Bédar, Spain: members of the wildfire brigade of Iznalloz and Puerto Lobo in Granada try to extinguish a forest firePhotograph: Pedro Armestre/AFP/Getty ImagesValletta, Malta: a competitor grabs a flag as he slips off the 'gostra', a pole covered in grease, during the religious feast of St JulianPhotograph: Darrin Zammit Lupi/ReutersLondon, UK: members of the Paraiso School of Samba prepare to perform at the Notting Hill carnivalPhotograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images
Münsing, Germany: people dressed in traditional Bavarian lederhosen compete in an ox-racing championshipPhotograph: Johannes Simon/Getty ImagesMigron, West Bank: Jewish settler youths enjoy a summer day at the unauthorised settlement outpostPhotograph: Uriel Sinai/Getty ImagesPort-au-Prince, Haiti: a cat sits on a bed in a flooded house after the passing of tropical storm IsaacPhotograph: Dieu Nalio Chery/APShanghai, China: a man sleeps in a subway trainPhotograph: Carlos Barria/ReutersLalitpur, Nepal: a boy gets his hair cut at the barber shopPhotograph: Navesh Chitrakar/ReutersGuatemala City, Guatemala: a family visiting graves of relatives at the municipal cemetery take in the damage inflicted by a small tornado Photograph: Jorge Dan Lopez/ReutersPoznan, Poland: four newly married women in their wedding dresses go down a water slide for a charity photoshootPhotograph: Marek Zakrzewski/EPALondon, UK: revellers cover each other in paint and flour at the Notting Hill carnival Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty ImagesManila, Philippines: a woman and her dog dress up as superheroes for a fashion show Photograph: Cheryl Ravelo/ReutersFlorida, USA: Ron Paul supporters gather at the University of South Florida's Sun Dome in Tampa before the Republican party's national convention Photograph: Julie Dermansky/Corbis
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