Pictures of the day from The Huffington Post brings you the very best news and sports images, from around the world chosen and created by our own photo editors, Elliot Wagland, Tahira Mirza and Michael Cripps.
Pictures of the day
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The first Koala joey in the group has emerged from its mother's pouch, to the delight of keepers and visitors at Taronga Western Plains Zoo.The female joey, 'Rosea', is named after a species of flowering eucalypt and is the first joey for mother ‘Wild Girl’, who is already displaying all the right maternal behaviours.
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Hendrick’s Carnival of Knowledge, instilled knowledge, hosted a plethora of oddities and refreshed palates with a host of gin libations at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
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A Palestinian sleeps on the rubble of his home in Beit Hanoun, Gaza Strip, Monday, Aug. 11, 2014. An Egyptian-brokered cease-fire halting the Gaza war held into Monday morning, allowing Palestinians to leave homes and shelters as negotiators agreed to resume talks in Cairo. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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In this image distributed on Monday, Aug. 11, 2014, sand sculptures were created to celebrate National Play in the Sand Day at the Hilton Cabana Miami Beach, in Miami Beach, Fl. Hilton is inspiring travelers to Be A Weekender and book at HiltonWeekends.com. (Photo by Jeff Daly/Invision for Hilton Worldwide/AP Images) (credit:Invision for Hilton Worldwide)
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General view of the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park, the location of the Tenggerese villages where the Tenggerese Hindu Yadnya Kasada Festival is held on August 11, 2014 in Probolinggo, Java, Indonesia. The festival is the main festival of the Tenggerese people and lasts about a month. On the fourteenth day, the Tenggerese make the journey to Mount Bromo to make offerings of rice, fruits, vegetables, flowers and livestock to the mountain gods by throwing them into the volcano's caldera. The origin of the festival lies in the 15th century when a princess named Roro Anteng started the principality of Tengger with her husband Joko Seger, and the childless couple asked the mountain Gods for help in bearing children. The legend says the Gods granted them 24 children but on the provision that the 25th must be tossed into the volcano in sacrifice. The 25th child, Kesuma, was finally sacrificed in this way after initial refusal, and the tradition of throwing sacrifices into the caldera to appease the mountain Gods continues today. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images) (credit:Ulet Ifansasti via Getty Images)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulates Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, Monday, Aug. 11, 2014. Erdogan won Turkey's first direct presidential election Sunday. Kyrgyzstan President Almazbek Atambayev smiles at right. (AP Photo/Alexei Druzhinin, RIA-Novosti, Presidential Press Service) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Rescue workers carry a survivor from the rubble of a collapsed building in Pathumthani province, central Thailand Monday, Aug. 11, 2014. A six-story building under construction on the outskirts of Thailand's capital collapsed Monday, killing a number of workers and trapping others underneath the rubble, police said. (AP Photo) THAILAND OUT (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Palestinian residents carry a child of the brother of Zakariah al-Aqrah, 21, away from the family's house, after al-Aqrah was killed during an operation by Israeli troops in the West Bank village of Qabalan near Nablus, Monday, Aug. 11, 2014. The Israeli military said it killed Al-Aqrah early Monday morning after he opened fire on an Israeli force that had come to arrest him in connection with shootings targeting Israeli soldiers two weeks ago. (AP Photo/Nasser Ishtayeh) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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US action movie actor Steven Seagal (R) takes part in a bike-show in the Crimean city of Sevastopol on August 10, 2014. Crimea's largely Russian-speaking residents voted in March to become part of Russia, in a hastily organised referendum held as Russian troops patrolled the region. (credit:YURI LASHOV via Getty Images)
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In celebration of the launch of its new Azteca Hotel, which opens to the public today, Chessington World of Adventures Resort hosted a launch party involving tribal dancers, fire eaters, magicians, the Mayor of Kingston, animals and a whole host of celebrities last week
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In celebration of the launch of its new Azteca Hotel, which opens to the public today, Chessington World of Adventures Resort hosted a launch party involving tribal dancers, fire eaters, magicians, the Mayor of Kingston, animals and a whole host of celebrities last week
