Aug 5, 2014

The day in photos around the world.

: An ambulance carrying American missionary Nancy Writebol, 59, who was infected with Ebola in West Africa, arrives past crowds of people taking pictures at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia August 5, 2014. Writebol arrived in the United States after being flown overnight from Liberia and will be treated by infectious disease specialists at Emory University Hospital, according to Christian missionary group SIM USA. She will be in the same isolation ward as Kent Brantly, 33, an Ebola-infected American doctor who was able to walk into the hospital when he arrived by ambulance on Saturday. The pair are believed to be the first Ebola patients ever treated in the United States, and health officials have said the virus does not pose a significant threat to the public. (REUTERS/Tami Chappell)

: Volunteers lower a corpse, which is prepared with safe burial practices to ensure it does not pose a health risk to others and stop the chain of person-to-person transmission of Ebola, into a grave in Kailahun August 2, 2014. Hundreds of troops were deployed in Sierra Leone and Liberia on Monday to quarantine communities hit by the deadly Ebola virus, as the death toll from the worst-ever outbreak reached 887 and three new cases were reported in Nigeria. Picture taken August 2, 2014. (REUTERS/WHO/Tarik Jasarevic/Handout via Reuters)

: Rescue workers walk past debris of houses at an earthquake zone in Ludian county, Zhaotong, Yunnan province, August 5, 2014. An earthquake in China on the weekend triggered landslides that have blocked rivers and created rapidly growing bodies of water that could unleash more destruction on survivors of the disaster that killed 410 people, state media reported on Thursday. (REUTERS/Stringer)

: Liu Jiali (C) sits on a sofa next to his collapsed house as rescuers are trying to find his wife and child who were buried underneath the debris after an earthquake hit Longtoushan township of Ludian county, Yunnan province August 4, 2014. A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck southwestern China on Sunday, killing at least 398 people in a remote area of Yunnan province, and causing thousands of buildings, including a school, to collapse. (REUTERS/Wong Campion)

: A woman looks around at the debris after her house collapsed due to a magnitude 6.3 earthquake that hit Longtoushan town, Ludian county of Zhaotong, Yunnan province August 4, 2014. The death toll from the earthquake that hit southwestern China on Sunday climbed to 398 people, state media reported on Monday. Picture taken August 4, 2014. (REUTERS/Stringer)

: Children hold candles as they pray for those affected after a magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit Longtoushan town, Ludian county of Zhaotong, Yunnan province, in Yangzhou, Jiangsu province, August 4, 2014. The death toll from the earthquake that hit southwestern China on Sunday climbed to 398 people, state media reported on Monday. The numbers 8 and 3 in the centre of the heart refer to August 3, the date the earthquake occurred. Picture taken August 4, 2014. (REUTERS/Stringer)

: A group of rescue workers walk through a collapsed road at an earthquake hit area in Ludian county, Zhaotong, Yunnan province, August 5, 2014. An earthquake in China on the weekend triggered landslides that have blocked rivers and created rapidly growing bodies of water that could unleash more destruction on survivors of the disaster that killed 410 people, state media reported on Thursday. (REUTERS/Stringer)

: Rescue workers try to help a driver out of his car, after the vehicle was stuck over an alley in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, August 4, 2014. The car rolled off the edge of a road after the driver was late to brake, according to local media. Picture taken August 4, 2014. (REUTERS/Stringer)

: Kanwarias or devotees of Hindu god Lord Shiva walk through the banks after filling their pots with the water from the river Ganga in the northern Indian city of Allahabad August 4, 2014. Hundreds of the Kanwarias carry holy water from the Ganga to their hometowns to be offered to Shivling (a symbol of Lord Shiva). (REUTERS/Jitendra Prakash)

