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    Photos of the week: A dicey world record and a mannerless hippo

    Ashrita Furman, the man with the most Guinness World Records on a dicey new attempt, to Pablo Escobar's pet hippo Pepa being a sloppy eater on her daughter's birthday in Colombia --photos of the week from across the world.

    Updated on: Jul 21, 2018 11:09 AM IST
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    Ashrita Furman, who holds more Guinness World Records than anyone, attempts to set a new record for slicing the most watermelons in half on his own stomach in one minute in New York City. (Brendan McDermid / REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jul 21, 2018 11:09 AM

    Ashrita Furman, who holds more Guinness World Records than anyone, attempts to set a new record for slicing the most watermelons in half on his own stomach in one minute in New York City. (Brendan McDermid / REUTERS)

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    An Israeli man looks on as an Iron Dome launcher fires an interceptor rocket in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon. (Amir Cohen / REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jul 21, 2018 11:09 AM

    An Israeli man looks on as an Iron Dome launcher fires an interceptor rocket in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon. (Amir Cohen / REUTERS)

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    Team Sky rider Chris Froome of Britain crashes during Stage 9 from Arras Citadelle to Roubaix of the Tour de France cycling race. (Benoit Tessier / REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jul 21, 2018 11:09 AM

    Team Sky rider Chris Froome of Britain crashes during Stage 9 from Arras Citadelle to Roubaix of the Tour de France cycling race. (Benoit Tessier / REUTERS)

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    Local residents look at the carcasses of hundreds of crocodiles from a farm after they were killed by angry locals following the death of a man who was killed in a crocodile attack in Sorong regency, West Papua, Indonesia. (Olha Mulalinda / Antara Foto via REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jul 21, 2018 11:09 AM

    Local residents look at the carcasses of hundreds of crocodiles from a farm after they were killed by angry locals following the death of a man who was killed in a crocodile attack in Sorong regency, West Papua, Indonesia. (Olha Mulalinda / Antara Foto via REUTERS)

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    Officials record and examine cygnets and swans during the annual census of the Queen’s swans, known as ‘Swan Upping’, along the River Thames near Chertsey, England. (Toby Melville / REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jul 21, 2018 11:09 AM

    Officials record and examine cygnets and swans during the annual census of the Queen’s swans, known as ‘Swan Upping’, along the River Thames near Chertsey, England. (Toby Melville / REUTERS)

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    Adisalem Abu, reacts as he embraces his twin daughters, after meeting them for the first time in eighteen years, at Asmara International Airport after the Ethiopian Airlines ET314 flight arrived in Asmara, Eritrea. (Tiksa Negeri / REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jul 21, 2018 11:09 AM

    Adisalem Abu, reacts as he embraces his twin daughters, after meeting them for the first time in eighteen years, at Asmara International Airport after the Ethiopian Airlines ET314 flight arrived in Asmara, Eritrea. (Tiksa Negeri / REUTERS)

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    Ring-tailed lemurs eat a slice of watermelon on ice during hot weather, in a zoo in Changzhou, China. (Stringer / REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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    Ring-tailed lemurs eat a slice of watermelon on ice during hot weather, in a zoo in Changzhou, China. (Stringer / REUTERS)

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    People hold up portraits of victims of the 1994 bombing of the Argentine Israeli Mutual Association (AMIA) community center as they gather to commemorate the 24th anniversary of the attack in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Marcos Brindicci / REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jul 21, 2018 11:09 AM

    People hold up portraits of victims of the 1994 bombing of the Argentine Israeli Mutual Association (AMIA) community center as they gather to commemorate the 24th anniversary of the attack in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Marcos Brindicci / REUTERS)

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    A plane battling the Ferguson Fire passes the setting sun in unincorporated Mariposa County California, near Yosemite National Park. (Noah Berger / AP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jul 21, 2018 11:09 AM

    A plane battling the Ferguson Fire passes the setting sun in unincorporated Mariposa County California, near Yosemite National Park. (Noah Berger / AP)

