Thursday July 20, Our World in Pictures

July 20, 2017 Brooklyn Daily Eagle

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MALAYSIA — Police Practice: A member of the Royal Malaysian Police Special Tactical Unit takes part in a drill to prepare for the upcoming Southeast Asian Games at KL Sentral in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday. Kuala Lumpur will be the host city of the 29th SEA Games and the 9th ASEAN Para Games on Aug. 19-30.

HUNGARY — Swimmers Dive: Anastasiia Nedobiga, of Ukraine, competes during the FINA Swimming World Championships 2017 in Duna Arena in Budapest on Thursday.

BRAZIL — Keeping Warm: A homeless person sleeps on the sidewalk during a cold night in downtown Sao Paulo on Wednesday. According to city hall figures, at least 16,000 homeless people live in the city.

MEXICO — Floating Gardens Gain Popularity: In this July 13 photo, men remove mud from a shallow channel so that tourist boats will be able to move through the channel in Xochimilco. Some of Mexico City’s most in-demand restaurants are increasingly incorporating produce grown at the famed aquatic gardens.

URUGUAY — Legalizing Marijuana: Diego Zas shows two bags of legal marijuana he just bought at the Antartida drugstore in downtown Montevideo on Wednesday. Marijuana is going on sale at 16 pharmacies in the country, and the move is the final step in applying a 2013 law that made the South American nation the first to legalize a pot market covering the entire chain, from plants to purchase.

MADISON — Good Day Sunshine: Balconies cast lacy shadows on a Bedford Avenue house.

CALIFORNIA – Air Tanker Battles Forest Fire: An air tanker drops retardant while battling a wildfire near Mariposa, Calif., Wednesday. The fire has forced thousands of people from homes in and around a half-dozen small communities, officials said.

WASHINGTON D.C. – Made in America: President Donald Trump holds up a Channellock locking plier during a “Made in America,” roundtable event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday.

URUGUAY – Taking a Whiff: Paula Mussio smells legal marijuana after buying it from a pharmacy in Montevideo, Uruguay, Wednesday. Marijuana is going on sale at 16 pharmacies in Uruguay, the final step in applying a 2013 law that made the South American nation the first to legalize a pot market covering the entire chain from plants to purchase.

CALIFORNIA – Flames Behind Vacant House: Flames rise behind a vacant house as a firefighter works to halt the Detwiler wildfire near Mariposa, Calif., on Wednesday. As wildfires rage throughout the western U.S., one California blaze in the rugged mountains outside of Yosemite National Park forced thousands of nearby residents to flee their homes.

NEW YORK – Waiting for the Train: A woman sits on a cooler while waiting for a Long Island Rail Road train for New York City at the station, Wednesday in Long Beach, N.Y. Speaking to a meeting of the Long Island Association on Wednesday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said $5.6 billion in upgrades will transform the Long Island Rail Road and help make up for decades of neglect.