Week in pictures: 30 July - 5 August
SUNDAY, KOSOVO:
A competitor jumps from the 72ft-tall Ura e Shenjte bridge near Gjakova during a high diving competition
SUNDAY, THE MALDIVES:
A young boy rests on the edge of the ocean at Male beach
MONDAY, PHILIPPINES:
A man wades through the floating rubbish in Manila after tropical storm Nida
MONDAY, SOUTH KOREA:
Participants inside coffins meditate on their lives as part of a therapy session aimed at combatting the country's high levels of suicide
TUESDAY, US:
President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, wait for the arrival of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore ahead of a state dinner
TUESDAY, BRAZIL:
A sofa rests among the rubbish on the shores of Guanabara Bay, the venue for the Olympic sailing in Rio
WEDNESDAY, ENGLAND:
Metropolitan Police counter-terrorism officers take part in an exercise on the River Thames in London as the first of 600 additional armed officers start patrolling the city
THURSDAY, ENGLAND:
Punks from around the world gather in Blackpool for the four-day Rebellion Festival
THURSDAY, FRANCE:
French soldiers patrol the Promenade des Anglais in Nice, where floral tribute remember the victims of the Bastille Day massacre
FRIDAY, ENGLAND:
A hot air balloon prepares to take to the skies at the four-day Bristol International Balloon Fiesta
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