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Participants struggle during a greased pole climbing competition held as a part of independence day celebration at Jaya Ancol Dream Park in Jakarta, Indonesia on Aug. 17
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Indonesia, the world's most populous Islamic country, is celebrating its 68th independence from the Dutch colonial rule.
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Men reach the top of the poles and then pass the prizes, such as bicycles and small kitchen appliances, down to those waiting below.
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Usain Bolt made it look easy in making more history, winning the 200 meters in 19.66 seconds at the World Championships on Saturday.
Bolt, 26, became the first man to win three world titles in the 200 and remained undefeated over the distance at major international championships since his first Olympic gold in the event in 2008.
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Egypt protest march: At least 50 killed on 'Friday of Anger'
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At least 60 people were killed Friday in Egypt, said security sources as thousands of the Muslim Brotherhood's followers took to the streets
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Egypt's new army-installed government has denounced the calls, with the interior ministry authorising police to use live fire if government buildings come "under attack" or in "self defence".
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Woodward Dream Cruise: classic Americana fills the Motor City
A throwback to the 1950s and 60s when people cruised in their cars along Woodward Avenue looking for friends or a street race with other hot rods, the Woodward Dream Cruise was the brainchild of Michigan resident Nelson House. The world's largest one-day automotive event draws about 1.5m people, 40,000 classic cars each year from around the globe and brings in over $56m annually to the Metro Detroit area. This year marks the 19th anniversary of the annual classic car cruise
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Seattle, Washington: People slide down a concrete embankment at the International Fountain, after a Guinness World Records attempt at the largest water balloon fight
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Jalalabad, Afghanistan: A labourer in a traditional cotton factory
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Hailey, Idaho: Flames on a ridge as a wildfire rages
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Cairo, Egypt: A plainclothes policeman points his gun as security forces escort Muslim Brotherhood members from the al-Fateh mosque on Ramses Square
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Chelmsford, UK: Danny O'Donoghue of The Script performs on the Virgin Media stage during the V Festival at Hylands Park
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Talisay City, Philippines: A fisherman's foot covered with oil after a ferry accident in which 35 people died
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Fishermen protest over Gibraltar artificial reef
Spanish fishermen gathered to protest against an artificial reef created by Gibraltar's government that they claim restricts their right to fish. Gibraltar says the measure is necessary to protect local fish stocks; Spain says it is designed to disrupt its fishing fleet
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Spanish civil guard boats surround a Spanish fishing vessel
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A member of the Spanish civil guard tries to calm down a Spanish fisherman
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Leoncio Fernandez, head of La Linea fishermen, holds up a red flare to signal the end of the protest
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People wave British and Gibraltar flags on the sea wall and from apartment balconies
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VISUAL COVERAGE OF SCENES OF INJURY OR DEATH A Somali government soldier secures the rope tying Adan Sheikh Abdi Sheikh to a pole before he is executed by shooting at close range at the Iskola Bulisiya square in the capital Mogadishu August 17, 2013. 2012.
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Brianna Rollins of the U.S. runs to win ahead of Yuliya Kondakova (L) of Russia in the women's 100 metres hurdles final during the IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow August 17, 2013
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Gerina Piller of Team USA reacts after missing a putt on 16 against Team Europe during the afternoon fourball matches at the 2013 Solheim Cup at Colorado Golf Club in Parker, Colorado August 17, 2013.
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A woman gets hit by a tomato during the Tomato Bash at the fairgrounds in Brockton, Massachusetts August 17, 2013
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Participants stand underneath a rainbow-colored flag during the Prague Pride Parade where several thousand people marched through Prague's city centre in support of gay rights August 17, 2013.
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A boy takes a picture with a Soviet-made film camera of an art installation on a bank of the Yenisei River in the village of Ovsyanka, some 24km (15 miles) south of Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, August 17, 2013.
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Honda MotoGP rider Marc Marquez of Spain winks after qualifying in pole position for the Indianapolis Grand Prix in Indianapolis August 17, 2013
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Philippine Navy divers look for the bodies in the passenger ferry that sunk 150 feet below in the seas off the waters in Talisay, Cebu in central Philippines August 17, 2013, near a damaged bow of a cargo ship that collided with the ferry
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A member of the special police force walks beside a police officer in Ingolstadt, Germany. A man has taken several people hostage just hours before Chancellor Angela Merkel is due to hold a speech in the southern German city. Police added that the man claimed to be armed, and they were in contact with him by telephone, although he had not yet made any demands
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An inmate looks out from behind the gate of Labuhan Ruku prison in North Sumatra. Security forces have retaken control of the overcrowded prison in western Indonesia following a night-long riot, and have captured most of the estimated 30 convicts who escaped
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Anti-fracking and climate protesters block the entrance to the offices of PR company Bell Pottinger, who have worked with British energy firm Cuadrilla, in central London as part of the No Dash For Gas direct protest action against fracking.
