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Our world in photos: July 12

July 12, 2021 By Michaela Keil
CALIFORNIA — Hot: People walked on salt flats in Badwater Basin on Sunday, in Death Valley National Park. Death Valley, in southeastern California's Mojave Desert, reached 128 degrees Fahrenheit (53 Celsius) on Saturday, according to the National Weather Service's reading at Furnace Creek. The shockingly high temperature was actually lower than the previous day, when the location reached 130 F (54 C). Photo: John Locher/AP
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Fence comes down: Workers removed the fence surrounding the U.S. Capitol building, six months after it was erected following the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, on Saturday.
Photo: Jose Luis Magana/AP

 

PARAGUAY — Vaccination: People lined up at a drive-thru vaccination center set up at the Ruben Dumot Autodromo for shots of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine in Capiata, on Monday. Essential workers like teachers, police and journalists were authorized to be vaccinated starting Monday.
Photo: Jorge Saenz/AP

 

INDIA — Monsoon: People placed rocks to divert a sudden gush of water during flash floods after heavy monsoon rains in Bhagsunag, a popular tourist town in Himachal Pradesh, on Monday.
Photo: Ashwini Bhatia/AP

 

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BRITAIN — Euro champions: Italy fans celebrated in Piccadilly Circus in central London after their team won the UEFA Euro 2020 Final against England, on Sunday.
Photo: Victoria Jones/PA Via AP

 

SOUTH AFRICA — Smoke: Smoke covered the Johannesburg skyline as people protested in the downtown area of Johannesburg, on Sunday. Protests spread from the KwaZulu Natal province to Johannesburg against the imprisonment of former South African President Jacob Zuma, who was imprisoned last week for contempt of court.
Photo: Themba Hadebe/AP

 

CHINA — Rainy day: A woman walked on an overhead bridge against the Central Business District in Beijing, on Monday.
Photo: Andy Wong/AP

 

INDIA — Watchtower: State Disaster Response personnel performed a search operation at a watchtower of the 12th century, Amber Fort, where 11 people were killed Sunday after being struck by lightning in Jaipur, on Monday.
Photo: Vishal Bhatnagar/AP

 

JAPAN — Bicycle ride: A police officer rode his bicycle along the Imperial Palace on Sunday, in Tokyo. The fourth state of emergency would go into effect on Monday and last through Aug. 22, despite the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics being held in less than two weeks.
Photo: Kiichiro Sato/AP

 

CUBA — Protest: Backers of the government marched in Havana on Sunday. Hundreds of supporters of the government took to the streets while hundreds protested against ongoing food shortages and high prices of foodstuffs.
Photo: Ismael Francisco/AP

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