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AMSTERDAM.- Fireworks light up the sky behind a tall ship docked on the IJ river in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on August 19, 2015 during Sail 2015, a nautical event held every five years in Amsterdam. AFP PHOTO / ANP / REMKO DE WAAL
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DAKAR.- A file photo taken on April 29, 2013 shows Senegalese drum master Doudou Ndiaye Rose performing in Dakar, during a concert as part of the international Jazz Day. Doudou Ndiaye Rose, classified by UNESCO as a "living human treasure", died in Dakar on August 19, 2015 at the age of 85, his family and a Senegalese association said. AFP PHOTO /SEYLLOU
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PARIS.- French sculpture artist Sebastien Langloys poses with his sculpture "Regards d'Enfants" (Childrens' Glances) during the 'Journee mondiale des oublies des vacances' (International day for children who didn't go on vacation) organised by the Secours Populaire French association on the Champ de Mars in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris on August 19, 2015. AFP PHOTO/MIGUEL MEDINA
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MUMBAI.- An Indian woman calls out to commuters to offer prayers to a replica bronze statue of a snake on a pedestrian overpass during the Hindu festival of Nag Panchami in Mumbai on August 19 2015. Nag Panchami is a traditional worship of snakes or serpents observed by Hindus throughout India and also in Nepal. The worship is offered on the fifth day of bright half of Lunar month of Shravan (July/August), according to the Hindu calendar. AFP PHOTO / INDRANIL MUKHERJEE
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PARIS.- A file photo taken on February 2, 2015 shows French singer and painter Charlelie Couture posing as he arrives for the 20th Lumieres awards ceremony in Paris. Charlelie Couture's new album will be released on September 15, 2015. AFP PHOTO / BERTRAND GUAY
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NEW YORK.- (L-R) Mackage Co-Creative Directors Eran Elfassy and Elisa Dahan, DJ Brendan Fallis and artist and curator Bradley Theodore attend the Mackage X Bradley Theodore presenting "The Underground Artist" curated art exhibition at Mackage Soho on August 19, 2015 in New York City. Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for Mackage/AFP
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KOLKATA.- An Indian employee at a century-old camera shop poses for a photograph as he adjusts an old plate camera on World Photography Day in Kolkata on August 19, 2015. AFP PHOTO/Dibyangshu Sarkar
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MILAN.- People visit the German pavilion at the Universal exhibition Expo Milano 2015 on August 17, 2015 in Milan. AFP PHOTO / MARCO BERTORELLO
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MADRID.- Several translations of Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes' work "Don Quijote de la Mancha" are displayed at the exhibition "Quijotes por el mundo" (Quixotes around the world) at the Instituto Cervantes in Madrid on July 20, 2015. The Instituto Cervantes, Spain's network of overseas cultural missions, say "Don Quijote" is reckoned to be the most translated book after the Bible. It has been rendered in 145 languages and dialects and adapted into comic books and children's stories, said Ernesto Perez, the head of cultural activities in the institute. AFP PHOTO/ PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU
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TOULOUSE.- A picture taken on August 16, 2015 shows the Saint-Nicolas church and a ferris wheel in the Saint-Cyprien area on the left bank of the Garonne river in Toulouse, southern France. AFP PHOTO / REMY GABALDA