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    A migrant intercepted aboard a dinghy off the coast in the Strait of Gibraltar, is seen after arriving on a rescue boat at the port of Tarifa, southern Spain. (Jon Nazca / REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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    A migrant intercepted aboard a dinghy off the coast in the Strait of Gibraltar, is seen after arriving on a rescue boat at the port of Tarifa, southern Spain. (Jon Nazca / REUTERS)

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    People attend a ceremony marking the second anniversary of the attempted coup at the Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey. (Murad Sezer / REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jul 21, 2018 11:09 AM

    People attend a ceremony marking the second anniversary of the attempted coup at the Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey. (Murad Sezer / REUTERS)

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    Revellers enjoy a Depeche Mode performance at the Paleo Festival in Nyon, Switzerland. (Denis Balibouse / REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jul 21, 2018 11:09 AM

    Revellers enjoy a Depeche Mode performance at the Paleo Festival in Nyon, Switzerland. (Denis Balibouse / REUTERS)

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    A long exposure shows traffic flowing on the Gotthardstrasse mountain pass road through the Schoellenenschlucht canyon near the village of Goeschenen, Switzerland. (Arnd Weigmann / REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jul 21, 2018 11:09 AM

    A long exposure shows traffic flowing on the Gotthardstrasse mountain pass road through the Schoellenenschlucht canyon near the village of Goeschenen, Switzerland. (Arnd Weigmann / REUTERS)

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    Argentina’s Lucas Matthysse reacts after he was knocked down by Philippines’ Manny Pacquiao during their world welterweight boxing championship bout at Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Mohd Rasfan / AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jul 21, 2018 11:09 AM

    Argentina’s Lucas Matthysse reacts after he was knocked down by Philippines’ Manny Pacquiao during their world welterweight boxing championship bout at Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Mohd Rasfan / AFP)

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    Models perform during the “World Bodypainting Festival 2018” in Klagenfurt, Austria. (Lisi Neisner / REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jul 21, 2018 11:09 AM

    Models perform during the “World Bodypainting Festival 2018” in Klagenfurt, Austria. (Lisi Neisner / REUTERS)

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    NGO Proactiva Open Arms’ rescue boat Astral is seen through a porthole in central Mediterranean Sea. (Juan Medina / REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jul 21, 2018 11:09 AM

    NGO Proactiva Open Arms’ rescue boat Astral is seen through a porthole in central Mediterranean Sea. (Juan Medina / REUTERS)

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    Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games (CAC), at the Metrpolitano stadium in Barranquilla, Colombia. The games will run until August 03, with more than 5,000 athletes from 37 countries taking part. (Luis Robayo / AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jul 21, 2018 11:09 AM

    Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games (CAC), at the Metrpolitano stadium in Barranquilla, Colombia. The games will run until August 03, with more than 5,000 athletes from 37 countries taking part. (Luis Robayo / AFP)

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    A picture taken from the top of the Arch of Triumph (Arc de Triomphe) shows people celebrating France’s victory in the Russia 2018 World Cup final football match between France and Croatia, on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris. (Ludovic Marin / AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jul 21, 2018 11:09 AM

    A picture taken from the top of the Arch of Triumph (Arc de Triomphe) shows people celebrating France’s victory in the Russia 2018 World Cup final football match between France and Croatia, on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris. (Ludovic Marin / AFP)

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    US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands as they meet in Helsinki, Finland. (Kevin Lamarque / REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jul 21, 2018 11:09 AM

    US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands as they meet in Helsinki, Finland. (Kevin Lamarque / REUTERS)

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    A stone structure at an archaeological site containing a fireplace, seen in the middle, where charred remains of 14,500-year-old bread was found in the Black Desert, in northeastern Jordan. (Alexis Pantos / Handout via REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jul 21, 2018 11:09 AM

    A stone structure at an archaeological site containing a fireplace, seen in the middle, where charred remains of 14,500-year-old bread was found in the Black Desert, in northeastern Jordan. (Alexis Pantos / Handout via REUTERS)

