Fortnight in pictures (June 22 - July 06)

Published: Jul 8, 2015

A woman pulls a shopping cart outside a closed Eurobank branch in Athens, Greece, on June 29. Greece

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A woman pulls a shopping cart outside a closed Eurobank branch in Athens, Greece, on June 29. Greece had closed its banks and imposed capital controls to check the growing strains on its crippled financial system. Greek voters overwhelmingly rejected Europe’s terms for further bailout from its debt crisis in a vote that could see the nation exit the Eurozone. Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis resigned a day later

A family sits inside a car as ash spews from Mount Sinabung volcano during an eruption at Tiga Seran

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A family sits inside a car as ash spews from Mount Sinabung volcano during an eruption at Tiga Serangkai village in Karo Regency, North Sumatra province, in Indonesia on June 24. More than 10,000 people from 12 villages, who are living around the slopes of Mount Sinabung, left their homes and moved to refugee camps

Nuns from the Missionaries of Charity, the global order of nuns founded by Mother Teresa, pay their

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Nuns from the Missionaries of Charity, the global order of nuns founded by Mother Teresa, pay their respects to Sister Nirmala Joshi, who passed away at the age of 80, in Kolkata on June 24. After taking over the charity following Mother Teresa's death in 1997, Nirmala expanded the organisation's reach to 134 countries by opening centres in nations such as Afghanistan, Israel and Thailand

French riot police push an overturned car as striking taxi drivers demonstrate at the Porte Maillot

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French riot police push an overturned car as striking taxi drivers demonstrate at the Porte Maillot to block the traffic on the Paris ring road during a national protest against US online cab service Uber in Paris, France, on June 25

A man mourns the loss of victims in the Imam Sadeq mosque bombing in Kuwait City on June 27. The att

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A man mourns the loss of victims in the Imam Sadeq mosque bombing in Kuwait City on June 27. The attack killed 27 and injured more than 200 at the mosque

A family stands on the back of their pick-up truck as they take part in the ‘Ride for Pride&rs

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A family stands on the back of their pick-up truck as they take part in the ‘Ride for Pride’ impromptu event in Brandon, Hillsborough County, on June 26. Several hundred people took part in the event

Boys wave East Turkestan flags during a protest against China near the Chinese Consulate in Istanbul

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Boys wave East Turkestan flags during a protest against China near the Chinese Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, on July 5. China warned its citizens travelling to Turkey to be careful of anti-Beijing protests, warning them that some Chinese tourists have recently been "attacked and disturbed"

Argentina's Lionel Messi falls in the net during the Copa America 2015 final against Chile at th

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Argentina's Lionel Messi falls in the net during the Copa America 2015 final against Chile at the National Stadium in Santiago, Chile, on July 4. Chile won 4-1 in the penalty shootout

Carlotta Gurl, a drag performer from Vancouver, British Columbia, celebrates the US Supreme Court&rs

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Carlotta Gurl, a drag performer from Vancouver, British Columbia, celebrates the US Supreme Court’s ruling, legalising same-sex marriages in the country

Republican US presidential candidate and New Jersey governor Chris Christie meets supporters after f

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Republican US presidential candidate and New Jersey governor Chris Christie meets supporters after formally announcing his campaign for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, at Livingston High School, New Jersey, on June 30

The Dalai Lama celebrates his 80th birthday with a group of children at the University of California

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The Dalai Lama celebrates his 80th birthday with a group of children at the University of California, Irvine, on July 6

Children collect water at a public fountain at the Louvois square in Paris, France, on July 1. A wid

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Children collect water at a public fountain at the Louvois square in Paris, France, on July 1. A widespread, long-lasting heat wave will spread across much of France, UK, Belgium, the Netherlands and western Germany with forecast highs reaching 35 degrees Celsius.

A boy runs as heavy rains and high waves brought about by typhoon Linfa, locally named Egay, crash a

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A boy runs as heavy rains and high waves brought about by typhoon Linfa, locally named Egay, crash along a breakwater along Manila Bay on July 6. Some flights were cancelled in the northern Philippines, while schools were closed in Manila due to flooding and landslides from a tropical storm

A woman looks at jellyfish during a media preview for the Epson Aqua Park Shinagawa aquarium's r

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A woman looks at jellyfish during a media preview for the Epson Aqua Park Shinagawa aquarium's re-opening in Tokyo on July 6

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