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IN PICS: News of the world July 20
Spectators applaud as models present the fashions of German label Sisi Wasabi in Berlin. The show took place during the Berlin Fashion Week. (Getty Images)
A firefighting helicopter drops water on the last of a fire in Tempi Valley in northern Greece. Greek firefighters over two days battled the largest wild fires this year, after 100 forest blazes broke out in 24 hours including several on the outskirts of Athens. (Getty Images)
Taxis line a street in the Treichville quarter of Abidjan. Tens of thousands of people in Ivory Coast’s capital Abidjan were forced to walk to work as taxi and minibus drivers began a third day of strikes to protest recent fuel price increases. The price per litre of fuel in Ivory Coast rose 29 percent for petrol and 44 percent for diesel. (Getty Images)
Rapper Flavor Flav of Public Enemy performs on stage at the Pitchfork Music Festival at Union Park in Chicago. (Getty Images)
A tree sits in the middle of a huge pile of plastic bottles at a disposal site in Mianzhu, Sichuan Province, China. According to the China Plastic Processing Industry Association, China produces more than 6.5 million tons of waste annually. The country has developed a huge market for recycled waste. (Getty Images)
Hezbollah members mourn at the coffins of fighters, covered with the party’s yellow flags during their funeral procession in Beirut’s southern suburbs, Lebanon. The militant Hezbollah group held a funeral procession for eight militants killed during the summer 2006 war with Israel. The bodies were returned in a prisoners swap with Israel. (Getty Images)
Calories are listed next to menu items in a McDonald’s restaurant in New York. New York is now the first city in the country to implement a law forcing chain restaurants to post the calorie count of each food next to the items on their menus. (Getty Images)
British Prime Minister Gordon sits in a Super Puma helicopter after arriving to Baghdad. The surprise visit to the Middle East began with the Prime Minister holding talks with Iraqi prime minister Nouri Maliki and military leaders in Baghdad. (Getty Images)
Pilgrims camp out under the stars ahead of the evening vigil, consisting of music and song, a ceremony of candlelight and a representation of the 10 WYD08 patrons at Southern Cross Precinct, Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia. Organised every two to three years by the Catholic Church, World Youth Day (WYD) is an invitation from the Pope to the youth of the world to celebrate their faith. The celebration marked the first visit of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI to Australia. (Getty Images)
Revellers dance on a float during the “Love Parade” techno music event in the western German city of Dortmund. The Love Parade has been an annual fixture in Berlin since 1989, and took place in Dortmund for the first time. (Getty Images)
