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Blue in the face

A Palestinia­n child uses a slingshot to hurl stones during clashes with Israeli forces in the village of Beita in the north of the occupied West Bank.

Playing to the gallery

Visitors in Rotterdam attend the opening of Remastered Under the Erasmus Bridge, an audiovisua­l experience in which the works of Dutch masters such as Van Gogh, Vermeer, Bosch, Mondriaan and Rembrandt are digitally edited.

Great leap forward

Athletes compete during the men’s 3,000m Steeplecha­se at the Tokyo Olympics.

Fruits of their labour

Syrian youths on the outskirts of Damascus prepare strips of dried apricot paste, for the Qamar al-Din drink their region is famous for producing, in Binnish in Syria’s rebel-held northweste­rn province of Idlib.

Gentleman’s excuse me

Dominican Republic’s Gustavo Nunez and Julio Rodriguez collide as they both try to catch the ball during the Group A opening round baseball game against Mexico at the Tokyo Olympics.

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