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Day in photos: Aug. 31, 2011

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Chen Siyu and her mother Qin Daifen rest at Shanghai Art Plastic and Cosmetic Hospital in Shanghai, China. Chen Siyu has undergone more than 40 operations to treat inborn pigmented nevus, or moles covering large parts of her body. ZUMAPRESS.com
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A hot air balloon floats past the Boise Depot during the first day of the Spirit of Boise Balloon Classic in Boise, Idaho. AP Photo
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Argentina’s Guido Palacios and Florencia Zarate perform during the finals of the 2011 Tango World Championship Stage category in Buenos Aires, Argentina. AP Photo
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Flood waters from the Passiac River fill the streets covering automobiles including a Chevrolet SUV days after Hurricane Irene in Paterson, NJ. REUTERS
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Athletes take part in the Women’s 20 kilometer walk at the International Association of Athletics Federations World Championships in Daegu, South Korea. AFP/Getty Images
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Indian Muslims offer Eid al-Fitr prayers at the Jama Masjid mosque in New Delhi. Muslims around the world celebrated Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the month of Ramadan, after the sighting of the new crescent moon. AFP/Getty Images
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Palestinians enjoy a ride at an amusement park in the West Bank city of Jenin as Muslims celebrated the Eid al-Fitr feast, which marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. AFP/Getty Images
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Residents run away as waves from a tidal bore surge past a barrier and a vehicle on the banks of Qiantang River in Hangzhou, China. As Typhoon Nanmadol approaches eastern China, the tides and waves in Qiantang River recorded its highest level in 10 years. REUTERS
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Pakistani girl, Tameena Basheer, 3, wearing a new dress, looks on while sitting next to her home, during the first day of Eid al-Fitr festival, which marks the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, in a slum on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan. AP Photo
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Children cool off in the waters of Boeung Kak Lake in Phnom Penh. Thousands of families living near the lake are facing eviction to make way for a Chinese development project. Reuters
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An employee positions vacuum cleaners on a wall at the world’s largest trade show for consumer electronics and home appliances IFA in Berlin. EPA
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Men walk away from the outskirts of Dagahaley settlement at Kenya’s Dadaab Refugee Camp, northeast Nairobi, near the Somali border. REUTERS
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A reveler throws tomato pulp during the annual Tomatina tomato fight fiesta in the village of Bunol, near Valencia, Spain. Bunol’s town hall estimated more than 40,000 people, some from as far away as Japan and Australia, took up arms Wednesday and pelted each other with 120 tons of ripe tomatoes in the yearly food fight. AP Photo
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Nepalese Hindu holymen with ash smeared on their bodies sit at the Pashupatinath temple, during Teej festival in Katmandu, Nepal. AP Photo
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North Korean children perform at a theater in Rason, North Korea. AP Photo
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A journalist gets a splash from a huge wave while reporting on the banks of the Qiantangjiang river in Haining, China. ZUMAPRESS.com