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Day in photos Obama in Ohio, London Olympics, strife in Syria, deadly storms in the Far East and more.
Aug. 1, 2012
Visitors watch as a helicopter with President Obama aboard departs from the South Lawn of the White House. Obama travelled to Ohio to attend campaign events.
Saul Loeb
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Aug. 1, 2012
Obama shakes hands with supporters as he arrives to deliver remarks during a campaign event in Mansfield Central Park in Mansfield Ohio.
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July 31, 2012
People touch an image of Santo Domingo de Guzman during celebrations at a church in Managua, Nicaragua. The first 10 days of August are reserved for the carnival-like celebration of Santo Domingo de Guzman, with processions, bullfights, parties and church services.
Esteban Felix
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Aug. 1, 2012
Players compete for a rebound in a women’s basketball match between Australia and Brazil at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. The Aussies won 67-61.
Mark Ralston
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Aug. 1, 2012
The U.S .women’s rowing team celebrates after winning the bronze medal in the quadruple sculls final at the London Olympics.
Damien Meyer
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Aug. 1, 2012
Pope Benedict XVI blesses the faithful during the general audience at his summer residence of Castel Gandolfo, in the outskirts of Rome.
Gregorio Borgia
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AP
Aug. 1, 2012
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak and U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta at a joint press conference as they visit an Iron Dome defense system test launch in Ashkelon, Israel. The Iron Dome was designed to intercept and destroy short-range shells and rockets. Panetta stressed that if economic sanctions do not compel Iran to end its nuclear program, the United States would have to consider military options to destroy it.
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July 31, 2012
A Western Pilot Service single-engine air tanker drops water on a forest fire burning on Mount Riante, south of Hot Springs, Ark. the wildfire reportedly has consumed 200 acres in central Arkansas.
Richard Rasmussen
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July 31, 2012
A killer whale sprays water during a show at the Marineland aquatic park in Antibes, France.
Eric Gaillard
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Reuters
Aug. 1, 2012
An elephant sprays itself water from a fountain ahead of the Sri Lankan Esala Perahera festival in the ancient hill capital of Kandy, Sri Lanka . The festival features a nightly procession of Kandyan dancers, fire twirlers, traditional musicians, acrobatic fire performers and elephants and draws thousands of tourists and spectators from across the island.
Ishara S.Kodikara
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AFP/Getty Images
Aug. 1, 2012
Artist Davis Pereira does gymnastics to promote a televised vaudeville show. “Made in Berlin,” on the roof of a hotel in Berlin. The German capital's landmark Fernsehturm tower is seen in the background.
Tim Brakemeier
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AFP/Getty Images
Aug. 1, 2012
Britain's Heather Stanning and Helen Glover celebrate after winning the gold medal for the women's rowing pair in the 2012 Summer Olympics. Their victory was the first gold medal for the host country at the Games.
Chris Carlson
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AP
Aug. 1, 2012
A mother and her family brave winds from the approaching Typhoon Saola in Taipei, Taiwan. The typhoon pummeled Taiwan’s eastern shore after killing at least 14 people and displacing 154,000 in the Philippines.
Wally Santana
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AP
Aug. 1, 2012
Girls line up to buy bread at the only bakery serving the outskirts of Idlib province of Syria. Continuing conflicts between rebels and Syrian government forces are creating shortages around the country.
Zohra Bensemra
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Reuters
Aug. 1, 2012
U.S. archer Jake Kaminiski lets loose his bow during an gold-medal match at the London 2012 Olympic Games. The American men’s team took home the silver.
Jewel Samad
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AFP/Getty Images
July 31, 2012
Free Syrian Army fighters drag policemen who the rebels allege are “Shabiha,” or pro-regime militiamen, after they overran a police station in Aleppo. A watchdog said that rebels killed 40 officers and seized three police stations during the pivotal battle for Syria’s commercial capital.
Emin Ozmen
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AFP/Getty Images
July 31, 2012
Rescuers help a resident cross a swollen river after a mudslide in Jinggu, southwestern China's Yunnan province, killed at least three people and left 11 others missing. The mudslide occurred at a time when several parts of the country have faced major rainstorms, including the heaviest downpour in Beijing in 60 years that left 77 people dead on July 21.
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Aug. 1, 2012
Rescuers search for victims of a mudslide that buried an iron ore mine in Xinyuan, China. Mudslides have killed at least 16 people, with another 12 still missing a day after the disaster, state media reported.
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AFP/Getty Images
Aug. 1, 2012
Indian Muslim students recite the Koran at Madarasatul Imam Anwarullah during the holy month of Ramadan in Hyderabad, India. Like millions of Muslim around the world, Indian Muslims celebrate the month of Ramadan by abstaining from eating, drinking and smoking as well as sexual activities from dawn to dusk.
Noah Seelam
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AFP/Getty Images
Aug. 1, 2012
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton meets with women during a tour of the Philippe Senghor Health Center in Dakar, Senegal. Clinton urged African leaders to embrace democracy and partnerships with responsible foreign powers as a means to improving their living standards and addressing the root causes of extremism on the continent.
Jacquelyn Martin
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AP
Aug. 1, 2012
Lebanese officer cadets throw their hats in the air as they celebrate their graduation, on the 67th Army Day, at a military academy in Fayadyeh, near Beirut.
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Reuters
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