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This might be a slightly alarming sight on the beach as these women sunbathe wearing nylon masks. The mask, which was invented about seven years ago, is used to block the sun's rays and is under mass production should you want one Photograph: Aly Song/Reuters

An Israeli border policeman fires teargas towards Palestinian demonstrators during a protest against the expansion of the nearby Jewish settlement of Kedumim, in the northern West Bank village of Kufr Qaddum Photograph: Nasser Ishtayeh/AP

Anteater Ilse gets a shower from zookeeper Alex at Schöenbrunn Zoo in Vienna. The animals at the zoo are being cooled down as Austria has been hit by a heatwave with temperatures up to 37°C Photograph: Herwig Prammer/Reuters

Commuters run for cover as they cross a road during monsoon rains in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh Photograph: Ajay Verma/Reuters

That's got to hurt. Injured Thomas Danielson of the US sits in the grass after a crash in the pack at about 20km from the finish line during the sixth stage of the Tour de France from Epernay to Metz Photograph: Laurent Cipriani/AP

Troopers from the Household Cavalry exercise their horses in the North Sea at Holkham Bay, Norfolk, after a busy year on ceremonial duties Photograph: John Stillwell/PA

A very wet day at Wimbledon as these hardy fans shelter from the rain on Murray Mount before Andy Murray's semi-final match against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Photograph: Stephen Pond/PA

The Prince of Wales speaks with a local man wearing flippers and a wetsuit in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, which was badly hit by the floods that have devastated parts of West Yorkshire Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA

He's a bit easier to spot than the Higgs boson particle. Professor Peter Higgs poses for a photograph after a news conference at the launch of the University of Edinburgh's new Higgs Centre for Theoretical Physics in Scotland Photograph: David Moir/Reuters

France's President François Hollande welcomes the US secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, before a meeting at the Élysée Palace in Paris. Maybe he hasn't noticed that she's walking beside him Photograph: Bertrand Guay/AFP/Getty Images

Spanish miners burn tyres to cut off a road during a miners' demonstration in Caborana, Spain. Coalminers are staging a nationwide strike organised by unions opposed to subsidy reductions Photograph: Cesar Manso/AFP/Getty Images

Spain's Alejandro Valverde receives medical assistance as he rides after a crash during the 207.5km-long sixth stage of the Tour de France, starting in Épernay and finishing in Metz Photograph: Joel Saget/AFP/Getty Images

Meanwhile, the band accompanying Emily Rogers on her leg of the Olympic torch relay soldier on under umbrellas at Christchurch Mansion in Suffolk Photograph: Danny Lawson/LOCOG/PA

In this very sweet video grab, the female giant panda Shin Shin cuddles her newly born baby in her cage at Ueno zoo in Tokyo. All together now: 'Aaaaaaaah' Photograph: AP

This photograph conveys the hardship of a Sudanese family as they rest along the border road, having walked for three days from Sudan to get to Yida refugee camp. The camp now has 60,000 people fleeing from ongoing conflict. Conditions at the camp have been worsened by heavy rain and food shortages Photograph: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images

A really beautifully composed portrait of a Tibetan girl dressed in traditional attire taken at the 77th birthday celebration of the exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama in Kathmandu, Nepal Photograph: Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters

Is the economic crisis really that bad? There's a lot going on, it seems, in the head of IMF chief Christine Lagarde as she makes a speech at a special forum before the 2012 annual meeting of the IMF and World Bank in Tokyo Photograph: Kim Kyung-hoon/Reuters

Tough and chic! Women soldiers march at a parade marking Venezuela's Independence Day in Caracas Photograph: Ariana Cubillos/AP

It's that time of year again as thousands await the opening ceremony of the San Fermín festival in Pamplona, famous the world over for the running of the bulls Photograph: Jesus Diges/EPA

A member of the 'I am 132' movement wears a mask of Mexican president-elect Enrique Peña Nieto during a demonstration demanding transparency in election results. A recount on Thursday showed Peña Nieto as the clear winner of Sunday's presidential election, but the runner-up still refuses to concede, alleging Peña Nieto's party bought millions of votes Photograph: Reuters