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Rey Gomez cools off in the spray from a fire hydrant, in New York. The city has opened more than 300 fire hydrants with sprinkler caps to help residents cool off during a heat wave.Credit:AP
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A man wears a face mask to help curb the spread of the new coronavirus past a coronavirus awareness mural in Bekasi on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia.Credit:AP
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Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden puts on his mask as he leaves a campaign event at the William "Hicks" Anderson Community Center in Wilmington, Delaware.Credit:AP
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An unidentified man places his face mask before entering the Fashion District in Philadelphia. Mask are mandatory in all public places in Philadelphia.Credit:Jose F. Moreno/The Philadelphia Inquirer
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A residential area is flooded following a heavy rain in Okura village, Yamagata prefecture, northern Japan.Credit:Kyodo News
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Commuters wearing face masks to protect against the new coronavirus ride in a subway train in Beijing. China reported more than 100 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday as the country continues to battle an outbreak in Xinjiang.Credit:AP
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Israelis chant slogans during a protest against corruption near the house of Israel's Minister of Public Security in Tel Aviv, Israel.Credit:AP
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Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak left the court house in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The court has sentenced Najib to serve 12 years in prison after finding him guilty in the first of several corruption trials linked to the multibillion-dollar looting of a state investment fund that brought down his government two years ago.Credit:AP
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Customers wearing protective masks waits in line to enter a Habib Bank Ltd. branch in Karachi. Pakistan is at risk for a second wave of virus infections during the upcoming Eid holidays as millions travel to their home towns and mingle at family and religious gatherings.Credit:Bloomberg
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A boy runs past a shuttered restaurant amid the new coronavirus pandemic, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Some shops and restaurants in Rio that were already suffering with the country's economic situation have closed their doors as the COVID-19 pandemic has caused the crisis to deepen.Credit:AP
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Byron Buxton #25 of the Minnesota Twins is unable to catch the solo home run hit by Tommy Edman of the St. Louis Cardinals in center field during the eighth inning of the home opener at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota.Credit:Getty
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People enjoy the beach as the sun sets in the Balearic Islands capital of Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Concerns over a new wave of coronavirus infections brought on by returning vacationers are wreaking havoc across Spain's tourism industry, particularly in the Balearic Islands following Britain's effective ban on travel to the country. Credit:AP