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Visitors carrying umbrellas pose for photos at the 17th century Wat Chaiwatthanaram temple complex in the ancient capital of Ayutthaya, north of Bangkok, Thailand. Photo: AFP
Visitors carrying umbrellas pose for photos at the 17th century Wat Chaiwatthanaram temple complex in the ancient capital of Ayutthaya, north of Bangkok, Thailand. Photo: AFP
A woman from the Turkana tribe walks through a swarm of desert locusts at the village of Lorengippi near the town of Lodwar, Turkana county, Kenya. Photo: Reuters
A woman from the Turkana tribe walks through a swarm of desert locusts at the village of Lorengippi near the town of Lodwar, Turkana county, Kenya. Photo: Reuters
A surfer falls off a wave on a Leblon beach swell in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Photo: Reuters
A surfer falls off a wave on a Leblon beach swell in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Photo: Reuters
People attend Friday prayers along a road at a business area, after Pakistani authorities re-imposed lockdowns in selected areas in an effort to stop the spread of the coronavirus disease, in Karachi, Pakistan. Photo: Reuters
People attend Friday prayers along a road at a business area, after Pakistani authorities re-imposed lockdowns in selected areas in an effort to stop the spread of the coronavirus disease, in Karachi, Pakistan. Photo: Reuters
Just-born baby elephant Damar, weighing 50kg, stays with its 22-year-old mother Ngatini, after his birth at Buluhcina Nature Park, in Kampar, Riau, Indonesia. Photo: AFP
Just-born baby elephant Damar, weighing 50kg, stays with its 22-year-old mother Ngatini, after his birth at Buluhcina Nature Park, in Kampar, Riau, Indonesia. Photo: AFP
Party-goers take part in a special edition of the 'Paradise City' festival, where people can enjoy the live performances from private boats, in Perk near Brussels. Photo: AFP
Party-goers take part in a special edition of the "Paradise City" festival, where people can enjoy the live performances from private boats, in Perk near Brussels. Photo: AFP
Eight policemen have been shot dead in India after being ambushed as they went to arrest a murder suspect, in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. Photo: AFP
Eight policemen have been shot dead in India after being ambushed as they went to arrest a murder suspect, in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. Photo: AFP
A shopkeeper cleans the dust off a chandelier at a shop in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo: AFP
A shopkeeper cleans the dust off a chandelier at a shop in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo: AFP
Waratahs' James Ramm (L) is tackled by Reds' Jock Campbell during the Super Rugby match between Australia's Queensland Reds and New South Wales Waratahs at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Australia. Photo: AFP
Waratahs' James Ramm (L) is tackled by Reds' Jock Campbell during the Super Rugby match between Australia's Queensland Reds and New South Wales Waratahs at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Australia. Photo: AFP
A woman stands next to layers of notes on a Lennon Wall with messages of support for the pro-democracy protests outside a restaurant in Hong Kong. Photo: AFP
A woman stands next to layers of notes on a Lennon Wall with messages of support for the pro-democracy protests outside a restaurant in Hong Kong. Photo: AFP
Palestinian Muslims perform Friday prayers outside the Dome of the Rock Mosque, in Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosques compound. Photo: AFP
Palestinian Muslims perform Friday prayers outside the Dome of the Rock Mosque, in Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosques compound. Photo: AFP
Diners are seated in family bubbles to test the UK's only purpose built pop-up socially distanced restaurant, split into separate dining pods with serving hatches under one marquee, where staff are training for dinner service in preparation ahead of reopening to guests when the lifting of further lockdown restrictions in England comes into effect on Saturday. Photo: AP
Diners are seated in family bubbles to test the UK's only purpose built pop-up socially distanced restaurant, split into separate dining pods with serving hatches under one marquee, where staff are training for dinner service in preparation ahead of reopening to guests when the lifting of further lockdown restrictions in England comes into effect on Saturday. Photo: AP
Plastic sheets on a traditional Jeepney bus separate passengers as part of health measures to help prevent the spread of coronavirus in metropolitan Manila, Philippines. Photo: AP
Plastic sheets on a traditional Jeepney bus separate passengers as part of health measures to help prevent the spread of coronavirus in metropolitan Manila, Philippines. Photo: AP
A teacher and students in protective gear wear special hats for social distancing to help curb the spread of the coronavirus at Ban Pa Muad School in Chiang Mai north of Thailand. Photo: AP
A teacher and students in protective gear wear special hats for social distancing to help curb the spread of the coronavirus at Ban Pa Muad School in Chiang Mai north of Thailand. Photo: AP
A shikara on the Dal Lake, in Srinagar. Photo: PTI
A shikara on the Dal Lake, in Srinagar. Photo: PTI
People gather to protest against the treatment of Ethiopia's ethnic Oromo group, outside Downing Street in London, Britain. Photo: Reuters
People gather to protest against the treatment of Ethiopia's ethnic Oromo group, outside Downing Street in London, Britain. Photo: Reuters
People wearing face masks to protect against coronavirus line up for a bus in Beijing. Photo: AP
People wearing face masks to protect against coronavirus line up for a bus in Beijing. Photo: AP
A diver cleans the inside window of the seal tank at Tynemouth Aquarium, Tynemouth, northeast England, as it prepares to reopen on Saturday, in England. Photo: AP
A diver cleans the inside window of the seal tank at Tynemouth Aquarium, Tynemouth, northeast England, as it prepares to reopen on Saturday, in England. Photo: AP

Published: Sat 4 Jul 2020, 10:04 AM

Last updated: Sat 4 Jul 2020, 12:49 PM

Police officers take pictures of the base of the Little Mermaid statue (Den lille Havfrue) after it was vandalised in Denmark. Photo: AFP<br><br>(Research: Mohammad Thanweeruddin)
Police officers take pictures of the base of the Little Mermaid statue (Den lille Havfrue) after it was vandalised in Denmark. Photo: AFP<br><br>(Research: Mohammad Thanweeruddin)

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