Temelin, Czech Republic — A solitary car heads toward four cooling towers of the Temelin nuclear power plant. CEZ, the state-owned energy company that operates the plant, plans to double the number of reactors at the facility to four with Westinghouse, Areva and Atomstroyexport competing for the lucrative project worth $27.8 billion. The winner will be announced later this year.

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Lalitpur, Nepal — Children's faces are illuminated by the first dawn light as they wait on the street with their luggage.

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Picso, Peru — Luisa Campos, an earthquake survivor, sits in her tent with a poster of President Ollanta Humala. The new president on Friday visited the coastal city, where residents are still awaiting government aid to help with the reconstruction of their homes four years after a devastating 8.0 magnitude earthquake struck.

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Fatima, Portugal — A statue of Our Lady of Fatima is carried during a candlelight procession during the annual migrant pilgrimage to the Fatima Sanctuary.

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Toronto, Canada — Roberta Vinci of Italy serves to Samantha Stosur of Australia on day 5 of the Rogers Cup.

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Loudon, New Hampfhire — Eric Goodale drives #58 during practice for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Granite State Classic at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

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Berlin, Germany — Thomu, a 4-week-old baby bed river hog, stays close to his mother, Dagamba, at the Berlin zoo.

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Shenzen, China — Performers take part in the opening ceremony of the 26th Universiade Games at Shenzhen Bay Sports Center.

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Srinagar, India — A Kashmiri boatman wearing a raincoat walks on a pathway, which boats are tied to, during a rainfall. Srinagar is experiencing moderate rainfall, giving residents respite from a long spell of hot weather.

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Hanover, Germany — Giraffe mother Jujis, left, looks after her giraffe baby Thabo in their enclosure at the zoo. The Rothschild giraffe baby will be fed by his mother for th next15 months. The Rothschild giraffe is among the most endangered giraffe subspecies with only a few hundred members in the wild.

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Rhenen, Netherlands — Twin polar bear cubs Siku and Sesi play with a giant rattle at Ouwehand Zoo.

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Morieux, France — A man drives a sulky across the estuary of Gouessant in the Bay of Saint-Brieuc.

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Jammu, India — A man wades through the flooded banks of the Tawi river after recovering his belongings from his submerged house. Heavy rains triggered floods in the Tawi, local media reported.

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Seoul, South Korea — Policemen arrest a college student during a demonstration at the national assembly. About 70 college students staged a demonstration to demand that ruling Grand National Party and President Lee Myung-Bak fulfill Lee's presidential election pledge to cut tuition fees by half and provide solutions for youth unemployment.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: LEE JAE-WON / Reuters

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Bethlehem, West Bank — A Palestinian baby sleeps in his carrier while Palestinian women attempt to pass the checkpoint on their way to pray at the Al Aqsa Mosque.

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New Delhi, India — An Indian Muslim girl wears a fancy dress as she waits for noon prayers to begin at the Jama Masjid, Muslims throughout the world are marking the holy month of Ramadan.

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Seoul, South Korea — South Korean national flags are on display to celebrate the Aug. 15 Korean Liberation Day from Japanese colonial rule in 1945.

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Kesennuma, Japan — Anri Kanno, 11, center, who lives in temporary housing, lights candles with her friends at an event to commemorate the victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. The event was held on the eve of Japan's annual Buddhist ceremony Obon that welcomes back the spirits of the dead.

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Srinagar, India — Street beggars use a plastic sheet to take shelter from rain.

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