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Sid O'Brien, right, of Kent, Washington, meets his daughter Kelsey Harms, center, and her husband Sam Harms, of Aldergrove, British Columbia, at the Canada-U.S. border as they arrive to spend time together at Peace Arch Historical State Park in Blaine, Washington, across from Surrey, British Columbia. Although the B.C. government closed the Canadian side of the park in June due to concerns about crowding and COVID-19, people are still able to meet in the U.S. park due to a treaty signed in 1814 that allows citizens of Canada and the U.S. to unite in the park without technically crossing any border.Credit:Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press
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People enjoy the weather at the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon amidst the coronavirus pandemic in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The practice of physical activities on boardwalks and individual sports at sea is allowed. However, the use of chairs and tents on the sand is still prohibited.Credit:Getty
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A woman walks past a printing by Chinese artist Fang Lijun titled "2002,1.1" during a Sotheby's auction exhibition in Hong Kong. The work is estimated at US$387,000 to 645,000 and will be auctioned as part of the spring sale 2020.Credit:AP
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A macaque is silhouetted as it climbs a tarpaulin of a roadside stall in Dharmsala, India.Credit:AP
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Demonstrators hold blank signs during a lunchtime protest at the International Finance Center shopping mall in Hong Kong, China. The Hong Kong government declared illegal a key slogan chanted by hundreds of thousands of protesters, in the latest sign that authorities plan to use a new Beijing-drafted national security law to enforce limits on free speech.Credit:Bloomberg
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A man walks past a car that was overturned after the nearby Kuma River burst its banks, in Hitoyoshi, Japan. Around 16 people are believed to be dead and 9 missing after unprecedented torrential rain fell in Kumamoto prefecture causing widespread flooding and landslides. Credit:Getty
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A livestock trailer drives along Canada Road as the Crews Fire burns near Gilroy, California.Credit:AP
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Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes GP, Pierre Gasly of France and Scuderia AlphaTauri and some of the F1 drivers take a knee on the grid in support of the Black Lives Matter movement ahead of the Formula One Grand Prix of Austria in Spielberg, Austria.Credit:Getty
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British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, claps outside 10 Downing Street with founder of the Clap For Our Carers organisation, Annemarie Plas, to mark the 72nd anniversary of the NHS in London, United Kingdom. Credit:Getty
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Revelers look out over Wisconsin Point as fireworks were shot off and a waxing gibbous moon rose over the horizon, seen from Superior, Wisconsin.Credit:Alex Kormann/Star Tribune