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The week in photos: Burst

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THIS IS THE week that was, in photos…

The week in photos: Burst
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  • Playing with fire

    Belarusians dance around a campfire on Ivan Kupala Day, an ancient night-long celebration marking the Summer Solstice, the shortest night of the year, in the town of Stolbtsy, some 85 km south-west of Minsk, Belarus. Ivan Kupala or St. John's Day or Midsummer Day, is a traditional carnival centering on a bonfire with plenty of food and dancing. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

  • Bursting the banks

    Floodwater covers the streets in the centre of York as River Ouse burst its banks and water levels continue to rise following heavy rainfall. (PA)

  • Rush of joy

    People in Trenton, New Jersey, try to cool down as temperatures climb past 90 F. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

  • Cracking up

    The Massey Ferguson Tower in Coventry is demolished in a controlled. (David Jones/PA)

  • Out and about

    An Indonesian transvestite applies make up as she prepares before performing in a cabaret show in Yogyakarta, Central Java, Indonesia. (AP Photo/Gembong Nusantara)

  • Bursting in

    A bull swims in the water of the sea surrounded by revelers during the 'Bous a la mar' or "Bulls to the Sea" festival in the port of the eastern town of Denia, Spain. (AP Photo/ Fernando Hernandez)

  • Blast off

    A surface-to-air missile HAWK (Homing All the Way Killer) is launched on a test fire to a target from Jeoupeng military base during the Joint Live Fire Exercise of Armed Forces in Pingtung County, Southern Taiwan. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)

  • Burst of colour

    A general view of International House on the Jubilee Campus at Nottingham University. (PA)

  • Living with flair

    Supporters of same-sex marriages Novice Ringa Fyre (left) and Sister Pronuptia of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence attend the mock wedding ceremony of Jaye and Ruth Richard-Hill from Glasgow, outside the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh before handing over a petition in support of same-sex marriage to MSPs and a letter to the First Minister. (PA)

  • Burst forth

    Members of the Honeys and Bears senior synchronized swim group perform a routine at Harlem's Thomas Jefferson Park pool in New York. Founded in 1979, the group, which includes ten men and 31 women ranging in age from 62 to 100 years old. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

  • A real blast

    A reveler is tossed by a cow in the bull ring at the end of third running of the bulls at the San Fermin fiestas in Pamplona, northern Spain. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

  • Inspiration strikes

    A little girl uses a brush dipped in water to practice Chinese calligraphy at a park in Shanghai. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

  • Twist and shout

    A couple walks past artificial waterfalls at a mall in Japan. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)

  • Orange pop

    Woman sell Chinese lantern plants in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

  • Blast from the past

    An Indian tailor works on his sewing machine at his shop in New Delhi, India. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)
  • Belarusians dance around a campfire on Ivan Kupala Day, an ancient night-long celebration marking the Summer Solstice, the shortest night of the year, in the town of Stolbtsy, some 85 km south-west of Minsk, Belarus. Ivan Kupala or St. John's Day or Midsummer Day, is a traditional carnival centering on a bonfire with plenty of food and dancing. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
  • Floodwater covers the streets in the centre of York as River Ouse burst its banks and water levels continue to rise following heavy rainfall. (PA)
  • People in Trenton, New Jersey, try to cool down as temperatures climb past 90 F. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
  • The Massey Ferguson Tower in Coventry is demolished in a controlled. (David Jones/PA)
  • An Indonesian transvestite applies make up as she prepares before performing in a cabaret show in Yogyakarta, Central Java, Indonesia. (AP Photo/Gembong Nusantara)
  • A bull swims in the water of the sea surrounded by revelers during the 'Bous a la mar' or
  • A surface-to-air missile HAWK (Homing All the Way Killer) is launched on a test fire to a target from Jeoupeng military base during the Joint Live Fire Exercise of Armed Forces in Pingtung County, Southern Taiwan. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
  • A general view of International House on the Jubilee Campus at Nottingham University. (PA)
  • Supporters of same-sex marriages Novice Ringa Fyre (left) and Sister Pronuptia of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence attend the mock wedding ceremony of Jaye and Ruth Richard-Hill from Glasgow, outside the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh before handing over a petition in support of same-sex marriage to MSPs and a letter to the First Minister. (PA)
  • Members of the Honeys and Bears senior synchronized swim group perform a routine at Harlem's Thomas Jefferson Park pool in New York. Founded in 1979, the group, which includes ten men and 31 women ranging in age from 62 to 100 years old. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
  • A reveler is tossed by a cow in the bull ring at the end of third running of the bulls at the San Fermin fiestas in Pamplona, northern Spain. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
  • A little girl uses a brush dipped in water to practice Chinese calligraphy at a park in Shanghai. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
  • A couple walks past artificial waterfalls at a mall in Japan. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)
  • Woman sell Chinese lantern plants in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
  • An Indian tailor works on his sewing machine at his shop in New Delhi, India. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

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