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2012-09-06 Photo gallery
UPDATED : Sep 06 2012, 00:00 IST
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Photography by Dinesh Haryadi
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2 /19 Photography by Dinesh Haryadi
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3 /19 Photography by Dinesh Haryadi
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4 /19 Social activists standing in water drums in Bhopal on Wednesday during their protest to support the indefinite 'Jal Satyagrah' agitation of the oustees of Omkareshwar Dam at Narmada river . PTI
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5 /19 A woman holds on to her relative A. Marikannan, 22, injured with burns on his head and legs as he lies unconscious on a bed at a government run hospital in Madurai, about 460 kilometers (285 miles) southwest of Chennai, India, Thursday, Sept. 6, 201...
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6 /19 Co-founded Infosys, Narayan Murthy and Dr. Varghese Kurien's daughter Nirmal during the launch of Producer Atul Bhide's audio book on Dr. Varghese Kurien, ' The Man Who Made the Elephant Dance' in Mumbai on Wednesday. PTI
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7 /19 Policemen and relatives stand near dead bodies of victims after a massive blaze swept through the Om Siva Shakti fireworks factory in Sivakasi, about 650 kilometers (400 miles) southwest of Chennai, India, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012. Large amounts of f...
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8 /19 Sarod maestro Amaan Ali Khan and Ayaan Ali Khan performe during the Raag Rang music festival in New Delhi on Wednesday. PTI
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9 /19 Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt takes pictures of actors Emraan Hashmi, Bipasha Basu and Esha Gupta duirng an event at a mall in Ghaziabad on Wednesday. PTI
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10 /19 Members from the Sri Lankan Tamil community shout slogans against the Tamil Nadu attack on Sri Lankan pilgrims, in Colombo September 6, 2012. Pilgrims who were harassed by pro-LTTE activists in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, sought refuge in a churc...
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11 /19 Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee (L) felicitates Olympic medalist boxer MC Mary Kom during a function at Writers Building in Kolkata on Thursday. PTI Photo
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12 /19 A Bakarwal woman feeds her children inside a temporary camp in Kangan, a small town about 40 kilometers (25 miles) northeast of Srinagar, India, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012. Bakarwals are nomadic animal herders of Jammu Kashmir state, who wander in searc...
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13 /19 A man rides a scooter through a water logged street during monsoon rains in Jammu, India, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012. The monsoon rains which usually hit India from June to September are crucial for farmers whose crops feed hundreds of millions of peopl...
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14 /19 Mumbai: Actress Rani Mukherjee interacts with the media during the unveiling of the first look of her new film 'Aiyyaa' in Mumbai on Thursday. PTI Photo by Shirish Shete
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15 /19 Bankura: Local residents gather to take a look at the ill-fated bus that was swept away by the flooded Bhairab Baki river in Bankura district in West Bengal on Thursday. PTI Photo
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16 /19 Srinagar: Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan obliges a fan in Srinagar on Thursday. The actor is currently in the Kashmir Valley to shoot for his film. PTI Photo by S Irfan
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17 /19 Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation limited MD N ShivaShailam inaugurated fountain at Metro station in MG Road, Bangalore on Wednesday. Photo by S K Dinesh
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18 /19 Water fountain ‘Urban Square’ at MG Road Metro station is opened public in Bangalore on Wednesday. Photo by S K Dinesh
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19 /19 Mumbai: Actress Rani Mukherjee during the unveiling of the first look of her new film 'Aiyyaa' in Mumbai on Thursday. PTI Photo by Shirish Shete
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Today's Horoscope - July 24, 2021: Check horoscope for all sun signs
UPDATED : Jul 24 2021, 00:50 IST
Aries Horoscope | Taurus Horoscope | Gemini Horoscope | Cancer Horoscope | Virgo Horoscope | Leo Horoscope | Libra Horoscope | Scorpio Horoscope | Sagittarius Horoscope | Capricorn Horoscope | Aquarius Horoscope | Pisces Horoscope | ![Today\'s Horoscope - July 24, 2021: Check horoscope for all sun signs]( "Today\'s Horoscope - July 24, 2021: Check horoscope for all sun signs")
1 /13 Today's Horoscope - July 24, 2021: Check horoscope for all sun signs
