The best pictures of the week are chosen by YOU voting on our interactive slideshow.
This week in pictures we have seen everything from an eye-watering baby born in Germany, thousands flocking to Copacabana Beach to see the Pope, breathtaking astronomy photographs and a Koala Bear falling asleep in a tree.
But that's not all, there's also been, Lady Gaga drinking 'blood', the UK basking in record temperatures and the devastating sight of destruction in the al-Khalidiyah neighbourhood of the central Syrian city of Homs.
Take a look through our gallery below and even leave a comment if you like.
Happy voting and we will announce the winner on Monday morning.
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Here, the photographer has managed to catch the moment when the Milky Way appears to line up with the giant 64m dish of the radio telescope at Parkes Observatory in Australia. As can be seen from the artificial lights around the telescope, light pollution is not a problem for radio astronomers. Radio and microwave interference is a big issue however, as it masks the faint natural emissions from distant objects in space. For this reason many radio observatories ban mobile phone use on their premises. Read the story here. (credit:Wayne England)
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Consultant physician Matthias Knuepfer and nurse My take care of Germany's heaviest newborn until now at the neonatal intensive care ward of the University Hospital in Leipzig, Germany, Monday, July 29, 2013. Girl Jasleen was born four days ago weighing extraordinary 6,110 grams and measuring 57,5 cm in length. The mother only arrived at the hospital on the day of the birth and she suffers from an undiscovered gestational diabetes. (AP Photo/dpa, Waltraud Grubitzsch) (credit:AP)
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A koala hangs on a tree and sleeps during temperatures around 31 degrees Celsius (88 degrees Fahrenheit) in its compound at the zoo in Duisburg, Germany, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013.
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A handout image released by the Syrian opposition's Shaam News Network on July 29, 2013, shows an aerial view of destruction in the al-Khalidiyah neighbourhood of the central Syrian city of Homs. Government forces bolstered by Lebanese Shiite militiamen were poised to retake the largest rebel-held district of Syria's third city Homs, a watchdog and state media said. (credit:Getty)
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Keepers and vets monitor the health of a tiger cub whilst performing a sex check at Chester Zoo.
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A diver performs with sardines as part of summer vacation events at an Coex Aquarium in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, July 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) (credit:AP)
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Huntington-Whiteley goes topless while on a modeling shoot in Australia
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Helen Flanagan arriving at Whisky Mist for an FHM party.
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A lightning strike seen from The View from the Shard, central London as more heavy rain hit parts of the UK today as the recent heatwave began to seem a distant memory. (credit:PA)
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Justin Bieber and his crew were spotted arriving to Bang Bang Tattoo Parlor in NYC late Thursday evening. They stayed for around 4 hours, while Justin got his full left arm sleeve completed. Meanwhile, groups of scantily clad girls were seen arriving in groups of 3 and remained inside. Pizza was delivered as the artist did his work. Upon leaving, Bieber showed of his new body art which included a rose, and clouds to a group of fans who waited outside in the rain. He kissed them on the cheeks and gave them hugs before heading out clubbing.
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Polar bear Vilma shakes the water from its fur its enclosure at the zoo in Wuppertal, Germany.
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Anna Friel and Zara Phillips during day three of the 2013 Glorious Goodwood Festival at Goodwood Racecourse.
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The Depressed Cake Shop, a unique pop up cake shop where every single cake on sale will be grey, colour only revealed on the inside. Opening in London on the 2nd – 4th August, with lots of other pop up events taking place in the UK. One in four people will suffer from mental illness at some point in their lives – The Depressed Cake Shop will provide a unique platform on which to raise awareness of and discuss mental health issues (with a focus on depression), whilst at the same time raising valuable funds for a mental health charity.
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Russian lawyer Anatoly Kucherena showing a temporary document to allow Edward Snowden to cross the border into Russia while speaking to the media after visiting National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden at Sheremetyevo airport outside Moscow, Russia, on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013. National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden has received asylum in Russia for one year and left the transit zone of Moscow's airport, his lawyer said Thursday. Kucherena said after meeting with the fugitive at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport, where he was stuck since his arrival from Hong Kong on June 23, that he handed him the papers proving his status. Kucherena said that Snowden's whereabouts will be kept secret for security reasons. (AP Photo/APTN)
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A fire burns at the ecological reserve near the Puerto Madero neighborhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Firemen worked to put out the flames on the south side of the city, a few blocks from the political and financial center.
