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A girl, dressed up in a traditional dress, poses for photography enthusiasts next to a cherry blossom tree in the Gucun Park in Shanghai March 4, 2017.
Every year the cherry blossoms in this park attract hundreds of thousands of visitors. The official Cherry Blossom Festival in the Gucun park starts end of March. / AFP PHOTO / Johannes EISELE

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An Indian dog holds an umbrella and bag during a performance rehearsal at Asiad Circus in Amritsar, 03 August 2005. The Indian circus, once known for its daring feats, is now struggling to keep the show going. There is a ban now on the exhibition of lions, tigers, panthers, bears and monkeys, though most circuses still have them. A long and determined crusade by Maneka Gandhi and other activists, who argued that circuses ill-treated their animals, subjecting them to great cruelty, led to this ban. It is widely expected that the other animals too will soon be prevented from putting in an appearance. / AFP PHOTO / NARINDER NANU

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Photo taken through a metal gate shows an elderly woman shading herself from the hot sun under an umbrella in downtown Sofia, 24 June 2007. Bulgaria registered its highest temperatures since records began a century ago following a week-long heat wave, weather officials said, as health officials urged people to remain indoors. Temperatures reached 39.9 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in the northern town of Lovech, and over 35 degrees in the capital Sofia. AFP PHOTO / DIMITAR DILKOFF / AFP PHOTO / DIMITAR DILKOFF

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