A solar flare bursts off the left limb of the sun in this image captured by Nasa's Solar Dynamics ObservatoryReutersA man cools himself in a pond on a hot summer day on the outskirts of Jammu,Kashmir. North India has endured a heat wave in the last week, with temperatures in some parts of Delhi reaching a 62-year high of 45.2. The minimum temperature was above 31 degreesReutersIndian motorcyclists cover their heads as they travel in the heat in Amritsar, with temperatures hovering around 45-47 degrees CelsiusAFPAn auto rickshaw drives through a heavy pre-monsoon rain shower on the outskirts of Agartala, capital of India's northeastern state of TripuraReutersRescue workers push a vehicle on a flooded street in Qinzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, ChinaReutersMotorists drive past a parked vehicle damaged by a landslide due to monsoon rains brought by Typhoon Ester in Baguio, the northern PhilippinesReutersA man past an uprooted tree in Grey Lynn Park in Auckland, New Zealand. Cyclonic winds and heavy rainfall have caused power outages and property damage across a swathe of the countryGettyA boarded-up vacant home is seen in front of the General Motors headquarters in DetroitReutersThe production crew prepares for a dress rehearsal of La Traviata at the Dead Sea in Masada, IsraelGettyAnthony Gormley poses in front of a new work entitled ROOM, a crouching figure on the facade of the new Beaumont Hotel in Mayfair, the interior of which is a hotel suiteGettyA hidden coil in a shirt, two batteries, a mobile phone and a receiver are displayed after being found on a student about to take an exam, in Chengdu, Sichuan province, ChinaReutersPeruvian shamans perform a ritual while holding the official ball for 2014 World Cup and a poster of Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo at the National Stadium in Lima, to wish Peru good fortuneReutersPallbearers carry the coffin of one of three Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers killed last week in Moncton, New Brunswick, CanadaReutersGaming enthusiasts watch a Nintendo Super Smash Bros tournament at the 2014 Electronic Entertainment Expo, known as E3, in Los AngelesReutersSupporters attend a candlelight vigil after a shooting at Reynolds High School in Troutdale, Oregon, USReutersFiremen remove fences outside Catalunya's Parliament in Barcelona during a protest against budget cutsReutersPrince Harry is hugged by a fan as he arrives to attend the 50th anniversary screening of Zulu at the Odeon, Leicester Square in LondonReutersPrince Harry greets Shenkin, the regimental mascot of the 3rd Battalion The Royal Welsh, at the 50th anniversary screening of Zulu at Odeon Leicester Square, LondonGettyGunners from The Kings Troop Royal Horse Artillery fire a 41-gun salute in Hyde Park, London, to mark the 93rd birthday of Prince PhilipGettyA Free Syrian Army fighter fires an anti-aircraft gun from the back of a pick-up truck in southern Idlib countryside, SyriaReutersChildren stand next to a burnt-out vehicle during clashes between Iraqi security forces and al Qaida-linked Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) in the northern Iraq city of MosulReutersA Seleka fighter wearing a black scarf patrols the town of Kuango, close to the border between the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of CongoGoran Tomasevic / ReutersKeith Richards of the Rolling Stones performs during their show at Waldbuehne in BerlinReuters
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