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With just four weeks until Oktoberfest, the official 2014 beer mug is presented in Munich
Cheers! With just four weeks until Oktoberfest, the official 2014 beer mug is presented in Munich. Photograph: Philipp Guelland/Getty Images
A vendor sneezes while selling mangoes along a roadside in the old quarters of Delhi
Bless you: a vendor sneezes while selling mangoes along a roadside in the old quarters of Delhi, India. Photograph: Anindito Mukherjee/Reuters
A novice Buddhist monk walks through a market in Yangon, Burma
A novice Buddhist monk walks through a market in Rangoon, Burma. Photograph: Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP
Artists from the Argentinian theatre group Fuerza Bruta perform at China's national stadium in Beijing
Water babies: artists from the Argentinian theatre group Fuerzabruta perform at China’s national stadium in Beijing. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images
The annual Grand Illumination Night on the island of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
The annual Grand Illumination Night on the island of Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. The festival has taken place since 1868 in the area. Photograph: Jacquelyn Martin/AP
Protesters march in the street in Ferguson, Missouri
Protesters march in the street in Ferguson, Missouri. Photograph: Jeff Roberson/AP
Mr. Bean dances during a television recording in Shanghai, China
Mr Bean is back and this time in China. Rowan Atkinson’s character dances during a television recording in Shanghai, China. Photograph: ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images
An Indonesian policeman fires tear gas towards supporters of Prabowo Subianto during a protest near the Constitutional Court in Jakarta
An Indonesian policeman fires teargas towards supporters of the presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto during a protest in Jakarta. Photograph: Beawiharta/Reuters
General Prayuth Chan-ocha, head of Thai military junta in Chonburi province, Thailand
General Prayuth Chan-ocha, head of the Thai military junta, in Chonburi province. He is now the country’s 29th prime minister by a unanimous vote after the military took power on 22 May this year. Photograph: Rungroj Yongrit/EPA
The six-story tall rubber duck by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman in Los Angeles harbour, California
Making a splash: the six-storey-tall rubber duck by the Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman floats in Los Angeles harbour, California. Photograph: Frederic J Brown/AFP/Getty Images
A hummingbird flies in a garden in Pereira, Colombia
A hummingbird flies in a garden in Pereira, Colombia. Photograph: Luis Acosta/AFP/Getty Images
Ukrainian soldiers sing the national anthem at Independence Square in Kiev, Ukraine
Ukrainian soldiers sing the national anthem at Independence Square in Kiev, Ukraine. The military parade is a rehearsal before Ukrainian Independence Day on 24 August. Photograph: Tatyana Zenkovich/EPA
A woman pushes a cart of cardboard boxes though a Hong Kong street
A woman pushes a cart of cardboard boxes though a Hong Kong street. One in three elderly people in Hong Kong lives below the poverty line, with some of them struggling to make a living collecting cardboard boxes and plastic bottles. Photograph: Borja Sanchez Trillo/Getty Images
Aviation enthusiasts enjoy the sight of a landing airplane near the Songshan Airport in Taipei, Taiwan.
Aviation enthusiasts enjoy the sight of a landing aeroplane near the Songshan airport in Taipei, Taiwan. Photograph: Xinhua/Landov/Barcroft Media
Spiritual teacher Iyanla Vanzant, right, consoles Canfield Apartments resident, Shirley Scale, at the shrine to Michael Brown where he was shot and killed in Ferguson, Missouri.
Spiritual teacher Iyanla Vanzant, right, consoles Canfield Apartments resident, Shirley Scale, at the shrine to Michael Brown where he was shot and killed in Ferguson, Missouri. Photograph: Curtis Compton/AP
In London around 30 PETA activists wearing monkey masks and prison uniforms protested against Air France's transport of thousands of terrified monkeys every year to laboratories to be killed.
In London, around 30 Peta activists wearing monkey masks and prison uniforms protested against Air France’s transportation of thousands of monkeys to laboratories every year. Photograph: See Li/Demotix/Corbis
Italy’s team members celebrate winning the women’s 4x200m Freestyle final of the European Swimming Championships in Berlin, Germany.
Italy’s team members celebrate winning the women’s 4x200m Freestyle final of the European Swimming Championships in Berlin, Germany. Photograph: Tobias Schwarz/AFP/Getty Images
Fireworks explode over the Danube river during Saint Stephen's Day in Budapest
Fireworks explode over the Danube river during Saint Stephen’s Day in Budapest. Photograph: Bernadett Szabo/Reuters
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