Tultitlan, Mexico — Blue socks hang out to dry at the Casa del Migrante shelter on the outskirts of Mexico City. For Central American migrants, the transit through Mexico to the United States is often perilous. On Friday, at least 80 illegal immigrants were allegedly kidnapped by masked gunmen who pulled them off a train in the southern state of Veracruz.
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South Shields, England — Children's colorful beach toys are seen on a hot, sunny day.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: SCOTT HEPPELL / Associated Press
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Sahlenburg, Germany — A group of hikers traverses the exposed ocean bed in the Hamburg Wadden Sea National Park between the North Sea islands of Neuwerk and Sahlenburg.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: INGOA WAGNER / European Pressphoto Agency
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London — The fountains of the Royal Festival Hall provide a welcome respite from the heat on the hottest day in the city so far this year.
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London — The shadows of Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France, left, and a ball boy form silhouettes on a wall during Tsonga's match against David Ferrer of Spain at the Wimbledon tennis tournament.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: STEFAN WERMUTH / REUTERS
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Burlington, N.D. — Floodwater from the Souris River surrounds a home. According to FEMA, only 375 of the 4,000 affected homes were insured for floods.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Charles Rex Arbogast / Associated Press
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Valletta, Malta — Ukrainian actress Ira Melkonyan performs in "White Sea" by the rubberbodies theatre collective at St. James Cavalier Centre for Creativity.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: DARRIN ZAMMIT LUPI / REUTERS
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Campana, Argentina — Jefferson of Brazil jumps for the ball during training for the 2011 Copa America soccer tournament, running July 1 to 24.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Natacha Pisarenko / Associated Press
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Dresden, Germany — U.S. goalkeeper Hope Solo dives for the ball during the final practice before Tuesday's FIFA Women's World Cup 2011 match against North Korea.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: THOMASA EISENHUTH / European Pressphoto Agency
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Vienna — A member of the Wiener Staatsopernballett performs during a dress rehearsal of "Nureyev Gala," premiering this week at the State Opera in the Austrian capital.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: LISI NIESNER / REUTERS
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Srinagar, Kashmir, India — To beat the heat, Kashmiri boys play in Dal Lake in Srinagar, India.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: FAROOQ KHAN / EPA
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South Gate, Calif. — Beyond the yellow police tape, bullet holes are visible on the windshield of a silver pickup truck after a shooting in a South Gate parking lot. One man was reported to have been fatally shot in the incident.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times
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Minot, N.D. — An American flag attached to a home is surrounded by debris from the Souris River floodwaters on 3rd St. N.W. near Minot State University in Minot, N.D. As the river hit its record-shattering peak and began a slow retreat, residents looked ahead to an arduous rebuilding job
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Charles Rex Arbogast / Associated Press
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Chiomonte, Italy — A chair flies through the air as demonstrators in Italy face down police officers in riot gear. The protest is against proposed plans to build a Turin-Lyon high-speed train line and a tunnel in the Italian "Val di Susa" valley, in Chiomonte, Italy.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Fabio Ferrari / LaPresse
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Benghazi, Libya — Libyan rebel fighters carry a coffin carrying the body of a comrade killed during fighting against forces loyal to Moammar Kadafi. This funeral took place near the courthouse in Benghazi.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: AMR ABDALLAH DALSH / Reuters
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London — Serena Williams reacts to a play during her fourth-round match against Marion Bartoli of France on Day 7 of Wimbledon in London. Ultimately, Williams was eliminated from the tournament, beaten 6-3, 7-6 (8-6) by Bartoli.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Clive Brunskill / Getty Images Europe
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Zurich, Switzerland — A swimmer glides along with a boat nearby in Lake Zurich, Switzerland.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: CHRISTIAN HARTMANN / Reuters
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Paris — People cool off in the Trocadero Fountains near the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: JACKY NAEGELEN / Reuters
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London — People play in a fountain, with the Tower of London as a backdrop.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Peter Macdiarmid / Getty Images
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Kawasaki, Japan — A worker walks among solar panels in a solar power field in Kawasaki, near Tokyo.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Toru Hanai / Reuters
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Mumbai, India — Indian police present before the media six of seven suspects who have been arrested in the slaying of veteran Mumbai crime reporter Jyotirmoy Dey in Mumbai, India. Dey was shot dead by sharpshooters on motorcycles June 11.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Associated Press / Associated Press
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Glastonbury, England — Festivalgoers walk through trash as they leave the Glastonbury Festival in England.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Matt Cardy / Getty Images
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Glastonbury, England — A festivalgoer reacts while the sun rises over the Stone Circle after the final day of the Glastonbury Festival in England.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: ADRIAN DENNIS / AFP
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