Jul 5, 2012

Another day, another crash in the Tour de France, beating the heat, the Shard reaches for the sky and more in today’s daily brief.

: A pack of riders cycles during the fifth stage of the 99th Tour de France cycling race between Rouen and Saint-Quentin. (Bogdan Cristel/Reuters)

: Ultra-Orthodox Jews of the Hasidic Pinsk-Karlin group carry the ritual baby donkey during the “Redemption of the First Born Donkey” or in Hebrew “Pidyon Peter Chamor” ceremony in a neighborhood near the religious Mea Shearim area of Jerusalem. The tradition of the “Redemption of the First Born Donkey” is part of the 613 laws commemorated in the Jewish Bible. (Menahem Kahana/Getty Images)

: This image, captured by the Solar Dynamics Observatory, shows the M5.3 class solar flare that peaked on July 4, 2012, at 5:55 AM EDT. The flare is shown in the 131 Angstrom wavelength, a wavelength that is particularly good for capturing the radiation emitted from flares. The wavelength is typically colorized in teal as shown here. (NASA)

: A member of the Trinity Irish Dancers performs outside Daley Center in Chicago. Temperatures in the Chicago area are expected to reach 105 degrees Fahrenheit (41 degrees Celsius). (Jeff Haynes/Reuters)

: An Asian elephant takes a sand shower at the zoo in Krefeld, western Germany. The sand protects the animals back. (Roland Weihrauch/Getty Images)

: Kale Currin cools off in the Crown Fountain at Millennium Park in Chicago July 5, 2012. Temperatures in the Chicago area are expected to reach 105 degrees Fahrenheit (41 degrees Celsius). (Jeff Haynes/Reuters)

: A couple walk past a giant fan installation, created by artist Tal Tenne Czaczkes, which is being exhibited in Rabin Square, near the city hall, in the Mediterranean coastal city of Tel Aviv. The fan measures six metres tall and it runs for two minutes every half-hour. (Jack Guez/Getty Images)

: Boys play inside a drain as it rains in Mumbai. A shortfall in monsoon rains has widened to nearly 50 percent of average in the past week, making a revival next week crucial for farmers to sow summer-planted crops such as rice, corn, cane, cotton and soybean. (Ahmad Masood/Reuters)

: A girl runs through a spray of water leaking from a hose outside the Lincoln Memorial on the Washington Mall. Temperatures in the nation’s capital hovered around 100 degrees (38 celcius) again on Thursday along the mid-Atlantic Coast. About 600,000 customers from Ohio to Virginia remained without power, six days after violent storms first struck and as a heat wave continues to bake much of the region, local power companies said Thursday. (Jason Reed/Reuters)

: Serena Williams of the USA returns a shot during her Ladies’ Singles semi final match against Victoria Azarenka of Belarus on day ten of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London, England. (Gerry Penny/Getty Images)

: Fans wave a French flag as the pack rides in the 196,5 km and fifth stage of the 2012 Tour de France cycling race starting in Rouen and finishing in Saint-Quentin, northeastern France. (Joel Saget/Getty Images)

: Team Saxo Bank rider Jonathan Cantwell of Australia lies on the ground after a fall during the fifth stage of the 99th Tour de France cycling race between Rouen and Saint-Quentin. (Joel Saget/Reuters)

: Lotto-Belisol Team rider Andre Greipel of Germany holds up his arms as he wins the fifth stage of the 99th Tour de France cycling race between Rouen and Saint-Quentin. (Stephane Mahe/Reuters)

: An Amazonian indigenous man protests in front of riot policemen during clashes in La Paz. The indigenous people of the territory of national park Isiboro Secure, known by its Spanish acronym TIPNIS, remain in La Paz after walking 640 km (397 miles) to defend their territory against the planned construction of a highway through the middle of the park. (Gaston Brito/Reuters)

: Members of the pro-animal groups PETA and Anima Naturalis stage a protest against bullfighting with their bodies covered in paint in front of the Town Hall, in the Northern Spanish city of Pamplona ahead of the San Fermin Festivities. The festival is a symbol of Spanish culture that attracts thousands of tourists to watch the bull runs despite heavy condemnation from animal rights groups. (Rafa Rivas/GettyImages)

: The Shard is silhouetted against the sky in London, England. The European Union’s highest building is to be formally inaugurated with a laser show this evening at 10pm which will also be streamed live on the internet. (Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

: A boy plays on a giant trampoline at a mall in Mumbai. (Ahmad Masood/Reuters)

: A recreation of the actress Jill Masterson covered in gold paint, a famous scene from the film Goldfinger, on display at the Fifty Years of Bond Style in London, England. The Barbican is celebrating the 50th anniversary of James Bond with an exhibition showcasing the inside story of the design and style of the iconic films. (Matthew Lloyd/Getty Images)

July 5 Photo Brief: Le Tour, a donkey’s redemption and everyone is trying to stay cool