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Friday August 4, Our World in Pictures

August 4, 2017 Brooklyn Daily Eagle
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KASHMIR — Police and Protesters Clash: Indian paramilitary soldiers use slings to shoot glass marbles at Kashmiri protesters in Indian-controlled Srinagar on Friday. Government forces fired tear gas and pellets at demonstrators who gathered after Friday afternoon prayers to protest against Indian rule in the disputed region.

PHILIPPINES — Ship Docks: In this Friday photo, Mexican Navy crew stand on the sails of the ARM Cuauhtemoc ship as it prepares to dock in the South Harbor for a five-day goodwill visit in Manila.

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SCOTLAND — Golfers Compete in Championship: Sandra Gal of Germany tees off at the 5th hole during day two of the Women’s British Open golf championships at Kingsbarns Golf Links in St. Andrews on Friday.

SPAIN — Enjoying the Summer Weather: Children play with a ball while cooling off in a water fountain during a hot summer day in Pamplona on Thursday.

GREAT BRITAIN — Prince Makes Last Appearance: Britain’s Prince Philip, in his role as Captain General of the Royal Marines, attends a Parade on the forecourt of Buckingham Palace in London on Wednesday. The 96-year-old husband of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II made his final solo appearance to mark the finale of the Royal Marines Charity, 1664 Global Challenge.

MASSACHUSETTS — Players Celebrate Home Run: Boston Red Sox’s Mookie Betts, right, celebrates with Xander Bogaerts after his two-run home run off Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Miguel Gonzalez during the second inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park on Thursday in Boston.

ITALY — Heat Wave Continues: A woman sits near the Adriatic Sea Fountain in Rome on Thursday.

COLORADO – Rainbow Above Rodeo: In this Wednesday photo, a flag-draped rider less horse to honor the fallen is led at the Garfield County Fair and Rodeo as a rainbow appears in Rifle, Colo. 

PHILIPPINES – Police Hang out Back of Truck: Police ride at the back of a truck near the venue of the 50th Association of Southeast Asian Nations Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and its regional partners in Manila, Philippines on Thursday. Washington is seeking talks on how North Korea can be suspended from Asia’s biggest security forum as part of a broader effort to isolate Pyongyang diplomatically and force it to end its missile tests and abandon its nuclear weapons program, U.S. and Philippine officials said. 

WASHINGTON – Flying Above the City: Stunt pilot Sean D. Tucker, center, flies his Team Oracle Extra 300L in formation with U.S. Navy Blue Angels’ Lt. Tyler Davies, left, and Cmdr. Frank Weisser, top, Thursday near downtown Seattle in preparation for their weekend performances in the Seafair Air Show on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 5-6, 2017. 

MASSACHUSSETTES – Sentence in Texting Suicide Case: Michelle Carter awaits her sentencing in a courtroom in Taunton, Mass., Thursday for involuntary manslaughter for encouraging Conrad Roy III to kill himself in July 2014. Carter was sentenced Thursday to 15 months in jail for involuntary manslaughter.

WASHINGTON – Relaxing in the Water: The tower at Portland International Airport is barely visible through the haze as Marina Vanegas stretches out in the cool waters of Wintler Park in Vancouver, Wash., with four-legged friend, Onyx, on Thursday. Vanegas and Onyx were relaxing in the water while waiting to meet up family members at the popular spot along the Columbia River. 


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