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![Aries | A sudden change or disruption is possible, but this will only help you to shed your self-imposed restrictive habits and move on .In relationships, it indicates a false sense of security or self-importance.| Lucky Colour: Amethyst | Lucky Number: 8 | Credit: Pixabay Photo]( "Aries | A sudden change or disruption is possible, but this will only help you to shed your self-imposed restrictive habits and move on .In relationships, it indicates a false sense of security or self-importance.| Lucky Colour: Amethyst | Lucky Number: 8 | Credit: Pixabay Photo")
2 /13 Aries | A sudden change or disruption is possible, but this will only help you to shed your self-imposed restrictive habits and move on .In relationships, it indicates a false sense of security or self-importance.| Lucky Colour: Amethyst | Lucky Number: 8 | Credit: Pixabay Photo
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![Taurus | rust your gut feeling and avoid being overly rational. You may be involved in a deceptive situation and all may not be as it seems, but success is eventually yours. Secretive or clandestine relationships, if you are having one – could have a happy ending! | Lucky Colour: Gold | Lucky Number: 5 | Credit: Pixabay Photo]( "Taurus | rust your gut feeling and avoid being overly rational. You may be involved in a deceptive situation and all may not be as it seems, but success is eventually yours. Secretive or clandestine relationships, if you are having one – could have a happy ending! | Lucky Colour: Gold | Lucky Number: 5 | Credit: Pixabay Photo")
3 /13 Taurus | rust your gut feeling and avoid being overly rational. You may be involved in a deceptive situation and all may not be as it seems, but success is eventually yours. Secretive or clandestine relationships, if you are having one – could have a happy ending! | Lucky Colour: Gold | Lucky Number: 5 | Credit: Pixabay Photo
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![Gemini | Success is possible if you carefully handle issues – both personal and professional deftly, without blowing up. A harmonious partnership happens could happen and can mature into a fruitful liaison for the future.| Lucky Colour: Maroon | Lucky Number: 3 | Credit: Pixabay Photo]( "Gemini | Success is possible if you carefully handle issues – both personal and professional deftly, without blowing up. A harmonious partnership happens could happen and can mature into a fruitful liaison for the future.| Lucky Colour: Maroon | Lucky Number: 3 | Credit: Pixabay Photo")
4 /13 Gemini | Success is possible if you carefully handle issues – both personal and professional deftly, without blowing up. A harmonious partnership happens could happen and can mature into a fruitful liaison for the future.| Lucky Colour: Maroon | Lucky Number: 3 | Credit: Pixabay Photo
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![Cancer | A relationship seems unmanageable. Sort out your priorities and communicate, rather than hide behind your feelings. You feel blocked and hemmed in today. Spending time on a leisure activity beneficial. | Lucky Colour: Pistachio | Lucky Number: 3 | Credit: Pixabay Photo]( "Cancer | A relationship seems unmanageable. Sort out your priorities and communicate, rather than hide behind your feelings. You feel blocked and hemmed in today. Spending time on a leisure activity beneficial. | Lucky Colour: Pistachio | Lucky Number: 3 | Credit: Pixabay Photo")
5 /13 Cancer | A relationship seems unmanageable. Sort out your priorities and communicate, rather than hide behind your feelings. You feel blocked and hemmed in today. Spending time on a leisure activity beneficial. | Lucky Colour: Pistachio | Lucky Number: 3 | Credit: Pixabay Photo
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![Leo | Try to avoid stressful confrontations or situations that demand too much of you today.A friend or person in authority may help or present a beneficial opportunity. | Lucky Colour: Lavender | Lucky Number: 8 | Credit: Pixabay Photo]( "Leo | Try to avoid stressful confrontations or situations that demand too much of you today.A friend or person in authority may help or present a beneficial opportunity. | Lucky Colour: Lavender | Lucky Number: 8 | Credit: Pixabay Photo")
6 /13 Leo | Try to avoid stressful confrontations or situations that demand too much of you today.A friend or person in authority may help or present a beneficial opportunity. | Lucky Colour: Lavender | Lucky Number: 8 | Credit: Pixabay Photo
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![Virgo | Avoid risky adventures today. Your creativity highlighted, and money comes your way.Home situation still tricky, with hair-trigger tempers all-round.| Lucky Colour: Ash | Lucky Number: 6 | Credit: Pixabay Photo]( "Virgo | Avoid risky adventures today. Your creativity highlighted, and money comes your way.Home situation still tricky, with hair-trigger tempers all-round.| Lucky Colour: Ash | Lucky Number: 6 | Credit: Pixabay Photo")
7 /13 Virgo | Avoid risky adventures today. Your creativity highlighted, and money comes your way.Home situation still tricky, with hair-trigger tempers all-round.| Lucky Colour: Ash | Lucky Number: 6 | Credit: Pixabay Photo
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![Libra | You could do extremely well in competitive sports events. A project looks promising. Much appreciation comes your way. Be positive in your outlook and put your views across without ruffling any feathers.| Lucky Colour: Amber | Lucky Number: 6 | Credit: Pixabay Photo]( "Libra | You could do extremely well in competitive sports events. A project looks promising. Much appreciation comes your way. Be positive in your outlook and put your views across without ruffling any feathers.| Lucky Colour: Amber | Lucky Number: 6 | Credit: Pixabay Photo")
