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Photos of the week: Heatwave sweeps through Europe and Greece elections

From people across Europe seeking relief near the beaches as a heatwave sweeps through the continent to the first elections in Greece post bailout era -- photos of the week from across the world.

Updated on: Jul 13, 2019 1:07 PM IST

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Parasols seen on a beach of the Adriatic Sea in Durres, as heatwave sweeps through Europe. Temperatures rose to 39 degrees Celsius in Albania. (Gent Shkullaku / AFP)

Updated on Jul 13, 2019 1:07 PM

Parasols seen on a beach of the Adriatic Sea in Durres, as heatwave sweeps through Europe. Temperatures rose to 39 degrees Celsius in Albania. (Gent Shkullaku / AFP)

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Greece’s opposition party New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis casts his vote during general elections at a polling station in Athens. Greek voters are casting their ballots in the country’s first national election of the post-bailout era. (Angelos Tzortzinis / AFP)

Updated on Jul 13, 2019 1:07 PM

Greece’s opposition party New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis casts his vote during general elections at a polling station in Athens. Greek voters are casting their ballots in the country’s first national election of the post-bailout era. (Angelos Tzortzinis / AFP)

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People bow before the statues of the late North Korean leaders Kim II Sung and Kim Jong II as the country marks the 25th death anniversary of Kim II Sung, at Mansu Hill in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Kim Won Jin / AFP)

Updated on Jul 13, 2019 1:07 PM

People bow before the statues of the late North Korean leaders Kim II Sung and Kim Jong II as the country marks the 25th death anniversary of Kim II Sung, at Mansu Hill in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Kim Won Jin / AFP)

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A heifer bull jumps over revelers in the bullring after the second bullrun at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, northern Spain. On each day of the festival six bulls are released at 8:00 a.m. (0600 GMT) to run from their corral through the narrow, cobbled streets of the old town over an 850-meter (yard) course. Ahead of them are the runners, who try to stay close to the bulls without falling over or being gored. (Ander Gillenea / AFP)

Updated on Jul 13, 2019 1:07 PM

A heifer bull jumps over revelers in the bullring after the second bullrun at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, northern Spain. On each day of the festival six bulls are released at 8:00 a.m. (0600 GMT) to run from their corral through the narrow, cobbled streets of the old town over an 850-meter (yard) course. Ahead of them are the runners, who try to stay close to the bulls without falling over or being gored. (Ander Gillenea / AFP)

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Megan Rapinoe gestures the number 4 with her fingers as she holds the Trophy for the FIFA Women’s World Cup while the US team arrives at the Newark International Airport, in Newark, New Jersey, US. (Eduardo Munoz / REUTERS)

Updated on Jul 13, 2019 1:07 PM

Megan Rapinoe gestures the number 4 with her fingers as she holds the Trophy for the FIFA Women’s World Cup while the US team arrives at the Newark International Airport, in Newark, New Jersey, US. (Eduardo Munoz / REUTERS)

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Khadom, the mother of Al-Moez visits the tomb of her son, killed when a bullet pierced the window of his workplace and lodged itself in his heart during an anti-government demonstration in the Sudanese capital Khartoum in April. Like dozens of others who lost a son, uncle or brother, Al-Moez’ family has paid a high price for Sudan’s revolution that toppled its longtime autocratic ruler Omar al-Bashir in April. (Claire Doyen / AFP)

Updated on Jul 13, 2019 1:07 PM

Khadom, the mother of Al-Moez visits the tomb of her son, killed when a bullet pierced the window of his workplace and lodged itself in his heart during an anti-government demonstration in the Sudanese capital Khartoum in April. Like dozens of others who lost a son, uncle or brother, Al-Moez’ family has paid a high price for Sudan’s revolution that toppled its longtime autocratic ruler Omar al-Bashir in April. (Claire Doyen / AFP)

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A volunteer of the “Goupil” association feeds young birds with tweezers at the Wildlife Hospital in Laroque, southern France. Since the end of June heat wave that hit France and Europe, the small team at the Laroque Wildlife Hospital in the Herault department has been “overheating”, having received and treated hundreds of animals affected by the unprecedented heat. (Sylvain Thomas / AFP)

Updated on Jul 13, 2019 1:07 PM

A volunteer of the “Goupil” association feeds young birds with tweezers at the Wildlife Hospital in Laroque, southern France. Since the end of June heat wave that hit France and Europe, the small team at the Laroque Wildlife Hospital in the Herault department has been “overheating”, having received and treated hundreds of animals affected by the unprecedented heat. (Sylvain Thomas / AFP)

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A Volkswagen “Beetle”, the final edition of the iconic car, is seen inside the factory in Puebla, Puebla State, Mexico. The bug-shaped metallic blue sedan rolled off the production line in central Mexico to rapturous applause, the last of a model first manufactured in the late 1930s. (Juan Carlos Sanchez / AFP)

Updated on Jul 13, 2019 1:07 PM

A Volkswagen “Beetle”, the final edition of the iconic car, is seen inside the factory in Puebla, Puebla State, Mexico. The bug-shaped metallic blue sedan rolled off the production line in central Mexico to rapturous applause, the last of a model first manufactured in the late 1930s. (Juan Carlos Sanchez / AFP)

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Models display a 2020 Spring-Summer creations by Oliva during the Madrid Fashion Week in Madrid, Spain. (Manu Fernandez / AP)

Updated on Jul 13, 2019 1:07 PM

Models display a 2020 Spring-Summer creations by Oliva during the Madrid Fashion Week in Madrid, Spain. (Manu Fernandez / AP)