: People enjoy an artwork entitled “Spectra” by Japanese visual artist Ryoji Ikeda during “Lights Out”, as part of commemorations to mark the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of World War One (WWI), in London August 4, 2014. Lights across Britain were being switched off for an hour on Monday night in a tribute to the dead of World War One, inspired by the prophetic observation of Britain’s foreign minister on the eve of war 100 years ago. Spectra’s illuminations will light up the London skyline for seven nights. (REUTERS/Dylan Martinez)

: Britain’s Prince William (C), Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry look at the Tower of London’s ‘Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red’ poppy installation to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of World War One (WW1), in London August 5, 2014. (REUTERS/John Stillwell)

: Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad al-Malki (C) leaves the International Criminal Court (ICC) at the Hague August 5, 2014. Al-Malki said on Tuesday after meeting prosecutors at the International Criminal Court that there was “clear evidence” that Israel committed war crimes in Gaza. The visit took place shortly after Israeli and the Islamist Hamas movement entered a 72-hour truce mediated by Egypt in an effort to pave the way for an extended ceasefire. Israel and the Palestinians have traded allegations of war crimes during the Gaza assault, while defending their own actions as consistent with the international law. (REUTERS/Toussaint Kluiters)

: Palestinians look at destroyed houses after returning to the Shejaia neighbourhood, which witnesses said was heavily hit by Israeli shelling and air strikes during the Israeli offensive, in the east of Gaza City August 5, 2014. Israel pulled its ground forces out of the Gaza Strip on Tuesday and began a 72-hour truce with Hamas mediated by Egypt as a first step towards negotiations on a more enduring end to the month-old war. Gaza officials say the war has killed 1,834 Palestinians, most of them civilians. Israel says 64 of its soldiers and three civilians have been killed since fighting began on July 8, after a surge in Palestinian rocket launches. (REUTERS/Mohammed Salem)

: Palestinian children waving Hamas flags cheer as they stand on Israeli military equipment, which witnesses said was left behind by Israeli forces during a ground offensive, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip August 5, 2014. Israel pulled its ground forces out of the Gaza Strip on Tuesday and began a 72-hour truce with Hamas mediated by Egypt as a first step towards negotiations on a more enduring end to the month-old war. Gaza officials say the war has killed 1,834 Palestinians, most of them civilians. Israel says 64 of its soldiers and three civilians have been killed since fighting began on July 8, after a surge in Palestinian rocket launches. (REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa)

: Israeli soldiers from the armoured corps celebrate after returning to Israel from Gaza August 5, 2014. Israel pulled its ground forces out of the Gaza Strip on Tuesday and started a 72-hour ceasefire with Hamas mediated by Egypt as a first step towards negotiations on a more enduring end to the month-old war. (REUTERS/Baz Ratner)

: Employees work on a crane above an E-70 wind turbine manufactured by German company Enercon for La Compagnie du Vent (GDF SUEZ Group) during its installation at a wind farm in Meneslies, Picardie region, July 31, 2014. France announced in July a package of tax breaks and low-cost loans to improve insulation in buildings and boost investment in renewable energy, which is supposed to provide 40 percent of the country’s electricity by 2030. Picture taken July 31, 2014. (REUTERS/Benoit Tessier)

: A man wades through flood waters with his cat on a cooking pot in Hermosa, Bataan, northwest of Manila August 5, 2014. Typhoon Halong, locally named “Jose,” has intensified monsoon rains resulting in flooding in several parts of northern Philippines, local media reports said. (REUTERS/Erik De Castro)

: A Tumbleweed brand Cypress 24 model Tiny House is towed down the highway near Boulder, Colorado August 4, 2014. The Tiny House Movement started some years ago with people around the world building really small living spaces and loving their new simplified lives. These tiny houses can range from 1,000 square feet (93 square meters) down to less than 100 square feet (9.3 square meters), and are certainly not ramshackle shacks. (REUTERS/Rick Wilking)

: A boy sits on his father’s shoulders as they cool down in the hot weather at a fountain in Tokyo August 5, 2014. The temperature rose to 36 degrees Celsius (96.8 degrees Fahrenheit) in the Japanese capital. (REUTERS/Toru Hanai)

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