8 /13 Libra | You could do extremely well in competitive sports events. A project looks promising. Much appreciation comes your way. Be positive in your outlook and put your views across without ruffling any feathers.| Lucky Colour: Amber | Lucky Number: 6 | Credit: Pixabay Photo
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![Scorpio | You may have a heavy workload today, but you\'ll be pleased with your success. Sign contracts and deals. Long-term financial issues could be problematic. A new line of revenue with a friend as a partner. | Lucky Colour: Jade | Lucky Number: 4 | Credit: Pixabay Photo]( "Scorpio | You may have a heavy workload today, but you\'ll be pleased with your success. Sign contracts and deals. Long-term financial issues could be problematic. A new line of revenue with a friend as a partner. | Lucky Colour: Jade | Lucky Number: 4 | Credit: Pixabay Photo")
9 /13 Scorpio | You may have a heavy workload today, but you'll be pleased with your success. Sign contracts and deals. Long-term financial issues could be problematic. A new line of revenue with a friend as a partner. | Lucky Colour: Jade | Lucky Number: 4 | Credit: Pixabay Photo
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![Sagittarius | A great day for a personal makeover. Travel seems good, however an old flame could re-enter. Compromise may be necessary at work and avoid losing your temper. | Lucky Colour: Tangerine | Lucky Number: 9 | Credit: Pixabay Photo]( "Sagittarius | A great day for a personal makeover. Travel seems good, however an old flame could re-enter. Compromise may be necessary at work and avoid losing your temper. | Lucky Colour: Tangerine | Lucky Number: 9 | Credit: Pixabay Photo")
10 /13 Sagittarius | A great day for a personal makeover. Travel seems good, however an old flame could re-enter. Compromise may be necessary at work and avoid losing your temper. | Lucky Colour: Tangerine | Lucky Number: 9 | Credit: Pixabay Photo
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![Capricorn | Lowered vitality could affect your work. Take time to help a friend who hasn\'t been feeling well. Romance in the air. . Matters from the past may come to light to be resolved or understood. | Lucky Colour: Indigo | Lucky Number: 5 | Credit: Pixabay Photo]( "Capricorn | Lowered vitality could affect your work. Take time to help a friend who hasn\'t been feeling well. Romance in the air. . Matters from the past may come to light to be resolved or understood. | Lucky Colour: Indigo | Lucky Number: 5 | Credit: Pixabay Photo")
11 /13 Capricorn | Lowered vitality could affect your work. Take time to help a friend who hasn't been feeling well. Romance in the air. . Matters from the past may come to light to be resolved or understood. | Lucky Colour: Indigo | Lucky Number: 5 | Credit: Pixabay Photo
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![Aquarius | Trust your gut feeling and avoid being overly rational. You may be involved in a deceptive situation and all may not be, as it seems. You might be on a difficult or worrisome course, but trust your feelings and success is eventually yours| Lucky Colour: Mauve | Lucky Number: 2 | Credit: Pixabay Photo]( "Aquarius | Trust your gut feeling and avoid being overly rational. You may be involved in a deceptive situation and all may not be, as it seems. You might be on a difficult or worrisome course, but trust your feelings and success is eventually yours| Lucky Colour: Mauve | Lucky Number: 2 | Credit: Pixabay Photo")
12 /13 Aquarius | Trust your gut feeling and avoid being overly rational. You may be involved in a deceptive situation and all may not be, as it seems. You might be on a difficult or worrisome course, but trust your feelings and success is eventually yours| Lucky Colour: Mauve | Lucky Number: 2 | Credit: Pixabay Photo
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![Pisces | Avoid a tendency to blame others for what has happened to you; a failure to take responsibility for your actions and an inability to accept the consequence of your actions. Make an all-out compromise! | Lucky Colour: White | Lucky Number: 6 | Credit: Pixabay Photo]( "Pisces | Avoid a tendency to blame others for what has happened to you; a failure to take responsibility for your actions and an inability to accept the consequence of your actions. Make an all-out compromise! | Lucky Colour: White | Lucky Number: 6 | Credit: Pixabay Photo")
13 /13 Pisces | Avoid a tendency to blame others for what has happened to you; a failure to take responsibility for your actions and an inability to accept the consequence of your actions. Make an all-out compromise! | Lucky Colour: White | Lucky Number: 6 | Credit: Pixabay Photo
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Chiplun inundated as heavy rains pound Maharashtra's Ratnagiri: See Pics
UPDATED : Jul 23 2021, 15:28 IST
Chiplun, Khed and some other towns in Maharashtra's Ratnagiri were inundated following heavy rains. More than 50 per cent area of Chiplun, located around 250km from Mumbai and having a population of over 70,000, is submerged in floodwaters.