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A Dalek straw sculpture created by Snugburys ice cream shop sit in a field in Nantwich in Cheshire. For over 10 years the ice cream shop have been building amazing straw sculptures in their field along side Chester Road. This years sculpture coincides with the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who.
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Hot air-balloons are about to fly over Chambley-Bussieres, eastern France, before the world record attempt of the biggest line with 391 ballons on August 1, 2013 as part of the yearly event 'Lorraine Mondial Air Ballons', an international air-balloon meeting.
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The Prince of Wales holds a bald eagle called Zephyr during a visit to the 132nd Sandringham Flower Show at Sandringham House in Norfolk.
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Lauren Silverman, the married woman who is reportedly pregnant with Simon Cowell's baby, runs errands in the Hamptons, NY, wearing a figure hugging black dress.
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Peterborough United players warm up at half time underneath a rainbow during the pre season friendly match between Peterborough United and Hull City at London Road Stadium on July 29, 2013 in Peterborough, England.
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This image provided by NASA taken by one of the crew members aboard the International Space Station photographed this night view of storm clouds over Southern California July 21, 2013. Early morning lightning can be seen as a white blotch just to the right of center. The yellow colored area, beneath the grey clouds, which almost shines because of night lights, is part of the highly populated area of Los Angeles and San Diego.
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Royal Thai Navy personnel clean up a beach from a major oil slick on Ao Phrao beach on the island of Ko Samet on July 30, 2013. Thai navy personnel battled to clean up a major oil slick which coated a beach on a popular tourist island in a national park after a pipeline leak.
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Hundreds of thousands of people crowd Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro on July 28, 2013 as Pope Francis celebrates the final mass of his visit to Brazil. Throngs of pilgrims attending World Youth Day (WYD) spent the night sleeping on the beach before Sunday's final mass, while the city's mayor said he expects up to three million people to pack the beach for the occasion.
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson sits in the operator's cab of a crane on the quay at DP World London Gateway Port on July 30, 2013 in Stanford-le-Hope, England. The Mayor visited the deep sea port in Essex ahead of its opening towards the end of the year. The port will be Europe's largest logistics park and hopes to create over 27,000 job opportunities and contribute £2.4 B GBP to the economy.
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Mrs Crows Boys, one of many scarecrows on display outside homes during the Heather Scarecrow Festival 2013, Heather, Leicestershire.
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It looks like the animal instinct of Marvel comic character Wolverine has possessed this film poster, as slash marks across its weaker neighbouring posters. Clever art, or random vandalism? This creation came from the Flickr feed of Poster Boy NYC.
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Lady Gaga and Marina Abramovic attend The 20th Annual Watermill Center Summer Benefit at The Watermill Center in Water Mill, New York.
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Cristiano Ronaldo (L) of Real Madrid and former player David Beckham pose after a training session at UCLA Campus on July 29, 2013 in Los Angeles, California.
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Shane Warne fools around with his glass of drink as he and Elizabeth Hurley attend the Betfair Weekend, featuring the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes, at Ascot Racecourse.
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She’s a month old and she could not be more gorgeous. Meet Taipei Zoo’s newest addition, a female cub temporarily nicknamed ‘Rice Meatball’ thanks to her rotund appearance at birth.
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The coolest high-five-cat GIF we've ever seen.
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Mohsin Al-Tajir with Wagyu cattlein Blackford, Scotland, as the Wagyu producers announce a major expansion to becoming the biggest producer in the UK and on-course to be the largest Japanese Wagyu beef producer in Europe by the end of 2014.
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Louis Pearl from San Francisco, The Amazing Bubble Man, rehearses for his performance which runs until 25th of August in the Assembly Rooms on July 30, 2013 in Edinburgh, Scotland. The city is preparing ahead of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival which runs from the 2 -26 August and is one of the largest arts festivals in the world, dating back to 1947.