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This Week in Pictures: August 13-19

This week has been full of events in various places around the globe, from protests in Nairobi, Kenya to the men's triathlon during the European Championships in Munich, as well as wildfire near Bejis, eastern Spain and Union workers marching to Congress to demand better salaries and more aid from the government in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Locals watch a wildfire advancing in Orjais, Covilha council in central Portugal, on August 16, 2022.

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A supporter of presidential candidate Raila Odinga blows a whistle as she protests next to a roadblock of burning tires in the Kibera neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya, August 15, 2022.

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Local residents sort out the rubble at the site of the explosion at the Surmalu market in Yerevan, Armenia.

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An aereal view shows the collapsed Treffen across the Gudbrandsdalslagen river in Oyer municipality in southern Norway, on August 15, 2022.

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A train makes its way through a flooded railway track following heavy monsoon rains in Hyderabad, India, on August 18, 2022.

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A partially charred building during a wildfire near Bejis, eastern Spain, on August 17, 2022.

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MiG-29UB aircraft from the "Strizhi" aerobatics group during the flight program at the opening of the Army-2022 international military-technical forum in Kubinka, Moscow region.

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Military personnel from a unit of the international brigade "Pyatnashka" near Avdeevka in the Donetsk People's Republic.

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Residents are waiting for a bus at a public transport stop on Metallurg Avenue in Mariupol.

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Pakistani Rangers (in black) and Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers take part in the Beating the Retreat ceremony during Pakistan's 75th Independence Day celebrations at the Pakistan-India Wagah border post, about 35km from Lahore on August 14, 2022.

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An initiate is smeared with mud during a traditional circumcision, called Imbalu in Mutoto, on August 13, 2022. Imbalu is a biannual rite of passage of the Bagisu ethnic community in eastern Uganda, the transition of boys into adult men.

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Palestinian youths throw stones at army vehicles during a military operation by the Israeli military to arrest wanted persons from the Balata camp near the West Bank city of Nablus, on August 17, 2022.

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Dancers prepare to enter the contest powwow at the 100th Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial at Red Rock Park on August 13, 2022 near Gallup, New Mexico.

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Stargazers gather to watch the Perseid meteor shower among ancient statues atop Mount Nemrut in southeastern Turkey, Saturday, August 13, 2022. Hundreds spent the night at the UNESCO World Heritage Site for the annual meteor show that stretches along the orbit of the comet Swift–Tuttle.

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This photo taken on August 17, 2022 shows farmers picking up marigold flowers at a field in Bijie, in China's Guizhou province.

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Children take part in games held to celebrate the 77th Independence Day of the Republic of Indonesia, in Surabaya on August 17, 2022.
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Athletes start in the men's Triathlon during the European Championships in Munich, Germany, Saturday, August 13, 2022.

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Greece's Argiro Milaki (C front), Ireland's Alice Sharpe (L) and Netherlands' Mylene De Zoete (C back) fall during the women's elimination race final event of the European Championships Munich 2022 in Munich, Germany, on August 13, 2022.

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Taliban (under UN sanctions for terrorist activities) fighters hold weapons as they ride on a humvee to celebrate their victory day near the US embassy in Kabul on August 15, 2022.

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A Sri Lankan university student clashes with police during a demonstration in Colombo on August 18, 2022.

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A woman mourns the death of five fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), killed a day earlier in a reported Turkish drone strike on the northeastern Syrian town of Amuda in the Hasakeh province, during their funeral in the same town, on August 17, 2022.
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Union workers march to Congress to demand better salaries and more aid from the government in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, August 17, 2022.

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An aerial view taken on August 16, 2022 shows the peninsula of Sirmione on Lake Garda, Italy, as the lake's waters recede due to severe drought.

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A man rides a bicycle with two dogs past a red sculpture at an alley in Beijing on August 16, 2022.
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