![Chiplun inundated as heavy rains pound Maharashtra\'s Ratnagiri; See Pics]( "Chiplun inundated as heavy rains pound Maharashtra\'s Ratnagiri; See Pics")
1 /10 Chiplun inundated as heavy rains pound Maharashtra's Ratnagiri; See Pics
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![Chiplun, Khed and some other towns in Maharashtra\'s Ratnagiri were inundated following heavy rains, with inclement weather and incessant downpour creating difficulties for the government agencies to carry out rescue operations in this district located in the Konkan region. Credit: Special Arrangement]( "Chiplun, Khed and some other towns in Maharashtra\'s Ratnagiri were inundated following heavy rains, with inclement weather and incessant downpour creating difficulties for the government agencies to carry out rescue operations in this district located in the Konkan region. Credit: Special Arrangement")
2 /10 Chiplun, Khed and some other towns in Maharashtra's Ratnagiri were inundated following heavy rains, with inclement weather and incessant downpour creating difficulties for the government agencies to carry out rescue operations in this district located in the Konkan region. Credit: Special Arrangement
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![Discharge of water from the Kolkewadi dam has further added more woes in the coastal town of Chiplun. Credit: Special Arrangement]( "Discharge of water from the Kolkewadi dam has further added more woes in the coastal town of Chiplun. Credit: Special Arrangement")
3 /10 Discharge of water from the Kolkewadi dam has further added more woes in the coastal town of Chiplun. Credit: Special Arrangement
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![The administration has sought help from multiple agencies in rescue efforts. Credit: Special Arrangement]( "The administration has sought help from multiple agencies in rescue efforts. Credit: Special Arrangement")
4 /10 The administration has sought help from multiple agencies in rescue efforts. Credit: Special Arrangement
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![More than 50 per cent area of Chiplun, located around 250km from Mumbai and having a population of over 70,000, has got submerged in flood waters. Credit: Special Arrangement]( "More than 50 per cent area of Chiplun, located around 250km from Mumbai and having a population of over 70,000, has got submerged in flood waters. Credit: Special Arrangement")
5 /10 More than 50 per cent area of Chiplun, located around 250km from Mumbai and having a population of over 70,000, has got submerged in flood waters. Credit: Special Arrangement
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![The Mumbai-based Western Naval Command confirmed receiving a request from the Maharashtra government to send rescue teams. Credit: Special Arrangement]( "The Mumbai-based Western Naval Command confirmed receiving a request from the Maharashtra government to send rescue teams. Credit: Special Arrangement")
6 /10 The Mumbai-based Western Naval Command confirmed receiving a request from the Maharashtra government to send rescue teams. Credit: Special Arrangement
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![Even landslide was reported near Parshuram ghat. Credit: Special Arrangement]( "Even landslide was reported near Parshuram ghat. Credit: Special Arrangement")
7 /10 Even landslide was reported near Parshuram ghat. Credit: Special Arrangement
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![Major rivers in Ratnagiri district, including Jagbudi, Vashishti, Kodavali, Shastri, Bav have been flowing above the danger level following heavy rains. Credit: IAF]( "Major rivers in Ratnagiri district, including Jagbudi, Vashishti, Kodavali, Shastri, Bav have been flowing above the danger level following heavy rains. Credit: IAF")
8 /10 Major rivers in Ratnagiri district, including Jagbudi, Vashishti, Kodavali, Shastri, Bav have been flowing above the danger level following heavy rains. Credit: IAF
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![Choppers are engaged in the rescue operations and are evacuating the stranded people to safer places. Credit: IAF]( "Choppers are engaged in the rescue operations and are evacuating the stranded people to safer places. Credit: IAF")
9 /10 Choppers are engaged in the rescue operations and are evacuating the stranded people to safer places. Credit: IAF
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![India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an alert of heavy rainfall for the next few days. Credit: Special Arrangement]( "India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an alert of heavy rainfall for the next few days. Credit: Special Arrangement")
10 /10 India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an alert of heavy rainfall for the next few days. Credit: Special Arrangement
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These heartbreaking photos of plastic pollution around the world hit hard
UPDATED : Jul 23 2021, 12:28 IST
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. This came true at a photo exhibition in the UN that showcased the aftermath of plastic waste and how it is affecting our surroundings. These hard-hitting photographs narrating the amount of garbage humans produce and spread are horrifying. Here we take a look at the pictures that tell what we've left behind on Earth.