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Myanmar's men float in inflated inner-tube of a vehicle tyre in a flooded highway that connects capital Naypyitaw to Yangon, in north of Yangon, Myanmar, Monday, Aug. 11, 2014. Flooding is common in Myanmar during the monsoon season, which starts late May and ends in mid-October. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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BERLIN, GERMANY - AUGUST 11: A nurse and a doctor for tropical medicine wearing isolation suits demonstrate the decontamination procedure as part of ebola treatment capability at Station 59 at Charite hospital on August 11, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. The specialized quarantine unit at Station 59 is among a handful of facilities in Germany nationwide that are capable of handling ebola cases. According to media reports a German medical student currently in Ruanda is showing signs of the disease, though should he in fact have ebola it is so far unclear whether he would be flown to Germany for treatment. The disease has so far claimed over 1,000 lives in western Africa in recent weeks. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Sean Gallup via Getty Images)
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TFL staff at Tufnell Park tube station express their love for Doctor Who
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US actor Mickey Rourke (C) stands in front of journalists as he wears a T-shirt with the portrait of Russia's President Vladimir Putin in central Moscow on August 11, 2014. The sale of a new collection of T-shirts with Putin's portrait starts in the Russian capital on August 11, at a price of 1200 rubles (25 euros). (credit:KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV via Getty Images)
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A Palestinian, who was injured in clashes in the Gaza strip, is carried on a stretcher to an ambulance after the arrival of a group of injured Palestinians at Ankara's Esenboga airport, on August 11, 2014. A 72-hour ceasefire took hold in Gaza on August 11, as Israeli and Palestinian negotiators headed to Cairo in search of a long-term solution to end over a month of deadly fighting. AFP PHOTO / ADEM ALTAN (Photo credit should read ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ADEM ALTAN via Getty Images)
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A 'Welcome to Vanchester' sign has gone in Manchester to welcome new United manager Louis van Gaal
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Spectators watch as trainers take part in a performance with their dolphins at Aqua Stadium aquarium in Tokyo on August 11, 2014. Tokyo's temperature soared over 33 degrees Celsius after Typhoon Halong passed across Japan. (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images)
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A Gambian pouched rat is being hand reared at Valencia BIOPARC . . .One of the world's largest muroids growing up to about 0.9 metres (3 feet) long. These super rodents prevent thousands of human deaths, making an important contribution to populations devastated by war. Their highly developed sense of smell enables them capable of detecting landmines. The eight weeks young Gambian pouched rat (Cricetomys gambianus) was rejected by its mother and the technical team of the park decided to raise the orphaned rodent themselves. Weighing 119 grams at birth, the rat pup currently weighs 171 grams and is being fed on four daily doses of milk from special "mini-bottles" and fruits and vegetables.Growing into his environment nicely, this intelligent creature is starting to recognize his dwellings at the outer precincts of the park in the undergrounds of the African savannah section, exploring the network of burrows created by the Aardvark - also shared by warthogs and hyenas - in this unique 10-hectare (25-acre) zoo. Located in Central Africa, from the west coast to the east and south from the northeast corner of South Africa to southern Angola. This huge rodent can accumulate large amount of seeds, fruits and leaves in their, considerably stretched, cheeks. This food is transported and stored in their den.Additional to their strong sense of smell, the Gambian pouched rat's low weight can walk over surfaces where mines have been buried without them detonating. They are, also, easily domesticated animals, making them an invaluable ally in the campaign against landmines - most especially in the African continent.
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Artist Joel Bird, 39, of Tottenham, north London, whose eco-shack with the roof acting as an allotment has been voted Cuprinol's Shed of the Year 2014. Mr Bird grows potatoes, courgettes, leaks, beetroot, onions, carrots, garlic, asparagus, tomatoes, rhubarb and strawberries on top of his shed. He also uses the inside of the shed, which he built from scratch largely from recycled materials, for painting and as his music studio. Mr Bird even has a tin bath on the roof to help him cool down after his summer gardening.
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Log-on, turn in, chill out. . . .keep cool with lynx. Nashville Zoo's male Eurasian lynx lounges on a wooden platform while his mate explores in the background.
