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Day in Photos: August 6, 2012

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A Sikh holyman guard walks at the Golden Temple, Sikh’s holiest shrine in Amritsar, India. AP
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An Indian tourist get his photo taken on Girmal Falls near Saputara, India. AP
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Paper lanterns float along the Motoyasu River in front of the illuminated Atomic Bomb Dome, in Hiroshima, Japan. Monday marked the 67th anniversary of the atomic bombing. AP
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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney pushes a shopping cart at Hunter’s Shop and Save supermarket in Wolfeboro, N.H. AP
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A model presents a creation by Indian designer Swapnil Shinde during the Lakme Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2012 in Mumbai, India. EPA
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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meets with former president of South Africa Nelson Mandela at his home in Qunu, South Africa. Reuters
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Tattoo artist Maria Jose Cristerna attends the Tattoo Art Mex 2012 convention at the World Trade Center in Mexico City. The convention brings together dozens of Mexico City tattoo artists and hundreds of tattoo enthusiasts showcasing body modification, body painting and graffiti. Reuters
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People jump into the Tirreno Sea in Santa Marinella, Italy as temperatures soared to over 100 degrees. Reuters
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Mayor Bloomberg meets with area Sikh members at the Sikh Cultural Society in Queens a day after the deadly shooting at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin. Getty Images
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A truck is seen on a damaged bridge in Baokang County in central China’s Hubei Province. ZUMAPRESS.com
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This handout photo made available by German police shows a squirrel stuck in a manhole cover in a street in Isernhagen, northern Germany. The squirrel was finally rescued and set free by the police. AFP/Getty Images
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People sunbathe at the Palatinus outdoor spa in Budapest as temperatures reached 100 degrees in Hungary. Reuters
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Indian villagers cross Kuakhai River after monsoons caused flash flooding near the village of Baliyanta in the outskirts of the eastern city of Bhubaneswar, India. AP
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A hot air balloon flies passes Brunel’s Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol England on the week that will see the 34th Bristol International Balloon Fiesta, the largest balloon event in Europe. AP
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A girl smiles at the Al Zaatri refugee camp near the border with Syria. The camp is one of many set up along the border between Jordan and Syria under the management of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and with the help of local charity groups. ZUMA24.com