![These heartbreaking photos of plastic pollution are very hard to look at! Photo by Muntaka Chasant (Ghana)]( "These heartbreaking photos of plastic pollution are very hard to look at! Photo by Muntaka Chasant (Ghana)")
1 /28 These heartbreaking photos of plastic pollution are very hard to look at! Photo by Muntaka Chasant (Ghana)
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![Aerial view of the Korle Lagoon, choked with single-use plastic, Ghana. Major drainage systems in Accra, Ghana\'s capital city, empty single-use plastic waste into the ocean through the Korle Lagoon. The urban poor sometimes swim in it to recover recyclable material. Photo by Muntaka Chasant (Ghana)]( "Major drainage systems in Accra, Ghana\'s capital city, empty single-use plastic waste into the ocean through the Korle Lagoon. The urban poor sometimes swim in it to recover recyclable material. Aerial view of the Korle Lagoon, choked with single-use plastic, Ghana. Photo by Muntaka Chasant (Ghana)")
2 /28 Major drainage systems in Accra, Ghana's capital city, empty single-use plastic waste into the ocean through the Korle Lagoon. The urban poor sometimes swim in it to recover recyclable material. Aerial view of the Korle Lagoon, choked with single-use plastic, Ghana. Photo by Muntaka Chasant (Ghana)
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![Garbage piles collected in several such areas are estimated to amount to 216,000 kilograms per month. This girl is growing up in a squatter settlement around Sabah, Malaysia. Photo by Fakir Mohamad bin Md. Nor (Malaysia)]( "Garbage piles collected in several such areas are estimated to amount to 216,000 kilograms per month. This girl is growing up in a squatter settlement around Sabah, Malaysia. Photo by Fakir Mohamad bin Md. Nor (Malaysia)")
3 /28 Garbage piles collected in several such areas are estimated to amount to 216,000 kilograms per month. This girl is growing up in a squatter settlement around Sabah, Malaysia. Photo by Fakir Mohamad bin Md. Nor (Malaysia)
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![These boys spend their days fighting for food and goods. It’s a daily war for them in the depot of Chittagong, Bangladesh. Photo by Muhammad Amdad Hossain (Bangladesh)]( "These boys spend their days fighting for food and goods. It’s a daily war for them in the depot of Chittagong, Bangladesh. Photo by Muhammad Amdad Hossain (Bangladesh)")
4 /28 These boys spend their days fighting for food and goods. It’s a daily war for them in the depot of Chittagong, Bangladesh. Photo by Muhammad Amdad Hossain (Bangladesh)
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![A filter-feeding manta ray attempts to eat amidst the plastic in Nusa Penida, Bali. Recent research has shown that these manta rays ingest as much as 137 pieces of plastic an hour, which exposes their population to unknown long-term risks. Photo by Vincent Kneefel (The Netherlands)]( "Recent research has shown that these manta rays ingest as much as 137 pieces of plastic an hour, which exposes their population to unknown long-term risks. A filter-feeding manta ray attempts to eat amidst the plastic in Nusa Penida, Bali. Photo by Vincent Kneefel (The Netherlands)")
5 /28 Recent research has shown that these manta rays ingest as much as 137 pieces of plastic an hour, which exposes their population to unknown long-term risks. A filter-feeding manta ray attempts to eat amidst the plastic in Nusa Penida, Bali. Photo by Vincent Kneefel (The Netherlands)
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![When deliveries of donated educational and medical supplies began in 2004, most of the area was still relatively clean. Now the patch of plastic waste stretches for at least a kilometre and is a good 100 metres wide. 129-year-old humanitarian vessel Vega sails through plastic waste in the Java Sea. Photo by Margarete Macoun (Germany)]( "When deliveries of donated educational and medical supplies began in 2004, most of the area was still relatively clean. Now the patch of plastic waste stretches for at least a kilometre and is a good 100 metres wide. 129-year-old humanitarian vessel Vega sails through plastic waste in the Java Sea. Photo by Margarete Macoun (Germany)")
6 /28 When deliveries of donated educational and medical supplies began in 2004, most of the area was still relatively clean. Now the patch of plastic waste stretches for at least a kilometre and is a good 100 metres wide. 129-year-old humanitarian vessel Vega sails through plastic waste in the Java Sea. Photo by Margarete Macoun (Germany)
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![This local beach in Java, Indonesia, has become an illegal dumpsite for plastic waste. One of the residents can be seen burning the plastic, so it doesn’t enter her house at high tide. Photo by Vincent Kneefel (The Netherlands)]( "This local beach in Java, Indonesia, has become an illegal dumpsite for plastic waste. One of the residents can be seen burning the plastic, so it doesn’t enter her house at high tide. Photo by Vincent Kneefel (The Netherlands)")
7 /28 This local beach in Java, Indonesia, has become an illegal dumpsite for plastic waste. One of the residents can be seen burning the plastic, so it doesn’t enter her house at high tide. Photo by Vincent Kneefel (The Netherlands)
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![A woman scavenges for survival in a mountain of plastic waste, Pakistan. Photo by Sufyan Arshad (Pakistan)]( "A woman scavenges for survival in a mountain of plastic waste, Pakistan. Photo by Sufyan Arshad (Pakistan)")
