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Week in pictures 3 August 2024

PARIS: Paris’ Eiffel Tower overlooks the Olympics’ opening ceremony on Friday, July 26. It was the first time in the history of the Summer Olympics that the opening ceremony took place outside of a stadium (Francois-Xavier Marit/Pool/Reuters)

 

THAITI: Brazilian surfer Gabriel Medina leaps from his surfboard and raises his finger in the air as he celebrates a near-perfect 9.90-scoring wave on Monday, July 29. It was the highest-scoring wave in Olympic history. See the best photos of the Paris Olympics (Jerome Brouillet/AFP/Getty Images)

 

PARIS: US gymnast Simone Biles soars through the air on a vault during the individual all-around competition that was held at the Paris Olympics on Thursday, August 1. Biles won gold to complete her extraordinary comeback story and regain the title she won in 2016 (Loic Venance/AFP/Getty Images)

 

MANILA BAY: This aerial photo, taken on Monday, July 29, shows an oil slick from the MT Terra Nova, which capsized in the waters of Manila Bay near the coastal village of Santa Cruz, Philippines. The oil tanker capsized during strong winds and high waves caused by Typhoon Gaemi, Philippine authorities said (Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)

 

PARIS: A tearful Andy Murray leaves the court after he and doubles partner Dan Evans lost in the quarterfinals on August 1. Murray, a three-time grand slam winner, is retiring from the sport (Patricia De Melo Moreira/AFP/Getty Images)

 

PUERTO LA CRUZ: Demonstrators in Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela, confront police during a protest against the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday, July 29. Both Maduro and his political opponent claimed victory in the country’s election on Monday, a vote that was marked by accusations of fraud and counting irregularities (Carlos Landaeta/AFP/Getty Images)

 

CHOORALMALA: Rescuers cross a river at the site of a landslide in Chooralmala, India, on Wednesday, July 31. Heavy monsoon rains in India’s southern Kerala state triggered deadly landslides that swept through homes, killed dozens of people and stranded hundreds, officials said (Rafiq Maqbool/AP)

 

CHICO: Firefighters monitor a controlled burn set along Highway 32 near Chico, California, on Monday, July 29. They were trying to reduce fuel for the Park Fire, which is now the fifth-largest wildfire in state history (Loren Elliott/The New York Times/Redux)

 

SOUTHPORT: Tributes are left for the victims of a stabbing attack in Southport, England, on Tuesday, July 30. A teenage boy was charged with murder after three young girls were killed in a stabbing attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class. Eight other children and two adults were wounded in the attack (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

 

ROTTERDAM: People wear costumes during the Rotterdam Unlimited Summer Carnival in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on Saturday, July 27 (Jeffrey Groeneweg/ANP/AFP/Getty Images)

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