Delhi, India: A woman shields herself from the sun on the banks of the Yamuna riverPhotograph: Kevin Frayer/APSingapore: A model presents a creation by the Chinese designer Guo Pei during the Asian Couture 2012 women's fashion weekPhotograph: Roslan Rahman/AFP/Getty ImagesNew York: A worker with the Department of Environmental Protection works on the sewer system in the heavily damaged Rockaway neighbourhoodPhotograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images
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