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Day in photos: August 30, 2013

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Chile’s President Sebastian Pinera takes a tumble while trying to scale the debris at the site of a demolished poor Puente Altoa neighborhood of Santiago. That’s Mayor German Codina trying to save him. The president was unhurt in the fall. Reuters

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Workers are making the final repairs to the new $6.4B eastern span of the Bay Bridge in San Francisco which, when officially complete, will be the world’s tallest self-anchored suspension tower. The span is set to open next week. Getty Images

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A costumed trash man totes an Oscar the Grouch puppet around Atlanta’s annual sci-fi and fantasy festival, Dragon Con. EPA

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Teams of elephant-riding polo players ride their way through the quarterfinal match of the King’s Cup Elephant Polo tournament in Hua Hin, Thailand. Getty Images

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Palestinian children watch the sunset over the water at the Shati Refugee Camp in Gaza City. AP

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The tattooed hands of former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez are seen cuffed during his court appearance in Attleborough, Mass. Hernandez will be arraigned next week in the killing of pal Odin Lloyd. Reuters

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A ‘blood’-smeared German protestor — holding a placard that reads ‘stop arms exports’ — rises above the crowd as he protests at a campaign rally for Chancellor Angela Merkel in Frankfurt. Reuters

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Russian President Vladimir Putin sits for the obligatory flyover picture as he inspects the destructive flooding in the nation’s Far Eastern Amur region. AP

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A villager leads a one-man bucket brigade as he tries to help douse a wildfire in Santiago de Besteiros, Portugal. At least five emergency workers have been killed by the summer wildfires there over the past month. AP

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Protesting supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi flee tear gas fired by police trying to disperse the tens of thousands of Muslim Brotherhood supporters. AP

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A group of month-old caracal cubs meet the media at the Animal Park zoo in Berlin. AP

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Calligrapher Zhang Kesi reloads his oversized, 50kg brush as he works on a massive piece in Shenyang, Liaoning province, China. Well-known for his giant calligraphy, Zhang will present this work (which reads ‘China Dream’) to the upcoming National Games. Reuters

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