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The Neowise Comet is seen under Elkhorn Lift, in Beaver Creek, Colorado. The comet will fade away this weekend, not to make a return for close to 7,000 years.Credit:Chris Dillmann/Vail Daily
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People play football at Icarai Beach amidst the coronavirus pandemic in Niteroi, 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. Starting next week group sports such as volleyball and football can be practiced, but only on weekdays.Credit:Getty
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Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden and Jill Biden touch the flag-draped casket of the late Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., as he lies in state at the Capitol in Washington.Credit:AP
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A patient says goodbye to other patients as he is taken out of the intensive care unit for COVID-19 cases after recuperating enough to be moved out to another area, at the Alberto Sabogal Hospital in Lima, Peru.Credit:AP
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A protester runs holding an Iraqi flag as tires burn during a demonstration demanding better public services and jobs in Basra, southeast of Baghdad, Iraq.Credit:AP
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Paul Benson, left, clashes with Eric Artmire, one of many protesters who came to support a Back the Blue event happening at the same time and location as Democratic Congressional candidate Hank Gilbert's Protest for Portland rally on the downtown square in Tyler, Texas.Credit:Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph
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A woman waits for her turn as a medical worker collects the nasal swab sample of another for COVID-19 test at a government health center in Hyderabad. India is the third hardest-hit country by the pandemic in the world after the United States and Brazil.Credit:AP
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A street seller waits for customers in Benidorm, south-east Spain. Britain has put Spain back on its unsafe list and announced Saturday that travelers arriving in the U.K. from Spain must now quarantine for 14 days. Credit:AP
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A small child runs on a beach on the banks of the river Danube in Calarasi, southern Romania. Romania is registering more than 1,000 new COVID-19 infections daily, over the past five days, levels that are more than twice as high as the ones during the national lockdown period, and are blamed on people's failure to observe the prevention regulations, like the use of face masks and maintaining social distancing.Credit:AP