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Day in photos: July 16, 2012

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Hindu devotees offer prayers at the Pashupatinath temple as they take part in the “Bol Bom” (Say Shiva) pilgrimage in Kathmandu. Reuters
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A Hindu devotee takes a dip at the Bagmati River while she takes part in the “Bol Bom” pilgrimage in Kathmandu. Reuters
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Japanese challenger Toshiyuki Igarashi hits Philippine champion Sonny Boy Jaro during their WBC flyweight title match. AP
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Israel’s President Shimon Peres hug after a joint statement at the President’s residence in Jerusalem. AP
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Storks sit on their nest at sun rise in the foggy morning, near the village of Chereshlya, 93 miles west of Minsk, Belarus. AP
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A boy cools himself in an Athens fountain. Reuters
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France’s President Francois Hollande prepares to shoot an arrow during a visit to meet members of France’s 2012 London Olympics team. Reuters
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Participants swim across the Yangtze River on a hazy day in Wuhan, China. Reuters
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A Pakistani man pours water on mud, while he and other family members work to fix the roof of their home in a poor neighborhood on the outskirts of Pakistan. AP
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A Bangladeshi child laborer works in a casting factory at a dockyard beside the Buriganga River in Dhaka. AFP/Getty Images
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An Indian artist dressed as Hindu Goddess Mahakali performs in the street during the final procession of the eleven-day traditional festival of “Bonalu.” AFP/Getty Images
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A member of the Forest Brigade of the National Park of the El Teine (World Heritage) takes photos on the Spanish Canary island of Tenerife. AFP/Getty Images
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Tiger Woods plays a shot toward the clubhouse on the 18th hole during a practice round at the Royal Lytham and St. Annes golf club in Lancashire, England. AP