News in pictures: August 29, 2024

A brown bear foraging on the Russian River in Alaska found a trainer to play with in a pile of equipment abandoned on the bank by a fleeing salmon fisherman

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When rain delayed a baseball game in Minneapolis between the Minnesota Twins and Atlanta Braves, the few who were waiting in the stands were treated to the spectacle of lightning and a rainbow

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Twenty thousand revellers thronged the streets of Buñol, near Valencia, Spain, to hurl tomatoes at each other in the annual Tomatina festival. The tomato-throwing lasts an hour, after which fire tenders hose down the streets — but not the participants, who have to wash in the river

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Lynda Tweedle, 80, left, her daughter Allie Thompson and Mary Griffin, 93, try juggling during a circus skills workshop at Castle Dene residential and dementia care home in Bournemouth

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A pilot and passenger escaped with minor injuries after crash-landing their light aircraft on the A419 in Gloucestershire, near Aston Down Airfield, between Cirencester and Stroud

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Royal Mail has issued a set of stamps to mark the 50th anniversary of the prison comedy Porridge, starring Ronnie Barker and Richard Beckinsale

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Fog covers San Francisco’s Golden Gate bridge, seen from Marin Headlands, Sausalito

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An Ezo chipmunk sticks out its tongue at the photographer. Ezo chipmunks are a subspecies of the Siberian chipmunk found in Hokkaido, Japan

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From Windsor Castle to sandcastle: Elizabeth II is among the exhibits at the Sand City sculpture park in Lagoa, Portugal, a popular attraction in the Algarve that features 160 sand sculptures, including Cristano Ronaldo and Paddington Bear, created by 60 artists

JAM PRESS

A boy tends camels in the village of Kargi, Kenya. He belongs to the Rendille, a community of nomadic herders who roam the country’s arid northern regions

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The Rendille are known for their expertise in raising camels, cattle, sheep and goats and are often referred to as “holders of the stick of God”

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Nana Takano and Kaito Toyoshima compete in the final of the World Tango Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina

JUAN IGNACIO RONCORONI/EPA

Paul Dixon is an engineer by day and an astrophotographer by night. He shot this broken boat on Dungeness beach, Kent, 17 times, stacking the images upon each other before combining them with a similar composite of the Milky Way

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Locals in Colinton Village, Edinburgh, admire a new mural by the Scottish artist Chris Rutherford. It portrays the old forge and features a portrait of Willie Oliver Smith, the blacksmith’s grandson

PHIL WILKINSON

Isabela Frieda, a Galapagos tortoise, cools off at Michelle Reichelt’s zoo in Rostock, Germany

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Traditional hand-woven Turkish rugs are laid out in Antalya to complete the colouring process by fading them in the sun

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Men in Toraja Utara, Indonesia, participate in the ritual of Sisemba — literally, “kicking each other” — to show gratitude for a plentiful harvest and guard against the failure of next year’s crops. Attacks on fallen participants are forbidden and those who are injured are not allowed to hold a grudge

HARIANDI HAFID/EYEVINE

Lightning strikes during a severe storm over Chicago

TYLER PASCIAK LARIVIERE/AP

In Hyderabad, southern India, finishing touches are put to an idol made with mud, jute and bamboo to reduce water pollution during the immersion rituals of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, a ten-day celebration of Ganesha, the Hindu god of prosperity and wisdom

NOAH SEELAM/AFP

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water… it’s full of Tyrannosaurus rex, thanks to the Stroud Valley Social Stand Up Paddleboarders enjoying a trip on the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal at Slimbridge

PAUL NICHOLLS