AUGUST 29 - SANGAM, INDIA: A snake charmer waits for alms from devotees during the Teej festival. Married women in Nepal and some parts of India fast and pray for long lives for their husbands during the three-day long festival, while unmarried women wish for handsome husbands and happy conjugal lives.
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Tomato fight —
AUGUST 28 - BUNOLA, SPAIN: A man lies in a puddle of squashed tomatoes, during the annual "tomatina" tomato fight fiesta. The streets of the eastern Spanish town of Bunola are awash with red pulp as around 22,000 people pelt each other with 125 tons of ripe tomatoes.
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Truce in Gaza —
AUGUST 27 - GAZA: A little girl flashes a victory sign as Palestinians in Gaza celebrate the truce with Israel. After more than seven weeks of heavy fighting, the two sides have agreed to an open-ended ceasefire.
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Samba in the rain —
AUGUST 26 - LONDON, ENGLAND: Performers in ponchos protect their delicate costumes during the rain soaked Notting Hill Carnival. Over a million visitors attended the two-day event despite the bad weather. The carnival, first organized in 1964, has grown into the largest in Europe.
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Racing —
AUGUST 25 - CENTRAL ACEH, INDONESIA: Acehnese spectators watch the Takengon traditional horse races. Young jockeys ride bareback during the races that mark Indonesian independence.
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Ebola: There's hope —
AUGUST 22 - ATLANTA, GEORGIA: Dr. Kent Brantly leaves Emory University Hospital on August 21 after he was declared as being no longer infected by the deadly Ebola virus. More than 2,400 people have been infected by the virus, according to the World Health Organization, and it has killed more than half.
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Street style —
AUGUST 21 - JEMBER, INDONESIA: Elaborate costumes are on display during the children's version of the 13th Jember Fashion Carnival. The theme this year is "Triangle, Dynamic in Harmony" and consists of 10 processions. The street carnival is claimed to be one of the biggest in the world and comprises of more than 850 performers parading along a 3.6km road.
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Idolizing Ganesh —
AUGUST 20 - CHENNAI, INDIA: An artisan adds finishing touches to an idol of the elephant-headed Hindu God Ganesh at a workshop on the outskirts of Chennai on August 19. The idols are being prepared ahead of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival that celebrates the birthday of the God.
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'A Dream of Red Mansions' —
AUGUST 19 - TAIPEI, TAIWAN: An actress rehearses a scene from the Chinese opera "A Dream of Red Mansions" at the National Theater on August 18. The piece, written by author Cao Xueqin in the second half of the 18th century, is known as one of the greatest achievements in Chinese literature. Its opera adaptation will be performed from 19 - 24 August in the city.
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Clean clock face —
AUGUST 18 - LONDON, ENGLAND: Workers hang in front of the clock face of Big Ben as they clean the city's landmark timepiece at the Houses of Parliament in Westminster. The name "Big Ben" originally referred to just the bell of the clock, but has also come to indicate the clock, the tower and the bell.
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Happy Independence Day —
AUGUST 15 - AJMER, INDIA: Schoolgirls dressed in the colors of the Indian flag participate in rehearsals for Independence Day celebrations. The 68th annual event marks the country's freedom from British rule on this day in 1947.
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Happy Independence Day —
AUGUST 14 - LAHORE, PAKISTAN: A man fixes heart-shaped Pakistani flags in a canal a day ahead of the country's 68th Independence Day on August 13. Pakistan will commemorate its independence from British colonial rule in 1947.
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Survivors —
AUGUST 12 - GUANGZHOU, CHINA: Triplet panda cubs rest in an incubator at the Chimelong Safari Park. The trio, born on July 29 but whose arrival was announced today, are thought to be the only living panda triplets in the world. The park's manager, Dong Guixin, told China Daily that the cubs are with their mother and are being cared for by a team of feeders.
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And jump! —
AUGUST 12 - ZURICH, SWITZERLAND: Athletes compete in the men's 3000 meter steeplechase heats at the European Athletics Championships at the Letzigrund stadium. The event will host around 1400 athletes from 50 countries and will last for six days.
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Second 'supermoon' —
AUGUST 10 - MADRID, SPAIN: A girl plays with a dog as a "supermoon" rises on August 10. The phenomenon occurs when the moon becomes full on the same day as its perigee -- the point in the moon's orbit when it is closest to Earth. This is the second one to appear in the current season.
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Up and away! —
AUGUST 8 - BRISTOL, ENGLAND: Hot air balloons depart from Aston Court on the first full day of the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta. Now in its 36th year, the four-day fiesta is Europe's largest annual hot air balloon event and attracts more than 100 hot air balloons and 500,000 visitors.
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Rain —
AUGUST 7 - ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN: A young girl, wades through water looking for shelter from a sudden heavy rainfall after days of scorching temperatures due to a heat wave.
AUGUST 5 - SRIRACHA, THAILAND: Surrogate mother Pattaramon Chanbua plays with her baby, Gammy -- one of twins she was carrying for an Australian couple. The boy was born with Down Syndrome and Chanbua claims he was abandoned by the couple because of his condition. The case has caused an outpouring of sympathy and more than $230,000 in donations for Gammy.
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WWI: 100 years on —
AUGUST 4 - LONDON, UK: The Tomb of the Unknown Warrior is dressed with flowers ahead of a candlelight vigil marking the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War. More than 37 million people died and 21 million were wounded in the war.
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Fast wheels —
AUGUST 1 - GLASGOW, SCOTLAND: David Weir of England competes in the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Unlike the Olympics and Paralympics, at the Commonwealth Games events for disabled athletes take place at the same time as the able-bodied competitions.