8 /28 A woman scavenges for survival in a mountain of plastic waste, Pakistan. Photo by Sufyan Arshad (Pakistan)
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![A young sea turtle is trying to breathe in a puddle of water filled with plastic in Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Photo by Heidi Acampora (Brazil)]( "A young sea turtle is trying to breathe in a puddle of water filled with plastic in Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Photo by Heidi Acampora (Brazil)")
9 /28 A young sea turtle is trying to breathe in a puddle of water filled with plastic in Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Photo by Heidi Acampora (Brazil)
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![A youngster swims in a river polluted with plastic and other waste in Bocaue, Philippines. Photo by Jophel Botero Ybiosa (Philippines)]( "A youngster swims in a river polluted with plastic and other waste in Bocaue, Philippines. Photo by Jophel Botero Ybiosa (Philippines)")
10 /28 A youngster swims in a river polluted with plastic and other waste in Bocaue, Philippines. Photo by Jophel Botero Ybiosa (Philippines)
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![In Accra, Ghana, a plastic waste scavenger brings plastic he has recovered to a dumpsite where middlemen will buy it for recycling. Photo by Muntaka Chasant (Ghana)]( "In Accra, Ghana, a plastic waste scavenger brings plastic he has recovered to a dumpsite where middlemen will buy it for recycling. Photo by Muntaka Chasant (Ghana)")
11 /28 In Accra, Ghana, a plastic waste scavenger brings plastic he has recovered to a dumpsite where middlemen will buy it for recycling. Photo by Muntaka Chasant (Ghana)
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![Plastic waste has become part of our microcosmos, even found among the grains of sand on this Uruguayan beach. Photo by Mauricio Ruiz (Uruguay)]( "Plastic waste has become part of our microcosmos, even found among the grains of sand on this Uruguayan beach. Photo by Mauricio Ruiz (Uruguay)")
12 /28 Plastic waste has become part of our microcosmos, even found among the grains of sand on this Uruguayan beach. Photo by Mauricio Ruiz (Uruguay)
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![Agriculture is the main sector of Tanzania\'s economy, with almost 70% of the poor living in rural areas and working in farming. These days, plastic waste pollution has increased so much that it is affecting both the environment and livelihoods. Photo by Paul Elias (Tanzania)]( "Agriculture is the main sector of Tanzania\'s economy, with almost 70% of the poor living in rural areas and working in farming. These days, plastic waste pollution has increased so much that it is affecting both the environment and livelihoods. Photo by Paul Elias (Tanzania)")
13 /28 Agriculture is the main sector of Tanzania's economy, with almost 70% of the poor living in rural areas and working in farming. These days, plastic waste pollution has increased so much that it is affecting both the environment and livelihoods. Photo by Paul Elias (Tanzania)
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![A large number of homeless people in Dhaka, Bangladesh have lost their property due to natural disasters. For them, an asphalt street is the best they can hope for, otherwise they have to sleep on plastic trash. Photo by Muhammad Amdad Hossain (Bangladesh)]( "A large number of homeless people in Dhaka, Bangladesh have lost their property due to natural disasters. For them, an asphalt street is the best they can hope for, otherwise they have to sleep on plastic trash. Photo by Muhammad Amdad Hossain (Bangladesh)")
14 /28 A large number of homeless people in Dhaka, Bangladesh have lost their property due to natural disasters. For them, an asphalt street is the best they can hope for, otherwise they have to sleep on plastic trash. Photo by Muhammad Amdad Hossain (Bangladesh)
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![Morning spotlight at Anse Royale Church, Seychelles. Plastic waste can be found even in the most serene places. Here, it overshadows the beauty of the sunrise and the peacefulness symbolised by the cross. Photo by Sienna Goldstein (Seychelles)]( "Morning spotlight at Anse Royale Church, Seychelles. Plastic waste can be found even in the most serene places. Here, it overshadows the beauty of the sunrise and the peacefulness symbolised by the cross. Photo by Sienna Goldstein (Seychelles)")
15 /28 Morning spotlight at Anse Royale Church, Seychelles. Plastic waste can be found even in the most serene places. Here, it overshadows the beauty of the sunrise and the peacefulness symbolised by the cross. Photo by Sienna Goldstein (Seychelles)
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![In Tuscany, near San Vincenzo, Italy, small pieces of broken-down plastic and industrial plastic pellets have been washed up on the beach along the coastline. Photo by Alexandra Rudiak (Germany/Canada)]( "In Tuscany, near San Vincenzo, Italy, small pieces of broken-down plastic and industrial plastic pellets have been washed up on the beach along the coastline. Photo by Alexandra Rudiak (Germany/Canada)")
16 /28 In Tuscany, near San Vincenzo, Italy, small pieces of broken-down plastic and industrial plastic pellets have been washed up on the beach along the coastline. Photo by Alexandra Rudiak (Germany/Canada)
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![A windstorm coming from the South washes up plastic on the shoreline of the Pelješac peninsula, Croatia. Photo by Anita Bubalo (Croatia)]( "A windstorm coming from the South washes up plastic on the shoreline of the Pelješac peninsula, Croatia. Photo by Anita Bubalo (Croatia)")
