Gallery The best photos from around the world this week

12 ImagesFrom the record heatwave in southeast Europe to wildfires in California and floods in central China, these are the best photos from around the world in the past week, as chosen by The Age's photo editors.July 30, 2021 â€" 7.56pm

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A woman takes a shower at a beach of Lagonissi village, a few miles southwest of Athens, Greece. One of the most severe heat waves recorded since 1980s scorched southeast Europe on Thursday, sending residents flocking to the coast, public fountains and air-conditioned locations to find some relief, with temperatures rose above 40 degrees in parts of Greece and across much of the region. Credit:AP

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A firefighter passes a burning home as the Dixie Fire flares in Plumas County, California. The fire destroyed multiple residences as it tore through the Indian Falls community. Credit:AP

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A man pushes a scooter through floodwaters in Xinxiang in central China's Henan Province. Forecasters Monday said more heavy rain is expected in central China's flood-ravaged Henan province, where the death toll continues to rise after flash floods last week that killed dozens of people. Credit:AP

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Dancers wait to perform during Frida Fest at Edinburg City Hall in Edinburg, Texas. Music reverberated from the streets surrounding Edinburg's City Hall as Frida Fest was in full swing Saturday, kicking off another event in the Rio Grande Valley that has returned after being forced to cancel due to the pandemic in 2020. Honoring Frida Kahlo, the festival is a celebration of Kahlo and women.Credit:AP

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A group thought to be migrants from Tunisia on board a precarious wooden boat waits to be assisted by a team of the Spanish NGO Open Arms, around 35 kilometres southwest from the Italian island of Lampedusa. The NGO assisted more than 170 people who arrived next to the Italian island on board six different wooden dinghies, before the Italian authorities took them to land. Credit:AP

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Children run around amongst pigeons in front of the 'Marble Arch Mound' in London, England. The temporary installation next to Marble Arch, designed by architects MVRDV, has drawn criticism with refunds being offered to people who had paid to visit the attraction. Credit:Getty Images

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Birds are silhouetted against the rising full moon during the 2020 Summer Olympic Games, in Tokyo, Japan. Credit:AP

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A girl walks on the edge of a fountain on a hot day in downtown Skopje, North Macedonia. Authorities in North Macedonia have issued a weather warning and recommended a set of measures on Wednesday as the tiny Balkan country is facing extreme high temperatures rising over 43 degrees degrees.Credit:AP

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A girl plays with a dog in San Luis de Puna, in the hamlet where Peru's 51-year-old President-elect Pedro Castillo was born and was a teacher for more than two decades. Leftist Pedro Castillo catapulted from unknown to president-elect with the support of the country's poor and rural citizens, many of whom identify with the struggles the teacher has faced. Credit:AP

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Catholic parishioner Sergio Espinoza, 11, wearing his feathered costume during the feast day of St. Francis Solano, in Emboscada, Paraguay. Espinoza is paying back a promise his father made to the 16th century patron saint for recovering from an illness. Credit:AP