Monsoon kiss: Ramoncito Campo kisses his new wife, Hernelie Ruazol Campo, on a flooded street in Manila during a monsoon on Aug. 8, 2012. The couple held on to their wedding plans despite severe flooding throughout the Philippines.
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Swimmers in China: Swimmers rush to an artificial wave pool at a tourist resort to escape the summer heat in Daying county of Suining, Sichuan province, China.
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Twins photo shoot: Several sets of twins pose for pictures during a photo call organized by an online forum for twins at the German-American Festival in Berlin.
Thomas Peter/Reuters
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Grassy couch: A girl lies on a couch covered with grass in a park in central Kiev, Ukraine.
Anatolii Stepanov/Reuters
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Turtle rest stop: A turtle lies on top of an alligator's back at the Summit Zoo in Panama City, Panama.
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A cultural carnival: A performer dances at the Notting Hill Carnival in West London. The annual two-day event celebrates cultural unity.
Olivia Harris/Reuters
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Diving in Spain: A boy dives into the water from a platform at Magaluf beach, a popular tourist destination on the Spanish Balearic island of Mallorca.
Enrique Calvo/Reuters
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Russian weddings: Newlyweds look on during a ceremony to mark the 95th anniversary of the registry office system in Moscow.
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Zoo panda: Giant panda Fu Hu (meaning "lucky tiger") eats bamboo on its second birthday at the zoo in Vienna.
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European festival: A woman blows soap bubbles during Budapest's Sziget music festival on an island in the Danube River. This was the 20th anniversary of Sziget, which was also voted the best large festival in Europe this year.
Bernadett Szabo/Reuters
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Paris heat wave: A young man jumps in a fountain in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris to cool off during an unusual heat wave on Aug. 19, 2012.
Vincent Kessler/Reuters
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Olympian's welcome: Erick Barrondo, who won silver in the men's 20km race walk at the London Games, came home to a parade in Guatemala City on Aug. 13, 2012. He is the first Guatemalan athlete to win a medal at the Olympic Games.
Jorge Dan Lopez/Reuters
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Kids in the mud: Children play in a mud bank in Peru while watching a festival inaugurating the Amazon River as one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World on Aug. 13, 2012.
Enrique Castro-Mendivil/Reuters
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Bike festival: Cam McCaul of the U.S. competes in the Red Bull Joyride during the Crankworx 2012 mountain bike festival in Whistler, British Columbia, on August 18, 2012.
Andy Clark/Reuters
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Kids in zorbing balls: Children play in aqua zorbing balls in an inflatable pool in the garden of the Chancellery, which serves the head of the German federal government, during open house day in Berlin.
Thomas Peter/Reuters
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Couples swim: A couple enjoys a floating open-air swimming pool called a 'badboot' in the port of Antwerp, Belgium. The pool is on a 394-foot former barge, which can accommodate 600 people and consists of two swimming pools.
Francois Lenoir/Reuters
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Winning baby: A baby gets a crown after winning a breast-feeding contest in Peru. The winning babies were those who managed to suckle their mother's milk for the longest period of time nonstop.
Janine Costa/Reuters
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Cool-down: A man and his dogs cool off in the Berounka River in the village of Dobrichovice near Prague, Czech Republic.
David W. Cerny/Reuters
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Ballet class: Girls fit their ballet skirts during class at the Ballet Santa Teresa academy in Rio de Janeiro, where classes and other activities are offered to at-risk kids for free.
Pilar Olivares/Reuters
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Joyride contest: Linus Sjoholm of Sweden competes in the Red Bull Joyride during the Crankworx 2012 mountain bike festival in Whistler, British Columbia, on Aug. 18.
Andy Clark/Reuters
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Homes for dogs: A woman plays with a dog during a charity event in Minsk, Belarus. An animal protection organization set up the event to match homeless dogs and cats with prospective new owners in the Belarusian capital.
Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters
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Dancers at night: Local residents dance at a square next to the Yangtze River in Badong, Hubei province, China.
Carlos Barria/Reuters
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Perseid meteor shower: A long exposure shows stars behind a tree during the annual Perseid meteor shower near the southern town of Mitzpe Ramon in Israel.
Amir Cohen/Reuters
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Mexican festival: Dancers in traditional outfits perform during the fourth Jalisco Is Culture festival at Liberacion Square in Guadalajara, Mexico on Aug. 11, 2012. The cultural event featured 700 dancing couples and 180 mariachis.
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Monsoon kiss: Ramoncito Campo kisses his new wife, Hernelie Ruazol Campo, on a flooded street in Manila during a monsoon on Aug. 8, 2012. The couple held on to their wedding plans despite severe flooding throughout the Philippines.
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Swimmers in China: Swimmers rush to an artificial wave pool at a tourist resort to escape the summer heat in Daying county of Suining, Sichuan province, China.
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Twins photo shoot: Several sets of twins pose for pictures during a photo call organized by an online forum for twins at the German-American Festival in Berlin.
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Diving in Spain: A boy dives into the water from a platform at Magaluf beach, a popular tourist destination on the Spanish Balearic island of Mallorca.