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TV personalities Kendall Jenner, Kim Kardashian and Kylie Jenner attend FOX's 2014 Teen Choice Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on August 10, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images) (credit:Jason Merritt via Getty Images)
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Selena Gomez accepts the award for ultimate choice at the Teen Choice Awards at the Shrine Auditorium on Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP) (credit:Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
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Demi Lovato performs at the Teen Choice Awards at the Shrine Auditorium on Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP) (credit:Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
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Jennifer Lopez presents the award for choice movie: drama at the Teen Choice Awards at the Shrine Auditorium on Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP) (credit:Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
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Pedestrians dash through torrential rain along the Millennium Bridge, Southwark, London, as the remnants of Hurricane Bertha swept across parts of the country. (credit:Jonathan Brady/PA Wire)
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Soaked pedestrians shelter from the rain under the Millennium Bridge, Southwark, London, as the remnants of Hurricane Bertha swept across parts of the country. (credit:Jonathan Brady/PA Wire)
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Pedestrians dash through torrential rain along the Millennium Bridge, Southwark, London, as the remnants of Hurricane Bertha swept across parts of the country. (credit:Jonathan Brady/PA Wire)
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Musician Paul McCartney performs at Dodger Stadium on August 10, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images) (credit:Jason Kempin via Getty Images)
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Revelers of the Holi Festival of Colors throw colored powders in the air in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014. The festival is fashioned after the Hindu spring festival Holi, which is mainly celebrated in the north and east areas of India. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Spectators watch as a diver Sali Riza Grancina, winner of the competition, performs the winning jump from the Ura e Shenjte bridge during the traditional annual high diving competition, near the town of Gjakova, 100 kms south of Kosovo capital Pristina on Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014. Total of 27 divers from Kosovo competed diving 22 meters high bridge into the Drini i Bardhe river. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Ethnic-Chinese Indonesians arrange offerings for their ancestors' souls during the "hungry ghost" festival in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014. During the month-long festival, Chinese people make offerings of food, "hell money" and paper-made models of items such as televisions, servants and cars to be burnt to appease the wandering spirits as it is believed that the gates of hell are opened during the month and their dead ancestors would return to visit their relatives. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Residents of a neighborhood in Gaza City gather to put out a fire at a soap factory moments after it was hit by an Israeli airstrike, on August 10, 2014. Israel and the Palestinians agreed to a fresh 72-hour ceasefire in Gaza, accepting an Egyptian invitation to resume talks to end fighting that has killed some 2,000 people. AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED ABED (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MOHAMMED ABED via Getty Images)
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Palestinian fire fighters extinguish a blaze at a soap factory moments after it was hit by an Israeli airstrike, on August 10, 2014. Israel and the Palestinians agreed to a fresh 72-hour ceasefire in Gaza, accepting an Egyptian invitation to resume talks to end fighting that has killed some 2,000 people. AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED ABED (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MOHAMMED ABED via Getty Images)
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A picture taken from the Israeli side of the Israel-Gaza Border on August 10, 2014 shows smoke rising from the coastal side of the Gaza strip following an Israeli military strike. Israel will not return to talks to end the conflict in Gaza while Palestinian militants continue cross-border rocket attacks, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. AFP PHOTO/DAVID BUIMOVITCH (Photo credit should read DAVID BUIMOVITCH/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DAVID BUIMOVITCH via Getty Images)
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A view of the 'supermoon', or perigee moon, rising behind The Shard building in London. (credit:Yui Mok/PA Wire)
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People gather in the park as a perigee moon, also known as a supermoon, rises in Madrid, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014. The phenomenon, which scientists call a "perigee moon," occurs when the moon is near the horizon and appears larger and brighter than other full moons. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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The super moon rises in the sky in front of the Apollo's temple at ancient Corinth, about 80 kilometers (50 miles) southwest of Athens, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014. The phenomenon, which scientists call a "perigee moon," occurs when the moon is near the horizon and appears larger and brighter than other full moons. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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The supermoon is seen as it rises through the clouds behind the bronze Statue of Freedom by Thomas Crawford atop the U.S. Capitol, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014, in Washington. The phenomenon, which scientists call a "perigee moon," occurs when the moon is near the horizon and appears larger and brighter than other full moons. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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The full moon descends behind the Nossa Senhora da Penha Church in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August 10, 2014. In this time of the year the orb is at the closest point to the earth. Experts name this phenomenon the supermoon or perigee. AFP PHOTO / YASUYOSHI CHIBA (Photo credit should read YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:YASUYOSHI CHIBA via Getty Images)
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LOUISVILLE, KY - AUGUST 10: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland celebrates his one-stroke victory on the 18th green during the final round of the 96th PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club on August 10, 2014 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) (credit:Andy Lyons via Getty Images)
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LOUISVILLE, KY - AUGUST 10: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland poses with the Wanamaker trophy after his one-stroke victory during the final round of the 96th PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club on August 10, 2014 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images) (credit:David Cannon via Getty Images)
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Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, catches the Wanamaker Trophy from PGA of America president Ted Bishop after winning the PGA Championship golf tournament at Valhalla Golf Club on Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Arsenal's team celebrate their win against Manchester City with the trophy at the end of their English Community Shield soccer match at Wembley Stadium in London, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014. (AP Photo/Sang Tan) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Arsenal's Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (left) and Santi Cazorla celebrate by taking a selfie with the FA Community Shield trophy (credit:John Walton/EMPICS Sport)