From fires in California, elections and following unrest in Zimbabwe, as well as protests in Denmark against the ban of full-face veils in public places to the International Cat Day and a tank biathlon competition — take a look at this week's (July 28 — August 3) events in Sputnik's photo gallery.
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A double rainbow appears above giant hands structure on the Gold Bridge on Ba Na hill near Danang city, Vietnam August 1, 2018.
© REUTERS / Kham
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Regional dancers perform at the Guelaguetza festival on July 30, 2018 in Zaachila, Oaxaca, Mexico.
© AFP 2023 / Patricia Castellanos
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Russian Airborne Troops Day celebrations on the Crimean bridge.
© Sputnik / Grigory Sysoev
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Norwegian and Greek handball teams compete in Kazan, Russia.
© Sputnik / Maxim Tumanov
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Ayah, 37, a wearer of the niqab weeps as she is embraced by a police officer during a demonstration against the Danish face veil ban in Copenhagen, Denmark, August 1, 2018.
© REUTERS / Andrew Kelly
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A reveller disguised as a mythological character holds a girl during a parade marking the start of San Salvador's patron saint's festival in honour of Divino Salvador del Mundo (Divine Savior of the World), in San Salvador, on August 1, 2018.
The traditional festivity runs until August 6.
The traditional festivity runs until August 6.
© AFP 2023 / Oscar Rivera
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"Tank Biathlon 2018" competition held in Moscow region.
© Sputnik / Evgeny Biyatov
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A supporter of the main opposition party claiming victory celebrates outside the party headquarters in Harare, Zimbabwe, Tuesday, July, 31, 2018.
© AP Photo / Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi
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An Indonesian man examines the remains of houses, after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck, in Lombok on July 29, 2018.
© AFP 2023 / Aulia Ahmad
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This photo taken on August 1, 2018 shows people harvesting seed pods of lotus flowers from a pond in Tancheng in China's eastern Shandong province.
© AFP 2023
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Protestors run amidst tear gas as university students clash with security forces during protests against an expected increase in the price of public transport and gasoline, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Monday, July 30, 2018.
© AP Photo / Fernando Antonio
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Cal Fire Division Chief Mark Higgins directs helicopters dropping water as the River Fire burns in Lakeport, Calif., Tuesday, July 31, 2018.
© AP Photo / Noah Berger
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A bullfighter goes flying off the bull during a bull riding event in honor of the capital's patron saint Santo Domingo de Guzman, in Managua, Nicaragua July 29, 2018.
© REUTERS / Oswaldo Rivas
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The aerobatic demonstration team of the Spanish Air Force "Patrulla Aguila" perform during the 2018 International Torre del Mar Airshow on July 29, 2018.
© AFP 2023 / Jorge Guerrero
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A horror movie fan tries on masks at the annual 'Midsummer Scream Horror Convention' in Long Beach, California, on July 29, 2018.
© AFP 2023 / Mark Ralston
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The Colombian team competes in the Women's Synchronized Swimming technical routine during the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games (CAC), at the Aquatic Complex in Barranquilla, Colombia on July 30, 2018.
© AFP 2023 / Luis Robayo
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Dancers perform during a parade within celebrations for the country's independence anniversary, on July 29, 2018 in Lima.
© AFP 2023 / Teo Bizca
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A woman walks through floodwaters in the Bago region, some 68 km away from Yangon, on July 29, 2018.
© AFP 2023 / Ye Aung Thu
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A cat looks to fishes inside a plastic container on August 1, 2018 at Karakoy district during a hot day in Istanbul, as International Cat Day is celebrated on August 8.
© AFP 2023 / Ozan Kose
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Ballerinas dance in the middle of a street during a red traffic light in Mexico City, Saturday, July 28, 2018.
© AP Photo / Emilio Espejel