August 5, 2015

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An Indian village woman covers a sleeping child with her veil as she carries him on her shoulder at Ajmer in India’s Rajasthan state, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015. Married Hindu women in parts of Indian states observe a veil, or cover their heads as a long followed tradition. (AP Photo/Deepak Sharma)

A man smokes a cigarette under a tree during the evening of a summer day, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

A woman standing on a flooded road prays as she waits to receives relief items from a rescue team near her half-submerged house in Nyaung Tone, Ayeyarwaddy Delta, about 60 miles southwest of Yangon, Myanmar, Wednesday, Aug 5, 2015. Friendly nations and international relief organizations are mobilizing to give disaster assistance to Myanmar, where 69 people have died and another 260,000 been affected by widespread flooding fed by more than a month of heavy monsoon rains and a cyclone. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)

A migrant sleeps inside a tent at a camp set near Calais, northern France, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015. Thousands of migrants have been scaling fences near the Channel Tunnel linking the two countries and boarding freight trains or trucks destined for Britain. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Michal Navratil of the Czech Republic competes during the men’s 27 meter high dive final at the Swimming World Championships in Kazan, Russia, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015. (AP Photo/Denis Tyrin)

A giraffe is photographed at a zoo during a hot day in Pegia village near Paphos coastal city in southwest part of the island of Cyprus, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015. The highest temperature in the island was still above normal, reaching between 35C to 41C (95F to 105,8F). (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi walks during the ceremonial reception of Mozambican President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi at the Presidential Palace in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015. The Indian Parliament has been unable to conduct any business for weeks as the opposition has been demanding the resignation of Sushma Swaraj and another leader for allegedly helping a former Indian cricket official facing investigation for financial irregularities. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

A young Palestinian jumps through a fire ring as part of a graduation ceremony of the Hamas, Liberation Youth, military summer camp, in Gaza City, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015. (AP Photo/ Khalil Hamra)

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