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Piroschka Van De Wouw—EPA by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Jun 20, 2014 7:00 AM UTC  A balloon with an image of Pope Francis flies through the air at St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on June 18, 2014. Alessandro Bianchi—Reuters  A giant statue of U.S. actress Marilyn Monroe is seen at the dump site of a garbage collecting company in Guigang, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on June 18, 2014. China Daily/Reuters  A Tibetan throws pieces of prayer paper know as longda, into the air as they gather to celebrate the wei sang festival, in Hongyuan China on June 18, 2014 AFP/Getty Images  Argentina's Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the group F World Cup soccer match between Argentina and Bosnia at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on June 15, 2014. Victor R. 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