The World Last Week Told in Pictures

If you are spending most of your time in Steemit and missing what is happening in the world, but you also happen to not like reading the depressing newspapers and even more depressing news channels, so here is the world of last week in Pictures:

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Water polo players Makenzie Fisher and Verinika Vakhitova surprising each other during the World Championship semi finals in Budapest, Hungary.
Credits: Attila Kisbedenek

Portuguese man putting a forest fire in Macao behind him.
Credits: Rafael Marchante

Toshiya Saito and Daniele Garozzo trying to outwit one another in the fencing WC in Leipzig, Germany.
Credits: Jan Woitas

Fireflies trying to find a mate in the forests of Nanacamilpa, Mexico.
Credits: Edgard Garrido

Diving in lake Dal in Kashmir, India.
Credits: Mukhtar Khan

Some cow head transportation at a butcher shop in Peshawar, Pakistan.
Credits: Fayaz Aziz

Haitian bodybuilder checking out the competition at an event in Port-au-Prince.
Credits: Dieu Nalio Chery

Professional diver Antonina Vyshyvanova competing in Ponte Broolla, Switzerland.
Credits: Fabrice Coffrini

Palestinian dude breaking the selfie rule with Israeli guards watching outside of Jerusalem.
Credits: Ammar Awad

Sunset in Coos Bay, Oregon.
Credits: Charlie Riedel

A king cobra posing. A man was arrested in LA last week for smuggling several of these into the country. Apparently, these venomous Snakes can be over 6 meters long.
Credits: Reuters

Japanese swimmer Yui Ohashi breaking the surface at the WC in Hungary.
Credits: Cristophe Simon

RL minecraft from Hajjah, Yemen.
Credits: AFP

Jobs that exist: Blueberry quality checker in Kent, England.
Credits: Neil Hall

Diver practicing in Budapest.
Credits: Zsolt Szigetvary

Policeman and mural in Santiago, Chile. You guys in SA are protesting a lot lately, are you OK?
Credits: Esteban Felix

Artist from 'Circus25', celebrating the 250 years since Philip Astley arranged what is known as the first modern circus performance.
Credits: Frank Augstein

Unlikely lunch buddies at the San Diego comic con in California, USA.
Credits: Mike Blake

If you are there, get yourself a foot bath in Roppongi, Tokyo.
Credits: Shizuo Kambayashi

Spanish cab driver protesting the widespread use of Uber and Cabify
Credits: Francisco Seco

Indian metalworkers presenting their works. The craftsmen from Hyderabad are known for their statues of Hindu gods.
Credits: Noah Seelam

Drinking macaque monkey from Zhengzhou, China.
Credits: CSN

French athlete Angelina Lanza at the World Para Athletics Championship in London.
Credits: Peter Cziborra

North American cougar cub eyeballing his dinner at a zoo in Royev Ruchey, Krasnoyarsk, Russia.
Credits: Ilya Naymushin

Chilling not too far from a forest fire in La Croix-Valmer, France.
Credits: Valery Hache

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Question: Which of the above photos is your favorite?

I hope you enjoyed your dose of news in pictures, credits are mentioned under each photo and stay tuned for more world news @digdaga.