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Our world in photos: July 22

July 22, 2022 Michaela Keil
FRANCE — Downhill: The pack sped downhill during the eighteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 89.2 miles, starting in Lourdes and finishing in Hautacam, on Thursday. Photo: Daniel Cole/AP
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SPAIN — Dive: Youngsters dove into the Mediterranean sea on Thursday, a hot sunny day in Barcelona.
Photo: Francisco Seco/AP

 

GUATEMALA — Ritual: A dancer dressed as a monkey performed “Danza del Palo Volador,” a ritual in honor of his patron saint Santiago Apostle, in Cubulco, on Thursday. Ahead of his feast day on July 25, worshipers participated in ancient religious ceremonies and accompany processions.
Photo: Moises Castillo/AP

 

ARGENTINA — Farm expo: A farm worker rested on his employer’s cow which he cared for during the Rural Society’s annual exposition in Buenos Aires, on Thursday.
Photo: Natacha Pisarenko/AP

 

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INDIA — Behdeinkhlam festival: Pnar, or Jaintia, tribals carried “Rongs” or chariots, and danced in muddy waters during Behdienkhlam festival celebrations in Tuber village, in the northeastern state of Meghalaya, on Friday. Behdienkhlam is a traditional festival of the Pnars celebrated after sowing is done seeking a good harvest and to drive away plague and diseases. Young men symbolically drive away evil spirits by beating the roof of every house with bamboo poles.
Photo: Anupam Nath/AP

 

UKRAINE — Burning: Grain fields burned, on the outskirts of Kurakhove, Donetsk Oblast, on Thursday.
Photo: Nariman El-Mofty/AP

 

SWITZERLAND — Paleo Festival: Belgian singer Angele Van Laeken aka Angele performed on the main stage during the 45th edition of the Paleo Festival, in Nyon, on Thursday. The Paleo is the largest open-air music festival in the western part of Switzerland.
Photo: Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP

 

UNITED KINGDOM — Reflection: A Royal Horseguard’s soldiers uniform reflected buildings and tourists watching during guard change in London, on Friday.
Photo: Frank Augstein/AP

 

OREGON — Javelin: Tim Glover, of the United States, competed in qualifications for the men’s javelin throw at the World Athletics Championships on Thursday, in Eugene.
Photo: David J. Phillip/AP

 

BOLIVIA — Protest: A police cordon formed to block government supporters taunting healthcare workers critical of the government who were trying to march to the Health Ministry in La Paz, on Thursday.
Photo: Juan Karita/AP

 

ISRAEL — Motocross: Riders competed during a motocross event of the Maccabiah Games at the Wingate raceway near Netanya, on Friday.
Photo: Ariel Schalit/AP

 

INDIA — Monsoon: A man rode a bicycle in the rain in Hyderabad, on Friday. The monsoon season in India lasts from June to September.
Photo: Mahesh Kumar A./AP

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