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A DC-10 air tanker drops fire retardant along the crest of a hill to protect the two bulldozers below that were cutting fire lines at the River Fire (Mendocino Complex) near Lakeport, California, U.S. August 2, 2018. REUTERS/Fred Greaves

Walrus Dyna and her unnamed calf, born on June 17 in the Hagenbeck Zoo, dive in their compound as they are presented to the public in Hamburg, Germany August 3, 2018.

A former child soldier holds a gun as they participate in a child soldiers' release ceremony, outside Yambio, South Sudan, August 7, 2018. REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu

Ruqqayah Abubakar lies on a bed after being treated at an obstetric fistula repair centre in Maiduguri, Nigeria August 1, 2018. Picture taken August 1, 2018.

A sunflower blooms in between dried-out ones during hot summer weather on a field near the village of Benken, Switzerland August 6, 2018. Picture taken with a fisheye lens. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann

A Confederate battle flag flies over the I-64 highway, ahead the one-year anniversary of the fatal white-nationalist rally, outside Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S., August 1, 2018. Picture taken August 1, 2018.

People on inflatable boats enjoy the weather on the Lake Lucerne in Sisikon, Switzerland, August 5, 2018.

Abortion rights activists gather as lawmakers are expected to vote on a bill legalizing abortion, in Buenos Aires, Argentina August 8, 2018.

A counter-protester throws a smoke canister back towards police during a rally by the Patriot Prayer group in Portland, Oregon, U.S. August 4, 2018.

Israeli police scuffle with an ultra-Orthodox Jewish man as he takes part in a protest against the detention of a fellow community member who evaded a military draft order, in Jerusalem August 2, 2018.

Migrants rescued by NGO Proactiva Open Arms rescue boat in central Mediterranean Sea stand on board before arriving at the port of Algeciras in San Roque, southern Spain, August 9, 2018.

A man walks on the road as the fire approaches Pedreira, near Silves, Portugal August 8, 2018.

Thomas Musolino wears a mask of U.S. President Donald Trump while holding his daughter Gianna Musolino, 10, during a Trump campaign rally at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S., August 2, 2018.