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The Week in Pictures: July 29 - August 5

Rio readies for Olympics, fires burn in California, daredevils take a dive, U.S. women celebrate first win and more.

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Dancers perform ahead of the arrival of the Olympic torch relay in Praca Maua on Aug. 4 in Rio de Janeiro.

Spectacle in Rio: See Best Photos From Opening Ceremony

— Mario Tama / Getty Images
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An Afghan shopkeeper carries a mannequin through the streets of Kabul after a fire broke out in a shopping mall on Aug. 4.

— OMAR SOBHANI / Reuters
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Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government fire a rocket at ISIS fighters in Sirte, Libya on Aug. 4.

— GORAN TOMASEVIC / Reuters
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Campers bed down for the night along Putah Creek as the Cold Fire burns slowly downhill on the Solano and Napa County line near Lake Berryessa, Calif. on Aug. 2.

VIDEO: Evacuations Ordered as Cold Fire Grows

— Kent Porter / The Press Democrat via AP
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People visit the Christ the Redeemer statue on July 30 in Rio de Janeiro as the city prepares to host the 2016 Olympics.

PHOTOS: Aerial Views Show Off Olympic Venues

— Buda Mendes / Getty Images
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A diver jumps from the 72-foot Ura e Shenjte bridge during an annual high diving competition near the town of Gjakova in Kosovo on July 31.

— ARMEND NIMANI / AFP - Getty Images
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Morgan Brian, right, celebrates with teammates after Alex Morgan, back to camera, scored in the Women's Group G first round match between the U.S. and New Zealand during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Mineirao Stadium on Aug. 3. The U.S. defeated New Zealand 2-0 to begin its Olympic title defense.

Complete Coverage: Rio Summer Olympics

— Pedro Vilela / Getty Images
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Children ride in the trunk of a car on a flooded street in  Sanaa, Yemen on Aug. 1.

— KHALED ABDULLAH / Reuters
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Pope Francis listens to a confession in the Saint Mary of Angels Basilica, in the pilgrimage town of Assisi, central Italy on Aug. 4.

— REMO CASILLI / Reuters
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Dancers clown around while waiting to perform ahead of the arrival of the Olympic torch relay in Rio de Janeiro's North Zone on Aug. 3. The Rio 2016 Olympic Games officially commence with the opening ceremonies on Aug. 5.

PHOTOS: Torch Makes Final Stops in Rio Before Olympic Kickoff

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Festivalgoers practice yoga during the O.Z.O.R.A. Festival near the village of Ozora, south of Budapest, Hungary on Aug. 3. The seven-day event celebrates psychedelic trance music.

— BALAZS MOHAI / EPA
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Inmates sleep on the cracked cement floor of an open-air basketball court inside the Quezon City jail in Manila. There are 3,800 inmates at the jail, which was built six decades ago to house 800 prisoners. Men take turns sleeping on staircase steps, under beds, in hammocks made from old blankets and outside on the basketball court.

Editor's note: This photo was provided to NBC News on July 30, but shot on July 19.

— NOEL CELIS / AFP - Getty Images
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump holds cousins Evelyn Kate Keane, 6-months, and Kellen Campbell, 3-months, following his speech at the Gallogly Events Center at University of Colorado in Colorado Springs on July 29.

The Week in Pictures: July 22 - 29

— Stacie Scott / The Gazette via AP
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