17 /28 A windstorm coming from the South washes up plastic on the shoreline of the Pelješac peninsula, Croatia. Photo by Anita Bubalo (Croatia)
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![In Bretagne’s quaint village of Plouharnel, France, once the surfers leave for winter, sea currents fill the seaside with trash. An invasion of plastic monsters, if you will. Photo by Céline Bellanger (France)]( "In Bretagne’s quaint village of Plouharnel, France, once the surfers leave for winter, sea currents fill the seaside with trash. An invasion of plastic monsters, if you will. Photo by Céline Bellanger (France)")
18 /28 In Bretagne’s quaint village of Plouharnel, France, once the surfers leave for winter, sea currents fill the seaside with trash. An invasion of plastic monsters, if you will. Photo by Céline Bellanger (France)
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![The Njoro River flows from the Mau Forest, continuing along several residential areas. By the time it reaches Lake Nakuru, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Kenya, it is filled with plastic. Photo by James Wakibia (Kenya)]( "The Njoro River flows from the Mau Forest, continuing along several residential areas. By the time it reaches Lake Nakuru, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Kenya, it is filled with plastic. Photo by James Wakibia (Kenya)")
19 /28 The Njoro River flows from the Mau Forest, continuing along several residential areas. By the time it reaches Lake Nakuru, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Kenya, it is filled with plastic. Photo by James Wakibia (Kenya)
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![Ever since ancient times, Lithuanian forests have been a place of tranquillity. Now nature is sending us a message, sadly in a plastic bottle. Photo by Jurgita Šukienė (Lithuania)]( "Ever since ancient times, Lithuanian forests have been a place of tranquillity. Now nature is sending us a message, sadly in a plastic bottle. Photo by Jurgita Šukienė (Lithuania)")
20 /28 Ever since ancient times, Lithuanian forests have been a place of tranquillity. Now nature is sending us a message, sadly in a plastic bottle. Photo by Jurgita Šukienė (Lithuania)
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![Clean beaches are increasingly becoming a rare sight in tourist-friendly Croatia. Photo by Paula Porobija (Croatia)]( "Clean beaches are increasingly becoming a rare sight in tourist-friendly Croatia. Photo by Paula Porobija (Croatia)")
21 /28 Clean beaches are increasingly becoming a rare sight in tourist-friendly Croatia. Photo by Paula Porobija (Croatia)
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![In the archipelago of islands off the coast of Panama, the indigenous communities of the Guna Yala tribe are suffering from a plastic invasion. Photo by Sophie Dingwall (The United Kingdom)]( "In the archipelago of islands off the coast of Panama, the indigenous communities of the Guna Yala tribe are suffering from a plastic invasion. Photo by Sophie Dingwall (The United Kingdom)")
22 /28 In the archipelago of islands off the coast of Panama, the indigenous communities of the Guna Yala tribe are suffering from a plastic invasion. Photo by Sophie Dingwall (The United Kingdom)
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![On the reef of a small coastal village in the Indonesian Banggai Archipelago, the villagers are doing their best to fight against plastic pollution. Plastic bags like this one represent a hollow deceit for animals that prey on jellyfish, such as sea turtles. Photo by Shannon Switzer Swanson (The United States of America)]( "On the reef of a small coastal village in the Indonesian Banggai Archipelago, the villagers are doing their best to fight against plastic pollution. Plastic bags like this one represent a hollow deceit for animals that prey on jellyfish, such as sea turtles. Photo by Shannon Switzer Swanson (The United States of America)")
23 /28 On the reef of a small coastal village in the Indonesian Banggai Archipelago, the villagers are doing their best to fight against plastic pollution. Plastic bags like this one represent a hollow deceit for animals that prey on jellyfish, such as sea turtles. Photo by Shannon Switzer Swanson (The United States of America)
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![Once an important commercial waterway, the Buriganga river in the southwest outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, has now turned into a plastic river. Photo by Shahriar Hossain (Bangladesh)]( "Once an important commercial waterway, the Buriganga river in the southwest outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, has now turned into a plastic river. Photo by Shahriar Hossain (Bangladesh)")
24 /28 Once an important commercial waterway, the Buriganga river in the southwest outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, has now turned into a plastic river. Photo by Shahriar Hossain (Bangladesh)
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![Trash heaps near the Adriatic Sea where the Bura wind spreads plastic waste onto the grazing fields. Photo by Goran Dorić (Croatia)]( "Trash heaps near the Adriatic Sea where the Bura wind spreads plastic waste onto the grazing fields. Photo by Goran Dorić (Croatia)")
25 /28 Trash heaps near the Adriatic Sea where the Bura wind spreads plastic waste onto the grazing fields. Photo by Goran Dorić (Croatia)