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    A fighter loyal to Syrian President Bashar al Assad is seen during the evacuation from the villages of al-Foua and Kefraya, Syria. (Khalil Ashawi / REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jul 21, 2018 11:09 AM

    A fighter loyal to Syrian President Bashar al Assad is seen during the evacuation from the villages of al-Foua and Kefraya, Syria. (Khalil Ashawi / REUTERS)

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    An insect lands on a Venus flytrap, a meat-eating plant on display at the carnivorous plant fair “Dejate Atrapar” (Let Yourself Get Caught), in Bogota, Colombia. (Luisa Gonzalez / REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jul 21, 2018 11:09 AM

    An insect lands on a Venus flytrap, a meat-eating plant on display at the carnivorous plant fair “Dejate Atrapar” (Let Yourself Get Caught), in Bogota, Colombia. (Luisa Gonzalez / REUTERS)

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    A Hippo known as Pepa is pictured during the celebration of Hippo Jakira’s 4 year birthday at the Santa Fe zoo, in Medellin, Colombia. Pepa was part of the initial batch of animals imported by druglord Pablo Escobar back in the 1980s. (Joaquin Sarmiento / AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jul 21, 2018 11:09 AM

    A Hippo known as Pepa is pictured during the celebration of Hippo Jakira’s 4 year birthday at the Santa Fe zoo, in Medellin, Colombia. Pepa was part of the initial batch of animals imported by druglord Pablo Escobar back in the 1980s. (Joaquin Sarmiento / AFP)

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    A young man selects cans in Havana. Cuba prepares to recognise the market as part of its socialist economy in a constitutional reform bill its National Assembly will approve this weekend. (Yamil Lage / AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jul 21, 2018 11:09 AM

    A young man selects cans in Havana. Cuba prepares to recognise the market as part of its socialist economy in a constitutional reform bill its National Assembly will approve this weekend. (Yamil Lage / AFP)

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    Chuck Doebbler and Randal Eggemeyer compete during the team roping slack event at the Frontiers Day Rodeo at Frontier Park. Blaine McCartney in Cheyenne, Wyoming. (Blaine McCartney / The Wyoming Tribune Eagle via AP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jul 21, 2018 11:09 AM

    Chuck Doebbler and Randal Eggemeyer compete during the team roping slack event at the Frontiers Day Rodeo at Frontier Park. Blaine McCartney in Cheyenne, Wyoming. (Blaine McCartney / The Wyoming Tribune Eagle via AP)

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    A seagull flies over beachgoers on the coast at Etretat, north-western France. (Charly Triballeau / AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jul 21, 2018 11:09 AM

    A seagull flies over beachgoers on the coast at Etretat, north-western France. (Charly Triballeau / AFP)

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    France’s Hugo Lloris lifts the trophy as the team celebrate winning the FIFA 2018 World Cup at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia. (Christian Hartmann / REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jul 21, 2018 11:09 AM

    France’s Hugo Lloris lifts the trophy as the team celebrate winning the FIFA 2018 World Cup at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia. (Christian Hartmann / REUTERS)

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    An overweight woman receives fire cupping therapy at a weight loss clinic in Changchun in China's northeastern Jilin province. (AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jul 21, 2018 11:09 AM

    An overweight woman receives fire cupping therapy at a weight loss clinic in Changchun in China's northeastern Jilin province. (AFP)

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    A Puerto Rican gymnast trains on the eve of the inauguration of the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games (CAC) in Barranquilla, Colombia. (Luis Acosta / AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jul 21, 2018 11:09 AM

    A Puerto Rican gymnast trains on the eve of the inauguration of the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games (CAC) in Barranquilla, Colombia. (Luis Acosta / AFP)

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    An employee works next to molten iron at a steel mill of Dongbei Special Steel in Dalian, Liaoning province, China. (Stringer / REUTERS) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jul 21, 2018 11:09 AM

    An employee works next to molten iron at a steel mill of Dongbei Special Steel in Dalian, Liaoning province, China. (Stringer / REUTERS)

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