Photos of the Day: Aug. 21

TRAPPED: Rescuers worked to free a man from debris at a collapsed vinegar factory under construction in Jinzhong, Shanxi province, China, Tuesday. At least three workers were killed and 10 were injured.
TRAPPED: Rescuers worked to free a man from debris at a collapsed vinegar factory under construction in Jinzhong, Shanxi province, China, Tuesday. At least three workers were killed and 10 were injured.
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SEEKING PROTECTION: Syrian refugees waited to receive a tent at Kawergost refugee camp in Erbil, Iraq, north of Baghdad, Wednesday.
SEEKING PROTECTION: Syrian refugees waited to receive a tent at Kawergost refugee camp in Erbil, Iraq, north of Baghdad, Wednesday.
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MODEST: An Ultraorthodox Jewish woman adjusted her head covering at a store in Jerusalem’s Mea Shearim neighborhood Wednesday. According to Orthodox Judaism, married women cannot reveal their hair in public, so they wear scarves or wigs.
MODEST: An Ultraorthodox Jewish woman adjusted her head covering at a store in Jerusalem’s Mea Shearim neighborhood Wednesday. According to Orthodox Judaism, married women cannot reveal their hair in public, so they wear scarves or wigs.
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HANGING OUT: Compagnie Retouramont performed ‘Vertical Extraction’ on the facade of the National Museum of Singapore at a media preview of the Singapore Night Festival Wednesday.
HANGING OUT: Compagnie Retouramont performed ‘Vertical Extraction’ on the facade of the National Museum of Singapore at a media preview of the Singapore Night Festival Wednesday.
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TO THE BASKET: Palestinian girls and their instructors practiced basketball Wednesday in Gaza City as part of an initiative to empower young girls.
TO THE BASKET: Palestinian girls and their instructors practiced basketball Wednesday in Gaza City as part of an initiative to empower young girls.
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BROKEN PIECES: Police officers used hammers to destroy counterfeit watches in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday. Thai customs and police officials destroyed about 90 tons of counterfeit goods worth millions of dollars, sometimes running over them with heavy equipment.
BROKEN PIECES: Police officers used hammers to destroy counterfeit watches in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday. Thai customs and police officials destroyed about 90 tons of counterfeit goods worth millions of dollars, sometimes running over them with heavy equipment.
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BIG BLAZE: Firefighters tackled a fire at a recycling plant in Bredbury, England, Wednesday.
BIG BLAZE: Firefighters tackled a fire at a recycling plant in Bredbury, England, Wednesday.
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BIG BOAT: The world’s biggest container ship, the Maersk MC-Kinney Moller, arrived at the port of Gdańsk, Poland, Wednesday. The South Korean-built container ships is on its maiden voyage to Europe.
BIG BOAT: The world’s biggest container ship, the Maersk MC-Kinney Moller, arrived at the port of Gdańsk, Poland, Wednesday. The South Korean-built container ships is on its maiden voyage to Europe.
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JOSTLING: Pelicans were fed in their enclosure at a bird park in Marlow, Germany, Wednesday.
JOSTLING: Pelicans were fed in their enclosure at a bird park in Marlow, Germany, Wednesday.
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SHINY: A waxy monkey tree frog, Phyllomedusa sauvagii, was weighed at a media event at the London Zoo Wednesday.
SHINY: A waxy monkey tree frog, Phyllomedusa sauvagii, was weighed at a media event at the London Zoo Wednesday.
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AN OPPORTUNE TIME: A boy used rainwater to clean dishes at a temporary evacuation center in San Mateo, Philippines, Wednesday. Earlier this week, Tropical Storm Trami wreaked havoc in the country, causing at least eight deaths and flooding wide swaths of Manila.
AN OPPORTUNE TIME: A boy used rainwater to clean dishes at a temporary evacuation center in San Mateo, Philippines, Wednesday. Earlier this week, Tropical Storm Trami wreaked havoc in the country, causing at least eight deaths and flooding wide swaths of Manila.
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PROTECTED: Soldiers escorted polling staff Wednesday in Peshawar, Pakistan, on the eve of by-elections.
PROTECTED: Soldiers escorted polling staff Wednesday in Peshawar, Pakistan, on the eve of by-elections.
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FIGHTING FLAMES: Men tried to fight a forest fire in Vouzela, Portugal, Wednesday. More than 850 firefighters were tackling around 15 forest fires in the north and center of the country.
FIGHTING FLAMES: Men tried to fight a forest fire in Vouzela, Portugal, Wednesday. More than 850 firefighters were tackling around 15 forest fires in the north and center of the country.
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