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![Fishing in the Brantas river of the East Java province, Indonesia, means going through loads of plastic trash, discarded by the residents of thousands of buildings. Photo by Fully Syafi Handoko (Indonesia)]( "Fishing in the Brantas river of the East Java province, Indonesia, means going through loads of plastic trash, discarded by the residents of thousands of buildings. Photo by Fully Syafi Handoko (Indonesia)")
26 /28 Fishing in the Brantas river of the East Java province, Indonesia, means going through loads of plastic trash, discarded by the residents of thousands of buildings. Photo by Fully Syafi Handoko (Indonesia)
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![The goat belongs to an islander from the Bajou tribe in Tiworo, Indonesia. Every year, the island beaches are covered by plastic waste, brought in by the ocean currents. Photo by Fakhrizal Setiawan (Indonesia)]( "The goat belongs to an islander from the Bajou tribe in Tiworo, Indonesia. Every year, the island beaches are covered by plastic waste, brought in by the ocean currents. Photo by Fakhrizal Setiawan (Indonesia)")
27 /28 The goat belongs to an islander from the Bajou tribe in Tiworo, Indonesia. Every year, the island beaches are covered by plastic waste, brought in by the ocean currents. Photo by Fakhrizal Setiawan (Indonesia)
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![Countryside 30 km outside Split, Croatia, after a great storm. Photo by Đurđica Milosavljević (Croatia)]( "Countryside 30 km outside Split, Croatia, after a great storm. Photo by Đurđica Milosavljević (Croatia)")
28 /28 Countryside 30 km outside Split, Croatia, after a great storm. Photo by Đurđica Milosavljević (Croatia)
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News in Pics, July 23: Best photos from around the world
UPDATED : Jul 23 2021, 08:31 IST
China | floods | Fire | Tokyo Olympics | Olympics | Japan | United States | Wildfire | ![A demonstrator carries a tire to set it on fire during a protest against the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise in Cap-Haitien, Haiti. Credit: Reuters Photo]( "A demonstrator carries a tire to set it on fire during a protest against the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise in Cap-Haitien, Haiti. Credit: Reuters Photo")
1 /6 A demonstrator carries a tire to set it on fire during a protest against the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise in Cap-Haitien, Haiti. Credit: Reuters Photo
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![Members of the new guard of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards arrive before the Changing of the Guard at Windsor Castle in Berkshire, south east England, which is taking place for the first time since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. Credit: AFP Photo]( "Members of the new guard of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards arrive before the Changing of the Guard at Windsor Castle in Berkshire, south east England, which is taking place for the first time since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. Credit: AFP Photo")
2 /6 Members of the new guard of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards arrive before the Changing of the Guard at Windsor Castle in Berkshire, south east England, which is taking place for the first time since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. Credit: AFP Photo
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![A flooded farm is seen near Cao village following heavy rainfall in Anyang, Henan province, China. Credit: Reuters Photo]( "A flooded farm is seen near Cao village following heavy rainfall in Anyang, Henan province, China. Credit: Reuters Photo")
3 /6 A flooded farm is seen near Cao village following heavy rainfall in Anyang, Henan province, China. Credit: Reuters Photo
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![The Olympic Rings are seen in front of the skyline during sunset ahead of the official opening of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. Credit: Reuters Photo]( "The Olympic Rings are seen in front of the skyline during sunset ahead of the official opening of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. Credit: Reuters Photo")
4 /6 The Olympic Rings are seen in front of the skyline during sunset ahead of the official opening of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. Credit: Reuters Photo
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![A lone man wearing a protective face mask crosses an empty street during a lockdown to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Sydney. Credit: Reuters Photo]( "A lone man wearing a protective face mask crosses an empty street during a lockdown to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Sydney. Credit: Reuters Photo")
5 /6 A lone man wearing a protective face mask crosses an empty street during a lockdown to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Sydney. Credit: Reuters Photo
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![The Bootleg Fire, which started on July 6th near Beatty, Oregon, has burned over 395,000 acres and is currently 38% contained. Credit: AFP Photo]( "The Bootleg Fire, which started on July 6th near Beatty, Oregon, has burned over 395,000 acres and is currently 38% contained. Credit: AFP Photo")
6 /6 The Bootleg Fire, which started on July 6th near Beatty, Oregon, has burned over 395,000 acres and is currently 38% contained. Credit: AFP Photo
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