Sifa, an endangered Rothschild’s giraffe, is the first male at Blair Drummond Safari & Adventure Park near Stirling for ten years after arriving from Dublin Zoo
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Abdul Rahman Kiria Tikanah, of Singapore, competes against Korawan Thanee, of Thailand, at the women's epee individual table of 32 fencing event during the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games in China
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The Waverley, the world's last seagoing paddle steamer, makes its way along the Thames in London. Waverley was built in 1945, originally for the route up Loch Goil and Loch Long from Craigendoran and Arrochar in west Scotland. It now visits several areas of the UK offering regular trips during the summer months
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Hundreds of Elvis impersonators attend The Elvis Festival in Porthcawl, Wales. Elvis tribute artists from all over the world battle it out over three days to be crowned the winner
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The Equinox Viking Boat Burn at Butser farm, Hampshire, was preceded by a torch lit funeral procession, honouring a fallen warrior from the re-enactment battles. Saxon archers sent flaming arrows to set the ship alight
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The Pearly Kings and Queens paraded to the cockney church of St Mary Le Bow in Cheapside, London, as part of the Pearly Society Harvest Festival
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Dancers perform during dress rehearsal of "Black Sabbath - The Ballet" at Birmingham Hippodrome. The production features full orchestrations of legendary Black Sabbath tracks such as Paranoid and Iron Man, performed live by the Royal Ballet Sinfonia
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Atzeries, the fire beast, sets of its flying sparks during the Correfocs at the Merce Festival in Barcelona
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A group performs onstage during the National Isicathamiya Competition held in Durban, South Africa
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Thousands of gather for the Selichot prayers before Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, and the holiest of Jewish holidays, at the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem
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Harry Kane, of Bayern Munich, attends the club’s Wiesn at Kaefer Schaenke
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