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A diver jumps off a bridge into the Soca River on Sunday, August 18, during a traditional jumping competition in Kanal ob Soci, Slovenia.

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A Filipino worker brings down a giant billboard to prevent it from being blown by strong winds in Quezon City on August 18. Tropical Storm Maring continued to move east away from northern Philippines, but rain continued over parts of the country.

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Boys float on a raft in the sea to escape the heat on Saturday, August 17, near the village of Toroni in northeastern Greece.

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Chris Stroud, right, and his caddie check their phones during a weather delay on August 17 in the third round of the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, North Carolina.

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A young boy plays outside on a sunny day in Karlsruhe, Germany, on Friday, August 16.

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A man and a woman take in some rays on a bridge at a lake near Fussen in Germany's Bavaria state on August 16.

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A woman affected by flooding waits for relief near Multan, Pakistan, on August 16.

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Two men clear a blocked catch basin on a street in Shenyang, the capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province, on August 16.

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Women sunbathe in Antibes, France, on Thursday, August 15.

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People enjoy the sea and the good weather on August 15 in Malaga, Spain.

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Chickens try to escape rising floodwaters after Typhoon Utor hit Maoming, in southern China, on August 15.

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A man threads his way between homes in the flooded informal shack settlement of Masiphumelele in Cape Town, South Africa, on August 15.

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A pedestrian walks with an umbrella as rain falls in Bangalore, India, on Wednesday, August 14.

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A starry sky is seen over St. Mary's Lighthouse, just north of Whitley Bay off the coast of Northeast England, in the early hours of the morning on August 14.

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Family members cool off in the river in Shimanto, Japan, on August 14. The temperature reached 41 degrees Celsius (105.8 degrees Fahrenheit) in the city in southern Japan and set a new national record, according to the Japanese Meteorological Agency.

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A visitor from mainland China braves the strong winds near the waterfront in Hong Kong on August 14. Typhoon Utor lashed Hong Kong with wind and rain, closing down the bustling Asian financial center before sweeping toward the mainland.

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Indian children play soccer on the Arabian Sea coast as monsoon clouds hang low over Mumbai on Tuesday, August 13.

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A woman and a girl walk under an umbrella during a scorching summer heat wave in Shanghai, China, on August 13.

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Erin Dettweiler, center, works with other local volunteers to clear away tons of mud-caked debris on August 13 after a recent flash flood in Manitou Springs, Colorado.

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Children look out at the rain from under a makeshift shelter on August 13 in Srinagar, the summer capital of Kashmir.

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A fisherman battles a strong wind at Hong Kong's Victoria Habour on August 13. Typhoon Utor intensified as it moved toward the southern coast of China. The storm battered the northern Philippines on Monday, killing at least one person and leaving 20 fishermen missing.

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People make their way to work in the rainy weather in Yangon, Myanmar, on Monday, August 12.

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A man sips tea while sitting in the shade to cool off at a park in Shanghai, China, on August 12. View last week's best weather photos.