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Week in Photos: Aug. 2, 2013

From Pope Francis’s Rio trip to a seriously overcrowded Chinese pool, see the week’s most striking images.

Nicolas Tanner/AP

By The Daily BeastAug 02, 2013

galleries/2013/08/02/week-in-photos-aug-2-2013/130731-wip-nuns_jrfnsq — July 28, 2013
Nuns wade in the water at the Copacabana beach, after Pope Francis wrapped up a historic trip to his home continent with a Mass that attracted nearly 3 million people.
Nicolas Tanner/AP

galleries/2013/08/02/week-in-photos-aug-2-2013/130731-wip-diver_yfch0r — July 31, 2013
A diver performs with sardines at the COEX Aquarium.
Ahn Young-joon/AP

galleries/2013/08/02/week-in-photos-aug-2-2013/130731-little-boys-bathe_df8gbr — July 30, 2013
Two young boys cool off at the Mohammadpur Geneva refugee camp, one of the largest in Dhaka City.
A.M. Ahad/AP

galleries/2013/08/02/week-in-photos-aug-2-2013/130801-wip-china-drought_ni1qep — July 31, 2013
A man kneels down to examine the cracks of a dried-up pond in Qidong County. Serious droughts have affected many parts of China’s Hunan province. Nearly 1.3 million people lack adequate supplies of drinking water.
Long Hongtao/Xinhua Press/Corbis

galleries/2013/08/02/week-in-photos-aug-2-2013/130801-wip-bear-eye_g87cxf — July 31, 2013
A grizzly bear named Coola looks on at the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife. Coola was rescued in British Columbia in 2001.
Sergei Bachlakov/Xinhua Press/Corbis

galleries/2013/08/02/week-in-photos-aug-2-2013/130731-japan-billboard_sfvl4i — July 27, 2013
A woman poses in front of an advertisement at a cosmetics company.
Itsuo Inouye/AP

galleries/2013/08/02/week-in-photos-aug-2-2013/130731-wip-obama_euecpu — July 30, 2013
President Obama walks up the steps of Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base.
Susan Walsh/AP

galleries/2013/08/02/week-in-photos-aug-2-2013/130801-wip-car-race_cvsvsg — July 28, 2013
Ryan Newman, driver of the No. 39 Quicken Loans/The Smurfs Chevrolet, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Samuel Deeds 400 at the Brickyard at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Chris Graythen/Getty

galleries/2013/08/02/week-in-photos-aug-2-2013/130731-wip-windows-smoking_fqblda — August 1, 2013
A man smokes a cigarette out of his window.
Andres Kudacki/AP

galleries/2013/08/02/week-in-photos-aug-2-2013/130731-wip-toast-hudson_wm8dhn — July 29, 2013
A worker is applies an aluminum coating to a roof against the backdrop of a mural on a neighboring building.
Mike Groll/AP

galleries/2013/08/02/week-in-photos-aug-2-2013/130801-wip-baseball_cve05t — July 27, 2013
Shin-Soo Choo, No. 17 of the Cincinnati Reds, plays center field during the first inning of a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium.
Harry How/Getty

galleries/2013/08/02/week-in-photos-aug-2-2013/130801-wip-gorilla-pop_xeojxu — July 31, 2013
A staff member at the Yangzhou Zoo feeds a gorilla a popsicle to help to relieve the summer heat.
Dong Hui/Corbis

galleries/2013/08/02/week-in-photos-aug-2-2013/130801-wip-diving-barcelona_qq1qlb — July 28, 2013
Jeinkler Aguirre of Cuba, in action during the Mens 10m Diving Final on Day 9 of the 2013 FINA World Championships, at the Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc.
Rogan Thomson/ActionPlus/Corbis

galleries/2013/08/02/week-in-photos-aug-2-2013/130801-wip-inner-tubes_zdnwai — July 28, 2013
Visitors float in a crowded artificial wave pool to escape the summer heat at a tourist resort.
China Daily/Reuters/Corbis

galleries/2013/08/02/week-in-photos-aug-2-2013/130801-wip-hong-kong-weather_vjsxdd — August 1, 2013
A view of Hong Kong’s business district. The Hong Kong Observatory issued a strong wind alert as Tropical Storm Jebi edged closer to Hong Kong.
Vincent Yu/AP

galleries/2013/08/02/week-in-photos-aug-2-2013/130731-wip-surfer_m73b3k — July 30, 2013
A surfer catches a wave in the River Eisbach in the English Garden as others gather to watch.
Matthias Schrader/AP

galleries/2013/08/02/week-in-photos-aug-2-2013/130801-wip-woa-wooden-hand_nucmvg — July 31, 2013
A wooden hand giving the “sign of the horns” stands on the grounds of the Wacken Open Air festival. Roughly 75,000 heavy-metal fans are expected to attend the festival.
Carsten Rehder/Corbis

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