT DRY: A villager held an item above water as she attempted to reach higher ground on the outskirts of Patna, India, Wednesday. Monsoon season lasts from June to September and usually brings flooding.
KEEPING IT DRY: A villager held an item above water as she attempted to reach higher ground on the outskirts of Patna, India, Wednesday. Monsoon season lasts from June to September and usually brings flooding.
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JUMP BALL: Annika Dries, left, of the U.S., went for the ball against Lieke Klaassen of the Netherlands during a women’s water polo match at the FINA World Championships in Barcelona on Wednesday.
JUMP BALL: Annika Dries, left, of the U.S., went for the ball against Lieke Klaassen of the Netherlands during a women’s water polo match at the FINA World Championships in Barcelona on Wednesday.
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DISPERSED: Riot policemen arrested an antigovernment protester during clashes at Taksim Square on Wednesday in Istanbul. Turkish police fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse hundreds of demonstrators.
DISPERSED: Riot policemen arrested an antigovernment protester during clashes at Taksim Square on Wednesday in Istanbul. Turkish police fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse hundreds of demonstrators.
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SWEATING FOR HIS SUPPER: A man ate dinner with his feet in the water on the banks of Hanjiang River in Wuhan, China, as children played nearby. Many parts of China have experienced high temperatures above 100 degrees in the past week.
SWEATING FOR HIS SUPPER: A man ate dinner with his feet in the water on the banks of Hanjiang River in Wuhan, China, as children played nearby. Many parts of China have experienced high temperatures above 100 degrees in the past week.
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SWEET TREATS: A worker made sweets in Herat, Afghanistan, Wednesday.
SWEET TREATS: A worker made sweets in Herat, Afghanistan, Wednesday.
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MONKEY SEE, MONKEY DO: A group of hamadryas baboons sat in their enclosure at Emmen Zoo in the Netherlands Wednesday. The zoo’s baboons are behaving strangely — not eating and sitting close together on a small corner of their island. A few years ago, the same group of baboons showed…
MONKEY SEE, MONKEY DO: A group of hamadryas baboons sat in their enclosure at Emmen Zoo in the Netherlands Wednesday. The zoo’s baboons are behaving strangely — not eating and sitting close together on a small corner of their island. A few years ago, the same group of baboons showed the similar behavior of mass apathy.
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CROWD RESCUE: An unconscious woman was lifted among a crowd of registrants in front of the Commission on Elections office in Manila Wednesday.
CROWD RESCUE: An unconscious woman was lifted among a crowd of registrants in front of the Commission on Elections office in Manila Wednesday.
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CRAMPED QUARTERS: A patient rested on a bed in the corridor of a crowded hospital in Beijing Wednesday.
CRAMPED QUARTERS: A patient rested on a bed in the corridor of a crowded hospital in Beijing Wednesday.
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BLACK BEACH: Thai soldiers wearing biohazard suits took part in cleaning operations at Ao Prao Beach on Koh Samet Wednesday. An oil spill blackened beaches at the Thai holiday island of Koh Samet.
BLACK BEACH: Thai soldiers wearing biohazard suits took part in cleaning operations at Ao Prao Beach on Koh Samet Wednesday. An oil spill blackened beaches at the Thai holiday island of Koh Samet.
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PLATFORM DIVING: An Indian youth dived from a nearly submerged water tanker into the floodwaters of the overflowing Ganges River in the Daraganj area of Allahabad on Wednesday.
PLATFORM DIVING: An Indian youth dived from a nearly submerged water tanker into the floodwaters of the overflowing Ganges River in the Daraganj area of Allahabad on Wednesday.
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AT THE POLLS: Zimbawean Chizema Najika showed her card as she left a polling station after voting in the presidential election in Harare on Wednesday. The election will determine whether President Robert Mugabe extends his 33-year reign.
AT THE POLLS: Zimbawean Chizema Najika showed her card as she left a polling station after voting in the presidential election in Harare on Wednesday. The election will determine whether President Robert Mugabe extends his 33-year reign.
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WISE GUY: A great gray owl rested in the Rambouillet Forest Wednesday, outside of Paris.
WISE GUY: A great gray owl rested in the Rambouillet Forest Wednesday, outside of Paris.
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