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Day in photos: July 17, 2012

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A Nepali man sets fire to an effigy of the demon Ghantakarna to symbolize the destruction of evil while celebrating the Ghantakarna festival in the ancient city of Bhaktapur. Reuters
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A worker pushes a tire past Olympic Stadium in the London 2012 Olympic Park. Reuters
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Villagers carry the coffin and portrait of a victim who was killed by a flash flood as they wade through a stream during a funeral in Sujia village of Zhaotong, China. Reuters
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Soldiers perform during a ceremony, attended by Egypt’s new Islamist President Mohamed Mursi at the Egyptian military academy in Cairo. Reuters
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A rickshaw puller waits for passengers in the rain in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Reuters
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Pakistani health worker Naela Emanuel (left) gives a polio vaccine to a child in Pakistan. AP
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An Indian family tries to protect themselves with an umbrella from a heavy monsoon shower. AP
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Tiger Woods plays from a bunker on the 12th hole during a practice round at Royal Lytham & St Annes golf club in England. AP
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Police cadets attend a graduation ceremony in Madrid. AP
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Climbers ascend the Aiguille du Midi, part of the Mont Blanc, at an altitude of over 11,000 feet near Chamonix ski resort in France. EPA
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An Afghan worker grinds wheat at a traditional mill in the Nahr-e Shahi district of Balkh province. AFP/Getty Images
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Torrential rainfall in Aso City, Kumamoto leaves debris strewn about. AFP/Getty Images
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Dark clouds of smoke billowing from a wildfire over the town of Tijoco Bajo, on the Spanish Canary island of Tenerife. AFP/Getty Images