A woman waves to the crowd during the Tomohon international flower festival in North Sulawesi, Indonesia. The biannual event began in 2008. Photograph: Putu Sayoga/Getty ImagesBlowing bubbles: an Afghan refugee child chases the soapy suds on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan. Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/APHot air balloons lift off at the 36th international balloon fiesta, Europe’s largest ballooning event near Bristol. Photograph: Ben Birchall/PAA balloonist prepares his hot air balloon at the Bristol international balloon fiesta. Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty ImagesResidents walk along a flooded street in the Bago township in Burma. Heavy downpours in recent days have caused severe flooding in the Bago and Mon states. Photograph: Ye Aung Thu/AFP/Getty ImagesPalestinian families leave their homes in the Shujai’iya neighbourhood, Gaza. Palestinian factions in Gaza have refused to extend the 72-hour ceasefire with Israel. Photograph: Mahmud Hams/AFP/Getty ImagesA northern fur seal eats a fish in Moscow zoo. Photograph: Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP/Getty ImagesA burrowing owl, one of the newest members of Blair Drummond safari park in Stirling, Scotland. Photograph: Andrew Milligan/PAA model wears a creation by fashion house Jean // Phillip during Copenhagen fashion week in Denmark. Photograph: Jonas Skovbjerg Fogh/AFP/Getty ImagesPeople hold candles for victims of the Yunnan earthquake in Ma’anshan, China. A 6.5-magnitude tremor hit Zhaotong’s Ludian county on 3 August. Photograph: ChinaFotoPress via Getty ImagesA child holds a candle for victims of the Yunnan earthquake in Qinhuangdao, China. Photograph: ChinaFotoPress/Getty ImagesMount Etna spews lava as it continues to erupt in Sicily, Italy. Photograph: Marco Restivo/Barcroft MediaA Spanish protestor takes part in a demonstration in Madrid against the Israeli army’s bombings in Gaza. Photograph: Andres Kudacki/APPeople enjoy the annual funfair on a warm summer day in Herne, Germany. Photograph: Patrik Stollarz/AFP/Getty ImagesWe’re singing in the rain….The Basiani Ensemble from Georgia arrive at Kilkenny Castle for the Kilkenny Arts festival which runs over ten days from 8-17 August 2014. Photograph: Niall Carson/PAFlying high: A dog takes part in an agility skills test during the International Agility Festival at Rockingham Castle in Leicestershire. Photograph: Joe Giddens/PARiding the waves at Sandy beach on the east side of Oahu as Tropical Storm Iselle passes through the Hawaiian islands, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Photograph: Hugh Gentry/Reuters
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