MUNICH, GERMANY - AUGUST 11: Emma Slevin of Ireland competes in the Balance Beam during the Women's Artistic Gymnastics Subdivision 2 competition on day 1 of the European Championships Munich 2022 at on August 11, 2022 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Matthias Hangst / Getty Images)
MUNICH, GERMANY - AUGUST 11: Emma Slevin of Ireland competes in the Balance Beam during the Women's Artistic Gymnastics Subdivision 2 competition on day 1 of the European Championships Munich 2022 at on August 11, 2022 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Matthias Hangst / Getty Images)
People cycle past a windmill in Oostzaan, the Netherlands. AP
People cycle past a windmill in Oostzaan, the Netherlands. AP
A woman crosses train tracks in Pokrovsk, Donetsk, eastern Ukraine. AP
A woman crosses train tracks in Pokrovsk, Donetsk, eastern Ukraine. AP
Young Palestinian girls are overcome at the funeral of 11-year-old Layan Al Shaer in Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip. She was killed in recent Israeli air strikes. AP
Young Palestinian girls are overcome at the funeral of 11-year-old Layan Al Shaer in Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip. She was killed in recent Israeli air strikes. AP
Clouds of smoke billow from a forest fire in Linhares da Beira, northern Portugal. EPA
Clouds of smoke billow from a forest fire in Linhares da Beira, northern Portugal. EPA
A man jumps off Blackrock diving boards during a heatwave at Salthill beach, in Galway, Ireland. Reuters
A man jumps off Blackrock diving boards during a heatwave at Salthill beach, in Galway, Ireland. Reuters
Bassam Hussein in a police car in Beirut. He turned himself in after taking staff hostage for several hours in a bank branch in Lebanon's capital. AFP
Bassam Hussein in a police car in Beirut. He turned himself in after taking staff hostage for several hours in a bank branch in Lebanon's capital. AFP
The supermoon rises behind The Shard, in central London. AP
The supermoon rises behind The Shard, in central London. AP

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August 12, 2022

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