Day in photos: August 27, 2013

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Visitors get soaked by the waves surging over the banks of the Qiantang River in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China. Reuters

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An Afghan man mourns over his brother’s coffin outside Kabul, where officials say insurgents shot and killed a dozen civilians, including six aid workers, in two separate incidents. AP

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A camel waits for work outside the Giza Pyramids, near Cairo, Egypt. With the violent turmoil that’s overtaken the country, tourism has taken a hit — some flights that can carry more than 100 passengers from Europe arrive with just nine and return full. AP

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A waitress shows off the ‘official’ Oktoberfest mug in Munich as preparations begin for the world’s biggest beer festival, which runs from September 21 until October 6. Reuters

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Rescue workers carry a body recovered from the scene of a collapsed building in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Local media reported at least seven people were killed and 19 others hurt when the under-construction building collapsed. Reuters

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Farmers are seen through the smoke of burning tires in the street during a protest against the government in Ventaquemada, Colombia. The demonstrations began last week in response to President Juan Manuel Santos’ agriculture and economic policies. Reuters

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A Syrian rebel fighter fires off a rocket propelled grenade during clashes with regime forces over Khanasser, which straddles the road linking Aleppo to central Syria. AFP/Getty Images

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A Tamil woman lies in the road clutching a picture of a family member who went missing during the war against Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eela. The protest, in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, was held outside the a library where U.N. Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay had a meeting. Reuters

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A jetliner soars away from a massive dust storm approching downtown Phoenix, Ariz. AP

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A woman carries two buckets of water on her way to help extinguish the wildfire in Santo Adriao, Portugal. AFP/Getty Images

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Palestinian Khaled Zir rests with his children inside a cave in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan, where the family moved after their home was demolished by Israeli authorities. AP

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A Russian MiG-29OVT fighter jet soars sztraight up in the air at the opening of the MAKS Air Show in Zhukovsky, Russia. AP

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