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A dog wears a sign saying "Good boys against racism" as Black Lives Matter protesters hang their banners on the fence of Holyrood Palace, despite a call by First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon and others to find other forms of protest because of lockdown rules and coronavirus fears, in Edinburgh, Scotland.Credit:Getty
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Owners tie down and secure their boats in the Pass Christian Harbor in Pass Christian, on the Mississippi Gulf Coast ahead of Tropical Storm Cristobal's landfall. Credit:Lukas Flippo/The Sun Herald
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A wildfire burns under the waning moon early Sunday morning, near Winters, California.Credit:Kent Porter/The Press Democrat
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Devotees wearing attend a mass in honor of "Jesus del Gran Poder" in La Paz, Bolivia. The Lord of Great Power festival, one of the country's most popular traditions in which take part tens of thousands dancers and musicians, was suspended to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus.Credit:AP
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A demonstrator shouts slogans after climbing on a traffic light in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles, during a protest over the death of George Floyd, who died May 25 after he was restrained by Minneapolis police.Credit:AP
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A man wearing a protective mask rides a bike while police officers stand during a rally on support of Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Credit:Getty
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A boy jumps into a ditch that drains water from an abandoned highway tunnel in Caracas, Venezuela. To cope with water shortages residents of the Esperanza neighborhood have organized to build their own water supply to provide to provide to several hundred families, collecting it from a half-built Baralt highway tunnel.Credit:AP
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An Indian priest covers his face with a mask as a precaution against coronavirus and prays at a temple, in Prayagraj, India. Religious places, malls, hotels and restaurants open Monday after more than two months of lockdown as a precaution against coronavirus. Credit:AP