Berlin fashion, Ramadan prayers, a growing refugee crisis

A model presents a creation designed by fashion students of the University of Arts (Universitaet der Kuenste) at the Berlin Fashion Week 2014 in Berlin July 10.

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Argentine fans play with a football at Rio de Janeiro’s Terreirao do Samba, an open-air area designed for carnival events where the city government has organized a campsite for fans arriving for the FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014, on July 10. Rio opened a second camping site at the Sambadrome on Thursday as the city gears up for up to 100,000 Argentine fans arriving by car, bus and motorhomes for the World Cup final against Germany at the iconic Maracana Stadium on July 13.

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A 3-year-old boy is seen stuck in the cylinder of a washing machine as firefighters carry out rescue operations in Yongjia county of Wenzhou, Zhejiang province July 10. The firefighters successfully rescued the boy, who got stuck while playing inside the washing machine, by tearing apart the machine and cutting the cylinder open, local media reported. The boy did not sustain any injuries, the report added. Picture taken July 10, 2014.

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Indian security personnel stand guard near sacks containing the papers of the federal budget for the 2014/15 fiscal year, at the parliament in New Delhi July 10. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces the first major test of his reform credentials on Thursday, when his fresh-faced government presents its maiden budget amid early doubts about his willingness to make unpopular decisions.

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Schoolchildren show their hands decorated with henna paste during a henna competition to mark World Population Day in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad July 11.

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A Kashmiri Muslim woman prays behind a glass window, as women are not allowed to enter, at the shrine of Sufi saint Ziarat Sharief Hazrat Syed Yaqoob Sahib, during the holy month of Ramadan in Srinagar July 10.

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Palestinians walk next to the controversial Israeli barrier as they make their way to Jerusalem to attend the second Friday prayer of Ramadan in al-Aqsa mosque, at Qalandia checkpoint near the West Bank city of Ramallah July 11.

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This photo handout by the European Space Agency taken on July 10, and released on July 11 shows a Soyuz rocket lifting off from Kourou, French Guiana. 4 satellites were launched on July 10 as part of the O3b Network high-speed connectivity system, aiming at providing internet access to people across the world who do not yet have adequate internet access.

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A ball of fire is seen following an early morning Israeli air strike, on July 11, on Rafah in the southern of Gaza strip. Israeli warplanes kept up deadly raids on Gaza but failed to stop Palestinian militants firing rockets across the border, as the United States offered to help negotiate a truce.

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A man gestures as he climbs a bonfire on the Shankill Road in West Belfast, Northern Ireland July 10. The bonfire will be set alight on Friday, ahead of theTwelfth of July celebrations held by members of the Orange Order.

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Bulgarian navy personnel practise extinguishing a mock fire onboard a ship during the BREEZE 2014 military drill in the Black Sea July 11. Bulgaria launched naval manoeuvres in the Black Sea on July 4, 2014 with six other NATO countries including the United States, in the latest demonstration of the alliance’s resolve to support its eastern European members in light of the Ukraine crisis. The 10-day drills will involve more than 1,000 Bulgarian marines, 15 ships and cutters, as well as two helicopters and two planes, the ministry said. A U.S. guided missile cruiser and U.S. aircraft are also involved in the exercises.

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A woman dozes next to her spice stand at the San Juan food market in Mexico City May 14. An ancient megalopolis built in a drained lake rimmed by mountains, Mexico City consistently flies under the radar. Despite lacking the samba-steeped allure of Rio de Janeiro or the chic intellectualism of Buenos Aires, Mexico City also feels like a city on the up, benefiting from more than a decade of progressive city administrations who cleaned up the atmosphere, legalized gay marriage, introduced a successful bike-sharing scheme and spruced up the austere historic center. From high-end molecular gastronomy to endless street stalls selling insect-stuffed quesadillas, you’re never likely to go hungry in Mexico City. Picture taken May 14, 2014.

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Cowboys Wyatt Williams (R) and David Thompson work to restrain a calf in order to give it medicine near Ignacio, Colorado June 12. The land where the cattle graze is leased from the Forest Service by third-generation rancher Steve Pargin. Several times a year, he and a crew led by his head cowboy, David Thompson, spend a week or more herding cattle from mountain range to mountain range to prevent them from causing damage to fragile ecosystems by staying in a single area too long. Picture taken June 12, 2014.

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The pack rides during the 194 km sixth stage of the 101st edition of the Tour de France cycling race on July 10, between Arras and Reims, northern France.

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Beekeeper, or apiarist, David Hackenberg, 65, rests by the side of his truck at the end of the evening after transferring bee hives from a blueberry field near Columbia Falls, Maine June 22. Over recent years, bees have been dying at a rate the U.S. government says is economically unsustainable. Honey bees pollinate plants that produce about a quarter of the food consumed by Americans, including apples, watermelons and beans. A lawsuit has now been filed by environmental groups in the United States seeking an injunction restricting the approval of a controversial class of pesticides known as neonicotinoids, or ‘neonics’. These pesticides have become a subject of scrutiny in Europe and the United States as concern has mounted that they harm honeybees and other pollinators. Picture taken June 22, 2014.

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Illegal migrants from Guatemala who are deported from the U.S. arrive at La Aurora airport in Guatemala City, July 10. A flight carrying 126 illegal Guatemalan migrants, including 90 women and 36 men, arrived at La Aurora airport on Thursday after they were sent back from the U.S., according to immigration authorities. A growing wave of families and unaccompanied minors fleeing Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras are streaming by the thousands into the United States by way of human trafficking networks through Mexico.

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A man holds a sign at a vigil in support of refugee children and their families in Murrieta, California July 9. Murrieta has been at the heart of an immigration debate over where to hold and process the surge of illegal migrants crossing the border from Mexico in recent months. The sign reads, “Welcome to California.”

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