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Paddy field fishing, puffin, giant sumo (21 images)

21 July

Paddy_field_fishing_INDIA

An Indian Bodo tribal man fishes near a paddy field in Kokrajhar, about 140 miles west of Gauhati, India on Wednesday. With the arrival of monsoon rains, farming activity has resumed in the paddy fields. ( AP Photo/ Anupam Nath)

US_Marine_patrol_AFGHANISTAN

United States Marines from Bravo Company of the 1st Battalion of the 2nd Marines patrol near Musa Qaleh, in northern Helmand Province, southern Afghanistan on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

HONG_KONG_STORM_wind

People hold umbrellas as they walk through a strong wind near a ferry pier in Hong Kong on Wednesday. Tropical Storm Chanthu was estimated to be about 255 miles south of Hong Kong. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

Hunting_hounds_England

Hounds wait in their kennels for their turn to take part in the Peterborough Festival of Hunting at the East of England Show Ground on Wednesday in Peterborough, England. The Festival is the greatest gathering of hounds in the country, with over 1,500 hounds from over 100 packs represented and organized by the Peterborough Royal Foxhound Show Society. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

SOAP_BOX_DERBY_ready

Jordan Pruden, 14, of Bowling Green, Ky., holds onto his super stock soap box derby car as he stands in line waiting for his test run in preparation for the 73rd All-American Soap Box Derby at Derby Downs in Akron, Ohio on Wednesday. The official running of the Soap Box Derby, which attracts over 500 racers from across the United States as well as Canada, Japan, Germany and New Zealand, is Saturday. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)

SOAP_BOX_DERBY_track

Super stock soap box derby cars driven by, from left, Geena Waters, 14, of La Quinta, Calif., Jeff Whitcher, 12, of Standwood, Wash., and Ariel Gear, 15, of Mt. Vernon, Wash., race down the Derby Downs track during a test run in preparation for the 73rd All-American Soap Box Derby at Derby Downs in Akron, Ohio on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)

Circus_big_top_Pakistan

Circus performers from the Jan Baz troupe perform during their show on Wednesday in Islamabad, Pakistan. The Jan Baz Circus is performing as part of the Summer Festival at the Pothohari Village in Islamabad. (Photo by Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images)

Flamingo_zoo_Germany

A flamingo drinks some water at the Hellabrunn Zoo on Wednesday in Munich, Germany. The zoological garden Hellabrunn is the largest zoo in Europe. (Photo by Miguel Villagran/Getty Images)

Vintage_sports_car_England

A couple drive an old Bugatti Sports car at the 'Salon Prive' luxury and supercar event held at the Hurlingham Club on Wednesday in London, England. The annual three day Salon Prive offers the opportunity to view the most exotic modern and vintage super cars in the world. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Country_boats_INDIA

People ride in country boats on a lake in Cochin, India on Wednesday. (AP Photo)

Puffin_Pembrokeshire_Wales

An adult Puffin watches from a burrow on Skomer Island on Tuesday in Pembrokeshire, Wales. The island which has the biggest Puffin colony in Southern Britain plays host to over 10,000 Puffins, who come from April to the end of July to breed. The small island, off the coast of southwest Wales and managed by the Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales, is one of the most important and accessible seabird breeding sites in Europe and has become a Mecca for wildlife and bird lovers. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Bicycle_shop_West_Bank

A Palestinian boy buys a bicycle tire at a second hand shop in an alley of Al-Amari refugee camp in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

DENMARK_TALL_SHIP

Some of the tall ships are seen as the Tall Ships Race visited Aalborg in northern Denmark, on Wednesday. 84 ships with more than 3,000 sailors and crew members from all over the world are participating. (AP Photo/ POLFOTO; Jan Dagoe)

Airshow_BRITAIN_FARNBOROUGH

A fighter jet takes off for a flight display during the Farnborough International Airshow, Farnborough, England on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)

INDONESIA_ANATOMY

Visitors view a preserved human body at "The Anatomy Show" in Jakarta, Indonesia on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Lake_ride_rain_INDIA

A woman holds an umbrella as she takes a ride across the Dal Lake in the rain in Srinagar, India on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

Sailor_SOUTH_KOREA

A South Korean sailor in the honor guard holds an U.S. flag as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates lay a wreath at the Korean War Memorial on Wednesday, in Seoul, South Korea. (AP Photo/Paul J. Richards)

Soldier_North_Korea

A North Korean soldier stands in the rain while looking through the window of the UN truce village building that sits on the border of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) while Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Secretary of State Robert Gates were visiting on Wednesday in Panmunjon, South Korea. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

COMIC_CON_Batman

Garth Bauman dressed as Batman waits in line to get into the preview night at Comic-Con International on Wednesday in San Diego. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)

PAKISTAN_DAILY_snack_stall

People buy snacks from a stall in Lake View park in Islamabad, Pakistan on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Giant_Sumo_JAPAN

Sumo wrestler Satanoumi, left, defeats Yamamotoyama who weighs in at 588 pounds to win the bout bout at a sumo tournament in Nagoya, central Japan on Wednesday. Yamamotoyama is the heaviest Japanese sumo wrestler in history. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)

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