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A visitor takes pictures of beckoning cat figurines at Gotokuji Temple in Tokyo, Japan. According to a centuries-old legend provided by the temple, Gotokuji, a Buddhist temple located in the quiet neighbourhood of Setagaya, is the birthplace of beckoning cats, the famous cat figurines that are widely believed to bring good luck and prosperity to home and businesses. (Jae C. Hong / AP)

Updated on Jul 13, 2019 1:07 PM

A visitor takes pictures of beckoning cat figurines at Gotokuji Temple in Tokyo, Japan. According to a centuries-old legend provided by the temple, Gotokuji, a Buddhist temple located in the quiet neighbourhood of Setagaya, is the birthplace of beckoning cats, the famous cat figurines that are widely believed to bring good luck and prosperity to home and businesses. (Jae C. Hong / AP)

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A woman rests at the memorial cemetery, prior to the funeral in Potocari, near Srebrenica, Bosnia. The remains of 33 victims of the Srebrenica massacre will be buried 24 years after Serb troops overran the eastern Bosnian Muslim enclave of Srebrenica and executed some 8,000 Muslim men and boys, which international courts have labelled as an act of genocide. (Darko Bandic / AP)

Updated on Jul 13, 2019 1:07 PM

A woman rests at the memorial cemetery, prior to the funeral in Potocari, near Srebrenica, Bosnia. The remains of 33 victims of the Srebrenica massacre will be buried 24 years after Serb troops overran the eastern Bosnian Muslim enclave of Srebrenica and executed some 8,000 Muslim men and boys, which international courts have labelled as an act of genocide. (Darko Bandic / AP)

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Brazil’s Richarlison and Alisson celebrate after winning the Copa America with the trophy, at Maracana Stadium, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Ricardo Moraes / REUTERS)

Updated on Jul 13, 2019 1:07 PM

Brazil’s Richarlison and Alisson celebrate after winning the Copa America with the trophy, at Maracana Stadium, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Ricardo Moraes / REUTERS)

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A power station is seen in the background as beachgoers are seen along the shore of the Mediterranean Sea in the evening at a beach in Ashkelon, Israel. (Amir Cohen / REUTERS)

Updated on Jul 13, 2019 1:07 PM

A power station is seen in the background as beachgoers are seen along the shore of the Mediterranean Sea in the evening at a beach in Ashkelon, Israel. (Amir Cohen / REUTERS)

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Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam walks to speak to the media over an extradition bill in Hong Kong, China. (Tyrone Siu / REUTERS)

Updated on Jul 13, 2019 1:07 PM

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam walks to speak to the media over an extradition bill in Hong Kong, China. (Tyrone Siu / REUTERS)

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The 27.6-km Stage 2 Team Time Trial from Brussels Royal Palace to Brussels Atomium on July 7, 2019 - Team Jumbo-Visma riders, with Mike Teunissen of the Netherlands wearing the overall leader’s yellow jersey, in action during Tour-de-France. This edition also marks the 100 years of the “Yellow Jersey.” (Gonzalo Fuentes / REUTERS)

Updated on Jul 13, 2019 1:07 PM

The 27.6-km Stage 2 Team Time Trial from Brussels Royal Palace to Brussels Atomium on July 7, 2019 - Team Jumbo-Visma riders, with Mike Teunissen of the Netherlands wearing the overall leader’s yellow jersey, in action during Tour-de-France. This edition also marks the 100 years of the “Yellow Jersey.” (Gonzalo Fuentes / REUTERS)

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Rescue workers wade through flood waters as they evacuate a woman with an inflatable swimming pool on a street following heavy rainfall in Pingxiang, Jiangxi province, China. (REUTERS)

Updated on Jul 13, 2019 1:07 PM

Rescue workers wade through flood waters as they evacuate a woman with an inflatable swimming pool on a street following heavy rainfall in Pingxiang, Jiangxi province, China. (REUTERS)

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Spectators gather to watch a polo match during the annual Shandur Polo Festival, at Shandur Pass, at an estimated altitude of around 3700 metre, in Chitral, Pakistan. (Khurram Parvez / REUTERS)

Updated on Jul 13, 2019 1:07 PM

Spectators gather to watch a polo match during the annual Shandur Polo Festival, at Shandur Pass, at an estimated altitude of around 3700 metre, in Chitral, Pakistan. (Khurram Parvez / REUTERS)

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Spectators try to catch a wristband thrown by Serbia’s Novak Djokovic after winning his quarter final match against Belgium’s David Goffin, at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, England. (David Goffin / REUTERS)

Updated on Jul 13, 2019 1:07 PM

Spectators try to catch a wristband thrown by Serbia’s Novak Djokovic after winning his quarter final match against Belgium’s David Goffin, at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, England. (David Goffin / REUTERS)

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People bathe in a decommissioned city bus named “le bus piscine”, an artwork by the French artist Benedetto Bufalino in Gosnay, near Bethune, France. (Pascal Rossignol / REUTERS)

Updated on Jul 13, 2019 1:07 PM

People bathe in a decommissioned city bus named “le bus piscine”, an artwork by the French artist Benedetto Bufalino in Gosnay, near Bethune, France. (Pascal Rossignol / REUTERS)

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A Border Patrol vehicle is pictured guarding the current border fence in Sunland Park, US, seen from the Mexican side of the border in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. (Daniel Becerril / REUTERS)

Updated on Jul 13, 2019 1:07 PM

A Border Patrol vehicle is pictured guarding the current border fence in Sunland Park, US, seen from the Mexican side of the border in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. (Daniel Becerril / REUTERS)

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