Photo highlights of the day

 

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A participant waves to the crowd during Tomohon International Flower Festival in North Sulawesi, Indonesia
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 Images
An Afghan refugee child chases bubbles on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan
Blowing bubbles: an Afghan refugee child chases the soapy suds on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan. Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP
Hot air balloons lift off at the 36th international balloon fiesta, Europe’s largest ballooning event near Bristol
Hot air balloons lift off at the 36th international balloon fiesta, Europe’s largest ballooning event near Bristol. Photograph: Ben Birchall/PA
A balloonist prepares his hot air balloon at the Bristol international balloon fiesta
A balloonist prepares his hot air balloon at the Bristol international balloon fiesta. Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images
Residents walk along a flooded street in the Bago township in Burma
Residents 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 Images
Palestinian families leave their homes in the Shujai'iya neighbourhood, Gaza
Palestinian 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 Images
A northern fur seal eats a fish in Moscow zoo
A northern fur seal eats a fish in Moscow zoo. Photograph: Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP/Getty Images
A burrowing owl, one of the newest members of Blair Drummond safari park in Stirling, Scotland
A burrowing owl, one of the newest members of Blair Drummond safari park in Stirling, Scotland. Photograph: Andrew Milligan/PA
A model wears a creation by fashion house Jean // Phillip during Copenhagen fashion week in Denmark
A model wears a creation by fashion house Jean // Phillip during Copenhagen fashion week in Denmark. Photograph: Jonas Skovbjerg Fogh/AFP/Getty Images
People hold candles for victims of the Yunnan earthquake in Ma’anshan, China
People 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 Images
A child holds a candle for victims of the Yunnan earthquake in Qinhuangdao, China
A child holds a candle for victims of the Yunnan earthquake in Qinhuangdao, China. Photograph: ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images
Mount Etna spews lava as it continues to erupt in Sicily, Italy
Mount Etna spews lava as it continues to erupt in Sicily, Italy. Photograph: Marco Restivo/Barcroft Media
A Spanish protestor takes part in a demonstration in Madrid against the Israeli army's bombings in Gaza
A Spanish protestor takes part in a demonstration in Madrid against the Israeli army’s bombings in Gaza. Photograph: Andres Kudacki/AP
People enjoy the annual funfair in Herne, western Germany
People enjoy the annual funfair on a warm summer day in Herne, Germany. Photograph: Patrik Stollarz/AFP/Getty Images
We'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.
We’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/PA
Flying high: A dog takes part in an agility skills test during the International Agility Festival at Rockingham Castle in Leicestershire.
Flying high: A dog takes part in an agility skills test during the International Agility Festival at Rockingham Castle in Leicestershire. Photograph: Joe Giddens/PA
Riding the waves at Sandy beach on the east side of Oahu as Tropical Storm Iselle passes through the Hawaiian islands, in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Riding 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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Ebola outbreak precautions – in pictures

 

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Paramedics wearing protective suits move Miguel Pajares, a Spanish missionary infected with Ebola, on a special isolation stretcher, at Carlos III hospital, in Madrid, Spain
Paramedics wearing protective suits move Miguel Pajares, a Spanish missionary infected with Ebola, on a special isolation stretcher in Madrid. Photograph: Emilio Naranjo/EPA
Protective clothing and facilities in place at the Royal Free hospital in north London, in preparation for a patient testing positive for the Ebola virus.
Protective clothing and facilities at the Royal Free Hospital in north London. Photograph: Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images
A nurse wears protective clothing to demonstrate the facilities at the Royal Free Hospital. The specialised unit allows a team of doctors and nurses to provide care for anyone with the contagious condition.
A nurse wears protective clothing to demonstrate the facilities at the Royal Free hospital. Photograph: Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images
A South Korean quarantine officer checks a thermal camera monitoring the body temperature of passengers arriving from overseas at the Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea.
A South Korean quarantine officer checks a thermal camera monitoring the body temperature of passengers arriving from overseas at the Incheon international airport. Photograph: Shin Jun-hee/AP
A health official uses a thermometer on a man in the arrivals hall at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, Nigeria.
A Nigerian health official uses a thermometer on a man in the arrivals hall at the Murtala Muhammed international airport in Lagos. Photograph: Sunday Alamba/AP
An ambulance convoy transporting Miguel Pajares, leaves the Torrejon de Ardoz military air base of , near Madrid, Spain
An ambulance convoy transports Miguel Pajares from the Torrejon military air base near Madrid. Photograph: Daniel Ochoa de Olza/AP
The interior of a Spanish Air Force Airbus A310  equipped with medical and security measures, before it departed for Liberia, to repatriate Spanish priest Miguel Pajares, who is infected with the ebola virus.
A Spanish Air Force Airbus A310 was equipped with medical and biosecurity measures before it left for Liberia to collect Miguel Pajares. Photograph: EPA
A Liberian nurse in protective clothing is sprayed with disinfectant after preparing bodies of victims of Ebola for burial in the isolation unit of the ELWA Hospital in Monrovia, Liberia.
A Liberian nurse in protective clothing is sprayed with disinfectant after preparing bodies of victims of Ebola for burial in Monrovia. Photograph: Ahmed Jallanzo/EPA
Steve Monroe, deputy director of the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases points at a map in the Emergency Operations Center in Atlanta.
Steve Monroe, the deputy director of the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases points at a map in the emergency operations centre in Atlanta. Photograph: David Goldman/AP
Children are encouraged to wash their hands in Monrovia, Liberia.
Liberian children are encouraged to wash their hands in Monrovia. Photograph: Ahmed Jallanzo/EPA
Doctors communicate using headsets under their ventilated plastic suits at the Frankfurt Main university hospital in Germany, during a simulation exercise for a possible Ebola infection, or other highly contagious illnesses.
Doctors communicate using headsets under their ventilated plastic suits at the Frankfurt Main university hospital in Germany. Photograph: Boris Roessler/EPA
A man has his temperature taken before entering offices in Monrovia, Liberia.
A Liberian man has his temperature taken before entering offices in Monrovia. Photograph: Ahmed Jallanzo/EPA
Military police are deployed at the burial site for victims of the Ebola virus in Johnsonville outside Monrovia, Liberia.
Liberian military police are deployed at a burial site for Ebola victims near Monrovia. Photograph: Ahmed Jallanzo/EPA
Nancy Writebol, an American aid worker, arrives at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta.
Nancy Writebol, a US aid worker, arrives at Emory university hospital in Atlanta. Photograph: Sipa USA/REX
A nurse with a spray disinfectant at the ELWA Hospital where a US doctor Kent Bradley contracted the Ebola virus in Monrovia, Liberia.
A Liberian nurse with a disinfectant spray at the ELWA hospital in Monrovia, where the US doctor Kent Bradley contracted the Ebola virus. Photograph: Ahmed Jallanzo/EPA

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