• French oyster aquaculturist Jean-Christophe Cabrol checks the growth of oysters covered with sea squirts ("BIJU" in French) on collector lines in a shellfish farming in the pond of Thau in Bouzigues, near Montpellier. AFP
    French oyster aquaculturist Jean-Christophe Cabrol checks the growth of oysters covered with sea squirts ("BIJU" in French) on collector lines in a shellfish farming in the pond of Thau in Bouzigues, near Montpellier. AFP
  • A solar eclipse as seen from the La Silla European Southern Observatory (ESO) in La Higuera, Coquimbo Region, Chile. AFP
    A solar eclipse as seen from the La Silla European Southern Observatory (ESO) in La Higuera, Coquimbo Region, Chile. AFP
  • An Indonesian worker conducts mosquito fogging to minimise dengue fever cases as dengue infection is endemic in Banda Aceh. AFP
    An Indonesian worker conducts mosquito fogging to minimise dengue fever cases as dengue infection is endemic in Banda Aceh. AFP
  • Chileans watch the sky with special suits prior to a total solar eclipse in Paiguano, Chile. Getty Images
    Chileans watch the sky with special suits prior to a total solar eclipse in Paiguano, Chile. Getty Images
  • An unidentified girl carries a doll while she stands next to Immigration activists demanding the end of the migrant detention centers in the US, in front of Senator Marco Rubio's office building in Miami, Florida, USA. EPA
    An unidentified girl carries a doll while she stands next to Immigration activists demanding the end of the migrant detention centers in the US, in front of Senator Marco Rubio's office building in Miami, Florida, USA. EPA
  • Paragliders during the 2019 Paragliding World Cup that is taking place at Serra da Estrela, the highest mountain range in continental Portugal, Manteigas. EPA
    Paragliders during the 2019 Paragliding World Cup that is taking place at Serra da Estrela, the highest mountain range in continental Portugal, Manteigas. EPA
  • Migrants carry the remains of their belongings from among rubble at a detention centre for mainly African migrants that was hit by an airstrike in the Tajoura suburb of the Libyan capital of Tripoli, Libya. Reuters
    Migrants carry the remains of their belongings from among rubble at a detention centre for mainly African migrants that was hit by an airstrike in the Tajoura suburb of the Libyan capital of Tripoli, Libya. Reuters
  • The lighting of the new fire for the Pan American Games Lima 2019 in Teotihuacan, Mexico. A performer is seen during the new fire ceremony for the Pan American Games Lima 2019. Reuters
    The lighting of the new fire for the Pan American Games Lima 2019 in Teotihuacan, Mexico. A performer is seen during the new fire ceremony for the Pan American Games Lima 2019. Reuters
  • Participants playing in foam mixed with chili pepper water during an event, held to attract tourists to the region which is famous for spicy food, in Ningxiang county in China's central Hunan province. AFP
    Participants playing in foam mixed with chili pepper water during an event, held to attract tourists to the region which is famous for spicy food, in Ningxiang county in China's central Hunan province. AFP
  • Members of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions shout slogans and hold placards as they attend a protest calling for wage hikes and improvements in employment status, at Gwangwhamun Square in central Seoul. AFP
    Members of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions shout slogans and hold placards as they attend a protest calling for wage hikes and improvements in employment status, at Gwangwhamun Square in central Seoul. AFP

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