Pictures of the week: Raging bulls, 4th of July and a cigar smoked by Winston Churchill
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A man walks his dog by uprooted trees following a storm in Haarlem in the Netherlands.
A man walks his dog by uprooted trees following a storm in Haarlem in the Netherlands.
A man walks his dog by uprooted trees following a storm in Haarlem in the Netherlands.
A general view of people in Shanghai Hongqiao railway station.
Members of AnimaNaturalis and Peta stage a protest in Pamplona, Spain, against the mistreatment of animals during the Sanfermines fiesta.
A full moon sets behind the Blue Mosque and the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey.
Devotees take part in the Sri Parthasarathy Swamy temple chariot festival in Chennai.
A spectator cheers from his buffet set up along the roadside in Saint-Sever, during the 4th stage of the Tour de France between Dax and Nogaro, in southwestern France.
Philippine Air Force aircraft in formation at Angeles city, Pampanga province.
Activists dance during a morning rave outside the International Maritime Organisation in London.
A cigar smoked by Winston Churchill, which is expected to fetch £600-800, is pictured on his statue in Kent.
Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island in New York City.
A child dressed as a deity waits for the beginning of a parade marking the Feast of Na Tcha in Macau.
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