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Day in photos: July 24, 2012

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Police patrol the Three Gorges Dam, a gigantic hydropower project on the Yangtze River, in Yichang City, China. Due to the downpours in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, the Three Gorges Dam experienced its largest flood peak this year on Tuesday.

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President Obama gestures at a campaign stop in Oakland, Calif.

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A torrential flood, triggered by continuous rain, hit downtown Chongqing in China. The flood waters have impacted nearly 300,000 people along the Yangtze River.

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Syrian rebels hunt for snipers after attacking the municipality building in Selehattin, during fights between rebels and Syrian troops.

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A combine harvester makes its way through a field near Arnsberg, Germany. After weeks of rain, farmers in wide parts of the country hurry to bring in the harvest during a short, warm and sunny period as meteorologists forecast rain at the end of the week.

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An aerial view from a Pakistani army rescue helicopter shows water supplies being thrown to residents in a flood-affected area on the outskirts of Sukkur. Roughly 13.8 million people have been affected by massive floods in Pakistan, making the scale of the disaster worse than the devastating 2004 tsunami.

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A Chinese Army attack helicopter, designed and manufactured by China, makes a flight demonstration for press at a base of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) in Beijing, ahead of next week's Army Day.

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A farmer spreads fertilizer on a paddy field in Sanand, India. Indian farmers are desperately waiting for the long-delayed monsoon season that replenishes rivers and quenches crops. So far, the total rainfall is 22 percent below average.

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Azari Bland, 5, runs through the spray of the fountain at Johnnie W. Walker Park in Jackson, Fla.

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A Nebraska National Guard Blackhawk fights the Fairfield Creek fire in the bluffs on the north side of the Niobrara River in north central Nebraska.

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A member of the Traffic Psychologists gets off a bus as he holds a banner that reads "Free Hugs" during his performance in Sao Paulo. Traffic Psychologists is a non-profit non-governmental organization which aims to humanize traffic and reduce the level of stress caused to drivers.

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An Indian farmer walks through a dry, cracked paddy field on the outskirts of Jammu, India.

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A woman leans into the mouth of a plastic shark to kiss her child at the COEX Aquarium in Seoul, South Korea.

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Rescuers transport a resident on a makeshift raft on a flooded street in Yongchuan district, China. Torrential rain has swept through 17 provincial areas since July 20, leaving 95 dead and 45 missing.

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Dancers rehearse their performances for the London 2012 Olympic Beach Volleyball matches at the practice facility near to Horse Guards Parade in London.

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Belarusians harvest a wheat field in Yatskovo, near Minsk.

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Hannes Steim drives his 1937 Miller Sprintcar through a sharp turn during a race demonstration at the Offene Rennbahn cycling track in Zurich's Oerlikon suburb.

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A crowded beach as people enjoy the seaside in Katwijk, The Netherlands. Reports state that many visitors went to the Dutch coast to enjoy the summer weather after a long period of rain.

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Two men dressed as Santa Claus rest on a bench, during the annual World Santa Claus Congress at the Copenhagen Zoo in Denmark.

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A pair of Havaianas sandals lay on the beach as women sunbathe in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In Brazil, literally everyone wears Havaianas, the now world-famous brand of rubber and plastic flip-flops that's celebrating its 50th birthday this year.