A day at the races

A day at the races

A living statue, a busy bee, and more

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A living statue, a busy bee, and more
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A man competes in the Bailgada Sharyat, an annual bullock-cart racing event in Pedgaon, western India

A man competes in the Bailgada Sharyat, an annual bullock-cart racing event in Pedgaon, western India

Punit Paranjpe / AFP / Getty Images

Democratic Republic of Congo supporter Michel Nkuka Mboladinga poses as a statue of Congolese independence hero Patrice Lumumba ahead of the FIFA World Cup match between Colombia and DR Congo in Zapopan, Mexico

Democratic Republic of Congo supporter Michel Nkuka Mboladinga poses as a statue of Congolese independence hero Patrice Lumumba ahead of the FIFA World Cup match between Colombia and DR Congo in Zapopan, Mexico

Natacha Pisarenko / AP Photo

A pollen-coated honeybee collects nectar from a field of sunflowers near Kirklareli in Turkey

A pollen-coated honeybee collects nectar from a field of sunflowers near Kirklareli in Turkey

Ozgun Tiran / Anadolu / Getty Images

Shiite Muslim women gather during a mourning ceremony as part of the Ashura day of commemoration in Tehran, Iran

Shiite Muslim women gather during a mourning ceremony as part of the Ashura day of commemoration in Tehran, Iran

Vahid Salemi / AP Photo

A man dives into the Canal Saint-Martin as temperatures rise during a heatwave in Paris, France

A man dives into the Canal Saint-Martin as temperatures rise during a heatwave in Paris, France

Abdul Saboor / Reuters

Women wear floral wreaths during Ivana Kupala, an ancient Slavic folk festival associated with the summer solstice, at the Mamayeva Sloboda outdoor museum in Kyiv, Ukraine

Women wear floral wreaths during Ivana Kupala, an ancient Slavic folk festival associated with the summer solstice, at the Mamayeva Sloboda outdoor museum in Kyiv, Ukraine

Thomas Peter / Reuters

Workers cultivate Gracilaria seaweed on an aquaculture farm near Rongcheng City, China

Workers cultivate Gracilaria seaweed on an aquaculture farm near Rongcheng City, China

Xinhua / Shutterstock