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Medical professionals demonstrate the decontamination procedure as part of ebola treatment capability at Charite hospital in Berlin
Two of the medical team at the Charite hospital in Berlin demonstrate the decontamination procedure - part of the hospital’s ebola treatment capability. The quarantine unit is among a handful of facilities in Germany that can handle ebola cases. Photograph: Sean Gallup/Getty Images
A Palestinian fisherman casts his net as he wades in to the sea near Gaza City
Wading into the sea near Gaza city, a Palestinian fisherman casts his net. Photograph: Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images
People celebrate Recep Tayyip Erdogan's presidential victory in Ankara, Turkey
Supporters celebrate Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s presidential victory in Ankara, Turkey. Photograph: Xinhua News Agency/Rex Features
A supporters displays a picture of Turkey's prime minister Tayyip Erdogan on a tablet during celebrations of his election victory in Ankara
And one of the supporters displays a picture of Turkey’s prime minister Tayyip Erdogan on a tablet during the celebrations. Photograph: Umit Bektas/Reuters
US secretary of state John Kerry visits the Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney
Ship shaped: US secretary of state John Kerry visits the Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney. Photograph: Getty Images
Birds fly past the supermoon in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Birds fly past the supermoon in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Have a look at our gallery of the supermoon around the world here. Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images
Performers rehearse the opening ceremony for the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China
Rehearsals for the opening ceremony for the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China. The games will be held from 16 to 27 August. Photograph: China Foto Press via Getty Images
A red headscarf is placed over bride Vlora Jonuzi's head during her wedding in the village of Nerodime, Kosovo
A red headscarf is placed over bride Vlora Jonuzi’s head during her wedding in the village of Nerodime, Kosovo. Photograph: Hazir Reka/Reuters
A worker is seen on the top of a ride at the Wisconsin State Fair in West Allis, US
Looking out from the top of a ride at the Wisconsin State Fair in West Allis, US. The fair started over 150 years ago and mixes agricultural exhibits with amusements rides. Photograph: Jim Young/Reuters
A dolphin performs at Aqua Stadium aquarium in Tokyo as the temperature soared over 33C
A dolphin enthralls the crowd at the Aqua Stadium aquarium in Tokyo, as the temperature soared over 33C after Typhoon Halong in Japan. Photograph: Yoshikazu Tsuno/AFP/Getty Images
A child in traditional costume receives milk during the festival of cows or Gaijatra Festival, in Kathmandu, Nepal
A child in traditional costume receives milk during the festival of cows or Gaijatra Festival, in Kathmandu, Nepal. Photograph: Sunil Sharma/Xinhua Press/Corbis
A reveller gets ready to take part in a pride parade marking the Gaijatra Festival in Kathmandu
Fluttering eyelashes: a reveller gets ready to take part in a pride parade marking the Gaijatra Festival in Kathmandu. Photograph: Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters
Sub-Saharan African migrants lies on the ground at Tarifa harbour
One of more than 260 sub-Saharan African migrants, rescued by the Spanish coastguard, lies on the ground with back pain at Tarifa harbour. Photograph: Marcos Moreno/AFP/Getty Images
A Palestinian youth
A Palestinian youth wraps around his face a bandolier of empty bullet cartridges left by the Israeli army in Beit Hanoun, Gaza Strip. Photograph: Hatem Moussa/AP
Visitors to Shipyard Island, the venue of the 22nd Sziget festival in Hungary
Visitors to Shipyard Island, the venue of the 22nd Sziget festival in Hungary. Photograph: Balazs Mohai/EPA
A nine-day-old Assyrian baby sleeps inside a church in Irbil, Iraq
A nine-day-old Assyrian baby sleeps inside a church in Irbil, Iraq. The Assyrian church is providing shelter and supplies for families fleeing the Islamic State, formerly knows as Isis. Photograph: Gail Orenstein/Zuma Press/Corbis
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