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July's heatwave around the world

Heatwave: China: Residents crowd in a swimming pool to escape the summer heat
Sichuan, China: Residents crowd in a swimming pool to escape the summer heat, during a hot weather spell in Daying county of Suining. China is experiencing temperatures over 35C in at least 13 provinces and regions
Photograph: Reuters
Heatwave: Record Heat Wave Grips Northeast
New York, US: Residents cool off by splashing each other with water near an opened hydrant in Brooklyn. The temperature in some areas is predicted to reach 38C
Photograph: Ramin Talaie/Getty Images
Heatwave: Quzhou, China: Residents swim under the Sunjiang Bridge to avoid the heat
Quzhou, China: Residents swim under the Sunjiang Bridge to avoid the heat
Photograph: ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images
Heatwave: Moscow, Russia: Youngsters enjoy cold water in fountain
Moscow, Russia: Youngsters enjoy cold water in the Soviet-era Fountain of the Nations' Friendship. The temperature is reported to be 31C
Photograph: Alexander Nemenov/AFP/Getty Images
Heatwave: A grizzly bear comes out of the water at Madrid's zoo on a hot summer day
Madrid, Spain: A grizzly bear comes out of the water at Madrid zoo on a hot summer day
Photograph: Dani Pozo/AFP/Getty Images
Heatwave: Children combat the New York heatwave by cooling off in a inflatable pool
New York, US: Children combat the heatwave by cooling off in a inflatable pool in Brooklyn
Photograph: Jessica Rinaldi/Reuters
Heatwave: Taipei, Taiwan: A worker passes behind a dead Japanese White-eye
Taipei, Taiwan: A worker passes behind a dead bird in Hsintien, with temperatures reaching 37C
Photograph: Sam Yeh/AFP/Getty Images
Heatwave: People stay cool in a fountain in Washington Square Park in New York
New York, US: A couple stay cool by playing in the water in a fountain in Washington Square Park
Photograph: Keith Bedford/EPA
Heatwave: Lisbon, Portugal: A boy cools off in a fountain
Lisbon, Portugal: A boy cools off in a fountain at Parque das Nacoes
Photograph: Patricia De Melo Moreira/AFP/Getty Images
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