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Chung Sung-Jun—Getty Images  An Indian boy holds an umbrella to protect himself from the sun as he cools off along with his buffalos in a pond on the outskirts of Jammu, the winter capital of Kashmir, India, June 10, 2014. Jaipal Singh—EPA  Girls help help to decorate a street for the FIFA World Cup 2014 on the eve of the opening event in Rio de Janeiro on June 11, 2014. Yasuyoshi Chiba—AFP/Getty Images  People sunbathe and swim in the river Aare on a hot summer day in Bern, Switzerland on June 7, 2014. Thomas Hodel—Reuters  Children play in the pool in front of Malaysia's landmark Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, June 12, 2014. Vincent Thian—AP  An Air China jet flies past a rainbow over Beijing, June 6, 2014. Alexander F. Yuan—AP  A youth dives into a natural rock pool in the Lagoons of Ruidera Natural Park in Ruidera, Spain, June 8, 2014. Paul White—AP  A man dances during a parade with puppets depicting soccer players at Copabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, June 8, 2014. Jorge Silva—Reuters  A monkey cools off in a water tub in the premises of a Hindu temple on a hot summer afternoon in Jammu, India, June 11, 2014. Channi Anand—AP  Pregnant women practice yoga as they attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the largest prenatal yoga class, in Changsha, Hunan province, China on June 8, 2014. Reuters  A giant hot air balloon in the shape of Brazils Christ The Redeemer statue wears an Australian football jersey flying over the Sydney skyline in support of the Australian team ahead of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. David Callow—AFP/Getty Images  June 13, 2014\. Robin van Persie of the Netherlands scores the teams first goal with a diving header in the first half during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group B match between Spain and Netherlands at Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador, Brazil. 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