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Police stand guard as gambling machines are destroyed Tuesday in Nanchong, China. About 1,000 such machines were confiscated and destroyed throughout the district, police say.

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A boy with dengue fever receives oxygen while lying on a bed Tuesday at the Quirino hospital in Quezon City, Philippines. The child's illness is believed to be related to heavy rains and flooding.

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A giraffe named Lira, right, arrives Tuesday at the zoo in Lodz, Poland, from Leipzig, Germany. Lira will join the male Tofik, left, who has been living alone since the deaths of his two previous companions.

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Pakistani students wave flags Tuesday at the mausoleum of the founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, during a ceremony to mark the country's Independence Day in Karachi.

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Workers clean grass from a rice field Tuesday at Ragas Masigit village in Indonesia.

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A man holds balloons for sale Tuesday near the National Stadium in Kabul, Afghanistan.


